Overview
- USC improved to 11-1 with a 97-70 win, breaking open the game with a 13-0 run to end the first half and a 57-39 surge after the break.
- Dartmouth transfer Ryan Cornish delivered a season-high 18 points in his third consecutive start.
- Ezra Ausar posted 22 points and 10 rebounds, Chad Baker-Mazara added 20 points and five assists, and Jacob Cofie scored 12 on 5-for-6 shooting.
- The Trojans controlled the glass and forced 17 turnovers as UTSA fell to 4-7.
- Rice was injured Nov. 25 against Seton Hall and had averaged 20.3 points and 6.0 assists in six games, including a triple-double against Illinois State; USC will face UC Santa Cruz on Sunday after the Brown game was canceled, then visits No. 2 Michigan on Jan. 2.