Lorenzo Mata-Real put an exclamation mark on a dunk over Cal’s Harper Kamp during Thursday afternoon’s Pac-10 Tournament quarterfinal game at Staples Center. UCLA, which needed a fina-minute rally to beat the Bears by one point on Saturday, won easily, 88-66. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
UCLA’s Josh Shipp looks to pass over California’s Haper Kamp during the first half of a quarterfinal game at the Pac-10 tournament at Staples Center Thursday. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
UCLA’s Kevin Love puts up an out-of-control shot, tightly covered by two California defenders. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
UCLA’s Lorenzo Mata-Real ducks under Cal’s Jamal Boykin during the first half of a Pac-10 Tournament quarterfinal game at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
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Lorenzo Mata-Real swats away a shot by Cal’s Harper Kamp during a Pac-10 Tournament semifinal at Staples Center Thursday. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)
UCLA’s Luc Richard Mbah a Moute gets nailed in the face by the ball while grabbing a rebound against California’s DeVon Hardin during a quarterfinal game at the Pac-10 Tournament at Staples Center Thursday. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
UCLA’s Darren Collison tries to strip Cal’s Patrick Christopher on the way to the basket, but ends up fouling him Thursday afternoon at Staples Center. (Wally Skalij / LAT)