Jaquez leads No. 11 UCLA against Washington after 20-point game

Updated Dec. 31, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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UCLA Bruins (12-2, 3-0 Pac-12) at Washington Huskies (9-5, 1-2 Pac-12)

Seattle; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 UCLA takes on the Washington Huskies after Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 20 points in UCLA's 67-66 victory over the Washington State Cougars.

The Huskies have gone 7-3 in home games. Washington is 4- when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 13.0 turnovers per game.

The Bruins are 3-0 against Pac-12 opponents. UCLA is second in the Pac-12 allowing 61.9 points while holding opponents to 41.8% shooting.

The Huskies and Bruins match up Sunday for the first time in Pac-12 play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Keion Brooks Jr. is averaging 17.1 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Huskies. Cole Bajema is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Washington.

Jaquez is scoring 17.2 points per game with 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Bruins. Jaylen Clark is averaging 14.0 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 57.0% over the past 10 games for UCLA.

LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 6-4, averaging 69.7 points, 29.3 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 8.5 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points per game.

Bruins: 9-1, averaging 78.6 points, 30.9 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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