/ STAFF WRITER
LOS ANGELES – USC again knocked off UCLA.
The Trojans upset the eighth-ranked Bruins, 84-76, on Wednesday night, securing a fourth consecutive victory over their crosstown rivals to equal the longest winning streak in more than half a decade.
The last time USC, which improved to 18-4 overall and 5-4 in the Pac-12, won four in a row against UCLA came over the 2009-11 seasons.
The Bruins dropped to 19-3 overall and 6-3 in conference, their second straight loss after falling at home last week to Arizona.
In front of a sold-out Galen Center, heralded freshman point guard Lonzo Ball was swarmed by a stifling defense and was derided with chants of, “Over-rated!