Tuesday, October 15
Los Angeles, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
USC
84
vs
63
UTSA
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USC Men’s Basketball Opens 2024-25 Season With Exhibition Win Over UTSA
October 15, 2024 | Men's Basketball
Trojans post a 84-63 win over Roadrunners at Galen Center.
LOS ANGELES – The new-look USC men's basketball team opened the 2024-25 preseason on Tuesday, Oct. 15 as the Trojans downed UTSA 84-63 in an exhibition game at the Galen Center.
USC's Saint Thomas led the team in scoring, recording 21 points and two assists. Trojans Desmond Claude and Josh Cohen also hit double digits on Tuesday, with Claude scoring 14 points and Cohen contributing 10.
In today's exhibition action, the Trojan defense kept UTSA to just 38.7 percent shooting from the floor, while USC knocked out a 54.9 percent effort on the day. As a squad, Troy also tallied four blocks, six steals and outrebounded the Roadrunners 40-26.
USC largest lead of the game came with 2:05 remaining in the second half, as the Trojans led by 24 points.
Next up, USC will continue the preseason with an exhibition against Gonzaga at Acrisure Arena (Palm Desert, Calif.) on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 5 p.m.
Season tickets are on sale now for USC's 2024-25 season. To purchase tickets, click here.
NOTABLE
-Today's exhibition marked the earliest start to the season for the Trojans since USC played Villanova on Oct. 18 in 2019.
- USC's first points of the season came from Saint Thomas, who made a three-point jumper to put the Trojans on the board. He followed it up by scoring an additional 18 points throughout the game.
- Three Trojans hit double digits – Saint Thomas (21), Desmond Claude (14) and Josh Cohen (10).
- Today's exhibition win marked the first Trojan victory under first year head coach Eric Musselman.
USC's Saint Thomas led the team in scoring, recording 21 points and two assists. Trojans Desmond Claude and Josh Cohen also hit double digits on Tuesday, with Claude scoring 14 points and Cohen contributing 10.
In today's exhibition action, the Trojan defense kept UTSA to just 38.7 percent shooting from the floor, while USC knocked out a 54.9 percent effort on the day. As a squad, Troy also tallied four blocks, six steals and outrebounded the Roadrunners 40-26.
USC largest lead of the game came with 2:05 remaining in the second half, as the Trojans led by 24 points.
Next up, USC will continue the preseason with an exhibition against Gonzaga at Acrisure Arena (Palm Desert, Calif.) on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 5 p.m.
Season tickets are on sale now for USC's 2024-25 season. To purchase tickets, click here.
NOTABLE
-Today's exhibition marked the earliest start to the season for the Trojans since USC played Villanova on Oct. 18 in 2019.
- USC's first points of the season came from Saint Thomas, who made a three-point jumper to put the Trojans on the board. He followed it up by scoring an additional 18 points throughout the game.
- Three Trojans hit double digits – Saint Thomas (21), Desmond Claude (14) and Josh Cohen (10).
- Today's exhibition win marked the first Trojan victory under first year head coach Eric Musselman.
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