Golden Bears (72) @ Trojans (64)

Can the Golden Bears defend their home court against the visiting Huskies?

Monty had to rely heavily on the bench and his players rewarded him for it. It sounds like he may be more comfortable relying on the bench down the stretch.

Complete breakdown of USC's 72-64 loss to Cal at the Galen Center Saturday night. Dewayne Dedmon recorded his first career double-double, but the Trojans shot an abysmal 8 for 18 from the free throw line and only 40 percent from the floor.

Bears earned a much needed victory tonight to move their record to 9-5 (1-1). Despite sloppy defense at times, Bears out-executed the Trojans down the stretch. Allen Crabbe got a game high 27 points. Jeff Powers ended the teams' 3 point draught.

Can the Golden Bears bounce back against the Men of Troy?

Cal takes on USC to finish its Pac-12 opening LA roadtrip. To find out more, we talked with Shotgun Spratling, a USC Graduate Journalist, to get some insight into the USC Basketball Team.