USC Basketball: Trojans Forward Reveals Game Plan to Beat Rival Bruins on Saturday

USC will try to avoid being swept by their cross-town rivals.

The USC Trojans will be taking on the cross-town UCLA Bruins tonight with the hopes of avoiding being swept on the year. UCLA took the first game of the rivalry earlier in the season at the Galen Center, so the Trojans will be looking to get some revenge. 

USC has struggled this season to live up to the hype that surrounded them entering the year, but they've fought harder over their last two games. They took down Utah and lost a nail-biter to Colorado.

In both games, the Trojans looked like a formidable team. They will need to match a similar energy tonight against the Bruins if they want to pull the upset.

Trojans' forward DJ Rodman revealed the game plan to beat UCLA on Saturday. 

“Just play like we did versus Utah and Colorado,” forward DJ Rodman said. “But just rebound.”

Per DJ Rodman via The Los Angeles Times

Rodman was simple and to the point. The Trojans will need to make sure that they aren't defeated in the rebounding margin again on Saturday.

UCLA beat them weeks ago by outrebounding them 43-29, so the Trojans are putting an emphasis on changing that narrative. If they can make it happen, they'll have a very good chance to take the second game against their rivals.