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The UCLA Bruins may be No. 8 in the Associated Press Top 25, but the USC Trojans were kings of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
USC defended home-court advantage and beat their cross-city rivals, 84-76. Arash Markazi of ESPN.com noted it was the Trojans' fourth straight win over the Bruins in the series. USC is now 18-4 overall and 5-4 in Pac-12 play, while UCLA dropped to 19-3 overall and 6-3 in the conference.
The contest continued a week of upsets in college basketball. Georgia Tech beat No. 6 Florida State on Wednesday and North Carolina State beat No.