No. 8 UCLA seeks bounce-back effort vs. Southern Cal

Crosstown rivals meet on Thursday in Los Angeles when No. 8 UCLA visits Southern California.

The Bruins (17-3, 8-1 Pac-12) come in aiming to begin a new winning streak after their previous run of 14 straight ended on Saturday at then-No. 11 Arizona. UCLA -- which had not lost since Nov. 20 -- could not overcome its worst scoring performance of the season in a 58-52 defeat.

"We were just very stagnant on offense," Jaime