Nov. 20, 2012
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EA SPORTS Maui Invitational TEXAS (2-1) vs. USC (2-1) Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 • 4 p.m. CT Maui, Hawai'i • Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
 TV: ESPN2 Dave O’Brien (play-by-play); Jimmy Dykes (analyst). Radio: Longhorn IMG Radio Network Satellite Radio: XM 202 / Sirius 216 Streaming Audio: TexasSports.com
Series:USC leads, 6-5
Tickets MauiInvitational.com
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Texas Game Notes
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Longhorns in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational
• Texas fell to 7-4 all-time in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational with its 86-73 loss to Chaminade on Monday. UT has won at least two games on the island in each of its previous three appearances in the Maui Invitational (1993, 2004 and 2008).
Series vs. USC
• Tuesday’s contest marks the 12th meeting between Texas and Southern California on the hardwood. USC holds a 6-5 lead in the all-time series that dates back to a 28-20 Trojan victory in Austin on Dec. 19, 1936. UT recorded a 71-63 win in Houston on Dec. 30, 1955. The two teams then met four of the next five years (1976-77 through 1980-81). Texas registered a 66-61 victory in Austin on Dec. 6, 1976, before USC returned the favor with a 65-64 win in Los Angeles on Nov. 26, 1977. UT posted an 87-68 victory in Austin on Jan. 20, 1979, before the Trojans recorded an 89-81 win in Los Angeles on Dec. 9, 1980. The Horns tallied a 71-70 victory in Austin on March 3, 1985, before USC answered with an 84-62 win in Los Angeles on Dec. 5, 1985. The Trojans posted an 87-68 win in a NCAA Tournament Second Round contest in Spokane, Wash. on March 18, 2007. This marked the final collegiate game for then-UT freshman Kevin Durant. UT registered a 69-50 victory in Austin on Dec. 3, 2009. In the most recent meeting between the two schools (Dec. 5, 2010), the Trojans posted a 73-56 victory in Los Angeles.
• The two teams have split the previous two neutral-site meetings in the series.
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