Ruben Report: USC Beats Mt. St. Mary’s, but Trojans Still Searching for Offensive Consistency

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Frantisek Barton #24 and Dakota Leffew #1 of the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers defend Joshua Morgan #24 of the USC Trojans as he goes up for a basket in the second half at Galen Center on November 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin
Frantisek Barton #24 and Dakota Leffew #1 of the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers defend Joshua Morgan #24 of the USC Trojans as he goes up for a basket (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

The Trojans finished their first two weeks with an 83-74 win over an overmatched Mount St. Mary’s team to move to 3-1 before they travel to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis. If the Trojans don’t show significant improvement on the offensive end, they may struggle against a loaded tournament field next week. USC led by 17 near the five-minute mark but played sloppily to finish out the game.