BRUINS STICK IT TO TROJANS UCLA STARTS GAME WITH AN 18-2 RUN AND CRUISES TO BIG VICTORY OVER USC UCLA 66, USC 45.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer When Tim Floyd Tim Floyd (born February 25, 1954) is the current head coach of the University of Southern California men's college basketball team. Floyd is also a former head coach of several teams in both the NCAA and the NBA. was named USC's coach a year ago, he spoke about Arizona being the measuring stick for his program. But after No. 18 UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX embarrassed USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. 66-45 on Wednesday in front of 13,037 at Pauley Pavilion Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, informally and commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams. The men's and women's volleyball teams also play here. to remain atop the Pacific-10 standings, perhaps it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to adjust the stick. ``It's us now,'' UCLA sophomore Arron Afflalo Arron Agustin Afflalo (born October 15, 1985) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Detroit Pistons. He recently completed a three-year career at University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific Ten Conference of the NCAA as the starting shooting said after scoring 11 points and playing suffocating suf·fo·cate v. suf·fo·cat·ed, suf·fo·cat·ing, suf·fo·cates v.tr. 1. To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen. 2. To impair the respiration of; asphyxiate. 3. defense on former high school teammate Gabe Pruitt Gabriel Michael Pruitt (born on April 19, 1986 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American basketball player with the Boston Celtics. Biography College career On April 27 Pruitt announced that he registered for the 2007 NBA Draft. . ``It's still very early, but right now, despite all our injuries, we still feel in our heart we're an elite ballclub.'' Much like on the gridiron, when USC pummeled the Bruins six weeks earlier, the drama ended early in Westwood as the Bruins opened the game with an 18-2 run. Jordan Farmar had nine of his game-high 15 points in that eight-minute run, and USC never recovered. UCLA's offense was in sync, the Bruins controlled the boards, and the defense frustrated the Trojans into shooting a horrid 29.5 percent from the field. ``We have a lot of great athletes, and some guys who really understand the game, and what team defense is about and how to really help each other out,'' Farmar said. ``Then we have some shot-blockers on the inside when we get beat on penetration, and we're doing a great job of sliding over and taking charges.'' It was UCLA's third straight win in the series, and gave the Bruins (15-3, 5-2 Pac-10) blowout wins in back-to-back home games against USC, which lost 90-69 in Pauley last season. USC (12-6, 3-4) has lost three of its last four games overall. ``That's the best defense we played for 40 minutes all year,'' Bruins coach Ben Howland said. ``I'm really proud of our effort, the way we came out with real determination defensively, and very sharp talking to each other, and good ball pressure.'' Dwayne Shackleford led USC with 12 points, which suggests how well the Bruins shut down the trio of Pruitt, Nick Young and Lodrick Stewart. That trio was averaging a combined 46 points per game, but on Wednesday combined for just 17 points on 5-for-25 shooting. The Trojans also scored their fewest points in the series since a 40-35 loss in 1967. ``We obviously have some things to work on,'' said Floyd, who received a second-half technical foul for arguing with the officials. ``You would hope the performance would bother us.'' UCLA's 40 minutes of fun began in a flurry, with Farmar hitting a 23-footer just 17 seconds after the tip. Farmar added another 3-pointer, before Abdoulaye N'diaye's dunk off a turnover provided the Trojans with their only points of the first eight minutes. By the time USC scored again, Afflalo hit a leaner, Ryan Hollins scored on a chippie chip·pie n. Variant of chippy. , Michael Roll made a 3-pointer, Darren Collison scored in transition and Farmar hit another 3-pointer to give the Bruins an 18-2 lead. The Trojans, who trailed 39-19 at the half, never got closer than 15 points after the initial burst to begin the game, trailed 60-30 with 8:13 to play and didn't get closer than 20 points in the second half. ``This was our most complete, but I wouldn't say this was our best game,'' Afflalo said. ``The effort was definitely there. The team defense was definitely there, but we had some good wins on the road where we really stuck together.'' Brian Dohn, (818) 713-3607 brian.dohn(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) UCLA's Ryan Wright, right, gains control of the ball past USC's Jeremy Barr during Wednesday's game at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins extended their lead in the Pac-10 to two games. John McCoy/Staff Photographer Box: (ran in Final edition only) UC DAVIS Davis, city (1990 pop. 46,209), Yolo co., central Calif.; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1917. It is an education center with light industry; machinery, processed foods, and computer equipment are produced. The extensive Univ. at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge - Sean Ceglinsky |
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