UCLA is back on top. Now what?

Earlier in the week, UCLA senior point guard Darren Collison said that every game was like a playoff because the Bruins had dropped a couple of contests in Pac-10 play.

After reclaiming a share of first place in the conference with a solid win Thursday over Cal, Collison said his mindset was the same.

"We have to have that mentality," he said. "There's no room for error. I'm not trying to put pressure on us, but at the same time I want our team's attention to be there at all times. I thought it was there today. They know what's at stake. We're trying to do something really special, so we just have to go out there and play hard."

Coach Ben Howland was keeping up the traditional one-at-a-time mindset, already turning his attention to Saturday's game against Stanford:

—Adam Rose