n Sunday. But the Red Bulls hold a virtually insurmountable 13-goal margin over NYC in the goal differential tiebreaker and would take the top seed.Its the team behind NYC that is proving more worrisome

LOS ANGELES -- Last season, Chimezie Metu got a lot of playing time for Southern California without having much experience.All those minutes are starting to pay off for him as a sophomore.Metu had 15 points and 11 rebounds to help the Trojans rally over the final 8:49 to beat Omaha 82-72 Sunday after trailing most of the game.Im trying to play as hard as possible, Metu said. This year we dont have as many great rebounders on our team as we did last year.Shaqquan Aaron scored 15 points, DeAnthony Melton had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Jordan McLaughlin added 12 points for the Trojans (2-0).We knew it would be a tough second game for us as we adjust to our lineups and rotations, especially with (Bennie) Boatwright being injured, USC coach Andy Enfield said. Our players played an excellent second half defensively that helped us win the game.Marcus Tyus scored a career-high 33 points and TreShawn Thurman had 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Mavericks (1-1), who were trying to beat a Pac-12 team for the first time.What we had trouble with was Marcus Tyus, Enfield said. It didnt matter whether we were man or zone, he made shots.The Mavs led by six early in the second half when the Trojans got loose for three consecutive dunks, two by Metu and one from DeAnthony Melton to tie the game 49-all.We were just trying to get on the run and get a lot of stops, Metu said, and it was turning into some points for us. We were just looking for some energy, some kind of spark.Aarons 3-pointer tied the game for the last time at 53-all. From there, USC closed the game on a 31-19 run.BIG PICTUREOmaha: Picked to finish fourth in the Summit League, the Mavs will go as Tra-Deon Hollins and Thurman go. Hollins led the nation in steals (127) and steals per game (3.9) as a junior last season, when he averaged 12.5 points. The Mavs have a tough nonconference schedule, with road games at Kansas State, Iowa, No. 24 Iowa State and Pittsburgh.USC: The Trojans protected their home court, where they are in the midst of playing five of six games.OUCHAaron raced in for a fast break layup with 1:33 to go in the first half and went off the back of Omahas Mitch Hahn, sending him crashing to the floor at the base of the basket support. He walked off on his own and had his right wrist wrapped before returning in the second half.If anything it kind of hyped him up even more, Melton said. When he gets mad, he really gets rolling. Its fun watching him play.BACK WITH A BANGTyus played just his second game since Feb. 7, 2015, at Denver, where he sustained a season-ending knee injury. He was 3 of 11 and scored nine points in the Mavs win over UCSB on Saturday.Against the Trojans, he was 11 of 18 from the floor, hit six 3-pointers and went 5 of 7 from the free throw line in 35 minutes.Its an amazing feeling to get a career high, he said. Ive been away for so long. My teammates just kept telling me if youre open, shoot. I got a confidence boost after my first couple of shots went in.UP NEXTOmaha: The Mavs visit Kansas State on Tuesday to finish off three road games in four days to open the season.USC: Visit Texas A&M on Friday in just the teams second-ever meeting. USC won 26-18 on Dec. 18, 1936. Tom Myers Jersey . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Cheap Saints Jerseys . Louis. To which I would say two things: 1. Where there is smoke, there is or perhaps has been a little fire. Or, in other words, the two teams would appear to have at least spoken. 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For New York City FC its simple: defeat Columbus Crew SC on Sunday at Yankee Stadium in the regular season finale and secure second in the Eastern Conference and a bye into its first postseason appearance.I think what is really important is to put our focus on Columbus because its important for us to finish second, so I dont think about the playoffs yet, NYC coach Patrick Vieira told the teams website.New York City (14-10-9) could finish in a tie with the rival New York Red Bulls at 54 points atop the conference with a win and a Red Bulls loss to Philadelphia on Sunday. But the Red Bulls hold a virtually insurmountable 13-goal margin over NYC in the goal differential tiebreaker and would take the top seed.Its the team behind NYC that is proving more worrisome.A tie or loss to the Crew (8-113-12) would allow Toronto FC to claim second if it defeats Chicago at home on Sunday.dddddddddddd If that happens, NYC would fall into a knockout match to advance to the conference semifinals.A season ago it was Columbus that needed points to secure second place in the last game, and it got them before reaching the MLS Cup final, so Crew coach Gregg Berhalter knows what to expect from NYC.Theyre going to be fired up and ready to go and its going to be a very difficult game for us, he said.NYCs David Villa has 22 goals to place second for the Golden Boot, a goal behind the Red Bulls Bradley Wright-Phillips, who scored twice vs. the Crew in a 3-2 win on Oct. 16. ' ' '