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USC Back In Action Hosting Washington State Thursday

USC Back In Action Hosting Washington State Thursday


Men’s Basketball | January 31, 2023

The USC Trojans (15-6, 7-3) will host the Washington State Cougars (10-13, 5-7) at the Galen Center on Feb. 2 at 8:00 p.m.  The game will air on FS1 with Guy Haberman and Dave Miller calling the action. 

WINNING WAYS — USC’s 73 total wins the previous three seasons tied for the third most among all Power 6 basketball programs, trailing only the last two NCAA champions Kansas (83) and Baylor (81).  Also, USC’s 160 wins the previous seven seasons ranked 13th among all Power 6 conference teams.

ENFIELD LEADING THE WAY — USC head coach Andy Enfield is in his 10th season at USC and has compiled an 198-124 record. His wins total ranks fourth on USC’s all-time wins list, trailing only Sam Barry (260), Forrest Twogood (251) and Bob Boyd (216).  Including his two seasons as the head coach at FGCU (2012-13), Enfield has compiled a 239-152 record.

FACING WASHINGTON STATE — The Washington State Cougars (10-13, 5-7) are coming off a 75-58 home win against Arizona State on Jan. 28, snapping a three-game losing streak which followed a season-best three-game winning streak.  Guard TJ Bamba leads Washington State in scoring with a 14.6 points per game average. USC lost 81-71 at Washington State on Jan. 1, snapping a 12-game winning streak against the Cougars.  USC leads the all-time series 81-49.

WASHINGTON ON DECK —  USC’s next game will be vs. the Washington Huskies (13-10, 5-7) at the Galen Center on Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m.  The Huskies will play at UCLA on Feb. 2 before traveling crosstown to face USC.  Forward Keion Brooks Jr. leads Washington in scoring with a 17.9 points per game average. USC won 80-67 at Washington on Dec. 30 and have won the last six meetings with the Huskies.  USC leads the all-time series 78-75* (2 wins vacated due to NCAA penalty, original record 79-75).

PRIME TIME TROJANS — USC is 10-0 this season when the tip is set for 7 p.m. PT or later. 

IT STARTS WITH DEFENSE — USC held California to 27.7 shooting on Nov. 30, the lowest by an opponent since holding Stanford to a 25.4 shooting percentage on March 3, 2021.  USC allowed Washington State to make a 2022-23 opponent high 49.1 percent of its shots on Jan. 1, 

but has held 6 of its last 9 opponents to under 40 percent shooting.  USC has held 13 of its 21 opponents this season to under 40…

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