LOS ANGELES – No. 4-ranked UCLA (26-4, 17-2 Pac-12) closes its regular-season schedule against No. 8-ranked Arizona (25-5, 14-5) on Saturday night in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Game time is 7 p.m. (PT). UCLA's game against Arizona will be nationally televised on ESPN, with Roxy Bernstein and Bill Walton calling the action. The Bruins' program will honor five seniors with a special "Senior Night" ceremony in Pauley Pavilion, starting at approximately 6:45 p.m. (PT).
 
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Capacity: 13,800
Tipoff Time: 7:05 p.m. (PT)
Television: ESPN
TV Talent: Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Bill Walton (analyst)
Radio Broadcast (UCLA Sports Network): AM 570
Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst)
SIRIUS XM, SIRIUS XM App Channels: Ch. 111 or 197, Ch. 959
 
PAC-12 CHAMPIONS
UCLA's 60-56 win at Colorado last Sunday clinched the 2023 Pac-12 regular-season championship. With a three-game lead (over Arizona) in the Pac-12 Conference standings and just one game left in the season, the Bruins have won the league's regular-season title in outright fashion. The Bruins will enter Saturday's contest with a 17-2 record in Pac-12 play. Prior to the 2020-21 season, the conference had utilized an 18-game league schedule (before shifting to a 20-game league schedule). The Bruins had not won as many as 17 conference games since the 1994-95 season (finished 16-2 and the record shifted to 17-1 after California had to forfeit one win). UCLA has never won as many as 18 league games in one season.
 
THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
– Saturday's matchup will mark the final game of the regular season for both UCLA and Arizona.
– UCLA's game on Saturday could mark the final home contest for five Bruin seniors.
– Arizona has won the last three games against UCLA, after the Bruins had won six consecutive games against Arizona.
– UCLA and Arizona will enter the Pac-12 Tournament next week as the No. 1 and 2 seeds, respectively.
– The Bruins have won their last four home contests against Arizona, after having lost in Pauley on Jan. 21, 2017.
 
ABOUT THE BRUINS
– The Bruins have won the Pac-12 regular-season title for the first time since 2013 (UCLA's 32nd conference title).
– The Bruins have won nine consecutive games and 23 of their last 25 games since a November trip to Las Vegas.
– UCLA has won at least 26 games for the second consecutive season (the Bruins went 27-8 last year).
– The Bruins have tied the program record for most victories in conference play (17), with one Pac-12 game remaining.
– The Bruins are seeking their first undefeated home record since the 2006-07 season (when UCLA went 16-0 at home).
– Sporting a 26-4 record, UCLA has recorded its regular-season record since 2016-17 (the Bruins went 28-3 that year).
– UCLA finished February with an undefeated record (8-0) for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
– UCLA has won 24 consecutive home games, marking the nation's longest active home winning streak.
– UCLA has limited the opposition to fewer than 70 points in 26 of 30 total contests this season.
– UCLA ranks No. 6, nationally, and No. 1 in the Pac-12 in fewest points allowed per game (59.7).
– The Bruins have gone 16-0 in home contests and have registered a 10-4 record in road and neutral site games.
 
THE LAST TIME OUT (UCLA 79, ASU 61)
– Jaime Jaquez Jr. (26 points, seven rebounds) has scored at least 20 points in five of UCLA's last six contests.
– Jaylen Clark (15 pts., 11 rbs.) scored all 15 points in the second half, logging his fourth double-double this season.
– After falling behind, 12-2, the Bruins outscored Arizona State on Thursday night by a 77-49 margin.
– UCLA has won six of its last seven games against Arizona State, including a two-game regular-season sweep this year.
 
ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE
– Senior Jaime Jaquez Jr. (17.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.4 apg) is one of five Pac-12 players to rank among the league's top 10 leaders in both scoring and rebounding ... Jaquez Jr. has scored at least 10 points in 27 of the Bruins' 30 games.
– Jaquez Jr. has scored at least 20 points in 11 games this season ... Jaquez Jr. has totaled six double-doubles this season ... he has averaged 19.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the Bruins' last 10 contests.
– Jaquez Jr. ranks No. 16 on UCLA's career scoring and rebounding lists ... he has become the 10th UCLA player in the school's history to rank among the top 20 leaders in both career scoring and rebounding.
 
