Galen Center | Los Angeles, CA USC basketball begins conference play on Thursday night with a matchup against Cal in a game which could vault either side out of the doldrums of a lackluster non-conference start. Head coach Wyking Jones and Cal finished their non-conference schedule with an 82-73 loss to Seattle at the end of December. The Trojans fared much better with a 73-55 victory over UC Davis. The Bears are led by Paris Austin, the 6-foot guard who averages 14.
7:00 p.m. PT | Pac-12 Network
Series: Cal leads 136-124
Last meeting: USC 77, Cal 59 in 2018