USC Basketball: Andy Enfield Chides This Aspect Of Trojans' Play Vs Cougars

USC fell short again at home to WSU.

The USC men's basketball team fell short again at home, this time to the Washington State Cougars. The final score was 72-64, and it was a disappointing game all around for the Trojans.

The team fell apart at the end, and they couldn't recover. Once again, the defense was a big problem for the Trojans, and it has started to be a theme of games lately.

This marked the fourth consecutive game where USC allowed the opposing team to shoot better than 50% during the second half.

"Teams are shooting 43.6% from the field, the highest percentage since 2017-18, when USC settled for the NIT in Enfield’s fifth season."

Per Thu Nhi Nguyen of The LA Times

The defense has been a big problem, and they've tried addressing it without much results occurring. After the game, USC head coach Andy Enfield somewhat laid into his team for their lack of focus and adjustments this season.

“Some teams grasp the concepts and are able to do it when the game’s going,” Enfield said. “It’s different when you do it in practice. When you get to the game, things are moving fast, different players, it’s not your own team. You have to adjust to other good players and at times we’ve been pretty good, but that is our biggest deficiency this year.”

Per Andy Enfield via The LA Times

This loss to Washington State snapped the Trojans two-game winning streak. They've played rather poorly of late, and it hasn't been pretty to watch. 

All the Trojans can do is learn from this game, move on, and re-gather themselves. They have to find a way to get things back on track, otherwise, they run the risk of having a wasted season.