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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Ben Bolch

UCLA ends losing streak vs. USC, delivering Mick Cronin his first win over rival

LOS ANGELES — The streak is over.

It suffered a noisy demise Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion, UCLA fans roaring in celebration of a breakthrough victory over USC. Jaime Jaquez Jr., the primary Bruins protagonist, turned and pointed both fingers at the student section and Jaylen Clark sprinted over to celebrate with his classmates.

Jaquez nudged his team toward the long-awaited 75-68 triumph before a sellout crowd that had been energetic long before tipoff. Staying aggressive in the low post, he scored 27 points while making 10 of 16 shots to help bury a regrettable chunk of Bruins history.

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