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February 17, 2021 in Basketball, Sports
Junior guard Drew Peterson is averaging 9.2 points per game, along with just over three assists and nearly five rebounds per game in his first season at USC. (Simon Park | Daily Trojan)
With the season concluding soon, men’s basketball has caught fire at just the right time. The Trojans have won 13 of their last 15 games, earning themselves the No. 17 ranking in the country.
They’ll look to continue their outstanding play against Arizona State Wednesday night at Galen Center.
In their earlier matchup against the Sun Devils, USC handled ASU on the road in a comfortable 73-64 victory. The Trojans were without sophomore guard Ethan Anderson, but freshman forward Evan Mobley made it up with 19 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks.
SEATTLE (AP) Evan Mobley scored 17 points, brother Isaiah Mobley added 12 points and 12 rebounds and No. 20 Southern California rolled past Washington 69-54
February 12, 2021 in Basketball, Sports
Freshman forward Evan Mobley contributed seven of the team’s 41 rebounds against Washington Thursday night.
(James Wolfe | Daily Trojan)
The No. 20 USC Trojans average height across the roster stands at a towering 6-feet-7-inches, good for the tallest in the entire NCAA. With the likes of star freshman forward Evan Mobley and his brother sophomore forward Isaiah Mobley contesting shots at the rim, it was no surprise that Washington managed just 22 points in the paint in a 69-54 beatdown at the hands of the TrojansThursday night.
USC’s staggering length and quickness were on full display in a showdown which featured two teams with completely different styles of play. The Trojans reverted to old school ’80s and ’‘90s-style basketball, dominating on the glass and pounding the ball inside. At the end of the first half, USC had more offensive rebounds (10) than Washington had total rebounds (nine).
SEATTLE (AP) Andy Enfield was already thrilled with what he was getting from No. 20 Southern California defensively for most of the Pac-12 season. The Trojans have been even better at that.