TODAY

No. 4 USC

(20-8, 12-6)

vs. No. 5 Stanford

(19-8, 12-6)

3:30 p.m.

THE SEASON

USC swept Stanford, 90-82 and 77-58, for the first time since 1992.

STARTING LINEUPS

FORWARDS

USC’s Sam Clancy, 6-7, 17 double-doubles vs. Stanford’s Teyo Johnson, 6-7, 4.0 rpg.

USC’s David Bluthenthal, 6-7, 44.3% 3pt vs. Stanford’s Casey Jacobsen, 6-6, 22.2 ppg.

CENTERS

USC’s Gregg Guenther, 6-8, 1.1 rpg vs. Stanford’s Curtis Borchardt, 7-0, 11.3 rpg.

GUARDS

USC’s Errick Craven, 6-2, 12.1 ppg vs. Stanford’s Julius Barnes, 6-1, 11.3 ppg.

USC’s Brandon Granville, 5-9, 2.48 assists/turnovers vs. Stanford’s Tony Giovacchini, 6-2, 2.4 apg.

KEY RESERVES

USC: Rory O’Neil, 6-11, 13 ppg; Desmon Farmer, 6-4, 8.3 ppg; Jerry Dupree, 6-7, 13 blocks.

Stanford: Josh Childress, 6-8, 7.7 ppg; Chris Hernandez, 6-2, 1.7 apg; Justin Davis, 6-8, 4.2 rpg.

HOW THEY MATCH UP

USC likes to set the tone by unleashing different, but similarly effective, versions of its full-court press. Stanford, meanwhile, is content to bring the ball up slowly and allow Jacobsen to create. But with Stanford’s lack of a seasoned point guard, the Trojans have run wild over the Cardinal, pulling off a regular-season sweep by a combined 27 points while forcing 43 turnovers and getting 27 steals.

KEYS TO THE GAME

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? Stanford and USC expect the Trojans to press, at least until the Cardinal start solving the defense by getting easy baskets. How will Stanford handle the press?

Oregon

(22-7, 14-4)

vs. Washington

(11-17, 5-13)

1 p.m.

THE SEASON

Oregon and Washington have split two games, with the Huskies winning, 97-92, in Seattle and the Ducks winning, 90-84, in Eugene.

STARTING LINEUPS

FORWARDS

Oregon’s Robert Johnson, 6-8, 53.8% vs. Washington’s Doug Wrenn, 6-8, 19.7 ppg.

Oregon’s Luke Jackson, 6-7, 86.2% vs. Washington’s Grant Leep, 6-7, 53.4% 3pt.

CENTERS

Oregon’s Chris Christoffersen, 7-2, 5.5 rpg vs. Washington’s David Dixon, 6-11, 7.7 rpg.

GUARDS

Oregon’s Luke Ridnour, 6-2, 5.0 apg vs. Washington’s C.J. Massingale, 6-4, 19 steals.

Oregon’s Frederick Jones, 6-4, 18.6 ppg vs. Washington’s Will Conroy, 6-1, 1.6 apg.

KEY RESERVES

Oregon: G Anthony Lever, 6-3, 52.9% 3pt; C Brian Helquist, 6-9, 54.3%; G James Davis, 5-10, 43.0% 3pt.

Washington: Jeffrey Day, 6-9, 30 blocks; G Curtis Allen, 6-0, 12.1 ppg; G Errol Knight, 6-7, 7.0 ppg.

HOW THEY MATCH UP

Not too many people blinked when moribund Washington beat nationally ranked Oregon in Seattle. The same people shrugged when the Ducks had to make free throws to hold off the Huskies in Eugene to preserve their unbeaten home record. Business as usual in the bottlenecked Pac-10. But while Oregon has a three-headed scoring monster of Jones, Ridnour and Jackson, Washington is essentially a one-man team in Wrenn, a Connecticut transfer who is the conference’s newcomer of the year.

KEYS TO THE GAME

Oregon, which had ridden its 16-0 record at rabid McArthur Court to lofty national status, made believers of many when it swept USC and UCLA in Los Angeles last week and the Ducks’ confidence is at an all-time high as Pac-10 regular-season champions. But they can’t let Wrenn run wild; he averaged 29.5 points against them this season. The Huskies know they can beat the Ducks at home and give them a game on the road. If the Ducks are looking past Washington, they’ll be looking for early flights back to Eugene.