Did you see SMU lost by 20 at Stanford last night? Thanks, Enfield! SMU had a 16-3 record and looked like a lock for the NCAA Tournament but has lost 7 of its past 10 games. Maybe USC and SMU can play each other in the NIT. USC hosts UCLA today at the Galen Center in women’s basketball. After USC lost to lowly Penn State, … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Thanks, Enfield!
The demise of USC basketball continued Saturday afternoon at the Galen Center. The Trojans led at halftime by five points but completely collapsed in the second half of their 82-67 loss to Nebraska. USC made 4 of 21 shots from 3-point range. It got rebounded, 41-25. “We did not rebound the ball,” Eric Musselman said. “Rebounding the ball is something that I thought at least … Continue reading USC Offers Meek Performance Vs. Nebraska
USC isn’t going to beat UCLA when Alijah Arenas goes 2 for 8 with five turnovers. Or forwards Ezra Ausar and Jacob Cofie are a combined 4 for 16. Maybe it was unrealistic to expect USC to beat UCLA at Pauley Pavilion but it was necesary with home losses to Northwestern and Oregon. The problem is when you bring in an entire new team every … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: That Familiar Feeling With Basketball Is Back
You know what the best coaching job in America is? USC men’s basketball coach. You can make $5 million a year and just about have the least pressure to win of any Power 4 job with largely apathetic fan base outside of a small following that almost never calls for a coach to be fired. This is not an indictment of Eric Musselman, by the … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: The Best Coaching Job In America
USC entered the day as one of the last four teams in the NCAA Tournament according to ESPN but that was before disaster struck at the Galen Center. The Trojans blew a six-point lead in the final 70 seconds and lost to lowly Oregon, 71-70. Oregon is in second-to-last place in the Big Ten with a 3-13 record. Chad Baker-Mazara returned from injury and scored … Continue reading Did USC Just Play Itself Out Of NCAA Tournament?
The Muss Bus rolled over between Figueroa and Flower streets last night, as Illinois routed USC, 101-65. It was the largest Big Ten road win for Illinois since 1946 when the Illini defeated the University of Chicago, 70-28. Now USC was without Chad Baker-Mazara (knee), who wasn’t even at the game. And Alijah Arenas played only 18 minutes after being bothered by illness. “I didn’t … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Muss Bus Rollover At Galen Center
