Just a week after USC women’s basketball was blown out by crosstown rival UCLA at Galen Center, the Trojan men suffered the same fate Saturday night, falling 89-68 in their seventh straight loss to end the regular season.

UCLA head coach Mick Cronin did a lot of trolling to the USC student section after defeating them on the road.

USC coach Eric Musselman likes to blame injuries or UCLA fans for the his basketball team's shortcomings, but the Trojans' issues are much deeper.

This post was updated March 8 at 9:29 p.m. A 3-6 away record going into the final regular season game could have been reason to worry after the Bruins played their final home game of the 2025-26 season Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donovan Dent scored 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting and UCLA routed reeling Southern California 89-68 for the second time in 11 days Saturday to end the regular season with its highest-ever point total at Galen Center.

INDIANAPOLIS — They might not have seen the last of each other. Five days after they met at the Galen Center, the UCLA and USC women’s basketball teams could face one another on a far bigger stage. A crosstown rivalry game could be held two-thirds of the way across the country at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

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There were some big-time takeaways from Mick Cronin's presser.

It started with the purchase of a few blocks of tickets behind the UCLA team bench. It could end with what the Bruins hope is a hostile takeover of the Galen Center. Roughly 1,000 UCLA students are expected to attend the crosstown rivalry basketball game Saturday evening thanks to a collaboration between Bruins coach Mick Cronin and Men of Westwood,