USC is flying close to the flame in Maui and no reason to think the finale is going to be any different. It's old Pac-12 rivals getting together, but ASU looks compelling with Pepperdine transfer G Moe Odum, a bombardier deluxe scoring at 19.4 ppg and doing better than that in Maui where he's scoring at a 31 ppg clip, and almost single-handedly beating Texas on opening night when scoring 36. The Trojans are now three straight games cutting it very close, including last Thursday's triple-OT vs. Troy and the first two vs. Boise State and Seton Hall in Maui, each decided in the final seconds. Does Eric Musselman have the right defenders to slow down Odum on the perimeter? Play ASU (at Lahaina)