¢ KU leads the all-time series, 8-5. The Jayhawks have won the last four meetings.

¢ Five KU players scored in double figures as the Jayhawks upended USC. 72-62, last season in Allen Fieldhouse. Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush had 13 points apiece, while Sherron Collins and Darnell Jackson added 11 apiece. Julian Wright scored 10 points, Darnell Jackson grabbed nine rebounds, and Russell Robinson dished eight assists. Lodrick Stewart had 23 points and Taj Gibson 15 for the Trojans.

¢ USC dropped its opener to Mercer, 96-81, at the Galen Center, then rattled off wins over Citadel (74-47), South Carolina (85-75), San Diego (60-50), Miami (57-53), Southern Illinois (70-45) and Oklahoma (66-55).

"The most impressive win of the college basketball season so far by anybody is their win over Southern Illinois," said KU coach Bill Self, whose Jayhawks beat SIU, 61-58, in last year's NCAA Sweet 16. "Beating SIU by 25 is like beating anybody else 40, 45, the way they grind it out."