How to watch: Oregon basketball vs. USC
The Oregon Ducks are set to kick off Pac-12 play this week as they look to make a long-awaited return to the NCAA Tournament.
The Ducks (8-3) will host USC (6-5) at Matthew Knight Arena at 6 p.m. PT on Thursday to open conference play for the 2023-24 season.
Oregon, which has been missing five key rotation players for the majority of the season, has managed to tread water thanks to strong play from several first-year players. True freshman Jackson Shelstad has been the Ducks’ top offensive threat all year. Transfer guards Kario Oquendo and Jadrian Tracey have made big contributions, too.
USC, meanwhile, has struggled for consistency. The Trojans have lost three of their last four games.
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But Andy Enfield’s squad features no shortage of talent. Veteran guard Boogie Ellis is averaging 19.5 points and 3.1 assists per game. Isaiah Collier and Bronny James were among the top prospects in the nation for the 2024 class.
Here’s everything you need to know in order to watch, listen to, and stream Oregon vs. USC.
How to watch Oregon Ducks vs. USC Trojans
When: Thursday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. PT
Where: Matthew Knight Arena — Eugene, Ore.
TV: ESPN2
Radio: SiriusXM Channel 197 (Portland); 1080 AM, 95.3 FM (Eugene); TuneIn.com/Ducks (online)
Oregon injury report
Out
- C N’Faly Dante (knee)
- C Nate Bittle (wrist)
- F Mookie Cook (ankle)
- G Jesse Zarzuela (ankle)
Questionable
- G Keeshawn Barthelemy (ankle)
Key Quotes
Oregon head coach Dana Altman on the injury timeline of forward Mookie Cook
“He’s starting to move,” Altman said of Cook. “He did a lot at practice. We had a shootaround today and he was really active there. But he’s been out eight months. He hurt that the last day of April. … Eight months, that’s hard to come back from right away. We can’t expect too much too quick. He is a good player. He’s athletic and he loves to play. I know he wants to get back as quick as possible. But out eight months, it’s tough to bounce back from that.”
Oregon guard Kario Oquendo on what led to the Ducks’ bounce-back win over Kent State last week
“It was a lot of it was on coach himself because he expressed to us a lot after the last game that he didn’t think that we played hard,” Oquendo said. “I think we took the challenge to play harder like we usually do. It was a good bounce back win from everybody. I think everyone was more locked in and it started from coach.”
