How to Watch: USC vs Long Beach State

The USC Trojans (5-3) will play their final home game of the 2023 nonconference schedule on Sunday as they host Long Beach State (6-4). The Trojans are coming off a tough loss to No. 7 Gonzaga last Saturday In the Legends of Basketball Las Vegas Invitational.

How to Watch

• When: Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 1:00 pm
• Where: Galen Center
• TV: Pac-12 Network
• Announcers: Jacob Tobey and Don MacLean

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Game Notes

* USC announced Sunday’s game as a sellout and there’s a pretty clear reason why. All eyes will be on the Trojans’ bench for this one, as true freshman Bronny James is expected to make his season debut. USC head coach Andy Enfield announced this week that James is on track to see the first minutes of his Trojans’ career provided he can get through Friday’s practice and both he and doctors feel good about participating in the game. James is roughly five months removed from suffering cardiac arrest during a team workout over the summer. He was cleared to return to basketball activities by his doctors in late November and participated in his first full practice earlier this week. If available, James will come off the bench and be on a minutes restriction on Sunday. But USC needs depth at guard and James can provide defensive help and a competent offensive player as a shooter and passer.

* Long Beach State is coming off an 88-66 win at home vs. Life Pacific on Dec. 6. LBSU has a win at Michigan, 94-86, and has won its last three games.

* Redshirt senior forward Josh Morgan has made 20 of his first 27 shots this season (74.1 percent). Morgan will be facing his old team in this one. He was named the Big West Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman for Long Beach State during the 2019-20 season. He averaged 8.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. His 80 blocks set a school record.

* Gonzaga shot 52.3% from the floor against USC the last time the Trojans took the court. That’s just the fourth time in the past two seasons USC allowed its opponent to connect on 50% or more of its field goals. The Trojans finished No. 8 in the nation last season in opponent shooting percentage. USC is No. 130 this year, allowing 41.6% shooting.

* This is a veteran Long Beach State team that returns all five starters from last season as well as more than 75% of its scoring and rebounding, and more than 90% of its blocked shots.

USC Individual Statistics

Boogie Ellis – 22.4 pts/4.4 reb/3.3 ast/1.6 stl/49.5% FG/79.3% FT/47.5% 3PT
Isaiah Collier – 17.3 pts/3.0 reb/4.5 ast/1.1 stl/52.2% FG/73.5% FT/40% 3PT
Kobe Johnson – 13.0 pts/4.5 reb/2.7 ast/2.7 stl/43.5% FG/77.8% FT/34.5% 3PT
Josh Morgan – 6.4 pts/4.9 reb/.8 ast/2.8 blk/74.1% FG/64.7% FT
Vince Iwuchukwu – 6.3 pts/4.8 reb/.2 ast/.3 blk/50.0% FG/72.7% FT
DJ Rodman – 5.7 pts/3.7 reb/1.4 ask/.4 stl/30.6% FG/85.6% FT/36.8% 3pt
Oziyah Sellers – 5.4 pts/1.5 reb/.8 ast/39% FG/83.3% FT/28.6% 3pt
Harrison Hornery – 4.1 pts/4.1 reb/.9 ast/.8 blk/26.5% FG/80% FT/26.9% 3pt
Kijani Wright – 3.5 pts/2.6 reb/.8 ast/57.9% FG/85.7% FT
Arrinten Page – 2.9 pts/2.5 reb/.6 ast/.4 stl/40.9% FG/41.7% FT

LBSU Individual Statistics

G Marcus Tsohonis – 17.2 pts/3.9 reb/1.9 ast/44.8% FG/69.7% FT/31.6% 3pt
F Lassina Traore – 11.6 pts/9.8 reb/.7 stl/51.1% FG/52.2% FT
G Jadon Jones – 11.2 pts/3.0 reb/1.9 ast/2.4 stl/40.2% FB/84.4% FT/33.3% 3pt
F Aboubacar Traore – 11.1 pts/6.9 reb/3.8 ast/1.8 stl/1.9 blk/60.6% FT/59.5% FT
G AJ George – 8.1 pts/3.4 reb/.9 ast/50.0% FG/75.0% FT/20.0% 3pt
G Messiah Thompson – 8.0 pts/1.1 reb/2.8 ast/1.0 stl/40.8% FG/57.1% FT/27.0 % 3pt

USC Women vs UC Riverside

If you attend the men’s game on Sunday, you can stick around for the doubleheader and catch Juju Watkins and the No. 6 USC women take on UC Riverside at 4:00 pm.

That game can be seen via USC Live Stream.

Watkins has been phenomenal just seven games into her true freshman season. She ranks second in the nation scoring 27.3 points per game and has scored 30 points in each of her past three games.

Forward Rayah Marshall has been a big presence as well, averaging 14.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and more than two blocks per game. Marshall has four double-doubles this season.