The UCLA Bruins concluded the first half of their Pac-12 Conference college basketball schedule with a home sweep of the Utah Utes and Colorado Buffaloes, improving their conference record to 5-4 and into a sixth place tie with the Arizona Wildcats. The Wildcats welcomed the ESPN Gameday crew to Tucson on Saturday, then suffered a tough two-point loss to the Washington Huskies, who surged into the conference lead with their third consecutive victory.
Whether or not the Huskies remain alone atop the Pac-12 depends on a pair of Sunday contests. Both 6-2 teams, the Oregon Ducks and Cal Bears, host their rivals on Sunday, with Oregon hosting the Oregon State Beavers and Cal hosting the Stanford Cardinal.
| Pac-12 Conference Basketball Standings | ||||
| Team | Conf. | Overall | This Week | Next Week |
| Washington | 7-2 | 14-7 | 2-0 | UCLA, USC |
| California | 6-2 | 16-5 | 0-0 | Arizona, ASU |
| Oregon | 6-2 | 15-5 | 0-0 | at Utah, at Colorado |
| Colorado | 6-3 | 14-7 | 1-1 | OSU, Oregon |
| Stanford | 5-3 | 15-5 | 0-0 | ASU, Arizona |
| UCLA | 5-4 | 12-9 | 2-0 | at Washington, at WSU |
| Arizona | 5-4 | 14-8 | 1-1 | at Cal, at Stanford |
| Oregon State | 3-5 | 13-7 | 0-0 | at Colorado, at Utah |
| Arizona State | 3-6 | 7-14 | 1-1 | at Stanford, at Cal |
| Washington State | 3-6 | 11-10 | 0-2 | USC, UCLA |
| Utah | 2-7 | 5-16 | 0-2 | Oregon, OSU |
| USC | 1-8 | 6-16 | 1-1 | at WSU, at Washington |
| Through games of January 28 | ||||
Washington hosts both Los Angeles schools next weekend, as UCLA and the USC Trojans look to reverse a trend from the first half of the conference season. UCLA is just 1-4 on the road in the Pac-12 while USC is 0-4 away from home in conference play.
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