(AP) -- UCLA hasn't faced too many challenges in coach Steve Alford's inaugural season but might get one against another unbeaten that hasn't lost on its own floor in nearly two years.

The 18th-ranked Bruins look to open 9-0 by snapping Missouri's NCAA-best, 23-game home win streak Saturday.

Alford is off to the best start of any coach in UCLA history and the Bruins have outscored their first eight opponents by an average of 21.7 points. They were tied with UC Santa Barbara with a little more than eight minutes to go Tuesday before pulling away for an 89-76 victory.