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WEST COAST CONFERENCE

Pepperdine (10-18, 4-8) at San Diego (16-13, 9-3), 6 p.m. -- The rejuvenated Waves have won three of their last four games, losing only to No. 25 St. Mary’s during that stretch. They are in fifth place in the conference and a sweep of their final two games could get them a first-round bye in the WCC tournament. San Diego, which defeated the Waves, 61-58, on Feb. 4, has won eight of its last 10.

Loyola Marymount (5-23, 2-10) at San Francisco (7-19, 3-9), 7 p.m. -- The Lions enter the final regular-season weekend hoping to move out of last place in the conference and improve their seeding for the WCC tournament, but they have lost five straight games and have only one conference road victory in the last two seasons. San Francisco has lost five of six, including a 72-67 defeat at LMU on Feb. 4.

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BIG WEST CONFERENCE

Long Beach State (6-21, 3-10) at Cal State Fullerton (18-8, 10-4), 6 p.m. -- The Titans are looking to rebound from their loss to Northridge in a battle for first place. They have won eight of 10 and are hoping to win out for a chance at second place and a bye into the conference tournament semifinals. Long Beach, which has lost four consecutive games, lost to Fullerton, 91-75, on Jan. 31.

Pacific (19-9, 9-5) at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (11-15, 6-7), 7 p.m. -- The Mustangs have won two of their last three games. Pacific has won consecutive games and looks to avenge a 69-64 loss to Cal Poly on Jan. 28.

Cal State Northridge (19-7, 11-2) at UC Irvine (13-14, 7-6), 7 p.m. -- The Matadors have won four of five and are one win from clinching a tie for the Big West title after beating Fullerton on Thursday. Irvine has also won four of five, but lost at Northridge, 69-64, on Jan. 31. The Anteaters are a game out of fourth place, which would give them a first-round bye in the conference tournament.

UC Riverside (7-18, 3-10) at UC Santa Barbara (20-7, 9-4), 7 p.m. -- The Gauchos have won six of their last seven conference games and can get the No. 2 seeding in the Big West tournament and a bye into the semifinals if they win their final three games. Riverside, clinging to a berth in the conference tournament, has won two of its last three, but lost to Santa Barbara, 64-53, on Jan. 30.

--Peter Yoon

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PACIFIC 10 CONFERENCE

USC (17-11, 10-7) vs. Arizona State (19-9, 13-4), 11 a.m., FSN -- USC suffered a blow to its NCAA tournament hopes as injuries played a role in close losses to also-rans Oregon State and Arizona. Heather Oliver missed the Oregon State game with a concussion. Nadia Parker, USC’s leading scorer (12.4) and rebounder (6.7), suffered a partially torn ligament in her left knee against Arizona. She is out against third-place Arizona State and is unlikely for the Pac-10 tournament. Arizona State defeated USC, 66-63, on Dec. 30.

-- Martin Henderson

UCLA (14-14, 9-8) vs. Arizona (10-18, 4-13), 11 a.m. -- Four freshmen are among UCLA’s top six in minutes, but each has struggled since the early going. Nina Earl’s 12 points Thursday in a 73-67 loss to Arizona State was her first double-digit scoring effort in 11 games. Regina Rogers reached double digits in five of her first six games, but hasn’t done so since. Doreena Campbell averaged 13.5 points in her first four games, but hasn’t surpassed 13 points since, and Darxia Morris scored 20 in an upset of Stanford on Jan. 4, but hasn’t scored more than 10 points since.

-- Dan Arritt