CHICAGO — One team wants to change the narrative that it can’t win outside the West Coast. The other wants to change the narrative that it simply can’t win. For the UCLA and USC men’s basketball teams,

The USC Trojans face off with the Washington Huskies today in Big Ten tournament play. USC enters at 18–13, while Washington comes in 15–16 behind forward Hannes Steinbach’s 18.6 points and 11.6 boards per game.

Sixth-year senior guard Chad Baker-Mazara, who spent most of this season as the Trojans' top scorer, has been dismissed by the USC's men's basketball program.

CHICAGO — Some sat at their lockers with heads down, others with blank stares. The disappointment hung thick in the air after an eighth consecutive loss that registered as one final letdown for the USC basketball team.

Bruins put their foot down on owning the crosstown rivalry in our UCLA vs. USC picks, odds & expert predictions for Saturday, March 7.

In what has already been a brutal year for the Trojans, they were run out of their own building by their crosstown rivals Saturday night

USC basketball is watching its season implode, including its March Madness chances. Trojan fans likely won't like the newest odds.

Why did USC star Chad Baker-Mazara depart the program ahead of the Big Ten, NCAA tournaments? Here's what you need to know:

South Carolina men's basketball's Lamont Paris will return to coach next year, the athletic department confirmed to The Greenville News on March 10.

Baker-Mazara took a seat on the baseline, adjacent to USC's bench. Injured teammate Rodney Rice sat at the end, closest to the bench, and a young woman sat between Rice and Baker-Mazara, with the three of them chatting throughout the second half.

Jazzy Davidson suffered a right shoulder injury during a loss to Washington Huskies. USC confirmed Davidson will be available for the NCAA Tournament after recovery. Coach Gottlieb said, "she’s just capable of doing almost anything on a basketball court.