Southern California, Utah both need 勝利，勝つs for tourney 再開するs
Southern California will 試みる／企てる to 追加する an impressive line on its NCAA Tournament 再開する Saturday when it visits Utah for a Pac-12 game in Salt Lake City.
Teetering on the 辛勝する／優位 of at-large 適格（性）, USC (20-8, 12-5 Pac-12) has run out of 都合のよい matchups the 残り／休憩（する） of the way.
A daunting three-game の近くに to the 正規の／正選手 season starts at Utah (17-12, 10-8) before the Trojans 長，率いる home for games against No. 7 Arizona and Arizona 明言する／公表する. That stretch is followed by the Pac-12 Tournament.
The Trojans reached 20 victories for a program-記録，記録的な／記録する fourth 連続した season on Thursday with a 納得させるing 84-65 勝利，勝つ at Colorado. Boogie Ellis had 21 points, while Kobe Johnson and Reese Dixon-Waters each 追加するd 15.
USC's 56.9 パーセント 狙撃 業績／成果 from the field was its second-best of the season.
"抱擁する (勝利，勝つ). It's very 堅い to 勝利，勝つ in a place like 玉石," Johnson said, while walking off the 法廷，裁判所 Thursday. "To be able to 勝利，勝つ like this feels amazing. We ain't done yet. We have Utah next. We're gonna be ready."
Utah likely will have to make a run through the Pac-12 tournament ーするために reach the NCAA Tournament. But the Utes are not going 負かす／撃墜する with a fight.
Playing without starting guards Rollie Worster (ankle) and Gabe Madsen (lower 脚), Utah still was able to give No. 4 UCLA fits Thursday in an 結局の 78-71 敗北・負かす. Utah was within three points at 62-59 with five minutes remaining and outrebounded UCLA 37-34.
マイク Saunders Jr. filled the 無効の in the Utah backcourt with a career-best 25 points. He entered with just 41 total points 得点する／非難する／２０d in 15 previous games and just seven of those points （機の）カム in 会議／協議会 play.
"Man, we gave ourselves a chance," Utah coach Craig Smith said. "明白に we were playing a lot of different 顔触れs tonight. I was proud of our guys, like just incredibly proud of our guys and how hard we competed."
The Utes have now lost three 連続した games and five of their last seven, although they are 12-5 at home.
In the previous matchup between the teams this season, USC earned a 71-56 victory at home on Jan. 14 as Ellis 得点する／非難する／２０d 17 points. He leads USC with 17.3 points per game. Utah's Branden Carlson 得点する／非難する／２０d 21 points in that game and leads the Utes with 16.3 per contest.
--Field Level マスコミ
