6 USC, despite missing two starters, turned back Long Beach State 85-77 on Thursday. Long Beach State had two players foul out and four finish with four fouls. Long Beach State had a 49-39 rebounding advantage but also had 22 turnovers, 10 more than USC. USC was up 48-37 but went four minutes without a field goal and Long Beach State was within 54-50 with 1:31 to go in the third. The Beach were 9 of 11 in the third quarter while USC was 5 of 17 but with three 3s.

Source: Forbes December 22, 2023 00:58 UTC