Men’s College Basketball | USC & UCLA results
Utah 70, UCLA 69
LOS ANGELES — Branden Carlson scored off an offensive rebound at the buzzer, giving Utah a 70-69 victory over UCLA on Sunday night and snapping the Bruins’ six-game winning streak.
Dylan Andrews hit a go-ahead jumper with six seconds remaining for the Bruins, who led by six earlier in the half.
The Utes inbounded and raced the length of the court before Deivon Smith missed a layup. Carlson grabbed the ball in traffic and put it in.
The referees called for a video review, leaving the crowd on its feet waiting. The basket was called good and 0.2 seconds were put on the clock but it wasn’t enough time for the Bruins to get off a decent shot.
Smith and Carlson finished with 17 points each in Utah’s first win at Pauley Pavilion since 2018-19. The Utes completed their second season sweep of the Bruins since joining the Pac-12. They blew out UCLA 90-44 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 11.
Smith had 10 assists as the Utes (1610, 7-8) ended their three-game skid.
Lazar Stefanovic scored a seasonhigh 19 points playing all 40 minutes for the Bruins (14-12, 9-6), who lost leading scorer Sebastian Mack in the first half after he was ejected for fouling Carlson.
The rematch included poor shooting from both teams and lots of whistles from the referees. Mack, who averages 13.5 points, was ejected after a flagrant-2 foul with 9:53 remaining. He appeared to elbow Carlson in the throat at mid-court, sending Carlson to the floor where a trainer came and checked on him before he left the court.
Stefanovic proved a steadying presence against his old team. He was 8 of 9 from the free-throw line and had eight rebounds.
The Utes tied it 64-all on a layup by Keba Keita after the Bruins had led by six. Keita and Smith combined to score 13 of the Utes’ final 15 points.
The referees were booed off the floor at halftime. Both coaches received technicals in the half, when neither team led by more than seven and UCLA was ahead 36-34 at the break. Neither team shot better than 37% in the half, when the Bruins made 13 trips to the free throw line and the Utes made 11.
Colorado 92, USC 89, 2OT
LOS ANGELES — KJ Simpson scored 30 points and Colorado rallied from a 16-point, second-half deficit to beat Southern California 92-89 in double overtime on Saturday night.
The Buffaloes (17-9, 8-7 Pac-12) got 18 points and eight rebounds from Tristan da Silva and 14 points by Cody Williams, who had seven of their 21 turnovers.
Simpson and Williams began the second OT with four fouls each. Simpson hit a 3-pointer and the Buffs made six straight free throws for a 92-89 lead. Simpson was held to a season-low four points at UCLA on Thursday.
Boogie Ellis scored 30 points for USC but missed his final three shots, including an airball as time expired.
Colorado’s Luke O’Brien dunked to tie the game at 73-all with 3 seconds left in regulation. Kobe Johnson missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer that sent it to the first overtime.
In the first five-minute extra session, Simpson’s layup gave the Buffaloes their first lead since early in the game. O’Brien scored and Da Silva hit a 3-pointer that extended the lead to 83-79.
Ellis got fouled and hit both free throws and Isaiah Collier’s layup tied it at 83-all. Da Silva missed a jumper from the left corner to force the second OT.
Collier added 25 points and nine assists. The spiraling Trojans (10-16, 4-11) were trying to win two in a row for the first time since early January. Bronny James had two points and two assists in 14 minutes and didn’t play in overtime.
Trailing by 16, the Buffs outscored the Trojans 17-3 to close to 68-66. Simpson had eight points and Williams had four straight in the spurt.
Another 3-pointer by Simpson pulled the Buffs within one. Williams fouled DJ Rodman on a 3-point attempt, and Rodman made 2 of 3 for a 72-69 lead.
Da Silva scored on a backdoor layup and the Buffs again trailed by one. Collier missed a 3-pointer, but stole the ball from Williams at the other end and got fouled. He missed the first and made the second.