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Washington (11-8, 6-4) at USC (11-9, 7-4), 7, Sports Arena--The Trojans remain part of a four-team glut sharing second place in the Pacific 10. The sixth-place Huskies are half a game behind. Washington won the first meeting between the schools on Jan. 6, 80-79, in overtime.

Mike Terry

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Washington State (2-18, 0-10) at UCLA (5-14, 2-9), 7--The Bruins have lost five consecutive games since beating Washington State, 76-64, on Jan. 6. UCLA has gotten strong performances recently from junior guard Natalie Nakase, averaging 8.6 points and 5.5 assists, and sophomore forward Whitney Jones (8.7 points). Washington State has lost 15 consecutive games. Senior center Brittney Hawks leads the Cougars with averages of 13.8 points and 9.8 rebounds.

Lauren Peterson