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Peterson, Ellis spark USC in 97-60 rout of California

AP
Feb 17, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) Drew Peterson scored a career-high 30 points and USC Trojans set a season-high for points as the Trojans blew out California Golden Bears, 97-60 on Thursday night.

USC led by as many as 40 points in the final minutes of the game and the 37-point margin of victory is its largest in Pac-12 Conference play since 2009.

USC shot a blistering 58.9% from the field, hitting 33 of 56 shots from the field, including 12 of 23 from beyond the arc. Peterson and Boogie Ellis combined to score 52 points - more than Cal had scored when the pair finally checked out with just over four minutes left to play.

Peterson and Ellis both hit 3-pointers as USC (18-8, 10-5) opened the game on a 13-0 run over the first five minutes and held a 27-point advantage at intermission, leading 50-23.

Peterson was 9 of 14 from the floor, including 4 of 7 from deep, and hit 8 of 9 from the line with seven rebounds and six assists. Ellis finished with 22 points on 6 of 13 shooting from the field, including 4 of 8 from distance, and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the line. Kobe Johnson scored 15 points and Oziyah Sellers was a perfect 4 for 4 from the field, 2 for 2 from deep, to finish with 11 points.

Monty Bowser scored 13 points and ND Okafor and Kuany Kuany each added 11 for Cal (3-23, 2-13).

USC plays host to Stanford on Saturday. California visits UCLA on Saturday.

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1st Half
CAL
Golden Bears
23
USC
Trojans
50

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Trojans gains possession)
19:44		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
19:42		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
19:26		Lars Thiemann misses two point jump shot
19:24		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
19:16	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)	0-2
18:57		Lars Thiemann misses two point jump shot
18:55		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
18:44		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:42		Grant Newell defensive rebound
18:32		Kuany Kuany turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Johnson steals)
18:26		Vincent Iwuchukwu offensive foul
18:26		Vincent Iwuchukwu turnover (offensive foul)
18:08		Lars Thiemann turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
18:03		Joel Brown personal foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
17:56		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
17:54		Grant Newell defensive rebound
17:44		Lars Thiemann turnover (traveling)
17:29	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point layup	0-4
17:04		Monty Bowser misses two point jump shot
17:02		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
16:53	+3	Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot (Tre White assists)	0-7
16:22		Joel Brown misses two point layup
16:20		Joel Brown offensive rebound
16:20		Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
16:06		Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (ND Okafor steals)
15:52		ND Okafor misses two point jump shot
15:50		Grant Newell offensive rebound
15:45		Kijani Wright blocks Grant Newell's two point layup
15:43		Kijani Wright defensive rebound
15:41	+3	Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot	0-10
15:38		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
15:38		TV timeout
15:23		Monty Bowser misses two point jump shot
15:21		Tre White defensive rebound
15:15	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Tre White assists)	0-13
14:59	+2	ND Okafor makes two point jump shot	2-13
14:40		Tre White misses two point layup
14:38		ND Okafor defensive rebound
14:15		Monty Bowser turnover (bad pass) (Drew Peterson steals)
14:08	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists)	2-15
13:46	+3	Monty Bowser makes three point jump shot (Joel Brown assists)	5-15
13:25	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists)	5-17
13:07		ND Okafor offensive foul (Tre White draws the foul)
13:07		ND Okafor turnover (offensive foul)
12:56		Boogie Ellis turnover (bad pass)
12:28		Marsalis Roberson misses two point jump shot
12:26		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
12:26		Lars Thiemann misses two point layup
12:24		Marsalis Roberson offensive rebound
12:09		Grant Newell misses two point jump shot
12:07		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
12:05		Boogie Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Marsalis Roberson steals)
11:52		Wrenn Robinson misses three point jump shot
11:50		Golden Bears offensive rebound
11:50		TV timeout
11:33	+3	Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Monty Bowser assists)	8-17
11:09		Drew Peterson misses two point layup
11:07		Marsalis Roberson defensive rebound
