USC Unravels at Arizona : College basketball: The Trojans’ offensive slump continues. They make only 20 of 65 shots in a 107-68 loss to the Wildcats.

USC Coach George Raveling wore a scowl as he slumped in his seat during the Trojans’ Pacific 10 opener against Arizona on Thursday night.

Raveling had every reason to be disgusted after the sixth-ranked Wildcats embarrassed the Trojans, 107-68, before 13,832 fans at McKale Center.

“Not a whole lot surprised me except the margin,” Raveling said. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think the game would dissolve into that kind of game.”

It was the Trojans’ biggest margin of defeat since a 44-point loss to Arizona in 1988, and it tied the school record for points allowed in a game. The record was set in a 107-83 loss to UCLA in 1967.

USC began the week ranked 23rd in the Associated Press poll after winning seven consecutive games, including an upset over Ohio State last month. But the Trojans (8-3) are certain to drop out of the national rankings after losing their last two games.

After shooting only 37.7% in a six-point loss to Notre Dame on Monday night, the Trojans were worse against Arizona, hitting only 30.8% of their shots (20 for 65). USC has shot 34.1% in its last two games, making 43 of 126 shots.

Center Yamen Sanders, who missed nine of 11 shots against Notre Dame, missed 10 of 11 against Arizona. Guard Phil Glenn missed all five shots he took, and guard Harold Miner missed 12 of 18 shots.

“As a team, we might be in a shooting slump,” guard Duane Cooper said. “Each guy has to look into the mirror and ask what he can do to change things. After the Ohio State game, we’ve been in a lull.”

Raveling said that instead of yelling at the team after the game, he lectured them on the importance of shot selection.

“We haven’t shot the ball well in our last two games, and that concerns me greatly,” Raveling said. “I think a lot of it has to do with the quality of the shots we’re taking. I think the quality of our shots was very poor.”

In addition to their shooting, the Trojans also need to work on their rebounding. Outrebounded 56-37 by Arizona, USC has has been outrebounded, 96-66, in its last two games.

Arizona did a good job of containing Miner, who averaged 32 points in two games against them last season. Arizona forward Chris Mills checked Miner at the start of the game, holding him without a shot for the first 5 1/2 minutes. Miner didn’t shoot any better after Arizona went to a zone defense.

“I wasn’t frustrated out there,” Miner said. “They just did a good job of keeping the ball out of my hands. We made a few key mistakes, and Arizona is such a good team that they capitalized on them.”

Freshman guard Damon Stoudamire, the Oregon high school player of the year, had 19 points and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes for Arizona. Stoudamire sank six of eight shots, including five three-point shots.

“I’m not surprised at Damon Stoudamire,” Raveling said. “We tried to recruit him.”

Mills had 19 points and eight rebounds, forward Sean Rooks added 16 points and 10 rebounds and guard Khalid Reeves had 15 points as Arizona (10-1) extended its home-court winning streak to 71 games, the longest ongoing streak in the nation.

Trojan Notes

Guard Harold Miner moved into second place on the USC career scoring list, surpassing Wayne Carlander, who had 1,524 points. Miner has 1,539 points and trails school record-holder Ronnie Coleman by 188 points. The nation’s fifth leading scorer, Miner has averaged 25.4 points and could surpass Coleman next month against Washington if he maintains his current average.