INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Maryland transfer Rodney Rice had a triple-double of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead four players in double figures and USC defeated Illinois State 87-67 on Friday night in the opener of the Hall of Fame Series doubleheader at Intuit Dome.

The Trojans (3-0) got 18 points by Chad Baker-Mazara, 14 points from Gabe Dynes and 13 points by Ezra Ausar.

Ty’Reek Coleman scored 16 points and Johnny Kinziger added 15 for the Redbirds (1-2), who won 22 games last season, their most in nine years.

After trailing by 21 in the first half, the Redbirds rallied to start the second. They outscored USC 16-11 to close to 48-42, with Coleman scoring six of his eight to cap the spurt.

From there, the Trojans put the game away. Baker-Mazara scored seven points in a 13-2 run

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