The USC Trojans couldn’t upset Arizona on Thursday night, but they still locked up the 3-seed in the Pac-12 Tournament.
Boogie Ellis exploded and scored 35 points in another sensational performance, and Reese Dixon-Waters played really well, but the rest of the team left much to be desired.
The Trojans face Arizona State on Saturday night in the conclusion of the Pac-12 regular season. The Sun Devils lost to UCLA on Thursday, 79-61.
Both teams entered the week in the bubble conversation, so there is no question about how much this game means for both programs.
Here are five keys as Arizona State faces USC at the Galen Center in an important season finale: