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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA coach Jim Mora is hopeful quarterback Josh Rosen will be able to play at Washington State on Saturday.Regardless of Rosens status, there are fundamental issues for the Bruins offense to address.Rosen was twice knocked out of the 23-20 loss at Arizona State. A right leg injury left the sophomore limping in the first half, and a hard landing on his throwing shoulder in the fourth quarter sidelined him for the rest of the game.Mora would not go into specifics regarding either and instead took the approach used by NHL coaches, referring to Rosens ailments as upper body and lower body injuries. Still, Mora expects Rosen to exhaust every option to be able to play against the Cougars.He doesnt want to let anyone down and loves to compete, Mora said. I was impressed by the way he came back in and fought through some obvious pain and delivered a pretty good performance. I think he showed some grit, some toughness and I think his teammates appreciated that.Rosen threw for 400 yards and two touchdowns with one interception against the Sun Devils. Former walk-on Mike Fafaul was 3 of 11 passing for 44 yards and two interceptions in relief of Rosen, neither quarterback getting any help from the beleaguered UCLA run game as Nate Starks and Soso Jamabo rushed for just 40 yards on 17 carries.Despite spending the offseason installing a run-oriented offense intended to become more physical, UCLA is averaging 2.95 yards per carry, ahead of only Miami (Ohio) and Texas State among the 128 FBS teams.UCLA has 595 yards rushing this season. Washington State, a pass-heavy Air Raid offense that lines up with four receivers most of the time, has run for 381 yards in its last two games, outrushing Oregon and Stanford by 106 yards combined in those wins.Right now were just sub-standard in a lot of ways in the run game, Mora said. Thats not a statement that is going to astound people. We all know that.Those meager rushing statistics are exacerbated by the 15 sacks allowed, one more than UCLA surrendered all of last season.Mora wont assign the blame for the offenses struggles to any one player or position group. Instead, Mora pointed to a series of individual breakdowns that can cause a negative play, be it a running back not picking up the right defender in pass protection or misreading a block carrying the ball, a wide receiver not running the right route, or the quarterback holding the ball too long. And when the rush offense isnt effective, opponents can unleash the pass rush on Rosen or Fafaul.Its a fine line between being 6-0 and 3-3, and we have to find a way to get over that line and make those plays when they need to be made, Mora said.UCLA has been in this position before, starting 1-2 in Pac-12 play in four of Moras five seasons. The difference this time is the offenses confidence is a little shaken, Mora admitted, making the balance between making corrections and maintaining belief in the new system difficult.You have got to find a way to be critical and demanding and honest with yourself. At the same time you have got to find a way to build confidence back and thats tricky, Mora said. You got to have some success. You have got to try to create some success.Game notes Mora expects right tackle Kolton Miller (left leg) to return this season. Miller did not play against Arizona State and is still in a cast after suffering the injury against Arizona. Its just a matter of when, Mora said. Its a pain thing. If it was season-ending Id tell you. Frank Clark Jersey . There was no hesitation from the 40th-ranked Pospisil, from Vernon, B.C., who admitted that he cut back on his training sessions over the last few days to conserve energy as the long ATP season finishes next week at the Paris Masters. 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SPOKANE, Wash. -- With the exception of bitter league rival Saint Marys, no team has bedeviled No. 8 Gonzaga more than No. 16 Arizona in recent years.Gonzaga has won only one of seven games against the Wildcats, all played since Mark Few became head coach of the Bulldogs in 2000. The Zags will get another chance when two of the premier programs in the West play Saturday at Hoophall LA in Los Angeles.Weve had some great games with them in the last couple of years, Few said. Weve ended up on the short end. Maybe we can turn that around.Coming into the season, Fews .808 winning percentage was the highest of any active Division I coach. Of Fews 111 career losses, nine have come at the hands of No. 12 Saint Marys. Arizona comes in second with its six victories over Gonzaga, including two in the NCAA Tournament.Weve had a great series and relationship with the University of Arizona, Few said. I cant think of a program I have more respect for, and a head coach I have more respect for than Sean (Miller).The feeling is mutual.Miller said hes pleased to be playing an opponent of Gonzagas caliber in the non-conference season. Its the right thing to do when you consider the history of both of our programs, he said.Both teams are among the nations best again this year.Gonzaga (6-0) just won the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando, Florida, beating No. 24 Florida and No. 19 Iowa State in the process. The Zags play Mississippi Valley State (0-8) on Thursday before heading to Los Angeles.Despite losing Domantas Sabonis and Kyle Wiltjer from last years Sweet Sixteen team to the NBA,, the Zags have not missed a beat.dddddddddddd They are starting three new transfer students -- Nigel Williams-Goss, Jordan Mathews and Johnathan Williams -- plus veterans Przemek Karnowski and Josh Perkins. Freshman Zach Collins and Killian Tillie are giving them quality minutes off the bench.Were trying to filter in seven or eight new guys, Few said. Were very much a work in progress.The Wildcats talent level, athleticism and focus on defense are tough to overcome, Few said.They can create a lot of adversity for you, Few said. Its hard to create offensive success that you can sustain.Arizona beat Gonzaga 68-63 last season in Spokane. Gonzagas lone victory in the series was 71-60 in 2011 in Seattle.Arizona (5-1) also is a work in progress. Because of injuries, Miller is giving big minutes to three freshmen -- Lauri Markkanen, Kobi Simmons, and Rawle Alkins.We wouldnt be 5-1 if we didnt have all three of them, Miller said. Lauri is as good as any freshman in the country.Arizona was ranked No. 8 before losing to Butler last weekend in the title game of the Continental Las Vegas Invitational.Miller is wary of the Zags.They always have a tremendous front line, Miller said. They really know how to put your team in foul trouble.Gonzaga also plays at a deceptively fast pace, Miller said.If they get easy shots, youre going to have a very difficult time defeating them, Miller said.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '