Arizona Upsets No.17 USC 81-72; Snaps Trojans Seven-Game Winning Streak
No.17 Southern California had been riding a seven-game winning streak coming into its Pac-12 matchup with the Arizona Wildcats.
No.17 Southern California had been riding a seven-game winning streak coming into its Pac-12 matchup with the Arizona Wildcats.
In mid-January the Bruins held a record of 8-9 with shocking losses to Hofstra and Cal State Fullerton and no thought of a March Madness Tournament bid.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sat along court side and cheered on his alma mater. The UCLA legend also took a photo with freshman 7-foot center Moses Brown, serving as an inspiration for the Bruins highly touted Five-star recruit. “That was my first-time meeting , I always wanted to meet him,” Brown said. “We had a lot of things in common. He told me to keep up the good work.” Abdul-Jabbar was honored at halftime with his several of his teammates from the 1969 championship team with a barrage of cheers. UCLA ultimately used the loud and energetic crowd to route Arizona 90-69