The USC Trojans (4-0) and Wichita State Shockers (2-1) will take the court at HP Field House for this game. Action begins at 2:00 pm ET on Thursday, Nov. 26 and will air on ES2 and ES3.
The Trojans had no trouble getting past Cal State Northridge 96-61 on Monday. Jordan McLaughlin was the game’s high scorer with 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting. The Shockers are coming off a 76-54 win against Emporia State on Saturday. Ron Baker was the game’s top scorer, recording 23 points on 6-for-13 shooting.
Notes
The Wichita State Shockers have a defensive rating of 96.3, ranked first in the country. The USC Trojans have a top-tier offense with an offensive rating of 122.7 (ranked 25th).
On average, USC has 75.4 possessions per game and scores 1.227 points on each possession. Wichita State has both fewer possessions (66.7) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.154).
The Wichita State Shockers average an effective field goal percentage of 49.1% this season. The USC Trojans are a perfect 1-0 in games where opponents have an eFG% of 49.1% or greater.
On average, USC attempts 24.0 three pointers and Wichita State attempts 23.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the USC Trojans are undefeated at 4-0 while the Wichita State Shockers have an even 1-1 record.
USC ranks 39th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.52, while Wichita State ranks 99th with an A/TO of 1.26.
The USC Trojans are one of the top rebounding teams in the nation with an average of 48.2 per game (ranked 12th). The Wichita State Shockers are outside the top 100 with 39.0 rebounds per game (ranked 143rd).
Wichita State ranks 127th in offensive rebounds, while USC ranks at 14th in defensive rebounds.
Though USC is one of the best in the country in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TO% of 15.6% (ranked first), Wichita State is undefeated (1-0) when its TO% is 15.6% or greater.
