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USC Men's Basketball Hits The Road To Face Washington
December 06, 2024 | Men's Basketball
This is the first time these two teams will play each other as members of the Big Ten Conference.
SEATTLE – The first Big Ten Conference road game is here for USC Men's Basketball (5-4, 0-1 Big Ten) as they make the trip north to take on a former Pac-12 opponent in the University of Washington Huskies. The Trojans have an overall record of 81-75 against the Huskies, defeating them both times they played one another last season.
GAME COVERAGE
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m.
WHERE: Alaska Airlines Arena | Seattle, Washington
WATCH: Big Ten Network
RADIO: ESPN LA APP or USCTrojans.com/listen & USC Gameday App
LAST TIME OUT
USC hosted their first Big Ten game as they took on a familiar opponent in the No. 12 Oregon Ducks. Both defenses came out strong as neither team scored a basket for the first three minutes of the game. Even though Oregon was the first team to score, it didn't affect the Trojans. With the help of Chibuzo Agbo and Desmond Claude, USC pulled ahead of the Ducks and maintained a seven-point lead at the half. The Trojans didn't stop there. They picked up where they left off in the first half, this time with Terrance Williams II lighting up the stat sheet. However, the Ducks' defense started to pick up the pace as they prevented the Trojans from scoring for a total of eight minutes in the second half. This caused Oregon to tie the game and ultimately take the lead with less than four minutes to go in the second half. By the time the final buzzer rang, the score favored the visiting team as USC fell 68-60.
Claude had the best showing for USC as he secured a team-high 22 points. Agbo also had a standout performance for the Trojans, recording 18 points while shooting at 100 percent from the charity stripe.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Assistant coaches Will Conroy and Quincy Pondexter are making their way back home to Washington. Both coaches had great careers for the Huskies. Conroy played for Washington from 2001-05, finishing as the Huskies' all-time assists leader. Pondexter played for the team from 2007-10, scoring the fifth-most points in program history with 1,786. Wesley Yates III also came to the Trojans from Washington.
FIRST ROAD GAME IN CONFERENCE PLAY
This game against the Huskies is the first road game in the Big Ten Conference for USC. Over the last 10 seasons, the Trojans have a record of 7-3 during their first road conference game.
STARTING FIVE
Head Coach Eric Musselman seems to have found his stride with his starting lineup. This was the second time this season where the same five players started in two straight games. Those five players have been Saint Thomas, Desmond Claude, Terrance Williams II, Chibuzo Agbo and Josh Cohen. Thomas and Cohen are the only two players to start every game for the Trojans.
GAME COVERAGE
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m.
WHERE: Alaska Airlines Arena | Seattle, Washington
WATCH: Big Ten Network
RADIO: ESPN LA APP or USCTrojans.com/listen & USC Gameday App
LAST TIME OUT
USC hosted their first Big Ten game as they took on a familiar opponent in the No. 12 Oregon Ducks. Both defenses came out strong as neither team scored a basket for the first three minutes of the game. Even though Oregon was the first team to score, it didn't affect the Trojans. With the help of Chibuzo Agbo and Desmond Claude, USC pulled ahead of the Ducks and maintained a seven-point lead at the half. The Trojans didn't stop there. They picked up where they left off in the first half, this time with Terrance Williams II lighting up the stat sheet. However, the Ducks' defense started to pick up the pace as they prevented the Trojans from scoring for a total of eight minutes in the second half. This caused Oregon to tie the game and ultimately take the lead with less than four minutes to go in the second half. By the time the final buzzer rang, the score favored the visiting team as USC fell 68-60.
Claude had the best showing for USC as he secured a team-high 22 points. Agbo also had a standout performance for the Trojans, recording 18 points while shooting at 100 percent from the charity stripe.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
- Washington is 6-2 to start the year and 0-1 in conference play.
- Head coach Danny Sprinkle is entering his first season with the Huskies after stints as head coach at Montana State and Utah State.
- The Huskies lost 69-58 to UCLA in their first Big Ten conference game.
- Senior forward Great Osobor is leading the Huskies in points per game (14.5), rebounds per game (10.1), assists per game (3.9) and blocks per game (2.9) this season. Osobor is one of two players to start every game for the Huskies this season. Senior guard Tyree Ihenacho is the only other Husky to start every game.
- Sophomore guard Tyler Harris is averaging 14.0 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game in 2024-25. Harris is shooting 50.6 percent from the field and 41.4 percent from behind the three-point line this season.
- Freshman guard Zoom Diallo is averaging 9.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in four starts in 2024-25.
- Senior guard DJ Davis is averaging 7.1 points per game and 1.7 rebounds per game this season.
- As a team, the Huskies are shooting 41.9 percent from the field - the lowest mark of any Big Ten conference team this season.
- The Huskies are second in the Big Ten in offensive rebounds per game with 13.0 per game (Illinois - 14.3).
- Washington is averaging 12.2 assists per game as a team - the lowest mark in the Big Ten.
Assistant coaches Will Conroy and Quincy Pondexter are making their way back home to Washington. Both coaches had great careers for the Huskies. Conroy played for Washington from 2001-05, finishing as the Huskies' all-time assists leader. Pondexter played for the team from 2007-10, scoring the fifth-most points in program history with 1,786. Wesley Yates III also came to the Trojans from Washington.
FIRST ROAD GAME IN CONFERENCE PLAY
This game against the Huskies is the first road game in the Big Ten Conference for USC. Over the last 10 seasons, the Trojans have a record of 7-3 during their first road conference game.
STARTING FIVE
Head Coach Eric Musselman seems to have found his stride with his starting lineup. This was the second time this season where the same five players started in two straight games. Those five players have been Saint Thomas, Desmond Claude, Terrance Williams II, Chibuzo Agbo and Josh Cohen. Thomas and Cohen are the only two players to start every game for the Trojans.
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