Southern California rides an early-season wave of offensive production into what is technically a neutral-court game against Illinois State on Friday at Inglewood, Calif.

The game at the Los Angeles Clippers' 2-year-old home is the first of two in the Hall of Fame Series Los Angeles, with Arizona vs. UCLA serving as the nightcap.

USC (2-0) makes the short trip west of campus for the program's first meeting with Illinois State (1-1) in more than 40 years.

The schools last met in the 1985 NCAA Tournament, a matchup the Redbirds won 58-55.

While the Trojans managed just 55 total points in that contest four decades ago, the 2025-26 version heads into Friday's affair having scored at least 55 points in their last three halves.

USC began its prolific run with a 57-point second half in a 94-

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