Around the Pac-10

Four Pac-10 teams are in the NCAA top 10 in scoring defense, led by WSU (49.8 points per game). UCLA is sixth (54.9), Arizona State eighth (56.5) and Stanford 10th (56.8). … ASU freshman James Harden was the player of the week after scoring 44 points combined in the wins over Oregon and Oregon State. … Washington has recently enjoyed playing the Los Angeles schools. UW has won four of its last five against UCLA and 6 of 7 against USC. … The University of Oregon’s planning for a new $200 million basketball arena was criticized in a recent report from the school’s faculty senate. It called the athletic department’s research rushed and inadequate. … UCLA point guard Darren Collison visited an emergency room last Sunday night after suffering food poisoning following the Bruins’ road swing through the Bay Area. He didn’t practice Tuesday but is expected to play this weekend.