WOMEN

* UCLA (15-8, 9-4) at OREGON STATE (13-13, 9-5), 7--The Bruins are no cinch to beat markedly improved Oregon State and must play Stanford (10-3) at home Friday before completing the Pacific 10 Conference season at the Washingtons the following weekend. Thursday’s 89-72 loss at Oregon was UCLA’s fourth in seven games.

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* USC (11-12, 6-7) at OREGON (20-6, 11-3), 7--Oregon, in first place in the Pac-10, seeks to atone for its 74-73 loss to the Trojans at the Sports Arena last month. The Ducks have won six in a row.