Alijah Arenas drilled a tough game-winner to help USC beat Penn State 77-75 in a big game for their NCAA Tournament hopes.

Penn State is not a sexy, headline-grabbing opponent, and that's precisely why USC has to take care of the Nittany Lions on Super Sunday:

The USC Trojans face off against the Penn State Nittany Lions today in this exciting Big Ten college basketball showdown. Kickoff takes place at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET (10 a.m. MST) on Sunday, February 8,

USC freshman guard Alijah Arenas clutch game-winning shot lifted the Trojans to a 77-75 road win over the Penn State Nittany Lions. Here are the three biggest takeaways from Sunday's crucial win for USC.

Missouri (16-7, 6-4 SEC), like much of the SEC, outmatches USC’s roster in size and planned to take advantage. The Tigers ran multiple plays in the first half in the formation often called “four-down,” where four of the five players on the court hang around the baseline and crash the glass after a shot.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Alijah Arenas scored 11 of his 24 points in the final four minutes, including the go-ahead basket with 0.7 seconds left, to help USC beat Penn State 77-75 on Sunday. Freddie Dilione V made a layup for Penn State that tied it at 75-all with 12 seconds remaining.

USC star freshman Alijah Arenas scored a career-high 29 points during an 81-75 win over Indiana Tuesday at the Galen Center.

USC Trojans quietly finished as one of the Big Ten’s top rushing teams in 2025. With the conference landscape shifting and the Trojans trending upward in the backfield, 2026 could be the season the Trojans takes full control of the ground game.