UCLA was up 11 points early but USC, despite having Taj Gibson on the bench for about 15 minutes with three fouls, managed to get to within 33-31 at intermission.
Trojans' Coach Tim Floyd has to feel pretty good about only being down by two points, all things considered.
The Bruins' offense got very sluggish after that initial 19-8 burst and their defense broke down a bit, as well, most notably in the closing seconds when 6-10 Keith Wilkinson, of all people, beat them off the dribble from about 15 feet away and scored on a left-handed layup for the final points of the half.
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