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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 06: Boogie Ellis #5 of the USC Trojans handles the ball in the second half defended by Spencer Jones #14 of the Stanford Cardinal at Galen Center on January 06, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Pac-12 conference men’s basketball action continues Wednesday night with a matchup between the No. 13-ranked Arizona Wildcats (12-4, 3-2 Pac-12) hosting the USC Trojans (8-9, 2-4) at the McKale Center.
Arizona opened the year with eight consecutive wins, including two over ranked opponents. A matchup with No. 2-ranked Purdue handed the Wildcats their first loss of the season in mid-December. After a 9-2 start to the schedule, Arizona won three of its first four Pac-12 conference games. The Wildcats did drop their last game – a road matchup with Washington State – 73-70, despite a game-high 28 points from guard Caleb Love. That loss dropped Arizona to fourth in the Pac-12 standings despite boasting the best point differential (+19.3 points per game) in the conference.
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USC started the season 5-2 but have dropped seven of their last 10 games since the start of December. Since the start of Pac-12 play in late December, wins and losses have come in pairs for the Trojans. Losses to Oregon and Oregon State preceded wins over California and Stanford. The Trojans’ last two games were both losses to Washington State at home and Colorado on the start of their current road trip.
The Trojans’ top scorer Boogie Ellis (hamstring) and Joshua Morgan (illness) are both questionable for this game. USC continues its road trip with their second game against a ranked opponent this season Wednesday in Tucson.
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Publish date : 2024-01-17 13:13:28
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