TEMPE, Ariz. — Just keep finding a way.
That was the mandate for UCLA on Thursday night, the fifth-ranked Bruins entering their Pac-12 Conference showdown with Arizona State holding the nation’s longest winning streak among major conference teams.
Extending the streak would sustain the midseason fun while also preventing the Sun Devils from moving into a tie atop the conference standings. It would also move UCLA halfway to a desert sweep that ESPN’s Joe Lunardi said could vault the team to a projected No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.