SOUTHERN CAL AT NO. 18 NEW MEXICO

Today, 8:15 p.m., CBS Sports Network (Dish 158, Direct 613, Comcast 274), 770 AM

Southern California Trojans (3-4, 0-0 Pac-12)

What you need to know about USC: The Trojans have three players who stand 7-feet or taller. This will be the biggest team UNM has faced, but it doesn’t seem that size has exactly translated on the stat sheet. Dewayne Dedmon, the 7-foot junior center who has started all seven games for USC, leads the team with 7.4 rebounds per game, but averages 3.3 fouls per game, often landing him on the bench as he averages fewer than 22 minutes per game. Omar Araby, the 7-2 Egyptian center who transferred from Rice, blocks 1.6 shots per game, but plays only 12.9 minutes. The Trojans are a defense-first team, holding opponents to 41.8 percent shooting on the season.

No. 18 New Mexico Lobos (8-0, 0-0 Mountain West)

What you need to know about New Mexico: It may sound like a broken record, but the Lobos don’t mind if the tune gets played out all season. UNM continues to be on record pace at the free-throw line in terms of made free throws, attempts and percentage. Through eight games, the Lobos are averaging 23.5 free throws a game on 29.6 attempts for an average of 79.3 percent. UNM has 31 regular-season games, putting them on pace to make 729 free throws this season, breaking the school record of 626 (1986-87); attempt 918 free throws, breaking the school record of 896 (’86-87); and the 79.3 percentage would shatter the 75.7 percent record of the 1997-98 Lobos team.