Men’s basketball preview: USC vs. New Mexico State

USC (8-4) vs. New Mexico State (11-2)
Tip-off: 3 p.m.
TV/Radio: ESPN2 / TuneIn Radio
Update: The Christmas afternoon championship game of the Diamond Head Classic offers the Trojans another opportunity for a résumé-bolstering win after they came back to defeat Middle Tennessee (No. 40 RPI) on Saturday. The Blue Raiders were picked to win Conference USA in its preseason poll. New Mexico State, which handed undefeated Miami its first loss in its semifinal matchup, has a similar RPI r