The lowdown: De’Anthony Melton opened the scoring for USC at the McKale Center but the Trojans committed three early turnovers as the Wildcats jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the opening minutes.
USC pulled back within one as Jordan McLaughlin dribbled through the defense and dished to Chimezie Metu for a dunk making it 7-6.
Though Arizona maintained their advantage over the opening minutes, the Trojans drew even at 13 when the refs opted not to call Bennie Boatwright for a push off on a diving Allonzo Trier and the forward found McLaughlin for a wide open three-pointer.