USC in desperate need of a win with No. 12 Nebraska in town

Big Ten counterparts Southern California and No. 12 Nebraska meet on Saturday in Los Angeles with very different but equally high stakes.

The Trojans (18-10, 7-10 Big Ten) head into the final three games of the regular season playing for their postseason lives. On a four-game losing streak following its 81-62 blowout setback at rival UCLA on Tuesday, USC enters the closing stretch limping -- in some cases, literally.

Leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara (18.6 points per game) went for 25 points at UCLA...