Ellis and the USC Trojans take on conference foe No. 11 Arizona

Published Jan. 19, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

USC Trojans (13-5, 5-2 Pac-12) at Arizona Wildcats (15-3, 4-3 Pac-12)

Tucson, Arizona; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Arizona -7.5; over/under is 151.5

BOTTOM LINE: Azuolas Tubelis and the No. 11 Arizona Wildcats host Boogie Ellis and the USC Trojans in Pac-12 action Thursday.

The Wildcats have gone 9-1 at home. Arizona leads the Pac-12 in rebounding, averaging 37.7 boards. Oumar Ballo leads the Wildcats with 9.1 rebounds.

The Trojans are 5-2 against Pac-12 opponents. USC is sixth in the Pac-12 with 32.8 rebounds per game led by Drew Peterson averaging 6.5.

The Wildcats and Trojans face off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kerr Kriisa is averaging 11.2 points and 5.9 assists for the Wildcats. Tubelis is averaging 20.4 points over the last 10 games for Arizona.

Ellis is scoring 15.7 points per game with 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the Trojans. Peterson is averaging 13.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists over the last 10 games for USC.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 79.5 points, 37.5 rebounds, 18.8 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.0 points per game.

Trojans: 8-2, averaging 71.0 points, 30.7 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 8.2 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.