Washington State Cougars

RECORD: 15-10 overall, 5-8 Pac-10

COMING UP: Tonight vs. UCLA, 5:30 (FSN); Saturday vs. USC, 2 p.m.

OUTLOOK: With the Cougars coming off their first lost weekend of the Pac-10 season, they face a school they haven’t defeated in Pullman since 1993. The Bruins (11-13, 6-6) have struggled this year, though they handled WSU 74-62 in Pauley. They may be without center James Keefe, who is nursing a sore shoulder. The Cougars rallied in the second half to edge USC 76-70 in Los Angeles, but the Trojans (15-9, 7-5) have worked their way back into the conference’s top three since. USC is playing out the string, having removed itself from postseason consideration because of recruiting violations from a couple of years ago.