USC could have won this game. USC should have won this game.
UCLA needs to think about that as it advances into a postseason that is quickly making them skittish.
And the NCAA tournament selection committee needs to think about that as USC goes home to wait for what should be not only a guaranteed bid but a decent seeding.
On a tumultous late Thursday night at the T-Mobile Arena, the Bruins were the official winners in the crosstown rubber match in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament, defeating USC, 76-74.