No. 19-ranked UCLA readies for a road swing through the Pacific Northwest with a final home-court tune-up on Friday, welcoming Presbyterian to Los Angeles.

The Bruins (4-1) host a Blue Hose team that is at the end of a three-game California road trip. Presbyterian (3-4) is on a three-game losing skid after dropping the first two games of its Golden State trek to Sacramento State on Sunday and Cal on Tuesday.

The same Sacramento State squad that outlasted Presbyterian, 64-62, was UCLA's last opponent, and the Hornets bore the brunt of the Bruins' frustrations after a 69-65 loss to Arizona last Friday.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin altered the starting lineup in Tuesday's 79-48 win, bringing Tyler Bilodeau, Xavier Booker, Donovan Dent and Skyy Clark off the bench. The move paid dividends as the

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