UCLA's Ike Anigbogu, left, and Southern California's Chimezie Metu vie for the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 men's tournament Thursday, March 9, 2017, in Las Vegas. UCLA won 76-74. (AP Photo/John Locher)

 John Locher

UCLA has won 10 straight games since losing to Arizona and USC in successive games at the end of January, playing the same fast-paced offensive style but with better defense and rebounding. The Bruins pulled out their quarterfinal win Thursday by holding USC to just 38.7 percent shooting and 36.0 percent from 3-point range. They’ve been using a mix of a 3-2 zone and man-to-man defense.Β 

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