Struggling Stanford to Take On UCLA at Pauley Pavilion Tonight

UCLA, winner of five of its last six basketball games--even if Coach Walt Hazzard wasn’t impressed with all of the victories--will play Stanford tonight at 7:30 in Pauley Pavilion.

The Cardinal went 19-10 last season, including a 75-64 victory over the Bruins at Stanford, and made the National Invitation Tournament. Coach Tom Davis, however, lost guard Keith Jones, who averaged 20 points a game, and center John Revelli, his second leading scorer at 17.9, and top rebounder at 7.9. Now Dr. Tom, the Pacific 10’s lone coaching Ph.D., is back trying to do it with mirrors.

Stanford went 8-2 in non-conference games, playing a weak schedule. The Cardinal is 1-4 in Pacific 10 play, including a loss to Cal at Berkeley. But Stanford also upset Arizona.

Said Hazzard, after criticizing his own troops for coasting in Thursday’s 80-69 victory over Cal: “We’d better be ready for Tom Davis and his little funny stuff.”