It got ugly on the scoreboard but...

It got ugly on the scoreboard but that made for some fun on the court. Prettiest play was O’Bannon’s follow slam off a Bailey miss near the eight-minute mark. McCoy had three dunks, all of which seemed to come over USC center David Crouse. Dollar’s return from the bench was a welcome sight for UCLA, as he made a three-pointer and a driving layup in the first three minutes, sparking UCLA’s 20-8 run in a nine-minute stretch. USC was doomed long before it happened, but Rhodes finally did score a basket, a short jumper with 8:44 left, cutting the Bruin lead to 16. UCLA’s Henderson did much talking before the game but none during, his only show of emotion was a brief smile after a frustration foul by USC’s Gary Johnson at midcourt. The finishing touch should have been another three-pointer by Bailey, but the Bruins settled for a breakaway slam by O’Bannon with :50 left. At that point fans began chanting “Just SC.”

* UCLA’S LEADING SCORERS

Bailey 18, O’Bannon 8, McCoy 8

* UCLA’S LEADING REBOUNDERS

Henderson 7, O’Bannon 4.

* OTHER STUFF

O’Bannon had four stitches on his right eye after taking an elbow from Crouse in the second half. . . . Loyd played a career-high 23 minutes.

* USC’S LEADING SCORERS

Crouse 10, Johnson 7

* USC’S LEADING REBOUNDERS

Crouse 3, Williams 3

* OTHER STUFF

USC shot 38.5% in the half and 36.8% for the game. . . . USC made two of 12 three-point shots in second half.