Scouting report: No. 11 Arizona Wildcats vs. USC Trojans

C Oumar Ballo How they match upThe series: Arizona hasn’t lost to the Trojans before fans at McKale Center since 2007-08, the first year Lute Olson stepped away from the Wildcats before retiring permanently in October 2009. The Wildcats also have won the last three games in the series but have only split the past eight games and lost to USC 87-73 when fans weren’t allowed at McKale Center during the 2020-21 season. UA leads the series 72-46 overall.

On the perimeter, the Trojans are aggressive. Sophomore Kobe Johnson is 21st nationally in steal percentage . In raw terms, Johnson is second in the Pac-12 in steals per game “You can label anyway you want, but he handles the basketball, leads the team in assists. He’s very unselfish with his play. He likes to facilitate, and he's more than capable of scoring. They do share the basketball. They kind of have an unselfish team. They're willing to move the ball around.

Iwuchukwu said in his September statement that he had received “optimal care” from USC and his health team and was following a protocol to ensure his health and safety.Since then, things continued to progress so well that Iwuchukwu was cleared to play for the Trojans last week. He hit the floor for over four minutes on Jan. 12 against Colorado, receiving a standing ovation when he checked in to the game, then played another six minutes on Saturday against Utah.

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