UCLA Vs. Stanford

The Bruins have lost three of the past four games, but look to rebound tonight against Stanford. Make sure you grab some UCLA basketball tickets at stubhub.com.

Three weeks ago, the Bruins (20-7, 9-5) seemed on the verge of seizing complete control of the Pac-10 Conference race. Their defense smothered Cal, Stanford and USC in consecutive victories by a combined margin of 65 points, and they made a nice midseason statement on behalf of the Pac-10 by embarrassing Notre Dame 89-63. The Bruins are known for their aggressive defense. “We’ve been successful the last couple of years because of our defense, and we didn’t play well enough defensively,” Coach Ben Howland said after the 82-81 loss to Washington State.

The Bruins expect to play hard nose defense against the Cardinals. The Cardinals will attack UCLA’s defense with Freshman Jeremy Green. He scored a career-high 19 points, all of them in the second half, in the loss at Oregon State. He was rewarded with a start against Oregon, but was scoreless in 20 minutes. Senior G Anthony Goods was scoreless on 0-for-3 shooting at Oregon State. It was the first time he’d been held without a point since his freshman season. That performance cost him a spot in the starting lineup against Oregon, but he came off the bench to score 16 points, his highest point total since logging 20 vs. Oregon on Jan. 22. Tonight’s game should be an exciting match-up.

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