Losing the 100 Dash

Thursday night, UCLA and USC gave up 100 points in the same day for the first time. The most points given up in non-overtime losses by the Bruins and Trojans:

* six regular-season games remaining.

*--* UCLA Score Opponent Year Final W-L Comment 120-84 at Duke 1998 24-9 The Blue Devil student section really went Cameron Crazy over this one 112-102 Tulsa (NCAA) 1994 21-7 You knew things weren’t A-OK. for the Bruins when Ed O’Bannon didn’t know what state Tulsa was located 110-83 at Illinois 1964 28-2 Attention Henry Bibby: Even John Wooden’s teams gave up 100 points. The difference is his teams, like this one, went on to win NCAA championsh ips 109-68 North Carolina at Anchorage 1997 24-9 Al Pacino can tell you that bad things can happen in Alaska 109-61 at Stanford 1997 24-8 Steve Lavin took the heat for the worse loss in UCLA history, then basked in the afterglow of an 19-point win over the Cardinal a month later 107-70 at North Carolina 1985 15-14 The Walt Hazzard-co ached Bruins forgot they were supposed to be riding the momentum of their NIT championsh ip into this season opener 106-70 at Arizona 2003 *5-15 The Bruins get desert sand kicked in their faces, again looking like the 98-pound weaklings they were in a 35-point loss to the Wildcats four weeks earlier 106-79 Indiana (NCAA) 1992 28-5 Then-Bruin Coach Jim Harrick has forgotten more about this game then we’ll ever know USC Score Opponent Year Final W-L Comment 111-68 at Stanford 2000 16-14 Lavin has his Stanford Waterloo, Bibby has his 108-78 at Arizona State 2003 *10-10 Attention Wizard of Heritage Hall: It didn’t take Wooden 17 years to lose this badly to a conference opponent and fall to a .500 record 107-78 at Kansas 1999 15-13 The Trojans were on the high road with a 6-0 record before this game, then followed the yellowbric k-shooting to another mediocre season 107-68 at Arizona 1992 24-6 The Trojans won their next nine games and avenged this blowout two months later with a one-point win over the Wildcats 107-83 at UCLA 1966 13-12 After giving up 100 points to the Bruins a second time, Trojan Coach Bob Boyd wised up and used stall tactics in the next meeting, losing 40-35 in overtime 105-90 at UCLA 1966 13-12 Mt. San Antonio College transfer Bill Hewitt started his Trojan career with 39 points. Unfortunat ely for USC, Lew Alcindor started his UCLA varsity career with 56 points 105-61 Arizona 2001 24-10 The Trojans picked themselves off the Sports Arena hardwood after the worst loss in school history and marched onto the NCAA’s Elite Eight 105-81 at Washington 1956 14-12 Yes, they could score 100 points in the 1950s. Bruno Boin -- not played by Bruce Willis -- was the star of the show for the Huskies

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-- JIM RHODE