LOS ANGELES >> It was chaotic. It was intense. It was fabulous.
About the only thing it wasn’t was March. But that’s just because the calendar annually insists on finishing February first.
Silly, calendar.
UCLA beat USC 102-70 at pulsating and vibrant Pauley Pavilion on Saturday in a game that sounded, felt and looked like it could have come straight from the NCAA Tournament.
Where, conveniently enough, both these teams appear to be heading, only as certainly as sneakers squeak.
There’s the matter of finishing the Pac-12 Conference schedule first and then the league tournament.