This Saturday brings us a game between two teams vying for top basketball school in the state of California. The USC Trojans are much improved, including an impressive freshman class including superstar O.J. Mayo, but they have struggled as of late. UCLA is ranked in fifth in the country, and except for one small blip on their schedule, they have played some of the best basketball in the country.

This game features arguably the two best freshmen in the country. Mayo and Kevin Love are both already leaders of their respective teams, and also leaders in points. Mayo is leading the Trojans with 20.1 points a game, while Love leads his team with 16.1. Love is also averaging 10.2 rebounds, meaning a double-double. The Bruins lone loss came to the hands of Texas 63 to 61. Since then they have reeled off seven straight wins, including victories at Michigan and at Stanford. The closest a team has came to beating them since the two point loss in nine points, against Stanford. They are on a roll, which is great, as Pac-10 play is in full effect.

A team not starting off too hot in conference play is the Trojans. As of this game they’ve dropped both games, and are losers of five of their last eight. Even before the UCLA game USC meets undefeated Washington State and Washington, both potential losses. I don’t expect it to get any easier for the Trojans when they travel to Los Angeles.

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