
Illness hits USC men, but Desmond Claude’s return helps them defeat Penn State
LA TimesWesley Yates III wiped the sweat already pouring from his forehead and steeled himself for the 40 minutes to come. “When I left my house this morning, I didn’t think they were going to play,” USC coach Eric Musselman acknowledged. In the face of it all and with the Trojans’ hopes for this season hinging on turning things around in a hurry, their battered trio still helped deliver one of USC’s most resounding victories, steamrolling Penn State 92-67. “Without Des,” Musselman said, “we’re just a different team.” With the offense clicking, Tuesday was one of the few nights USC might have been fine without him. It took a team effort to mount such a convincing win, with key contributions from role players such as freshman Jalen Shelley, who had nine points in 14 minutes, and big man Josh Cohen, who returned to the starting lineup and scored 12 points while drawing eight fouls, most of which came against Penn State’s lead rim protector, Yanic Konan Niederhauser, who fouled out after just 11 minutes.
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