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USC Basketball: UCLA Spoils Trojans Star's Return At Home

Neither team shot better than 30 percent from the field.

Maren Angus-Coombs

USC Basketball: UCLA Spoils Trojans Star's Return At Home
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The USC Trojans saw their five-game home winning streak against the pesky UCLA Bruins come to a skidding stop in a 65-50 loss on Saturday night at the Galen Center.

All-Pac-12 Trojans guard Boogie Ellis made his return to the starting lineup after missing three games with a hamstring injury and was held to eight points, his second-lowest point total of the season. All eight points came in the first half.

Guard Oziya Sellers was the leading scorer for the Trojans with 10 points and big man Joshua Morgan had a team-high five rebounds. 

In front of a star-studded crowd that included Scottie Pippen and Mark Sanchez, the Trojans struggled to find their rhythm. 

USC was 9-for-21 from the field in the first half and saw UCLA go on a 17-2 run leading up to halftime.

Sellers hit his first three of the night in the second half but USC struggled to climb back into the game.

The Trojans were held to four second-chance points in the second half. This putback dunk by Morgan was the last true highlight for the home team.

The Trojans, now 8-12 on the year, will remain at Galen Center next weekend, with home contests against Oregon on Thursday and Oregon State on Saturday.

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite being raised in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer for the LA Sports Report Network.

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