USC basketball

2023 - 3 - 17

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USC vs. Michigan State prediction, odds, time: 2023 NCAA ... (CBSSports.com)

SportsLine's model revealed its college basketball picks for Michigan State Spartans vs. USC Trojans during the first round of March Madness 2023.

[Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Michigan State vs. They also block 5.2 shots per game, which is the most in the conference and 10th best in the nation. The Trojans allow opponents to shoot just 39.0% from the field, which leads the Pac-12 and ranks seventh in the country. The Spartans are favored by 2.5 points in the latest Michigan State vs. The Trojans force just 9.7 turnovers per game, which ranks 345th in the country. The 68-year-old Izzo is 53-23 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. [You can visit SportsLine now to see the model's picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2023-ncaa-tournament-michigan-state-vs-usc-prediction-odds-line-spread-picks-for-fridays-game-from-proven-model/#ttag=03142023_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_ncaa_model_USCMichiganStateCBB). USC](https://www.sportsline.com/college-basketball/game-forecast/NCAAB_20230317_USC@MICHST/) and just locked in its picks and March Madness predictions. Michigan State picks, The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Meanwhile the Trojans (22-10) are playing in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. The Spartans (19-12) are playing in their 25th straight NCAA Tournament, the longest streak in Big Ten history.

5 Takeaways: Michigan State tops USC, advances in NCAA ... (Wolverine Maven)

Michigan State men's basketball returned to its defensive ways in a 72-62 win over USC Trojans as Tom Izzo's Spartans advance in 2023 NCAA Tournament.

USC Men's Basketball Falls To Michigan State In NCAA Tournament ... (University of Southern California Official Athletic Site)

Joshua Morgan scored a team-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and five rebounds as the Trojans will look to return to the NCAA Tournament next season for ...

USC committed eight turnovers in the final period that yielded to 14 of Michigan State's 38 points in the second half. Dunks from Johnson and Morgan gave the Trojans a slight boost, but USC went scoreless for over five minutes while Michigan State built its lead to 15 points on a 13-2 run. The first half ended at a frenetic pace, as Johnson hit a 3-pointer to give USC its first lead at the 1:43 mark.

Michigan State basketball vs. USC: NCAA tournament scouting ... (Detroit Free Press)

Here's what to watch for in the leadoff game of the second day of the NCAA tournament in the ancient battle between Michigan State basketball and USC.

The key to unlocking the transition game, both Izzo and Walker said, is for the Spartans to show improvement on the defensive side and on the boards. Meantime, the Spartans get Hauser and Mady Sissoko crashing the boards to spark the break, with Walker benefitting from an under-control Hoggard and both Akins and Hall providing scoring and defense to advance to Sunday. ... So we're going to have to contain Ellis, and not a lot of people have.” Chris Solari's prediction: Izzo returns to a fiery, feisty mode with the switch to NCAA play, and his players respond by hawking the Trojans around the perimeter and contesting every look. The Spartans have a slight 35.7-35.3 rebounding edge going in, though they own a plus-3.1 margin against opponents and the Trojans get out rebounded by 0.5 boards per game. That points to a slower pace, and MSU is committing just 10.9 turnovers per game — currently the lowest total in Izzo's 28 seasons (11.3 per game in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons). MSU PG is THE key to success](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2023/03/16/michigan-state-basketball-ncaa-tournament-aj-hoggard-tom-izzo-usc-southern-cal-trojans/70011952007/) “Just making it out the first weekend is good, but we're trying to make a run. “When you're in our league and it's so televised and it's so scouted and we've had some of the same coaches now, everybody knows what gum you chew, what you do,” Izzo said. “You call a play, and the manager on the end is yelling where the ball's going. You have to get ready to play mentally and go compete at the highest level.’” in Los Angeles for the Trojans, who will join the Big Ten in 2024.

USC's basketball coach took Florida Gulf Coast on legendary run 10 ... (WLNS)

When it was time for film study this week, Southern California coach Andy Enfield took an unconventional route and dipped into his archives.

USC basketball: Andy Enfield, Trojans discuss what went wrong in ... (247Sports)

The USC Trojans are one-and-done in the 2023 NCAA Tournament after Andy Enfield's group was unable to work its way past 7-seed Michigan State, ...

USC's exit has the Pac-12 searching for its second victory in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament after 2-seed Arizona was stunned by No. Arizona State won its first-four matchup against Utah State, but must defeat TCU later Friday in order to enter the Round of 32. The USC Trojans are one-and-done in the 2023 NCAA Tournament after Andy Enfield's group was unable to work its way past 7-seed Michigan State, losing a 72-62 decision in the first game of Friday's first-round action.

USC's overachieving season ends in first round of NCAA Tournament (Trojans Wire)

USC ran into a well-prepared team and a Hall of Fame coach in March. So it goes.

Getting to the NCAA Tournament this season, given that huge hole on the roster, is a magnificent accomplishment for Enfield and USC. He was 0 for 3 from the field, a freshman for whom the moment was too big. Credit to a March master for getting the job done. Yet, if you look at the bigger picture, Boogie and Drew and the rest of this team overachieved to get here in the first place. The Trojans simply didn’t have the options or the bodies needed to keep pace with Michigan State, which ran the floor better in transition and got some easy buckets. Late in the first half, when USC erased an 11-point deficit, you saw Reese Dixon-Waters and Josh Morgan score off assist passes from Ellis and also Drew Peterson.