SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, the Utah men’s basketball squad (15-13, 9-7 in Pac-12 play) commences its last homestand of the regular season by hosting the USC Trojans (15-14, 8-8 in conference play).
The Utes currently find themselves third in the Pac-12 standings. If the Pac-12 tournament were to start today, Utah would be the #4 seed and have a first-round bye.
The Utes score 75.5 points per game and surrender 74.6 points per contest.
Senior guard Sedrick Barefield (16.8 points per game), freshman forward Timmy Allen (11.7 points, 5.1 rebounds per game) and sophomore forward Donnie Tillman (10.2 points, 5.4 rebounds per game) all lead the Utes.
The Trojans are the third-highest scoring team in the Pac-12 (76.7 points per game) and surrender 72.6 points per game.
Senior forward Bennie Boatwright (18.5 points, 6.7 rebounds per game), junifor forward Nick Rakocevic (14.8 points, 9.3 rebounds per game) and junior guard Jonah Mathews (12.6 points per game) all lead the Trojans.
The Utes lead the Trojans 23-19 all-time and Utah is 12-6 all-time at Salt Lake City in the series.
Utah’s regular season concludes Saturday at home against UCLA.