10:48		Monty Bowser misses three point jump shot
10:46		Golden Bears offensive rebound
10:36		Monty Bowser turnover (bad pass)
10:23		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:21		Harrison Hornery offensive rebound
10:17	+2	Harrison Hornery makes two point layup	8-19
10:06		Joel Brown misses two point layup
10:04		Golden Bears offensive rebound
10:02	+2	Kuany Kuany makes two point jump shot (Joel Brown assists)	10-19
9:40		Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
9:38		Obinna Anyanwu defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Sam Alajiki makes two point layup	12-19
9:00	+3	Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot (Harrison Hornery assists)	12-22
8:37		Sam Alajiki misses three point jump shot
8:35		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
8:25		ND Okafor shooting foul (Vincent Iwuchukwu draws the foul)
8:25	+1	Vincent Iwuchukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-23
8:25		Vincent Iwuchukwu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:25		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
8:02		Lars Thiemann turnover (bad pass) (Drew Peterson steals)
7:55	+2	Oziyah Sellers makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists)	12-25
7:41		Monty Bowser misses two point jump shot
7:39		Tre White defensive rebound
7:34	+2	Tre White makes two point layup	12-27
7:24		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
7:24		TV timeout
7:11		Sam Alajiki turnover (lost ball) (Boogie Ellis steals)
7:05		Obinna Anyanwu blocks Boogie Ellis's two point layup
7:03		Obinna Anyanwu defensive rebound
6:59		Monty Bowser misses three point jump shot
6:57		Golden Bears offensive rebound
6:41		Joel Brown misses two point jump shot
6:39		Obinna Anyanwu offensive rebound
6:36		Kijani Wright shooting foul (Obinna Anyanwu draws the foul)
6:36	+1	Obinna Anyanwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-27
6:36	+1	Obinna Anyanwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-27
6:11	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)	14-30
5:52	+2	Joel Brown makes two point jump shot	16-30
5:34		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
5:32		Sam Alajiki defensive rebound
5:11		Drew Peterson blocks Sam Alajiki's two point jump shot
5:09		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
5:00		Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
4:58		Sam Alajiki defensive rebound
4:50		Sam Alajiki misses three point jump shot
4:48		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
4:39	+3	Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)	16-33
4:09		ND Okafor misses two point jump shot
4:07		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
3:59	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point layup	16-35
3:59		Joel Brown shooting foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:59	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-36
3:41	+2	Grant Newell makes two point jump shot	18-36
3:28	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point layup	18-38
3:28		Grant Newell shooting foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)
3:28	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-39
3:17		Monty Bowser misses three point jump shot
3:15		Trojans defensive rebound
2:58	+2	Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point jump shot	18-41
2:39		Marsalis Roberson misses two point layup
2:37		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
2:34		Vincent Iwuchukwu blocks Lars Thiemann's two point layup
2:32		Monty Bowser offensive rebound
2:30		Monty Bowser turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
2:27		Boogie Ellis misses two point layup
2:25		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
2:21	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	18-43
2:03		Vincent Iwuchukwu shooting foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
2:03	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-43
2:03	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-43
1:51		Wrenn Robinson personal foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
1:36	+3	Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	20-46
1:15		Jump ball. (Golden Bears gains possession)
1:11		Kobe Johnson personal foul (Kuany Kuany draws the foul)
1:11		Kobe Johnson blocks Kuany Kuany's two point jump shot
1:09		Golden Bears offensive rebound
0:52		Marsalis Roberson misses three point jump shot
0:50		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
0:49		Kuany Kuany personal foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-47
0:49	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-48
0:21	+3	Monty Bowser makes three point jump shot (Lars Thiemann assists)	23-48
0:02		Lars Thiemann shooting foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-49
0:02	+1	Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-50
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CAL
Golden Bears
37
USC
Trojans
47

