Sunday it was a battle between several top ranked teams in college basketball. UCLA went toe-to-toe with the USC Trojans in a tenacious exchange. The final score was 64-60 in favor the Bruins. These two California rivals probably had a strong feeling it was going to be an intense battle on the court. This game came down to defensive stops. Obviously, there wasn't a breakout individual scoring performance as the top scorer for UCLA, Darren Collison finished with 18 points. His crafty 6-of-9 shooting from the field enabled a flurry of offensive support when needed while also contributing with 5 free-throws.The major difference which enabled the Bruins to prevail was at the free-throw line. UCLA shot 70% to to USC's lackluster 60% from the charity stride. No one off the bench for the Bruins managed to contribute much, but in the end that proved to be irrelevant as the no. 7 team knocked off another powerhouse in the West. Scrappy, pressure defense got the job done for UCLA. Don't think for a minute that those Trojans will take the defeat lying down and not come out to fight another day. With the victory, UCLA improves to 13-2 on the season. I look for more impressive positives to generate from this team in the near future.
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