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UCLA’s Darren Collison (2) scores on a layup as Stanford’s Robin Lopez defends during the first half of the championship game of the Pac-10 Conference at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Saturday, March 15, 2008. Collison finished with 28 points and UCLA won 67-64. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
LOS ANGELES —- UCLA may have a champion’s portfolio, but it has an underdog’s heart.
Behind 28 points from Darren Collison, the Bruins defeated Stanford 67-64 in the championship game of the Pac-10 Conference tournament on Saturday before 17,534 at Staples Center.
It was the second tournament title in the last three years for UCLA (31-3), which has won three consecutive conference titles and made back-to-back Final Fours. And it was the kind of victory that plays better in Peoria, Ill., or Allentown, Pa., than Hollywood, because it was anything but pretty.
With one starter, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, already out with an ankle injury, the sight of star freshman Kevin Love clutching at his back in obvious pain just over two minutes into this one was cause for concern. Love left the game twice in the first eight minutes, and admitted to being in pain after the game. UCLA defeated Stanford (26-7) three times this season.

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