LAHAINA, Hawaii — Ezra Ausar and Chad Baker-Mazara combined for 31 of USC’s second-half points to rally the Trojans to an 83-81 victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday after losing leading scorer Rodney Rice to an injury in a Maui Invitational semifinal.

Ausur finished with a season-high 25 points, shooting 15 for 19 from the free-throw line, and Baker-Mazara scored 18 for the unbeaten Trojans (6-0).

Adam Clark scored 18 points, AJ Staton-McCray 17, Mike Williams III had 13 and Elijah Fisher added 10 for the Pirates (6-1).

Rice brought the Trojans back from a 13-point deficit to get them within four at halftime, scoring 13 points, but left early in the second half with an apparent upper arm/shoulder injury and trailing 46-44. Baker-Mazara stepped up, scoring 12 points over the next five minutes with his 3-pointer finishing a 10-0 run and putting the Trojans ahead 63-57 with 12 minutes to go.

Staton-McCray tied the score on a 3-pointer with a minute to go but Baker-Mazara put the Trojans up for good with two free throws with 27.4 seconds left. The teams traded three free throws with Jordan Marsh’s pair sealing it with 1.4 remaining.

Seton Hall turned 10 turnovers, including eight steals, to build a first-half lead. Rice scored 13 straight points, including a trio of 3-pointers, to kick off a 17-8 run with Jerry Easter II finishing it with a floater at the buzzer to trail 42-38.

USC will face either Arizona State or Washington State in the championship game on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. PT. (ESPN). Seton Hall will face the loser in the third-place game.

USC improved to 4-4 all-time in the Maui Invitational. The Trojans have never won the tournament.