Today's game at Pauley Pavilion is perhaps as big a game the Bruins have had in the last three seasons. UCLA will take on the Arizona Wildcats with first place on the line. If the Bruins want to have any chance to win the regular season conference championship (something that was unfathomable early in the year), they will need to pull out a win today.

Beyond just the game itself, today is also important because this will be the last time the Bruins men's team plays in Pauley before its renovation. The team will spend next season playing "home" games at different venues, and then the new Pauley is set to reopen in Fall 2012. Hopefully, the Bruins can close out "old" Pauley with a good win this afternoon.

I expect Pauley to be full of energy today, which I hope will translate to a 40-minute effort from our Bruins. Anything less than this will make a victory against a tough Arizona team extremely difficult. I'm looking forward to the game!

Go Bruins!

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