SAN DIEGO — USD men's basketball is primed to host USC on Tuesday night, a marquee game inside the Jenny Craig Pavilion with tip-off set for 6 p.m.

The event offers free admission for kids 12 and under while the first 500 fans and students will get free T-shirts and at halftime, one lucky student will have the chance to make a half-court shot for $5,000.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Roxy Bernstein (PxP; X: @roxybernstein) and Corey Williams (Analyst; X: @CollegeCorey) calling the action. Jack Cronin (X: @JackCroninPXP) and Braden Surprenant (X: @b_surp) on the call on radio at USDToreros.com/watch. Inside coverage can also be found on the @USDMBB social channels.

THE TROJAN RUNDOWN

• USC is 8-1 coming off a No. 24 ranking and first loss, 84-76 vs. Washington on Saturday, Dec. 6, a game in which it led by 18 at halftime at home ... The Trojans will be the Toreros' first Quad-1 matchup of the season in a six-game stretch in which USD faces five top-100 NET teams

• Southern California leads the all-time series 6-0 while this will be just the third ever meeting on the nation's most beautiful campus ... The two last faced off on Nov. 30, 2016 

• USC Head Coach Eric Musselman played for the Toreros from 1983-87 and graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in Political Science. He was a part of two NCAA Tournament appearances and the 1986-87 team's program-best 24-6 record his senior year. Musselman earned West Coast Conference All-Academic Team honors three times as a Torero. In the 2000s, he became the fifth former USD player to serve as an NBA head coach — tied for the second most of any program nationally ... Assistant Coach Michael Musselman ('18), son of Eric, also got his start as a four-year student manager for the Toreros

THE RELAUNCH

• With a reloaded roster of 14 newcomers and the unprecedented investments being made in the program both financially and through support staff and new facilities, the 2025-26 campaign is being described as 'the relaunch' of USD Men's Basketball under fourth-year head coach Steve Lavin

LAST TIME OUT

- After a slow start, San Diego trailed by as much as 28 but battled back to within 11 on the road, ultimately falling 86-69 to San Jose State on Friday night.

- The game started with a 15-0 start in a first half that featured an overall stark difference in shooting splits. Halfway through the hosts were shooting 65.5% from the field and 60% from three.

- The Toreros didn't give up and slowly chipped away, going on multiple bursts of scoring and defensive holds to bring the game all the back to within 11 with 6:33 remaining. Again, it seemed as though Toreros shots simply wouldn't fall, as San Jose State solidified its victory.

- San Diego was led in scoring by Tim Moore Jr.'s season-high 17 points, but the grad guard would foul out with over two minutes remaining. Freshman forward Alejandro Aviles made his collegiate debut, coming off the bench for the Toreros in the first half.

- San Diego, a team that has shot the three well at times during the season and has ranked as high as fifth nationally in the category, went 10-39 from beyond the arc on the night.