For six weeks, their floor general sat on the bench with a sore back, waiting eagerly to join the party. USC hadn’t needed Ethan Anderson much since Pac-12 play began. Not with the Mobley brothers making mincemeat of opposing defenses. But his triumphant return meant the Trojans were finally back to full strength.
And boy, did they look it on Thursday at Galen Center.
USC didn’t need much from its point guard to push around Washington, the Pac-12’s worst team, which entered the game with just a single victory in 10 tries this season.