Powell's 24 Leads UCLA Past Long Beach State, 77-63
Norman Powell scored 24 points to lead all five starters in double figures and UCLA beat Long Beach State 77-63 on Sunday night to give coach Steve Alford a win on his 50th birthday.
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Norman Powell scored 24 points to lead all five starters in double figures and UCLA beat Long Beach State 77-63 on Sunday night to give coach Steve Alford a win on his 50th birthday.
Freshman guard Brooke McCarty scored 20 points off the bench and No. 10 Texas dominated the boards to roll to a 75-65 win over UCLA on Sunday.
Thanks to its win over crosstown rival USC on Saturday night, UCLA cracked the Associated Press College Football Poll's Top 10 on Sunday.
On this November night, the Bruins got the best of the Trojans in the battle for LA. And UCLA fans were ready to celebrate.
Brett Hundley passed for 326 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another score, leading No. 11 UCLA past No. 24 Southern California 38-20 on Saturday night for the Bruins' third straight victory in the annual crosstown showdown.
UCLA is honoring Jackie Robinson by retiring the former four-sport athlete's iconic No. 42 for all of its athletic teams.
The Trojans trailed by 12 points at the break and were still down significantly midway through the second period. But behind a stifling defense that forced 13 second-half turnovers, Southern Cal rallied past Drexel 72-70 at the Charleston Classic on Friday.
The crosstown rivalry game is just a day away as USC and UCLA get ready to battle in the Rose Bowl Saturday
Bryce Alford scored 28 points, making a career-high six 3-pointers, and UCLA routed Nicholls State 107-74 Thursday night for the Bruins' third straight easy victory.
Nickola Jovanovic and Malik Martin were the only USC players in double figures as the Trojans fell to Akron 66-46 on Thursday to start the Charleston Classic.
