USC riding Maui Invitational win, 7-game winning streak into Big Ten play

A trip to Maui was the final bargaining chip the USC men’s basketball team needed to get Chad Baker-Mazara to commit to their program.
“When Coach told me that we were going to Maui, I literally asked (head coach Eric Musselman and assistant coach Anthony Ruta), has anybody won it back-to-back? And he told me no, and I actually did commit right there,” Baker-Mazara told reporters.
The decision is starting to pay off for the 6-foot-7 forward and Auburn transfer, who is now the f