Men’s Basketball | December 07, 2023
The USC Trojans (5-3) will host Long Beach State (6-4) at the Galen Center on Dec. 10 at 1:00 p.m. The game will air on the Pac-12 Network with Jacob Tobey and Don MacLean calling the action. The game will be part of a doubleheader as the No. 6-ranked USC women’s team (7-0) will host UC Riverside at 3:30 p.m. USC’s next home game for the men’s team will be Jan. 3, 2024 vs. California.
THE GONE GUYS — After today’s game vs. Long Beach State, USC will play its next four games on the road. USC is scheduled to play at Auburn on Dec. 17, at Alabama State on Dec. 19, at Oregon on Dec. 28 and at Oregon State on Dec. 30. The stretch is the first time USC has played four consecutive road games since the 2002 season (at San Diego, LMU, Washington and WSU). If you go back to the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego, USC is in a stretch of playing 7 of 9 games away from the Galen Center. USC is also playing only five home games in its first 13 games for the first time since also playing just five home games in the first 13 games of the 2005 season.
USC’S STELLAR STRETCH — USC won a school-record 95 games over the previous four seasons (22 in 2020, 25 in 2021, 26 in 2022 and 22 in 2023). The four consecutive seasons of 20+ wins sets a school record for most consecutive 20-win seasons, breaking the mark of three consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins from 2016-18. USC’s 95 total wins the last four seasons was tied for sixth-most among all Power 6 basketball programs, trailing only Kansas (111), Baylor (104), Arizona (99), UCLA (99) and Duke (97).
FACING LONG BEACH STATE — Long Beach State (6-4) is coming off an 88-66 win at home vs. Life Pacific on Dec. 6. Guard Marcus Tsohonis leads Long Beach State with an 17.2 scoring average. LBSU has a win at Michigan, 94-86, on Nov. 17 and has won its last three games. USC is 12-6 all-time against Long Beach State, winning the last four contests, all by 11 points or less, the last being an 88-78 win on Dec. 14, 2022.
ON DECK: ROAD TRIP TO AUBURN AND ALABAMA STATE — USC will play at Auburn (5-2) on Dec. 17 and at Alabama State (4-4) on Dec. 19 to close out the nonconference slate. Auburn will play Indiana in Atlanta, Ga. on Dec. 9 and UNC Asheville in Huntsville, Ala. on Dec. 13 before hosting USC. Auburn has…
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