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Southern California (13-12, 6-6) vs. Cal (5-19, 0-12)

Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southern California looks to extend Cal's conference losing streak to 21 games. Cal's last Pac-12 win came against the Oregon State Beavers 74-70 on Feb. 3, 2018. Southern California fell short in a 79-76 game at Stanford in its last outing.

SAVVY SENIORS: Southern California's Bennie Boatwright, Derryck Thornton and Shaqquan Aaron have collectively scored 43 percent of the team's points this season, including 45 percent of all Trojans scoring over the last five games.

JUMPING FOR JUSTICE: Justice Sueing has connected on 28.6 percent of the 91 3-pointers he's attempted and has gone 4 for 15 over the last five games. He's also made 83.3 percent of his free throws this season.

WINLESS WHEN: Southern California is 0-6 when scoring fewer than 65 points and 13-6 when scoring at least 65.

FLOOR SPACING: Cal's Darius McNeill has attempted 151 3-pointers and connected on 36.4 percent of them, and is 8 for 20 over the last three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Cal has committed a turnover on just 16.4 percent of its possessions this season, which is the lowest rate among all Pac-12 teams. The Golden Bears have turned the ball over only 11.2 times per game this season.

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