An NCAA tournament at-large bid is no longer on the table for the UCLA basketball team. Neither is movement in the Pac-12 Conference standings.
UCLA will finish the regular season in 10th place.
UCLA's game Saturday against Oregon State matters little for the Bruins, except in one way: to avoid ignominy.
Since 1948, when John Wooden became UCLA's coach, the Bruins have finished with a losing regular-season record just three times. UCLA is currently 15-15 overall, 6-11 in Pac-12 play, with one game to go.
"It's now or never," forward Tony Parker said.