UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans

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UCLA Bruins

20-10, 3-6 Away

USC Trojans

18-12, 9-6 Home

USC hosts Perry and UCLA

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UCLA Bruins (20-10, 12-7 Big Ten) at USC Trojans (18-12, 7-12 Big Ten)

Los Angeles; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST

Bruins -6.5; over/under is 151.5

BOTTOM LINE: UCLA visits USC after Trent Perry scored 20 points in UCLA's 72-52 win against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

The Trojans have gone 9-6 in home games. USC scores 78.9 points while outscoring opponents by 1.5 points per game.

The Bruins are 12-7 in conference matchups. UCLA is eighth in the Big Ten with 16.0 assists per game led by Donovan Dent averaging 7.5.

USC scores 78.9 points, 7.9 more per game than the 71.0 UCLA gives up. UCLA has shot at a 46.9% clip from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points greater than the 43.0% shooting opponents of USC have averaged.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. UCLA won 81-62 in the last matchup on Feb. 25. Dent led UCLA with 30 points, and Chad Baker-Mazara led USC with 25 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Baker-Mazara is scoring 18.5 points per game and averaging 4.2 rebounds for the Trojans. Alijah Arenas is averaging 15.7 points and 2.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Tyler Bilodeau is shooting 51.2% and averaging 18.0 points for the Bruins. Perry is averaging 14.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trojans: 3-7, averaging 72.6 points, 31.0 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.9 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.3 points per game.

Bruins: 6-4, averaging 78.1 points, 29.9 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points.

TV Channel: UCLA at USC 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on FS1.
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USC: 38.4%

UCLA: 61.6%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

UCLA		USC
W1	Streak	L6
71.0	Points Against	77.4
77.6	Points Per Game	78.9
47	Field Goal %	45
38	Three Point %	31
32.3	Rebounds Per Game	36.7
16.0	Assists Per Game	14.8
3.0	Blocks Per Game	5.5
6.4	Steals Per Game	6.5
0.6	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.5
9.7	Total Turnovers Per Game	13.2
71.0	Points Against	77.4

Game Information

Galen Center

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Capacity:

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Michigan	18-1	-	28-2
Michigan State	15-4	3	25-5
Nebraska	14-5	4	25-5
Illinois	14-5	4	23-7
Purdue	13-6	5	23-7
Wisconsin	13-6	5	21-9
UCLA	12-7	6	20-10
Ohio State	11-8	7	19-11
Iowa	10-9	8	20-10
Indiana	9-10	9	18-12
USC	7-12	11	18-12
Washington	7-12	11	15-15
Minnesota	7-12	11	14-16
Northwestern	5-14	13	13-17
Rutgers	5-14	13	12-18
Oregon	4-15	14	11-19
Maryland	4-15	14	11-19
Penn State	3-16	15	12-18