Another Pacific Northwest trip awaits the Bruins.

This time, though, Amari Bailey is back in the fold.

No. 7 UCLA men’s basketball (19-4, 10-2 Pac-12) will travel north to take on Oregon State (9-15, 3-10) in Corvallis on Thursday and Oregon (14-10, 8-5) in Eugene on Saturday. The freshman guard – who has played in the Bruins’ past three contests – missed seven straight games because of a foot injury and has yet to embark on a true two-game Pac-12 road trip.

He said he’s feeling good as the Bruins approach the stretch run in conference play.

“I got my legs under me,” Bailey said. “We’re getting in the flow.”

Bailey returned to the floor against USC on Jan. 26 and has scored in double figures in all three games he’s played since his return.

UCLA’s offense has benefited from Bailey’s scoring punch. The team averaged just 66.1 points per game with Bailey absent, but it scored 70 or more points in back-to-back games for the first time since mid-December in the home wins over Washington and Washington State last weekend.

Bailey said he used his time away to hone in on ways to improve his efficiency on the court.

“It was definitely tough, just wanting to be there for my guys,” Bailey said. “But it gave me a lot of time to just step back and take in what’s going on and see where I can be productive on the floor.”

Though Bailey may lack playing experience in the region, he already has one standout performance against a Pacific Northwest foe early in his career.

Bailey scored a team-high-tying 14 points in UCLA’s 65-56 victory over Oregon on Dec. 4. All 14 points came in the second half as Bailey secured coach Mick Cronin’s first victory over the Ducks with a trio of highlight plays – including a high-flying block that put the game out of reach.

“It was an exciting game, one of my breakout games,” Bailey said. “But we’ll put it in the past. I got to do it all over again.”

Oregon currently sits fifth in the Pac-12 and is on the NCAA tournament bubble, among the First Four Out in ESPN’s most recent Bracketology.

However, the Ducks have added reinforcements since that December matchup. Three Oregon starters – guards Jermaine Couisnard and Keeshawn Barthelemy and center Nate Bittle – have since returned to the floor, adding nearly 30 points per game combined to the Ducks’ lineup.

After ending their overall losing streak to the Ducks last time out, the Bruins will be entering Oregon’s forest seeking their first victory in Eugene in more than four years.

“Oregon’s floor is pretty dope,” said redshirt senior guard Tyger Campbell. “Or, you know, crazy.”

Before UCLA sees Matthew Knight Arena’s trees, though, it must first face Oregon State on Thursday.

The Beavers sit at No. 11 in the Pac-12 with only three conference wins so far this season. Oregon State ranks outside the top 200 in KenPom and in NET ranking, putting it among the worst-rated Power Five teams in the country.

However, Cronin said not to overlook Oregon State, given the Beavers’ dramatic home versus road splits.

“(No. 1) Purdue is (was) 22-1. … (No. 18) Indiana lost to Maryland, and three days later they’re favored at home against Purdue,” Cronin said. “The fact that they were favored tells you how hard it is to win on the road.”

The Beavers are 8-4 at home compared to a 1-11 mark away from Corvallis. They average nearly eight more points per game when playing at Gill Coliseum than they do elsewhere.

Cronin also pointed to Oregon State’s shooting as another one of its strengths. The Beavers pace the Pac-12 in 3-point shooting in conference play, connecting on 36.5% of their looks from beyond the arc.

Guard Jordan Pope is the team’s most prolific 3-point shooter and the team’s most prominent scorer. Pope averages 12.6 points per game – the best of any freshman in the Pac-12 – and sits atop UCLA’s game plan for Thursday.

“They’re a great team at home, and they can shoot it very well and get hot quick,” Bailey said.

UCLA will tip off against Oregon State at 6 p.m. on Thursday and against Oregon at 7 p.m. on Saturday.