Villanova Wildcats at USC Trojans

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Villanova Wildcats

20-14, 3-8 Away

USC Trojans

17-17, 12-7 Home

USC faces Villanova following Agee's 27-point game

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Villanova Wildcats (20-14, 12-10 Big East) vs. USC Trojans (17-17, 8-14 Big Ten)

Las Vegas; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: USC hosts Villanova after Rashaun Agee scored 27 points in USC's 89-60 win against the Tulane Green Wave.

USC averages 77.2 points and has outscored opponents by 2.2 points per game.

Villanova ranks eighth in the Big East with 22.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Wooga Poplar averaging 6.0.

USC averages 77.2 points, 9.8 more per game than the 67.4 Villanova allows. Villanova averages 73.7 points per game, 1.3 fewer than the 75.0 USC allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Desmond Claude is averaging 16 points and 4.3 assists for the Trojans. Chibuzo Agbo is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Eric Dixon is scoring 23.0 points per game with 5.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Wildcats. Poplar is averaging 15.6 points and 7.9 rebounds while shooting 44.0% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trojans: 3-7, averaging 77.7 points, 29.5 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.7 points per game.

Wildcats: 6-4, averaging 69.5 points, 28.1 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 5.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.9 points.

TV Channel: Villanova at USC 2021 College Basketball, week 3, is broadcasted on FS1.
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USC: 39.5%

Villanova: 60.5%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

VILL		USC
W1	Streak	W1
73.7	Points Per Game	77.2
46.4	Field Goal %	48.6
39.6	Three Point %	37.1
33.8	Rebounds Per Game	31.5
12.6	Assists Per Game	15.6
2.3	Blocks Per Game	3.1
5.7	Steals Per Game	6.4
0.7	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.5
10.6	Total Turnovers Per Game	12.9

Game Information

Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:

2024-25 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
St. John's	18-2	-	31-5
Creighton	15-5	3	25-11
UConn	14-6	4	24-11
Marquette	13-7	5	23-11
Xavier	13-7	5	22-12
Villanova	11-9	7	20-14
Georgetown	8-12	10	18-16
Butler	6-14	12	15-20
Providence	6-14	12	12-20
DePaul	4-16	14	14-20
Seton Hall	2-18	16	7-25

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Michigan State	17-3	-	30-7
Maryland	14-6	3	27-9
Michigan	14-6	3	27-10
Wisconsin	13-7	4	27-10
UCLA	13-7	4	23-11
Purdue	13-7	4	24-12
Oregon	12-8	5	25-10
Illinois	12-8	5	22-13
Indiana	10-10	7	19-13
Ohio State	9-11	8	17-15
Rutgers	8-12	9	15-17
Nebraska	7-13	10	19-14
Northwestern	7-13	10	17-16
Iowa	7-13	10	17-16
USC	7-13	10	17-17
Minnesota	7-13	10	15-17
Penn State	6-14	11	16-15
Washington	4-16	13	13-18