Following a strong opening drive, it all went downhill for ASU.
The Sun Devils opened the game with a five-minute drive that resulted in a Zane Gonzalez field goal and followed that up by forcing a USC turnover on downs.
The Trojans responded to a sluggish start by scoring 27 of the next 30 points led by two touchdown receptions from junior wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.
“Obviously, they were the better team tonight. We just played really poorly,” said ASU Head Coach Todd Graham.
Trailing 24-6 minutes before halftime, the situation went from bad to worse for ASU.