The USC Trojans came into the Orlando looking to rebound from their loss to Temple. They did just that with a 54-47 win over the Fairfield Stags in the quarterfinal of the Orlando Invitational.
The first half didn't start off very great for either side as both struggled from the field. The Trojans at one point trailed the Stags 16-8, however USC found their groove late in the first half after Senior guard Jonah Mathews nailed back to back threes to bring them within 2.