Olson Has Aces to Trump Bibby

USC Coach Henry Bibby has started 11 players this season, while Arizona Coach Lute Olson has started only six.

While Bibby has continually mixed and matched his lineups in search of a winning combination, Olson has had the luxury of knowing that his top six players were good enough to win an NCAA championship last season.

Even with such a strong core, the Wildcats utilize three reserves: junior guard Jason Terry, sophomore forward Eugene Edgerson and junior center Donnell Harris, who each average more than 10 minutes a game.

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Bibby has compared this Arizona team to some of the best college teams in the last 25 years. Currently, the Wildcats lead the Pacific 10 Conference in scoring (90.5 points), field-goal percentage (51.2%) and margin of victory (16.9 points).

TONIGHT

vs. Arizona

* 7:30

* Fox Sports Net

Site--Sports Arena.

Radio--KIEV (870).

Records--Trojans 7-19, 3-13; No. 2-ranked Wildcats 26-3, 16-0.

Update--USC has lost its last seven games and 11 of its last 12. The Trojans’ last victory came Jan. 31 when they defeated Washington State, the last-place team in the Pacific 10 Conference, 75-69, in overtime. The average margin of USC’s defeats during their seven-game losing streak, which includes overtime games against Oregon State and UCLA, is 16.3 points. Arizona is headed in the other direction. The Wildcats’ 31-point dismantling of No. 8 Stanford last week was their 19th victory in a row, tying a school record.