Southern California 62, at UCLA 81

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — In a commanding display at a raucous Pauley Pavilion, the UCLA Bruins used a dominant second-half performance to pull away from crosstown rival Southern California, securing an 81-62 victory in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game on Tuesday night. A sellout crowd of 13,659 watched as the Bruins, led by a scintillating 30-point effort from guard Donovan Dent, improved to 19-9 overall. The Trojans, despite a valiant 25-point night from Chad Baker-Mazara, fell to 18-10 and have now lost three consecutive games. The most important part of the game unfolded in the opening minutes of… Read more...