Los Angeles ? UCLA’s Kevin Love and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute are on the mend from injuries sustained in last weekend’s Pac-10 tournament, although coach Ben Howland was vague on whether Mbah a Moute would play in Thursday’s NCAA Tournament opener.

Love, the Pac-10 player and freshman of the year, strained his lower back in the opening minute of Saturday’s title game against Stanford. He and the rest of the Bruins (31-3) returned to practice Tuesday after taking two days off.

Mbah a Moute sprained his left ankle for the second time this season in Friday’s Pac-10 tourney semifinal win against Southern California and didn’t play in the title game.

The junior forward, a veteran of consecutive Final Four appearances, was off crutches and in a walking boot Sunday.