It’s been almost two years since UCLA beat USC in a men’s basketball game. The Trojans dominated the Bruins last season, winning all three match-ups in games that weren’t even close. Read more...

Photo: (Harish Balasubramani/Illustration director)

When USC coach Andy Enfield decided to switch from man-to-man to a zone defense eight minutes into his team’s win over UCLA on Jan. 25, the UCLA offense immediately stalled out. Read more...

Photo: Coach Steve Alford’s team struggled against USC’s zone defense, turning the ball over 17 times during their loss back in January. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)

It’s shaping up to be more of a Pac-3 or 4 than a Pac-12. The top three teams in the conference each have at least 10 conference wins while eight other teams each have less than eight, highlighting the two distinct levels of play in the league. Read more...

Photo: UCLA is currently third in the Pac-12, just behind Oregon and Arizona. The Bruins will need to sweep their last five games and for the Ducks and Wildcats to drop an additional game to tie for the regular season title. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)

The reboot worked. After four straight weeks of league play and consecutive losses to Arizona and USC, No. 6 UCLA basketball (23-3, 10-3 Pac-12) needed the week off. Read more...

Photo: Junior center Thomas Welsh had eight rebounds and a block in UCLA men’s basletball’s comeback win over Oregon last Thursday in Pauley Pavilion. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)

Though it closed the half strong, UCLA men’s basketball was slow out of the gates Sunday against Oregon State, putting up its lowest-scoring half of the season as it headed into halftime with a 32-27 lead. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Bryce Alford was 1-of-5 in the first half of Sunday’s game against Oregon State, good for four points. The Bruins’ 32 points is the fewest they have scored by halftime this year. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)