Do Last Week’s Two Losses Portend More Struggles?

After the long pause in all basketball activities, the USC Trojans have not played at the same high level. A split of the most recent four games leaves USC at 14-2 overall and 4-2 in the conference, looking up at Arizona and UCLA and tied for third place with Oregon and Colorado, a half-game in front of Stanford and Washington. Andy Enfield’s team will have a few days of practice before traveling to altitude to play in Boulder on Thursday and Salt Lake City on Saturday. USC has struggled against Colorado in recent seasons and already owns a home win over the Utes.