After winning its first game in the desert since 2010 on Sunday, Washington State men's basketball (11-10, 4-5) turns its attention to Los Angeles foes, No. 11/8 UCLA (19-3, 6-3) and USC (18-4, 5-4).

The Cougars host the Bruins Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Beasley Coliseum before ending the homestand against the Trojans on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Beasley Coliseum. Both games will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.

COUGARS VERSUS BRUINS: Washington State and UCLA are meeting for the 122nd time in the two schools' histories, as the Bruins hold a 104-17 advantage in the all-time series. WSU split the two meetings with UCLA last year, beating the then-No. 25 Bruins, 85-78, at Pullman the opening weekend of Pac-12 play, Jan. 3, 2016, before falling to the Bruins at Los Angeles, 83-50, Jan. 30, 2016. The Cougars' win last season at Pullman was their only Pac-12 victory of 2016. WSU currently holds a three-game home winning streak against UCLA, which ties for the Cougars' longest home winning streak in the series (Dec. 8, 1936 - Dec. 14, 1937). WSU has only had one other home winning streak against UCLA in series history (two games; Jan. 2, 1982 - March 7, 1983). • The Bruins haven't won at Pullman since Feb. 4, 2012 (63-60).

WSU AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS: UCLA is ranked 11th in this week's Associated Press Poll, marking WSU's fourth ranked opponent of the season. The Cougars are 49-230 all-time against ranked foes, 0-3 this season, and have lost five-straight games to ranked foes. WSU's last win against a ranked opponent came last season, Jan. 3, 2016 against then-No. 25 UCLA. Washington State lost to then-No. 7 Arizona last week (Jan. 26), to then-No. 15 Oregon (Jan. 7) and then-No. 22 Creighton (Nov. 18) this season, and then-No. 23 and then-No. 18 Arizona (Feb. 3, 2016 and Jan. 16, 2016) last season. The Cougar's last win over a top-15 team came Dec. 23, 2010 against No. 15 Baylor at the Diamond Head Classic. The Cougars are 5-66 all-time against Bruin teams ranked in the AP Top 25, with their last win over them being their last win over a ranked opponent.

HAWKINSON EYEING RECORD BOOKS: Senior Josh Hawkinson has his eyes on several milestones and records at Washington State. With 911 rebounds, he is just 81 rebounds away from the WSU record (992) set by Steve Puidokas from 1974-77, and just 89 away from becoming the 13th Pac-12 student-athlete to grab 1,000 rebounds in his career. With 1,271 points, he became the 35th Cougar to score 1,000 career points, and currently ranks 18th on WSU's career scoring list. Over the last two seasons, Hawkinson averaged 15.1 points per game. if he continues that this season he will finish with 468 points this season and will finish his career with 1,403 points which would put him 12th in WSU's career scoring record books. Hawkinson is also just two double-doubles away from the school record, also held by Puidokas

COUGAR CONNECTION: Standout UCLA freshman point guard Lonzo Ball has a connection to Washington State as his father, Lavar Ball, played one season of basketball at Washington State between stints at West Los Angeles Junior College and Cal State Los Angeles. The elder ball played forward for the Cougars during the 1987-88 season under head coach Kelvin Sampson, averaging 2.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 11.5 minutes per game in 26 games.