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UCLA Basketball: 5 Most Memorable Pac-12 Tournament Games Under Alford

By Mike Regalado

Mar 5, 2016; Seattle , WA, USA; General view of a NCAA Wilson basketball with the 100th anniversary Pac-12 logo during a womens semifinal in the Pac-12 Conference tournament at KeyArena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 5, 2016; Seattle , WA, USA; General view of a NCAA Wilson basketball with the 100th anniversary Pac-12 logo during a womens semifinal in the Pac-12 Conference tournament at KeyArena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans guard Jordan McLaughlin (11) shoots the ball against the UCLA Bruins during an NCAA basketball game at Pauley Pavilion. USC defeated UCLA 89-75. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans guard Jordan McLaughlin (11) shoots the ball against the UCLA Bruins during an NCAA basketball game at Pauley Pavilion. USC defeated UCLA 89-75. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

2. 2016 vs. USC, L 71-95

Remember, this list is not about the five best UCLA wins in the Pac-12 Tournament under Head Coach Steve Alford, it’s about the most memorable. Bruins fans would agree that this is definitely memorable, but it is a memory they would like to forget.

UCLA had just finished the Pac-12 season in 10th place and had just lost 9 of their last 12 games.  Unless the Bruins won the tournament, this would be Alford’s first year coaching the Bruins without a trip to the Big Dance.

USC had already beat UCLA twice that season, but optimism was Bruin and UCLA was in the mindset that they could take this one away from USC.

That was not the case at all as USC embarrassed UCLA for the third time that season.