UCLA beats USC

Despite not having a great shooting night, UCLA beat USC 56-46 by doing what it does best — playing great defense and rebounding.

UCLA’s defense held O.J. Mayo to four points and forced him to commit 10 turnovers (USC had 22 turnovers as a team, compared to UCLA’s 9). UCLA had 19 offensive rebounds compared to USC’s 5, and 13 steals to USC’s 3. That’s how UCLA was able to win making only 34% of their shots.

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute’s return definitely helped the team. Darren Collison returned to his normal self and played great on both sides of the ball.

It’s good to see that UCLA is back on the right track after the Washington loss and with only three weeks left in the Pac-10 season.

Also, Telemachus at Bruins Nation uploaded some video highlights of the game. Check them out.