USC Trojans (17-6) vs. Oregon Ducks (14-10)
Week 14 of the 2022-23 NCAA men’s basketball season is in full swing on Thursday, February 9, when the USC Trojans travel to take on the Oregon Ducks at the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon in this Pacific-12 Conference clash.
This is the only meeting between these teams this season. The club split the two meetings last year with the road team winning both contests. Oregon is favored by 4.0 points with the total set at 143.0.
The USC Trojans (17-6, 13-10-0) defeated the Washington Huskies on Saturday, 80-74. The victory was the fourth in a row for USC who moved to 9-3 in the conference, one game behind archrival UCLA for the top record. USC is 3-3 on the road and 2-3 on the road in the conference. USC is 6-2 ATS in their last eight.
Washington struggled in the first half, hitting nine of 30 shots, which enabled USC to jump out to a seven-point lead. The Trojans shot 43.8% in the first and were just 1-11 from beyond the arc. They did not get much better in the second half either, finishing the contest 4-22 from three-point range. However, a perfect 13-13 from the free-throw line after the break helped this team earn the victory. Tre White scored 22 points and added eight rebounds and Kobe Johnson added 21. He was 9-9 from the free-throw line.
Thirty-three seconds of @iamkobejohnson drawing offensive fouls against Washington – for your viewing pleasure! ?? pic.twitter.com/XSsOpyxa50
— USC Men's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) February 7, 2023
USC is averaging 113.0 points per 100 possessions (43rd) and has been very good defensively, 49th at 97.9 points per 100 possessions. That has them ranked 44th overall in the KenPom rankings. USC is 99th in points allowed per game (66.7) and eighth in opponent field-goal percentage (38.9%). They have been slightly better in the conference, holding opponents to 66.3 points per game, while allowing opponents 39.2% shooting. USC is hitting 78.8% of their free-throw attempts in PAC-12 play, averaging nearly 17 free-throw attempts per game.
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