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Saturday's showdown against No. 7 Kentucky is a chance for UCLA to bolster its resume

UCLA is running out of time with at least 2½ months and 20 games left in the season.

The Bruins have only a handful of chances left to significantly enhance their NCAA tournament chances starting with a showdown against No. 7 Kentucky on Saturday at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, part of the CBS Sports Classic.

“Obviously any time you can play a top-10, top-15 team,” UCLA coach Steve Alford said Thursday, “that's a big resume game.”

The Wildcats (9-1) are one of only three remaining nationally ranked teams on UCLA’s schedule. The Bruins (8-3) also will play No.