Scores

Final

USC 40

(6-26, 1-17 Pac-12)

UCLA 55

(19-13, 11-7 Pac-12)

Coverage: FSN

5:30 PM ET, March 7, 2012

Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

1 2 T
USC 21 1940
UCLA 22 3355

Top Performers

USC: B. Wesley 13 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

UCLA: T. Wear 12 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Blk

UCLA 55, Southern Cal 40

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- Lazeric Jones scored 15 points and UCLA got untracked after an awful first half to beat rival Southern California 55-40 Wednesday in the opening round of the Pac-12 tournament.

The fifth-seeded Bruins (19-13) advanced to a quarterfinal game Thursday at Staples Center against fourth-seeded Arizona, which got a first-round bye. The teams split in the regular season.

Travis Wear scored 12 points and twin brother David had 10 rebounds as the Bruins completed a season sweep of the hapless Trojans, who lost their season-high 10th in a row.

UCLA big man Joshua Smith didn't play in the first half at the decision of coach Ben Howland. He finished with five points and zero rebounds after picking up three fouls in less than a minute.

USC (6-26) finished with a school-record number of losses. The 12th-seeded Trojans were led by freshman Byron Wesley with 13 points and Garrett Jackson with 11.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 07: Travis Wear #24 of the UCLA Bruins shoots over Eric Strangis #20 of the USC Trojans...

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Team Stat Comparison

 
USC
UCLA
Points 40 55
FG Made-Attempted 15-52 (.288) 19-56 (.339)
3P Made-Attempted 2-15 (.133) 4-15 (.267)
FT Made-Attempted 8-13 (.615) 13-15 (.867)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 13 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 8 17

Game Leaders

 
USC
UCLA
PointsB. Wesley 13L. Jones 15
ReboundsG. Allen 9D. Wear 10
AssistsM. Jones 5N. Powell 3
StealsB. Wesley 2N. Powell 2
BlocksJ. Blasczyk 1T. Lamb 2
Team Stats: USC | UCLA

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 15, 2012 UCLA 66, @USC 47Recap
Feb 15, 2012 @UCLA 64, USC 54Recap
» Mar 7, 2012 @UCLA 55, USC 40Recap

Next 5 Games

USC
UCLA
11/09 COPP 11:00pm
11/13 LBSU 9:30pm
11/19 @ILL 11:59pm
11/20 TEX 5:00pm
11/21 MARQ 5:00pm
 03/08 @ARIZ 6:01pm
11/09 INST 11:00pm
11/13 UCI 11:30pm
11/15 JMU 11:00pm
11/19 @GTWN 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: USC | UCLA

Pac-12 Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
California13-524-9
Oregon13-522-9
Arizona12-623-11
Colorado11-723-11
Washington14-421-10
Stanford10-821-11
UCLA11-719-14
Oregon State7-1119-14
Washington State7-1115-16
Arizona State6-1210-21
Utah3-156-25
USC1-176-26
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Research Notes

The Pac-12 just reached another new low...Colorado beat Utah 53-41. The 94 combined points are the fewest in a game in Pac-10/12 Tournament history. ------------------------------------ UCLA defeated USC 55-40 in the 1st round of the Pac-12 Tournament. The 40 points by USC is tied for the fewest points scored by a team in Pac-10/12 Tournament history. Oregon lost to Washington State 62-40 in 2009. The 95 combined points are the 2nd-fewest in a game in Pac-10/12 Tournament history.

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