Two former heavyweight conference rivals will have a reunion Friday night when No. 5 Arizona faces No 15 UCLA in the Hall of Fame Series at Inglewood, Calif.

The two programs typically were among the best in the West when they played in the now-depleted Pac-12. UCLA moved to the Big Ten following the 2023-24 season, and Arizona fled to the Big 12.

The teams met last season in Phoenix in the first contest of a three-game series, with the Bruins overcoming a 13-point, second-half deficit to notch a 57-54 victory on Dec. 14.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin is looking forward to testing his 3-0 squad against Arizona (3-0). He said beating the Wildcats always is challenging.

"You want to beat Arizona, you better be better than them," Cronin said. "That's No. 1. No. 2, you'd better be able to do some

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