Trevon Bluiett scored 16 points and No. 23 Xavier beat USC, 87-77, on Friday to reach AdvoCare Invitational title game.
Bluiett had 11 points as Xavier (6-0) took control early on en route to a 54-27 halftime lead.
Xavier also got 13 points from Edmond Sumner.
Nikola Jovanovic and Julian Jacobs had 15 points each for USC (5-1). The season-opening five-game run was the Trojans' best since starting 2000-01 with an 8-0 record.
The Musketeers were six of 13 from three-point range, including Bluiett converting three of four during the opening half.
Bluiett had a pair of three-pointers and Jalen Reynolds added two slams during a 17-0 run that put Xavier ahead by 16 points, 19-3, only five minutes into the game.