Up next: Texas

UCLA lost to Texas 63-61 last year at Pauley Pavilion and travels to Austin to play the Longhorns on Thursday. Saturday's win was a big confidence booster for the Bruins, especially on the defensive end, with such a big game on tap.
``We have a tough task coming up when we play at a top-five team in Texas,'' Ben Howland said. ``We have to continue to get better defensively. We need to have everyone get better defensively because we are going to need all of their contributions.''