LOS ANGELES >> When the UCLA basketball team tipped off against USC Saturday night, the No. 6 team in the country was simply trying to avoid embarrassment. A loss would have extended USC’s win streak against UCLA to five games, the longest in the rivalry since the 1940s.
By the end of the night, the red on the faces of the USC players nearly matched their uniforms. UCLA ran away with a 102-70 win at Pauley Pavilion, the last few minutes of which were a dunk-filled show for a crowd adorned entirely in blue T-shirts.
Bryce Alford scored 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting.