USC men suffer critical loss to lowly Oregon
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LOS ANGELES — Chad Baker-Mazara scored 21 points in his first game back from injury, but it wasn’t enough to get the USC men’s basketball team a critical win against Oregon on Saturday. The Ducks scored the final seven points as the Trojans lost 71-70 at the Galen Center, dramatically reducing their chances of making the NCAA Tournament. Ezra Ausar added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Trojans (18-9, 7-9 Big Ten). Alijah Arenas chipped in 13 points and five assists. Jacob Cofie led the defensive efforts with five blocks. Kwame Evans Jr. scored 21 points to lead Oregon (10-17, 3-13), which had lost 11 of its last...