Outside of a brief run in the third quarter, USC looked outmatched from start to finish — particularly on the glass, where UCLA brought in 22 offensive rebounds and 47 overall to the Trojans’ five and 22,

The Bruins, winners of 21 in a row and on the cusp of an undefeated Big Ten season, have assumed “a 1-0 mentality” going into Sunday’s regular-season finale.

LOS ANGELES — As Alijah Arenas walked off the Pauley Pavilion court after picking up his third foul just four minutes into the second half of USC 's rivalry game against UCLA on Tuesday night, he slammed his hands on the bench in frustration.

Alijah Arenas' struggles continue and USC lacks consistency at both ends of the court. Eric Musselman has to find solutions before it's too late

Following a brutal 81-62 road loss to the UCLA Bruins, the USC Trojans are in serious jeopardy of missing the NCAA Tournament. Where are the Trojans projected to land in the latest bracketology projections?

USC dropped yet another crucial matchup that it couldn't afford to lose, this time to their archrivals and fellow bubble team UCLA.

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Three days after his game-winning coast-to-coast layup, Dent repeatedly thrilled the 13,659 fans with his epic shooting display. His five 3-pointers weren’t far off the eight he had made all season before Tuesday.