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Why UCLA might want a tougher opponent to open the Pac-12 tournament

The Bruins head into the Pac-12 tournament as a conqueror of top seeds. They have gone a combined 3-0 against top-seeded Arizona and second-seeded USC after their 83-72 victory over the Trojans on Saturday.

UCLA, 20-10 overall and 11-7 in the Pac-12, has gone 7-4 against the top seven teams in the conference but just 4-3 against the rest. The Bruins will play the winner of a Wednesday first-round game between fifth-seeded Stanford and 12th-seeded California.

"I mean, we're 3-0 [against the top teams] in a tough conference," point guard Aaron Holiday said after scorching the Trojans with 34 points, seven assists and five rebounds.