Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 19 points, Jules Bernard added 15 and No. 13 UCLA beat No. 21 Southern California 69-59 Friday night in the Pac-12 semifinals.
The second-seeded Bruins shut down the Trojans defensively for an eight-point halftime lead and kept them at bay with a sterling offensive second half.Tyger Campbell added 14 points to help send UCLA into Saturday’s title game against No. 2 Arizona.
The Trojans cut down on the turnovers that plagued them in the quarterfinals against Washington, but spent most of the first half in an offensive funk. USC started hitting more shots in the second half, but couldn’t make up ground because the Bruins shot even better. USC won the teams’ first meeting 67-64 despite playing without Mobley due to a concussion. UCLA won the second game 75-68 last Saturday, ending a five-game losing streak to its rival and earning the No. 2 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament.Hounding the Trojans inside and getting out to their perimeter shooters, UCLA held USC to 9-of-29 shooting in the first half.
Jaquez continued to give the Trojans problems with his footwork and crafty moves in the post, scoring and setting up teammates when double teams arrived.
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