Michigan is just outside in the Top 25, all because of five points.
That’s the sum of their three losses. of their three losses in their Saturday evening Big Ten matchup against Southern California in Los Angeles.
The teams don’t have much heads-to-head experience They’ve met only once. The Trojans triumphed at Los Angeles in December 1981 following the Wolverines defeated the Wolverines in their first match at home in 1947.
USC (9-4, 1-0 Big Ten) hasn’t played since hammering Southern with a score of 82-51, on Dec. 22 at Los Angeles, leaving the Wolverines (10-3 with a 2-0 record) along with coach Dusty May unsure what to anticipate.
“USC is a great team, but they have such a an extended prep time,” May said. “They have a poor record and come out with bad defenses. They might emerge stronger than they’ve ever been. We’re not sure. When you are in a conference fight you must be able to adapt in a flash. And I believe that our team have done a great job at it lately.”
The Wolverines are led by Florida Atlantic transfer Vladislav Goldin (13.9 points per game), Ohio State transfer Roddy Gayle Jr. (12.4), Auburn transfer Tre Donaldson (12.3) and Yale transfer Danny Wolf (11.8, 10.2 rebounds per game).
Michigan was last in action on Sunday. and it was a 112-64 win over Western Kentucky. Western Kentucky. Six Wolverines scored double figures while Goldin And Nimari Burnett atop the list with 17 each.
USC is averaging four wins in consecutive games in the run that began with the Trojans winning their initial Big Ten victory, 85-61 against the host Washington. Southern California lost to then-No. 12 Oregon the other Big Ten newcomer, the game prior to that.
Since the matchups in conference The Trojans have swept their three games with an average that is 26.
The Trojans are led by Desmond Claude (14.5 ppg), Chibuzo Agbo (13.1) and Josh Cohen (10.2).
Terrance Williams II was a player for Michigan for the last four years before moving to USC and was scoring 10.6 scores per game prior to getting an injury to his wrist after just seven games.
“Michigan It’s not going to be an easy task,” USC guard Wesley Yates III declared. “We must continue to do the way we’ve been playing and push ourselves to play harder. It seems like we’ll have to work 10 times as hard. I am a believer that in Big Ten play, every game is important and every single possession is important.”
Reference: https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274909152/michigan-usc-set-to-meet-for-first-time-since-1981
