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Liam’s League Leaders: New power structure forming as playoff race intensifies
Liam’s League Leaders is a weekly column that ranks the top 10 NBA teams, analyzing how balance, efficiency and momentum are shaping the league’s best teams.
USC’s skid hits seven in blowout loss to UCLA
Bruins dominate Crosstown Showdown as Trojans stumble into Big Ten Tournament on worst losing streak in over a decade.
Trojan turmoil as Chad Baker-Mazara is dismissed from USC men’s basketball program
The lights of Galen Center get even dimmer as the program’s internal struggles persist.
Cold shooting, hot Huskies end USC’s run
USC’s defense kept the game within reach early, but Washington’s dominant second quarter and a 40–14 advantage in the paint sent the Huskies to the quarterfinals.
USC men’s hoops seek bounce-back in crosstown clash with UCLA
USC closes the regular season at home against rival UCLA with bragging rights on the line.
The Jazzy Effect
USC’s Jazzy Davidson sweeps Big Ten honors after delivering one of the nation’s most complete rookie seasons.
Rutzick’s Red-Hots: Dynamic Duos
This week’s top-performing pairs bring tournament firepower, but team flaws could end their runs quickly.
Trojans overmatched as Bruins dominate the boards
USC drops its third in a row, struggling on the glass and from deep as No. 2 UCLA overpowers the Trojans on their home floor.
Nebraska hijacks the Galen Center, hands USC its fifth straight loss
The Trojans remain on the outside looking in when it comes to this year’s NCAA tournament.
City of Angels, city of rivals
USC looks to defend home court and derail No. 2 UCLA’s conference-perfect run in a rivalry finale packed with star power.
“On the outside looking in,” breaking down USC’s NCAA Tournament case
After their fourth straight loss, head coach Eric Musselman and USC find themselves on the wrong side of the NCAA tournament bubble.
USC drops fourth straight game in rivalry loss to UCLA
UCLA’s Donovan Dent dropped 30 points in the 81-62 victory over the Trojans at Pauley Pavilion.
The rivalry intensifies as USC visits UCLA with tournament hopes on the line
The Trojans and Bruins have the same record, and with USC on the bubble, this rivalry game has turned into a huge matchup.
Jazzy Davidson’s career-high not enough as USC falls to No. 10 Ohio State
A 15-1 run in the fourth from the Buckeyes made it impossible for the Trojans to win.