MATTHEW KREDELL

Matthew Kredell broke into the Daily News in 1998, working part time at the paper while going to USC. The basketball team’s Elite Eight run in 2000-01 was USC’s athletic highlight in his time at the school, when the football team was stuck in the Paul Hackett-era. After graduating in 2001, he started writing for the Daily News full time. He’s in his second year covering USC, which coincides with the rise of the program. He’ll take credit for the success, though Tim Floyd may have more to do with it. A third-generation Los Angelean, he grew up reading the Daily News while at El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills.
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Heroes for a day

USC fans gathered in the lobby of the Doubletree Hotel, organizing two lines with a walkway in the middle for the Trojans.

Then the team bus arrived, and all the pre-planning gave way to unbridled excitement as people decked in cardinal and gold rushed out the sliding doors and onto the sidewalk to mob the players.

The fifth-seeded Trojans got a heroes' welcome Friday night after dominating No. 12 Arkansas 77-60 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game at Spokane Arena.

USC’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament in five years produced its first post-season victory in six seasons, a long wait for Trojans fans and players alike.

``There was a lot of hunger out there,’’ junior guard Gabe Pruitt said. ``We’ve been through so much, we didn’t want it to end now.’’

It won’t. USC advances to face Texas in the second round Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The fourth-seeded Longhorns, led by national Player of the Year candidate Kevin Durant, were 79-67 winners over New Mexico State.

USC (24-11) tied the school record for wins, equaling the total from 2001, 1992, 1974 and 1971.

Posted by Matthew Kredell on March 16, 2007 11:25 PM |

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