USC Basketball: 2019-20 keys to beating Oregon Ducks on the road

By Andy Patton | Jan 22, 2020

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 09: Nick Rakocevic #31 of the USC Trojans smiles after teammate Elijah Stewart #30 dunked against the Oregon Ducks during a semifinal game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Trojans won 74-54. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 21: Trendon Watford #2 and Emmitt Williams #5 of the LSU Tigers defend Onyeka Okongwu #21 (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

The USC Trojans will have their hands full on the road against the No. 12 Oregon Ducks on Thursday. Here are the three keys for USC to pull off the upset.

The Trojans of USC are riding a nice three-game win streak into one of the toughest regular-season games in the PAC-12, a road date with the Oregon Ducks on Thursday evening.

The No. 12 seeded Ducks rebounded from a tough loss to Washington State last week to pound the UW Huskies, and are looking to reclaim their throne atop the PAC-12 basketball pantheon.

The Trojans will have their hands full with Oregon’s athleticism and the leadership and overall play of point guard Payton Pritchard, who is putting together one of the finest seasons in Oregon, and PAC-12, history.

Defending Pritchard will certainly be a big key if USC wants to pull off an upset in Eugene, but that alone won’t be enough. The Trojans will need to rely heavily on freshman big man Onyeka Okongwu and the rest of their depth if they want to move to 16-3 on the season and extend their winning streak to four games.

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