Tag Archive for: Mens basketball

Trojans still have a lot to play for


The injuries are piling up, the losses are piling up, and the story gets older day by day. It’s a story that’s been told before. It’s a truth that’s been exacerbated over the last couple of weeks. The USC men’s basketball team is just not good. The team has struggled mightily this season. And whenever […]

USC loses third straight game


The Trojans fell on the road to Stanford, 51-43, on a night where their two leading scorers, sophomore guard Maurice Jones and junior forward Aaron Fuller, struggled mightily. Jones was held scoreless in the first half and finished the game with five points on 1-12 shooting. Fuller did not record a shot attempt in the […]

Jayhawks too much to handle for Trojans


A year ago in Lawrence, Kan., the USC men’s basketball team was narrowly edged by the host Jayhawks by two points following a late 3-pointer from guard Josh Selby with 26 seconds left in the game. Thursday’s rematch wasn’t as close. USC finished with a season-low 13 points in the first half before eventually falling […]

Men’s basketball narrowly loses to New Mexico


Over the course of the final 14 minutes of Saturday’s contest against New Mexico, the USC men’s basketball team held the Lobos without a field goal. But that didn’t necessarily equate to a win. Watching a narrow one-point lead whittle away, the Trojans’ late surge was undone as New Mexico converted all four free-throw attempts […]