Clark Slajchert came off the bench to make three 3-pointers for the Trojans in the second half. USC cut the lead to six but got no closer. Maryland's starting five scored 85 of its 88 points.

Rodney Rice scores 22 points and Ja'Kobi Gillespie adds 20 to lead No. 20 Maryland to an 88-71 win over USC for its eighth win in nine games.

The Terrapins improve to 16-1 at home with a 17-point rout of USC. Maryland has won four in a row and eight of nine.

USC women’s basketball enters the Big Ten Tournament as the top seed after sweeping rival UCLA and winning the regular-season title. Despite their success, head coach Lindsay Gottlieb is urging her team to stay focused on the immediate challenge rather than looking ahead to a potential rematch with UCLA in Sunday’s championship game.

While six of the Big Ten regulars, including Northwestern, have never won the tourney title, not having Penn State and Purdue is odd. The Nittany Lions won the first two league tourney titles while the Boilermakers own a league record nine tourney crowns.