The lowdown:
The Trojans ran away from the Florida A&M Rattlers, 77-48, thanks to an outstanding debut from freshman forward Onyeka Okungwu, with 20 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks, tying a USC record in his first career game.
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It wasn’t all smooth sailing for USC, who started slow and struggled to pull away from the outmatched-on-paper Rattlers.
A&M’s Kamron Reaves opened the scoring from beyond the arc, but Okongwu put the Trojans back in control with a couple of dunks.
Though Okongwu left little doubt about his impact, with three early blocks along with those contributions on the offensive end, the Trojans simply found it difficult to score in the opening period.