SoCal NCAA Hoops Preview

Yale (1-2) at No. 1 UCLA (5-0), 7:30 pm
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The last time UCLA played Yale, the Bruins were on their way to a 30-0 season and a national championship. The top-ranked Bruins hope that karma is the same this season as they host the Bulldogs on Friday night. Guided by coach John Wooden, UCLA defeated Yale during the 1963-64 season en route to its first national title and undefeated season. The 96-65 victory on December 26, 1963 was the only meeting between the two schools. The undefeated Bruins survived their first scare on Tuesday, when they rallied from a five-point deficit with two minutes remaining to defeat No. 11 Michigan State, 68-63. UCLA is led by freshman center Kevin Love, who leads the team with 20.2 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. Yale has lost its last two contests, including a 72-61 setback to Stanford on Tuesday.

USD & USC Continue Playing in Tournament
O.J. Mayo and Taj Gibson scored 20 points each and USC held off scrappy USD 60-50 in a first-round game of the new Anaheim Classic on Thursday night. Mayo scored seven straight points in a game-ending 11-6 run that helped the Trojans (3-1) advance to Friday's game against Miami of Ohio, which beat South Alabama 64-59. USD (2-3) will play South Alabama in a 7:00 p.m. game.