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What to watch for when Arizona men’s basketball visits UCLA in a battle for first place in Pac-12

Finally, a big game for the Arizona Wildcats in Pac-12 play.

After steamrolling its first six conference foes by an average of 22.2 points, third-ranked UA (16-1, 6-0) gets its first real test when it visits No. 7 UCLA on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.

The Bruins (13-2, 5-1) are the preseason conference favorites and return all five starters from a team that went from the First Four to the NCAA title game last spring. They’ve also beaten Arizona five consecutive times, with the Wildcats last winning at Pauley Pavilion in January 2017.

An Arizona win would give it a 2-game lead on the rest of the Pac-12 field, while a victory for the Bruins would tie them for first with the Wildcats but give them the tiebreaker ahead of the scheduled rematch Feb.