No. 8 Arizona, Southern Cal fight for second place

Second place in the Pac-12 Conference could be decided when No. 8 Arizona, looking to avoid back-to-back defeats, plays at Southern California on Thursday night in Los Angeles.

The Wildcats (24-5, 13-5 Pac-12) have never lost consecutive games under second-year coach Tommy Lloyd, but it won't beeasy to keep that streak alive.

The Trojans (21-8, 13-5) are tied in the league standings with Arizona, three games behind UCLA