THANK YOU TO THE SENIORS
The Bruins' program will honor five senior players prior to Saturday night's game – Tyger Campbell, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kenneth Nwuba, David Singleton and Russell Stong. Over the past four seasons, UCLA has compiled a record of 94-34 with trips to the 2021 NCAA Final Four and last season's NCAA Sweet 16. David Singleton (fifth-year senior) has played in a school-record 157 games, while Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Tyger Campbell have played in 127 and 126 games, respectively. Fifth-year seniors David Singleton and Russell Stong will have exhausted their collegiate eligibility when this season ends.
 
RUNNING THE POINT
Led by point guard Tyger Campbell (12.7 ppg, 4.7 apg), the Bruins have registered an assist-turnover ratio of 1.38-to-1, which ranked No. 29 in the nation through Thursday, March 2. Campbell's assist-turnover ratio (2.71) ranks No. 26 in the nation and No. 1 in the Pac-12. The Bruins have committed fewer turnovers than their opponent in 28 of 30 games this season. Through Thursday's games, UCLA ranked No. 2 in the nation in turnover margin (+5.7 per game).
 
PROGRAM'S BEST STARTS
UCLA's 26-4 regular-season record stands as one of the program's best regular-season resumes in a college basketball season over the past 40 years. The Bruins went 28-3 through 31 games during the regular season in 2016-17, heading into that year's Pac-12 Tournament. UCLA concluded the regular season with a 26-4 record in 2006-07 and with a 28-3 record in 2007-08. Both of those UCLA teams advanced to the NCAA Final Four, losing in the semifinal round. Last year's UCLA squad went 23-6 during the regular season, as several games had been canceled due to the COVID-19 virus.
 
– The Bruins' nation-leading 24 game home winning streak marks the program's best home winning streak since 2008, when UCLA had won 25 consecutive home contests over three seasons (2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08). Prior to the 16-0 perfect home record in 2006-07, UCLA last recorded an undefeated home record during the 1994-95 season (going 15-0 in Pauley Pavilion before winning a nation-leading 11th NCAA title that April).
 
20-WIN PLATEAU
UCLA has won at least 20 games in 54 seasons, having notched win No. 20 at Oregon State on Thursday, Feb. 9. The Bruins' program has won at least 20 contests in 46 of the past 57 seasons (1967 through 2023). UCLA won at least 20 games in 17 consecutive seasons from 1966-67 through 1982-83. The Bruins have registered at least 20 victories in each of the last three seasons (22 in 2020-21, 27 last season and 20 this season). UCLA has not won 20 games in three consecutive seasons since the 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 campaigns.
– Coach Cronin has been named as one of 15 head coaches to the late season watch list for the Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Award. In his 20th year as a head coach, Cronin has guided his teams to at least 20 victories in 14 seasons (includes at least 20 wins in 12 of the past 13 seasons).
 
GLANCING AT THE METRICS
UCLA has been ranked No. 2 in the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings (KenPom.com), trailing No. 1 Houston. Through Thursday's games (March 2), the Bruins had the No. 22-ranked adjusted offensive efficiency rating and the No. 2-ranked adjusted defensive efficiency ranking. Ranked No. 4 in this week's AP and USA Today Sports coaches polls, UCLA has been ranked in each of the last 36 AP polls (since the start of the 2021-22 season).
 
ELITE COMPANY
Senior Jaime Jaquez Jr. has been named as one of 20 players in the nation to the John R. Wooden Award late season watch list. In addition, he's one of 10 players who has been named to the midseason watch list for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. He ranks No.  4 in the Pac-12 in scoring (17.3 ppg) and No. 5 in rebounding (7.9 rpg). On UCLA's all-time lists, he ranks No. 16 in scoring and No. 16 in total rebounds. He is one of just 10 UCLA players to rank among the school's top 20 scoring and rebounding lists. Jaquez Jr. has totaled six double-doubles this season (and 15 in his UCLA career).
 
