WOMEN

* No. 15 UCLA (12-5, 6-1) at STANFORD (12-5, 5-2), 7:30--By losing, 67-58, at home to Oregon on Saturday, the Bruins muffed a chance to build a three-game lead in the conference race. Now UCLA may need a win tonight just to stay one game ahead of the pack. Stanford has won 10 of 12 and senior point guard Milena Flores is trying to become the first Pacific 10 player to lead the conference in assists (5.67) three consecutive years. Kathy Olivier’s perimeter defenders must bring their A-games tonight--Stanford leads the Pac-10 in three-point shooting (43%) and ranks second in NCAA Division I.

*

* USC (8-9, 3-4) at CALIFORNIA (6-11, 1-6), 7:30--Chris Gobrecht’s Trojans must deal with the Bears’ rejuvenated sophomore center, Shavaki Jackson, who averaged 16 points last week in a win over Washington and a loss at Washington State. Against Washington, the 6-4 Jackson had 23 rebounds, the third-best total by a Pac-10 player since 1994. The 72-59 win at Washington broke a nine-game losing streak for Cal. Senior Danielle Golay leads the Trojans in scoring at 12.4 points.