LOS ANGELES — UCLA battled through the wringer of tough non-conference foes over the previous two weeks. Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee tested the might of the Bruins and provided coach Cori Close some answers on what the fourth-ranked team in the country needed to improve.

“We are really poor in our aggression and inconsistent with our rebounding levels,” Close told the Southern California News Group earlier this week, “and that has got to improve quickly.”

UCLA more than responded to its coach’s request.

The Bruins played with aggression, pushing pace and defensive intensity against an undefeated Ducks team that prefers to play quickly, holding Oregon to 33% from the field. And they surely dominated the boards, out-rebounding the Ducks by 23 in an 80-59 victory in UCLA’s Big Ten opene

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