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TUCSON -- When the water bottle came flying onto the court near the USC bench in the final seconds Thursday night, the Trojans had literally withstood everything thrown their way.

And then there was Arizona, which succumbed to a smothering USC defense that held the Wildcats' top two players to single digits during the Trojans' 70-58 victory at the McKale Center.


USC's triangle-and-two defense limited Arizona freshman Jerryd Bayless and sophomore Chase Budinger to a combined 15 points, a fraction of the 39 points they had combined for during the Wildcats' victory over the Trojans last month at the Galen Center.

USC frustrates Arizona - Los Angeles Times