MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State returns home for the first time in 16 days, hosting USC at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome with tip set for 6 pm.
 
Gates open at 4 p.m. and there will be a Clear Bag Policy in place at all entry points. Tickets can still be purchased by visiting BamaStateSports.com.
 
Alabama State (4-5) enters following a loss on the road at LSU on Dec. 13 behind three players in double figures led by TJ Madlock with 18. Meanwhile, USC fell on the road at Auburn 91-75 on Dec. 17.
 
Game Info: Alabama State vs. USC
Tuesday, Dec. 19 | 6 p.m. | Dunn-Oliver Acadome
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Alabama State Notes 

• Tonight's game marks the second meeting all-time between USC and Alabama State with the Trojans winning last year's meeting in Los Angeles, 96-58 [11/10/22]. This will be the first trip to Montgomery for USC.
• Following the game, Alabama State will have one more game before the Christmas break when it travels to Auburn on 12/22. The Tigers defeated USC, 91-75 on Sunday [12/17/23].
• Ubong Okon grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against LSU on Dec. 13, including grabbing nine offensive rebounds.
• Senior Isaiah Range and Madlock are closing in on career milestones during the 2023-24 season, as both draw closer to 1,000 career points. Through five games this season, Range has scored 932 career points, averaging 10.6 points per game through his career. Meanwhile, Madlock has scored 888 points through nine games this season. Both players should hit the mark at their current rates, with Madlock averaging 12.5 points per game for his career and 16.1 thus far this season.
• Junior transfer CJ Hines is among the nation's best in assist/turnover ratio ranking second overall through the first nine games of the season at 3.60. He ranks at the top of the conference while the nation's leader, Omar Cooper [McNeese State] is at 3.60. He also ranks fourth in the conference in assists [36].
• After his 14 rebounds against LSU, Ubong Okon is now 23rd in the nation in offensive rebounds per game. He is currently averaging 3.50 per game. 

USC Notes

• USC is in the midst play playing four consecutive road games: at Auburn on Dec. 17 (L), at Alabama State on Dec. 19, at Oregon on Dec. 28 and at Oregon State on Dec. 30. The stretch is the first time USC has played four consecutive road games since the 2002 season (at San Diego, LMU, Washington and WSU). If you go back to the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego, USC is in a stretch of playing 7 of 9 games away from the Galen Center.
• USC is also playing only five home games in its first 13 games for the first time since also playing just five home games in the first 13 games of the 2005 season. 
• USC won a school-record 95 games over the previous four seasons (22 in 2020, 25 in 2021, 26 in 2022 and 22 in 2023). The four consecutive seasons of 20+ wins set a school record for most consecutive 20-win seasons, breaking the mark of three consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins from 2016-18. USC's 95 total wins the last four seasons was tied for sixth-most among all Power 6 basketball programs, trailing only Kansas (111), Baylor (104), Arizona (99), UCLA (99) and Duke (97).
• USC head coach Andy Enfield is in his 11th season at USC and has compiled a 210-134 record. He picked up his 200th win on Feb. 4, 2023 vs. Washington. Enfield's win total ranks fourth on USC's all-time wins list, trailing only Sam Barry (260), Forrest Twogood (251) and Bob Boyd (216). Including his two seasons as the head coach at FGCU (2012-13), Enfield has compiled a 251-162 record

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