USC will face the Arizona Wildcats on Wednesday without its two leading scorers, guards Boogie Ellis and Isaiah Collier.
Ellis did not warm up before Wednesday's game and is expected to miss a second straight game with a hamstring injury, while Collier broke his hand a week ago against Washington State and is expected out for at least a month.
Nearly two weeks earlier, Arizona faced Colorado when the Buffaloes were without two starters, forwards Tristan da Silva and Cody Williams, and the Wildcats won 97-50.
Bronny James, the son of NBA star LeBron James, is expected to make his second start of the season Wednesday without Collier and Ellis in the lineup.
Ellis is averaging 17.2 points while shooting 47.7% overall and 48.6% from 3-point territory. Collier, one of the top three rated players in the high school class of 2023, is averaging 13.8 points while shooting 54.0% overall.Β
USC is expected to return starting center Joshua Morgan, who missed the Trojans' two losses last week with a respiratory illness.
New Arizona football coach Brent Brennan is expected to be introduced to the McKale Center crowd at the second media timeout (with under 12 minutes remaining before halftime.)
