The USC Trojans Men's basketball team could not get out of the state of Michigan faster as they suffered another 20-point loss on the road Monday evening, this time against No.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Coen Carr scored 18 points and Jaxon Kohler added 16 on perfect shooting to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 80-51 blowout against Southern California on Monday night.

With a 58-56 win over No. 9 Michigan State on Friday night — the first ranked vs. ranked matchup at home for NU since 1991 — No. 13 Nebraska remains one of five undefeated teams in high-major basketball. The others are Michigan, Arizona, Iowa State and Vanderbilt.

Michigan State basketball is listed as a sizable favorite over USC for Monday night's Big Ten battle from the Breslin Center. The Spartans are listed as a 10.5-point favorite over USC, according to FanDuel. The over/under points total for this matchup between the Spartans and Trojans is set at 151.5 points.

Michigan State enters Monday’s game with an 12-2 overall record (2-1 Big Ten) and are coming off a narrow 58-56 loss at No. 13 Nebraska on Friday night. The Spartans are No. 9 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll and No.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska men’s basketball team defeated the Top-10 Michigan State at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Friday. Shoutout the Crete High School band for playing for the #Huskers home games over winter break!🎺🏀 This is their last game this season! ( @1011_News, @cretecardshs) pic.twitter.com/WCjaS8awvH

The transfer portal giveth, the transfer portal taketh away. The same week that Michigan State football picked up a huge win in the transfer portal, landing offensive tackle Ben Murawski from UConn, the Spartans have now lost one of their more promising young linemen,

Box score for the USC Trojans vs. Michigan State Spartans NCAAM game from January 5, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.