USC's perimeter play isn't on the periphery

Tim Floyd was concerned about guarding Cal on the perimeter before Saturday night's game. It turned out all right, as the Trojans held the Bears to 2 of 16 from beyond the arc.

With the win, USC is now a game out of first place in the conference behind Washington and UCLA. The Trojans face the Bruins in Westwood on Wednesday.

USC will need to repeat its defensive perimeter performance in its next game. UCLA has the best outside game of any team in the conference and arguably the best guard play in the nation. Actually, the Bruins are good all-around. They used this last week to develop an inside game, making a concerted effort to score points in the paint against Cal and Stanford.

NOTE: Due to technical issues, the video from this post was missing on Sunday.

-- Adam Rose