# 1981–82 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 1981–82 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Stan Morrison, they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference. The Trojans were 13–5 in the Pac-10, finishing third behind Oregon State and UCLA. USC received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the West region where they fell to Wyoming in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1981* | | Loyola Marymount | W 87–75 | 1–0 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Nov 30, 1981* | | vs. No. 1 North Carolina | L 62–73 | 1–1 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Dec 4, 1981* | | New Mexico | W 80–71 | 2–1 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 7, 1981* | | at Portland | L 67–72 | 2–2 | Howard Hall Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 12, 1981* | | at Long Beach State | W 74–66 | 3–2 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Dec 21, 1981* | | Oral Roberts | W 95–75 | 4–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 23, 1981* | | Richmond | W 83–78 | 5–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 27, 1981* | | Michigan | W 77–63 | 6–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 28, 1981* | | No. 7 Missouri | L 58–65 | 6–3 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 1982 | | at Washington | L 72–73 | 6–4 (0–1) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington |
| Jan 4, 1982 | | at Washington State | W 57–56 | 7–4 (1–1) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington |
| Jan 9, 1982 | | No. 19 UCLA | W 86–71 | 8–4 (2–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 15, 1982 | | Arizona | W 89–67 | 9–4 (3–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 16, 1982 | | Arizona State | W 64–57 | 10–4 (4–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 22, 1982 | | at California | W 66–59 | 11–4 (5–1) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Jan 23, 1982 | | at Stanford | W 85–74 | 12–4 (6–1) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 29, 1982 | | Oregon | W 107–91 | 13–4 (7–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 30, 1982 | | No. 8 Oregon State | L 55–72 | 13–5 (7–2) | L.A. Sports Arena (11,004) Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 5, 1982 | | at UCLA | L 66–69 | 13–6 (7–3) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 13, 1982 | | at Arizona | W 60–59 | 14–6 (8–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 15, 1982 | | at Arizona State | L 62–80 | 14–7 (8–4) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Feb 19, 1982 | | Stanford | W 74–59 | 15–7 (9–4) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 20, 1982 | | California | W 75–70 | 16–7 (10–4) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 26, 1982 | | at Oregon | W 80–68 | 17–7 (11–4) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Feb 27, 1982 | | at No. 4 Oregon State | L 36–45 | 17–8 (11–5) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Mar 5, 1982 | | Washington State | W 61–56 | 18–8 (12–5) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 6, 1982 | | Washington | W 76–70 | 19–8 (13–5) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1982* | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) Wyoming First round | L 58–61 | 19–9 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||