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Game of The Year

New England had its shot at perfection.

Now it's Memphis' turn.

The top-ranked Tigers (26-0) are trying to become the first Division I men's basketball team to make it through a season without a loss since Indiana in 1976.

First, though, they'll have to get past second-ranked Tennessee, which visits Memphis on Saturday night for a rare 1-2 showdown.

Cougars Prevail

It was an astonishing sight.

There was 6-foot-10, 270-pound center Aron Baynes stealing the ball and racing the length of the court for a dunk that gave Washington State a five-point lead.

``I was lucky enough to finish it, emphasis on lucky,'' Baynes joked shortly after No. 17 Washington State beat Arizona State 59-47 on Thursday night to hold on to third place in the Pac-10.

UCLA Smacks Oregon St

With UCLA leading by 22 points at halftime, Kevin Love's thoughts wandered to Saturday's game against Oregon.

That's how little Oregon State distracted the sixth-ranked Bruins.

Russell Westbrook scored 17 points, Darren Collison had 14 points and nine assists and UCLA won 84-49 on Thursday night to increase its lead over idle Stanford in the Pac-10 to one game.

Strong Performance

A solid defensive effort last time out helped keep UCLA atop the Pac-10 standings.

The sixth-ranked Bruins could be in for another strong performance Thursday when they host Oregon State, which hasn't won a conference game in almost a year.

Getting Defensive Again

After a listless start to this month, Washington State's defense is once again playing at a high level. Meanwhile, guards Taylor Rochestie and Derrick Low have been instrumental to the team's turnaround on the offensive end.

Rochestie and Low look to lead the 17th-ranked Cougars to their fourth straight victory when they host Arizona State on Thursday.