Overview
- USC edged Troy 107-106 at the Galen Center when Jordan Marsh hit a contested three at the horn after Rodney Rice secured a loose ball and pushed the outlet.
- Chad Baker-Mazara led USC with a career-high 34 points, while Rice added 26 points and nine assists and Ezra Ausar scored 22.
- Troy’s Cooper Campbell posted 32 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, with Victor Valdes scoring 24 and Thomas Dowd adding 19 points and 12 boards.
- USC was outrebounded 63-39, including 25-7 on the offensive glass, prompting Musselman to criticize the team’s rebounding and defense postgame.
- The win moves USC to 4-0 ahead of Monday’s Maui opener against Boise State, while Troy falls to 4-3 after playing a second multi-overtime game in three days and heads to the Coconut Hoops event to face Toledo.