Didn’t watch the entire game, only the good half, also perused the box score. Some impressions I was left with:

USC perhaps made the sacrifice to let Tubelis go off as the price for shutting down everyone else. He had an unbelievable night, but Akinjo went scoreless.

Does the “cold shooting” of BYU, Utah, Arizona, UConn (even in a loss) finally get attributed to the D?

Evan regained his confidence.

Baumann earned his minutes and, judging by stats, didn’t seem to get roasted on D. He shoots well off the dribble in addition to spot up.

The bench reactions, as others have mentioned, is a palpable advantage. They literally erupt into the air at every made shot, and can be easily heard on the telecast.

Morgan has not seemed ready in his few minor showings so far. Is it confidence, rust, or the step up in competition?

Feeling like the Mobleys and Goodwin should have a field day in the post against ASU.