After opening the season 2-0, the USC men's basketball team traveled to Cal for its first true road game of the year Wednesday night. The matchup offered the Trojans an opportunity to test themselves on the road early in the season against a former Pac-12 foe.
Following a somewhat sloppy start to the game, the Trojans eventually made it clear that they were simply the better team. When the final buzzer sounded, USC had a 77-65 victory and a 3-0 start to the year.
Perhaps the most notable statistic from the game was that the Trojans had 53 rebounds to Cal's 36. Jacob Cofie—who played all 40 minutes—had 11 of those rebounds, while also contributing 15 points and six assists. Meanwhile, Alijah Arenas and Rodney Rice led USC in scoring with 19 and 18
points, respectively.
The Trojans will now return home for three consecutive games at Galen Center. The first of those will be on Sunday against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, with tipoff set for 4:00 p.m. Pacific time on Big Ten Plus.
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