After 28 games, a slew of injuries and a little drama for good measure, here we are, on the doorstep of the biggest weekend for Arizona basketball in quite some time. The regular season Pac-12 Championship hangs in the balance, ripe for the Wildcats plucking—sorry for the Bill Waltonism.
Assuming Arizona can take care of business against USC at home Thursday, the evil empire awaits on the other side in the form of the UCLA Bruins. A program steeped in tradition, a college basketball relic because of the John Wooden days and, most importantly, every bit as good as Arizona on paper.