The Arizona State Sun Devils visit Galen Center in Los Angeles, California on Saturday for a Pac-12 showdown with the USC Trojans. Arizona State improved to 14-5 on the season following an 84-73 win over UCLA on Thursday. The Sun Devils were led by Remy Martin with 15 points and 11 assists. Arizona State is 5-2 in Pac-12 play just 1 ½ games behind Washington.
USC improved to 11-8 on the season following its 80-57 rout of Arizona on Thursday. The Trojans were led by Nick Rakocevic with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Rakocevic has nine double-doubles on the season. USC is 4-2 and tied for fourth place in Pac-12 play.
Luguentz Dort leads Arizona State in scoring and is second in rebounding with averages of 16.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Zylan Cheatham leads the Sun Devils in rebounding with an average of 9.6 per game, while Remy Martin is the leader in assists with an average of 4.3 per game. Arizona State is shooting 44.6% from the field and 34.6% from 3-point territory.
Bennie Boatwright leads USC in scoring with an average of 17.0 points per game. Nick Rakocevic is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 15.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Derryck Thornton leads USC in assists with an average of 5.0 per game. USC is shooting 46.3% from the field and 37.5% from 3-point territory.