UCLA to play Stanford on Saturday

By David Wharton

Jan. 31, 2009 12 AM PT

Time: 12:30.

On the air: TV: Channel 7; Radio: 570.

Where: Pauley Pavilion.

VS. STANFORD

Records: UCLA 16-4, 6-2; Stanford 13-5, 3-5.

Update: No. 17 UCLA got healthy -- and back into a tie for first place in the Pac-10 -- with an impressive victory Thursday over California. The Bruins not only outrebounded Cal, 34-23, they also shot 54.9% and made a season-high 91.3% (21 of 23) from the free-throw line. Now they face a Stanford team that has dropped two in a row and four of its last six. In a one-point loss to USC on Thursday at the Galen Center, the Cardinal had a 31-26 rebounding edge but surrendered 40 points in the paint.

-- David Wharton

UCLA Sports

David Wharton

David Wharton has filled an array of roles – covering the courts, entertainment, sports and the second Persian Gulf War – since starting as a Los Angeles Times intern in 1982. His work has been honored by organizations such as the Society for Features Journalism and Associated Press Sports Editors and has been anthologized in “Best American Sports Writing.” He has also been nominated for an Emmy and has written two books, including “Conquest,” an inside look at USC football during the Pete Carroll era.

UCLA to play Stanford on Saturday

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