LOS ANGELES -- All the attention on quarterback Josh Rosens health and UCLAs struggles to run have overshadowed what the Bruins have accomplished on defense.Coach Jim Mora expects that to change this week against No. 19 Utah.Its going to be a heck of a defensive battle I hope, Mora said. Thats what I foresee because were playing pretty well on defense too.Rosen seems to be on track to return after missing the 27-21 loss at Washington State with undisclosed injuries, participating in the open portion of practice Wednesday, but Mora does not expect a decision regarding the sophomores availability to be made before Saturday.As much as you want to know, I promise you I want to know, Mora said. I promise you our team wants to know. Were just like you, hoping and crossing our fingers he is able to go on Saturday.Instead of focusing on Rosens status, Mora has spent the week directing his team to successfully close out games. All four of UCLAs losses this season were decided on the final possession, and have won only one of its last five conference games under such circumstances. The lone victory came against the Utes last season, a 17-9 decision in Salt Lake City.Good teams finish, and you have to create that environment in practice and we try to do that all the time but this week we have put an added emphasis on it, Mora said. Really you get what you emphasize. Hopefully it pays off.Those lessons seem to have paid off on defense. Though UCLA ranks in the middle of the Pac-12 in most categories on a per-game basis, their per-play averages hint at an excellent unit that is not getting much help from the offense. Allowing 4.63 yards per play, UCLA trails only Washington and Colorado among conference members and ranks No. 16 nationally. However, the 521 snaps the defense has faced is 116th out of the 128 FBS teams. The pass defense is best in the Pac-12, allowing just 5.2 yards per attempt.Linebacker Jayon Brown leads the conference in tackles, defensive end Takkarist McKinley ranks second in tackles for loss, and defensive backs Fabian Moreau and Randall Goforth are in the top six in passes defended.The secondary limited quarterback Luke Falk to 261 yards passing and the Cougars FBS-best streak of 41 consecutive games with a touchdown pass came to an end.We always bill ourselves on being underrated and under-appreciate so we kind of feed off that type of thing, and thats ok by us as long as we keep playing good and put our team into position to win, defensive backs coach Demetrice Martin said. Once it starts transferring into wins well ask for a little bit of love.If the ground game can provide any respite for the defense, Mora believes UCLA can salvage its season. 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Much of their preparations centered around fielding drills, team-bonding sessions through football, and watching video clips to figure out the opposition.As it turned out, Tripuras string of abject performances in the tournament ended in emphatic fashion as Services were routed by 219 runs after being bowled out for 163 in the final innings. It was Tripuras first win in the tournament since December 2012. That win had come against Himachal Pradesh and since then, they had gone without a victory for 29 matches, including their tournament-opener against Chhattisgarh.Smit Patel was one of the driving forces of the win, setting it up with his unbeaten 127 in Tripuras second innings. Patel and Udiyan Bose (165) joined hands for a 292-run partnership - the highest ever for Tripura - that turned a slender first-innings lead of 42 runs to a hefty 382.It actually felt very good, to be on the winning side and contributing significantly to the win feels really good, and we see some positive things from here, Patel told ESPNcricinfo.Patel made a difference in only his second match for Tripura, having turned professional after leaving the Gujarat side for better opportunities. It took me a little while to adjust to the players and, of, course, the atmosphere in the dressing room, Patel said. Gradually, I made it really comfortably, and the players are also comfortable over here. All the players are young, they are around 23 to 27, so weve gelled nicely.There are always various things which dont go your way all the time when youre home and when youre away, so its a part and parcel of the game. I have taken this step to move out and play for more opportunities, so its just the part and parcel that comes around.Before Patel, Manisankar Murasingh, the Tripura captain, played an important part, taking three wickets to help prevent Services from grabbing a first-innings lead. Murasingh was also a part of the team that won in 2012-13, under Ajay Ratra, and had played a central role then too, taking five wickets in the match and pulling the side out of a spot with a half-century in their second innings.We lost our first match against Chhattisgarh, so this win is very important as far as the points table is concerned, because we play our next match against Himachal Pradesh, and we usually do well against Himachal, Murasingh said. So, if we can do well for two-three matches, there is a chance of qualifying. We arent exactly thinking of qualification right now, our first goal is to prepare for the next match. There are seven matches to go, so we shouldnt get too carried away by this win.Murasingh said familiarity with the surface, which was similar to the tracks at home, helped. Itt was a sporting pitch.dddddddddddd If you showed enough application, you could score runs, not easily, but the fast bowlers had some assistance and the ball was coming on nicely to the bat because the bounce was even, unlike in Ranchi, where it kept low, it turned, and all sorts of things happened. The wickets in Agartala are similar to this one, so the guys got some help.Its very important because we won after four years in the Ranji Trophy, and this is the second match of the season. Yesterday, we got a call from TCA (Tripura Cricket Association) and they congratulated us, and announced a prize of Rs 10-11 lakhs for the team.Sundays win was only Tripuras eighth in 153 Ranji Trophy matches since their debut in 1985-86, and they have lost 99 of them. Murasingh put the win down to the kind of preparation that had gone into the season. Nothing wrong as such, but our preparations, I wouldnt say they are less, but in Agartala, when it rains, practising or finding a good nets facility becomes very difficult.This year, we were outside for at least two-three months. We played KSCA in Bangalore, then we had a camp for about 25-30 days in Mysore, and spent about 10-15 days in Hyderabad for another camp before the season. So, our preparations were good, and the TCA is also supporting us well. In the last two-three years, I felt our preparations were a bit scarce. This time, we started conditioning and fitness about three or four months before and focused on that.Did pitches have anything to do with the result? Murasingh didnt think so. As far as surfaces go, we play on neutral venues. This year, six of our games are in the East Zone, where they are mostly similar, be it Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi. So surfaces dont make much of a difference. If we travel to Delhi, Valsad, Mumbai, we could face problems because we havent played more than one or two matches in these regions, but in the East Zone, I highly doubt we will have any hassles because all the players have experience.Patel felt the BCCIs move to stage matches at neutral venues was a good one. I think its pretty good because both teams have to adjust to the wicket as well as atmosphere around the ground. So, its pretty good, and, at the same time, pretty challenging to play on the wickets that are not familiar to you, to go out there and read the wicket and apply yourself.After the win, the team got together for a celebratory dinner. Its always good to enjoy the wins. Its equally important to enjoy the moments where we have done better, Patel said. So, yesterday, we had a team dinner and everyone gathered and put some music on. Today, we are flying to Kalyani, and from tomorrow, we will start our preparations for the next game. ' ' '