I will be disappointed if we don't win, because USC has limited strengths and some real weaknesses. Their strength is solely the Mobley brother's combined size in the post and Evan Mobley's mobility and skill. I think that is more than offset by limitations in their roster depth and quality at guard. I think we can turn them over, potentially get guards in foul trouble, and create difficulty in getting the ball to Mobley in scoring positions. USC has 17 threes in 3 games so they will be playing for 2 points in the low post most of the time. Neither Mobley has shot well from the foul line, (5/11 Evan=45%)(7/19 Isaiah=36%) so there is some advantage to fouling, especially late game. Who are they going to have on the court in a late tight game if they are up? If the limited stats are true, they will have to concede their size and pull 1 or both. Isaiah is 0/5 from 3 so he might be baited into taking those shots. Evan plays real soft and at Hoophall got killed by Lance Ware, and Hunter Dickenson in successive games. I think he tends to wilt from contact and will go over the back of somebody bodying up on him. Just find him and box him out. Drew Peterson seems like a guy we should be able to negate with Martin, Jackson, and Polley, because of only average athleticism. I think there will be certain lobs or similar opportunities we are best to concede in the low post, that won't hurt us if we don't compound the problem by giving up a foul to boot. We should win the more possessions there are in this game.
I should admit in advance that I have felt Evan Mobley has skills and may be a great Kevin Durant type in the future, but he isn't a shadow of the #1 type players I have seen in other years. I also have never been impressed with their coach so my view is skewed.