PULLMAN – Two Pac-12 teams looking to rebound from discouraging early-week losses will meet Saturday at Beasley Coliseum.
Five teams sit between USC (12-9, 5-3) and Washington State (8-13, 1-7) in the league standings entering a 4 p.m. showdown at Beasley Coliseum (Pac-12 Networks), but while their season trajectories may differ, the Trojans and Cougars also share similar objectives entering their ninth Pac-12 game.
On Wednesday, both teams suffered double-digit losses that could be directly linked to sloppy passing and inaccurate shooting. Despite deficiencies elsewhere, WSU and USC, through nonconference and conference play, are still two of the best in the league at putting the ball in the basket, respectively ranking third and fourth in team scoring average – the Cougars at 77 ppg, the Trojans at 76.