JAQUEZ JR. AND DAVID GREENWOOD
Since the NCAA (and UCLA) began to record the "block" and "steal" statistic at the start of the 1978-79 season, the only UCLA players to tally at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and three steals in one game have been Jaime Jaquez Jr. and David Greenwood. Jaquez Jr. had 23 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks and four steals in a home victory against Colorado on Saturday, Jan. 14. Greenwood is UCLA's only other player on record, to have come close to that. He registered 22 points, 18 rebounds, four blocks and three steals in UCLA's 85-83 home win versus Arizona State on Feb. 15, 1979.
 
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
Not only do the Bruins rank No. 1 among all Pac-12 schools in offensive rebounds per game (12.0), but UCLA also leads the conference in having taken far more shots than shot attempts against (net difference of 234 more attempts). No other Pac-12 program has taken at least 100 more shots than they have attempted. Through Thursday, March 2, the Bruins ranked No. 37, nationally, in offensive rebounds per game (11.72 o-rpg). UCLA's 20 total offensive boards on Thursday (vs. ASU) marked the largest single-game total since totaling a season-high 24 against North Florida last season (Nov. 17, 2021).
 
ROAD WARRIORS
The Bruins have gone 10-4 in 14 road and neutral site contests. In addition to a 74-49 double-digit win at Washington on New Year's Day (Sunday, Jan. 1), the Bruins also notched an 87-60 victory at Maryland on Dec. 14. Against Maryland, UCLA led 39-11 with 3:30 remaining before halftime. Playing at Stanford earlier this season (Dec. 1, 2022), UCLA raced to a 17-0 lead and won the game, 80-66. Since the start of the Bruins' 2021-22 season, UCLA has gone 23-11 in games played away from home. Last year, the Bruins tallied a 13-7 record in road and neutral site games.
 
JAYLEN THE SPARK PLUG
Junior Jaylen Clark has registered career-high averages across the board during his junior season – 13.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg and a Pac-12-best 74 steals (averaging 2.55 steals per game). The 6-foot-5 guard from Riverside, Calif., was named as one of 10 semifinalists for this season's Naismith Men's Defensive Player of the Year Award. Clark scored a season-high 24 points in a win against Denver (Dec. 10, 2022). Clark has registered at least three steals in 16 of 30 games played. He totaled a career-best seven steals against Sacramento State in the Bruins' season-opening win on Nov. 7, 2022.
 
THREE-POINT STREAK
UCLA has made at least one 3-pointer in its last 783 games. That 3-point streak began after the Bruins went 0-for-14 from 3-point territory in a 78-63 loss at No. 2-ranked Stanford on Feb. 3, 2000 (Maples Pavilion). UCLA has made at least three 3-pointers in 325 of 335 games since the start of the 2013-14 season. The Bruins made a school single-game-record 19 three-pointers, on 31 attempts, in a 104-89 win at Colorado on Jan. 12, 2017. UCLA's previous 3-point record was set earlier that season, as the Bruins made 18 of 30 attempts in the regular-season opener against Pacific (Nov. 11, 2016).
 
POSTSEASON SUCCESS
UCLA has compiled a 7-2 NCAA Tournament record over the past two seasons. The Bruins went 5-1 in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, advancing from the First Four to the Final Four. There was no NCAA Tournament in March of 2020 (COVID-19). UCLA is one of six teams to have advanced to the Sweet 16 or farther in 2021 and 2022 (other five schools are Arkansas, Gonzaga, Houston, Michigan and Villanova). No school advanced to the Final Four in both 2021 and 2022. Only Arkansas and Houston moved on to the Elite Eight in 2021 and 2022. Gonzaga, Houston and Michigan are the only programs to have advanced to the Sweet 16 or farther in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
 
NOTES ON PAULEY PAVILION
This marks the 57th basketball season in which UCLA has played in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The Bruins' home arena opened in time for the 1965-66 season. The first game in Pauley Pavilion took place on Dec. 3, 1965, as the No. 1-ranked Bruins defeated Ohio State, 92-66. UCLA spent 47 consecutive seasons in Pauley Pavilion before the venue was closed for an 18-month renovation. The Bruins played 18 home games in 2011-12 at two venues in Southern California (14 games at the Los Angeles Sports Arena and four games at the Honda Center in Anaheim).
 
