PC Friars to Face USC Trojans in NCAA Tournament at Raleigh, NC on Thursday

 LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Southern California is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years.

        The Trojans (21-12) are seeded No. 8 in the East and will face Providence in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday. It is USC’s 17th NCAA Tournament appearance and its first under third-year coach Andy Enfield.

        Enfield coached 15th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast to the Sweet Sixteen 2013 in his only previous NCAA Tournament appearance.
        The Trojans are 12-18 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, and their last win came in the opening game in 2009.

        Providence (23-10), finished fourth in the Big East and reached the Big East semifinals.
        The Friars are making their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance.

Game time is 9:50 pm Thursday on TBS.