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USC basketball vs. Cal preview: Lineups, odds, TV channel, live stream

Galen Center | Los Angeles, CA
7:00 p.m. PT | Pac-12 Network
Series: Cal leads 136-124
Last meeting: USC 77, Cal 59 in 2018

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.