Around the Pac-10

Thu., Jan. 3, 2008

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Nine Pac-10 teams have won at least nine non-conference games for the first time. The previous high was six teams, achieved four times, including last season. Arizona State is one of those nine, after winning eight games last year. … The conference has had as many as six teams ranked in a single week this year. Five are in the current Associated Press Top 25 – WSU, UCLA, Arizona, USC and Stanford. … UCLA may be without reserve Michael Roll, the Bruins’ best long-range shooter, for a few weeks with a possible tendon injury in his left foot. … Arizona freshman Jerryd Bayless, who sprained a knee in practice last Friday, might miss this week’s games. … Tonight’s home game against UCLA will mark the first time this season Stanford has played a ranked team. … USC’s bench players are averaging just 10.4 points a game. … The Pac-10 went 46-4 in non-conference play against the other five western conferences.

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