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Final · Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · Tahoe Blue Event Center, Stateline, NV · attendance 2,845 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

USC beat Wichita State 93-86

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 9, 2026

USC beat Wichita State 93-86 at Tahoe Blue Event Center.

Rodney Rice led USC with 32 points and 9 assists. Michael Gray Jr. had 18 points and 5 3-pointers for Wichita State. Adonis Ratliff led all players with 13 rebounds for USC.

USC committed 10 turnovers to Wichita State's 20. Wichita State covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 5.6 points.

Scoring · USC: Rodney Rice 32, Alijah Arenas 30, Adonis Ratliff 10, Darius Ratliff 7, KJ Lewis 5, Joshua Hughes 4, Jacob Cofie 2, Jadis Jones 2, Aaron Hunkin-Claytor 1. Wichita State: Michael Gray Jr. 18, William Berg 17, Jordan Frison 17, Dillon Battie 10, Kenyon Giles 8, Bryce Heard 6, Jaret Valencia 5, Emmanuel Okorafor 3, Jahari Long 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

WICH 73, USC 74model score

-1.4model spread (home)

147.4model total

5.6points off the final margin

UnderdogWICH +7.56.1 Won Under 155.58.1 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	-4.0	171.5			our snapshots
Latest	-5.0	178.5	-100000	99900	our snapshots (6 books)
Close	-7.5	155.5	-290	235	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +7 (home) ATS WICH covered Total 179 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
WICH	3	1,225	1	-2 h
USC	non-American team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	WICH	USC
FG	26-54	27-61
FG%	48	44
3PT	9-19	2-14
3P%	47	14
FT	25-36	37-42
FT%	69	88
Rebounds	38	34
Offensive rebounds	12	11
Defensive rebounds	26	23
Assists	13	14
Steals	7	8
Blocks	2	6
Turnovers	20	10
Points off turnovers	11	24
Fast break points	11	15
Points in paint	30	36
Fouls	30	26
Largest lead	11	7
Possessions (est.)	79.1	80.0
Points per 100 possessions	108.7	116.3

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Wichita State Shockers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Dillon Battie F	30	10	4-11	1-5	1-2	2	4	2	2	1	0	4
Jahari Long G	29	2	0-2	0-0	2-4	0	4	1	2	1	1	2
Kenyon Giles G	28	8	3-7	1-2	1-2	0	2	2	2	2	0	3
Bryce Heard G	25	6	2-5	2-3	0-0	2	3	0	2	0	0	3
William Berg C	21	17	5-7	0-0	7-10	6	11	2	4	2	0	4
Jordan Frison	20	17	5-8	0-0	7-8	0	1	6	2	1	0	4
Emmanuel Okorafor	19	3	1-4	0-0	1-3	1	7	0	3	0	1	3
Michael Gray Jr.	18	18	5-8	5-8	3-4	0	3	0	1	0	0	3
Jaret Valencia	10	5	1-2	0-1	3-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	3
Joy Ighovodja	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Noah Hill	DNP
Henry Thengvall	DNP
Cyr Malonga	DNP
Desmeon Jones	DNP
Pierre Couisnard	DNP
Tyrus Rathan-Mayes	DNP
TJ Williams	DNP

USC Trojans

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Alijah Arenas G	39	30	9-18	0-2	12-14	3	4	1	0	1	0	3
Rodney Rice G	39	32	7-17	1-4	17-18	0	5	9	4	1	0	1
Adonis Ratliff F	33	10	3-9	0-4	4-4	3	13	0	1	2	1	2
Darius Ratliff C	19	7	3-6	1-2	0-0	2	5	1	1	1	1	5
Jacob Cofie F	16	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	3	5
KJ Lewis	16	5	1-4	0-0	3-4	1	1	2	1	2	0	5
Aaron Hunkin-Claytor	12	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
Joshua Hughes	11	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1
Jadis Jones	10	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
Jalen Cox	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac Bruns	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Collins	DNP
Onyeka Joe Agu	DNP
Eric Reibe	DNP