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Vincent Iwuchukwu misses two point jump shot
19:43		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
19:30	+2	Kuany Kuany makes two point jump shot (Lars Thiemann assists)	25-50
19:12		Lars Thiemann personal foul (Vincent Iwuchukwu draws the foul)
19:07		Tre White turnover (bad pass) (Grant Newell steals)
19:00		Sam Alajiki misses two point layup
18:58		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
18:51		Sam Alajiki blocks Vincent Iwuchukwu's two point layup
18:49		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
18:45		Drew Peterson personal foul
18:43		Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot
18:41		Vincent Iwuchukwu defensive rebound
18:29		Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
18:27		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
18:16		Sam Alajiki misses two point jump shot
18:14		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
18:07	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot	25-53
17:52		Tre White personal foul
17:52		Tre White personal foul (Kuany Kuany draws the foul)
17:32		Vincent Iwuchukwu blocks Grant Newell's two point layup
17:30		Tre White defensive rebound
17:26		Kuany Kuany personal foul
17:24		Vincent Iwuchukwu turnover (bad pass)
17:10		Grant Newell misses two point jump shot
17:08		Tre White defensive rebound
17:00	+2	Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point layup (Tre White assists)	25-55
16:32	+2	Grant Newell makes two point dunk (Monty Bowser assists)	27-55
16:30		Kobe Johnson technical foul
16:30		Kobe Johnson turnover
16:30		Monty Bowser technical foul
16:30		Monty Bowser turnover
16:20		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
16:18		Marsalis Roberson defensive rebound
15:57		Kijani Wright personal foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:37	+2	Grant Newell makes two point jump shot (Monty Bowser assists)	29-55
15:21		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
15:19		Marsalis Roberson defensive rebound
15:05	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point jump shot	31-55
14:56		Joel Brown personal foul
14:40		Grant Newell shooting foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)
14:40		Drew Peterson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:40	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-56
14:24		Joel Brown turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
14:24		Joel Brown personal foul
14:00	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kijani Wright assists)	31-59
13:39	+2	Monty Bowser makes two point jump shot	33-59
13:28		Marsalis Roberson personal foul (Tre White draws the foul)
13:28	+1	Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-60
13:28		Tre White misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:28		Wrenn Robinson defensive rebound
13:08		Tre White shooting foul (ND Okafor draws the foul)
13:08		ND Okafor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:08		ND Okafor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:08		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
12:56		Wrenn Robinson shooting foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
12:56	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 3	33-61
12:56	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 3	33-62
12:56	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 3 of 3	33-63
12:48		Boogie Ellis personal foul (Wrenn Robinson draws the foul)
12:48		Wrenn Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:48		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
12:36		Wrenn Robinson personal foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)
12:36	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-64
12:36	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-65
12:22		Kijani Wright shooting foul (Kuany Kuany draws the foul)
12:22		Kuany Kuany misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:22	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-65
12:09		ND Okafor blocks Kobe Johnson's two point layup
12:07		Golden Bears defensive rebound
11:59		Monty Bowser misses two point jump shot
11:57		ND Okafor offensive rebound
11:52		ND Okafor misses two point layup
11:50		Kijani Wright defensive rebound
11:43	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point layup	34-67
11:21		TV timeout
11:12		Vincent Iwuchukwu shooting foul (Monty Bowser draws the foul)
11:12	+1	Monty Bowser makes regular free throw 1 of 3	35-67
11:12	+1	Monty Bowser makes regular free throw 2 of 3	36-67
11:12	+1	Monty Bowser makes regular free throw 3 of 3	37-67
11:05	+3	Harrison Hornery makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)	37-70
10:42	+3	Kuany Kuany makes three point jump shot	40-70
10:21	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)	40-73
9:58	+2	ND Okafor makes two point jump shot (Kuany Kuany assists)	42-73
9:55		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
9:55		TV timeout
9:41		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
9:39		Kuany Kuany personal foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)
9:39	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-74
9:39	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-75
9:14	+3	Kuany Kuany makes three point jump shot (Sam Alajiki assists)	45-75
9:00		Obinna Anyanwu shooting foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
9:00	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-76
9:00	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-77
8:38		Kuany Kuany turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Hornery steals)
8:31		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
8:29		Sam Alajiki defensive rebound
8:24		Joel Brown turnover (lost ball) (Oziyah Sellers steals)
8:24		Joel Brown personal foul (Oziyah Sellers draws the foul)
8:24		Oziyah Sellers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:24	+1	Oziyah Sellers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-78
8:12		Monty Bowser misses two point jump shot
8:10		Tre White defensive rebound
7:56	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	45-80
7:27		Harrison Hornery shooting foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
7:27		TV timeout
7:27	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-80
7:27	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-80
7:09		Tre White misses two point layup
7:07		Harrison Hornery offensive rebound
7:05	+2	Harrison Hornery makes two point layup	47-82
6:55		Tre White personal foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
6:55		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:55		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:55		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
6:38	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot	47-84
6:08	+2	Wrenn Robinson makes two point jump shot	49-84
5:40	+2	Kijani Wright makes two point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)	49-86
5:20		Drew Peterson shooting foul (Monty Bowser draws the foul)
5:20	+1	Monty Bowser makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-86
5:20	+1	Monty Bowser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-86
5:01	+3	Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot	51-89
4:43		Sam Alajiki misses three point jump shot
4:41		Harrison Hornery defensive rebound
4:35		Harrison Hornery misses three point jump shot
4:33		Wrenn Robinson defensive rebound
4:25		Wrenn Robinson misses two point jump shot
4:23		Tre White defensive rebound
4:08	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot	51-91
4:06		Trojans 30 second timeout
4:06		TV timeout
3:51	+2	ND Okafor makes two point dunk	53-91
3:29		Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:27		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
3:08		Wrenn Robinson misses two point jump shot
3:06		ND Okafor offensive rebound
2:59		ND Okafor misses two point layup
2:57		Obinna Anyanwu offensive rebound
2:57	+2	Obinna Anyanwu makes two point layup	55-91
2:44	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Malik Thomas assists)	55-93
2:20		Obinna Anyanwu turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
2:03		Tre White misses two point jump shot
2:01		Grant Newell defensive rebound
1:35		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
1:33		Oziyah Sellers defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Tre White makes two point jump shot	55-95
1:02		Trojans 30 second timeout
0:44	+2	ND Okafor makes two point layup	57-95
0:44		Iaroslav Niagu shooting foul (ND Okafor draws the foul)
0:44	+1	ND Okafor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-95
0:31	+2	Oziyah Sellers makes two point jump shot	58-97
0:11	+2	ND Okafor makes two point jump shot (Grant Newell assists)	60-97
0:00		End of period

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ND Okafor makes two point jump shot (Grant Newell assists)