– UCLA has gone 16-0 at home this season and went 14-1 in 15 home games last year. The Bruins won their final eight home games last season and have strung together a streak of 24 consecutive home victories. UCLA has won its last 24 home games, which is the longest home winning streak in the nation. UCLA's only loss at home last season was an overtime defeat (84-81) to Oregon on Jan. 13, 2022. Since taking over as the Bruins' head coach in 2019, Mick Cronin has led the Bruins to a 54-6 record in 60 home games.
 
– With the COVID-19 pandemic prompting teams to close their arenas to fans, none of UCLA's home games in 2020-21 were played in front of a crowd. Likewise, three of UCLA's games in January of 2022 were played before no fans (arena was limited to players' family members only). Including a seven-game home win streak to close the 2019-20 home schedule, UCLA has won its last 35 home contests with fans in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom.
 
– Through 16 home games this season, the Bruins have averaged 77.6 points per game and have limited the opposition to 56.5 points per game. UCLA has won its 16 home contests by an average margin of 21.1 points per game. UCLA's most narrow victory in those 14 contests took place against USC – the Bruins won, 60-58, on Thursday, Jan. 5. The Bruins largest margin of victory at home this season occurred against Pepperdine – UCLA won, 100-53, on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Only four of the Bruins' 16 home wins have been by nine or fewer points (vs. Oregon, Stanford, USC and Washington).
 
HISTORY & TRADITION
The 2022-23 school year marks the 104th season in which UCLA has fielded a men's basketball team (first season was 1919-20). In all, the men's basketball program has won a nation-leading 11 NCAA Championships and has advanced to the NCAA Final Four 19 times. As an athletics department, UCLA has won 120 team NCAA titles. That total ranks second in the nation behind Stanford (131). Most recently, the UCLA women's soccer team captured its second NCAA title by defeating North Carolina, 3-2, in double overtime in the 2022 NCAA Championship (played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.).
 
UCLA IN PAC-12 PLAY
Since the start of the 2020-21 season, UCLA has compiled a 45-11 mark in the Pac-12 (13-6 in 2020-21, 15-5 last season and 17-2 this year). The Bruins have won 33 of their last 35 home games in Pac-12 action. UCLA dropped a game at home to USC in March of 2021 and in overtime against Oregon last season on Jan. 13, 2022. The Bruins won their final seven home Pac-12 games in 2019-20, during Coach Cronin's first year as UCLA's head coach.
 
THE BRUINS WHEN ...
Since the start of the 2017-18 season, the Bruins have gone 98-18 when leading at halftime (through 194 games). During that span, UCLA has gone 30-43 when trailing at halftime (3-2 when tied at the break). UCLA's largest halftime deficit overcome in that stretch has been 16 points – UCLA trailed at home against Oregon, 44-28, on Feb. 23, 2019, and outscored the Ducks in the second half (62-39) to win, 90-83. When the Bruins have built a 10-point lead (or larger) at any point in the game, UCLA has gone 106-13. When trailing by 10 or more points in a game, UCLA has gone 19-44.
 
LIMITING THE TURNOVERS
Through games played on Thursday, March 2, UCLA ranked No. 22 in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (10.5). UCLA has committed nine or fewer turnovers in 15 of 30 games this season. Last year, UCLA concluded the season ranked No. 2 in fewest turnovers per game (8.9), while Wisconsin ranked No. 1 in that category (8.7). UCLA committed just one turnover in the 75-68 win at home against USC last season (March 5, 2022), the fewest turnovers by a Pac-12 team in one game (on record). UCLA has consistently recorded assist and turnover stats since the start of the 1973-74 season.