No. 12 Arizona seeks better than 'average' effort vs. USC

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Arizona spent two weeks at No. 1 in the polls in December, but the Wildcats have fallen to No. 12 and are "an average basketball team" as they head into Wednesday's game against Southern California in Tucson, Ariz.

Arizona (12-4, 3-2 Pac-12) has lost four of its past eight games, including a 73-70 defeat at Washington State on Saturday.

"What I see is an average basketball te