Following a split of its first two Big Ten Conference games last week, No. 24 Southern California returns to nonconference play on Tuesday when it visits the University of San Diego.

The Trojans (8-1) dropped their first decision of the season their last time out, squandering an 18-point halftime lead in an 84-76 loss to Washington on Saturday in Los Angeles.

USC surrendered a 13-0 to start the second half, which set the tone for the final 20 minutes.

"With no (Rodney) Rice, (Alijah) Arenas or (Amarion) Dickerson, you've got to play an A-game," Trojans coach Eric Musselman said, referencing their three marquee players missing due to injury.

The most notable is Rice, the Trojans' primary playmaker through the first six games before sustaining a shoulder injury in an 83-81 win over Seton

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