No. 7 UCLA aims to protect Pac-12 lead at Oregon State

Jaime Jaquez Jr. is doing yeoman work on the boards for No. 7 UCLA.

The senior forward strives to record his sixth double-digit rebounding outing in eight games when the Bruins face Oregon State on Thursday night in Pac-12 play at Corvallis, Ore.

Jaquez collected a career-best 15 rebounds to go with 24 points as the first-place Bruins (19-4, 10-2 Pac-12) walloped Washington State 76-52 on Saturday.

It was the latest st