No. 6 USC Trojans square off against the Saint Louis Billikens

Saint Louis Billikens (3-4) vs. USC Trojans (5-1)

Palm Desert, California; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 USC takes on Saint Louis in Palm Desert, California.

The Trojans have a 5-1 record in non-conference play. USC is 5-1 against opponents over .500.

The Billikens have a 3-4 record in non-conference play.

USC’s average of 6.2 made 3-pointers per game is 3.8 fewer made shots on average than the 10.0 per game Saint Louis allows. Saint Louis has shot at a 38.3% rate from the field this season, 4.3 percentage points higher than the 34.0% shooting opponents of USC have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: JuJu Watkins is scoring 21.7 points per game with 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Trojans.

Peyton Kennedy is averaging 15.8 points for the Billikens.

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

By The Associated Press