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Ellis, Peterson, Morgan lead USC past Mount St. Mary's 83-74
LOS ANGELES (AP) Boogie Ellis hit four 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, Drew Peterson added 15 points, eight rebounds and a career-high 12 assists and Southern California beat Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 83-74 Friday night.
Joshua Morgan made 6 of 7 from the field and finished with career highs of 15 points and 12 rebounds. The 6-foot-11 junior added four blocks for USC Trojans (3-1) and has 15 this season.
Peterson assisted on a layup by Ellis to close an 8-0 run that made it 59-44 with 9:20 to play and the Trojans led by double figures until a 10-0 run by Mount St. Mary's trimmed its deficit to 75-68 with 2:43 remaining but the Mountaineers got no closer.
USC took the lead for good on Morgan's dunk with 6:18 left that made it 24-22 and Peterson assisted on layups by Morgan and Tre White and then a 3-pointer by Ellis before his jumper with 14:25 to play capped an 11-2 run and gave the Trojans a 45-34 lead.
White finished with 10 points.
Dakota Leffew scored 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting, 4 of 5 from 3-point range, with four steals for Mount St. Mary's (1-3). Malik Jefferson made 8 of 9 from the field and finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds, four steals and three blocks. Jalen Benjamin added 17 points and seven assists.
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Mount St. Mary's plays the second of five consecutive road games Sunday at Cal Poly.
USC travels to the Bahamas to play BYU on Wednesday at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Malik Jefferson vs. Joshua Morgan (Boogie Ellis gains possession) | ||
| 19:42 | | Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:40 |  | George Tinsley defensive rebound | ||
| 19:24 | | George Tinsley turnover (bad pass) (Reese Dixon-Waters steals) | ||
| 19:17 | | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:15 | | Drew Peterson offensive rebound | ||
| 19:09 | | Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (Malik Jefferson steals) | ||
| 18:59 | | +2 | Malik Jefferson makes two point layup (Jalen Benjamin assists) | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | | Tre White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:40 | | Joshua Morgan offensive rebound | ||
| 18:18 | | +2 | Tre White makes two point jump shot | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | | Tre White shooting foul (Malik Jefferson draws the foul) | ||
| 17:58 | | Malik Jefferson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 17:58 | | Malik Jefferson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 17:58 | | Joshua Morgan defensive rebound | ||
| 17:40 | | Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (Dakota Leffew steals) | ||
| 17:31 | | +2 | Deandre Thomas makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | | Boogie Ellis turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 17:08 | | Jalen Benjamin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:06 | | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | ||
| 16:59 | | Deandre Thomas personal foul | ||
| 16:44 | | Boogie Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Dakota Leffew steals) | ||
| 16:37 | | +2 | Dakota Leffew makes two point jump shot | 6-2 |
| 16:38 | | Trojans 30 second timeout | ||
| 16:27 | | Jalen Benjamin shooting foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul) | ||
| 16:25 | | Boogie Ellis misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 16:25 | | +1 | Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 6-3 |
| 16:25 | | +1 | Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 6-4 |
| 16:04 | | +2 | Malik Jefferson makes two point jump shot (George Tinsley assists) | 8-4 |
| 15:49 | | +2 | Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot | 8-6 |
| 15:28 | | Malik Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Drew Peterson steals) | ||
| 15:24 | | Xavier Lipscomb blocks Drew Peterson's two point layup | ||
| 15:24 | | Drew Peterson offensive rebound | ||
| 15:24 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:24 | | George Tinsley personal foul | ||
| 15:19 | | Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:17 | | George Tinsley defensive rebound | ||
| 15:03 | | Frantisek Barton turnover (bad pass) (Reese Dixon-Waters steals) | ||
| 14:53 | | +2 | Iaroslav Niagu makes two point layup (Tre White assists) | 8-8 |
| 14:37 | | +3 | Deandre Thomas makes three point jump shot (Frantisek Barton assists) | 11-8 |
| 14:22 | | +3 | Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists) | 11-11 |
| 14:07 | | Deandre Thomas misses two point layup | ||
| 14:05 | | Frantisek Barton offensive rebound | ||
| 13:51 | | Frantisek Barton misses two point layup | ||
| 13:49 | | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | ||
| 13:51 | | Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 13:41 | | Jalen Benjamin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:39 | | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 13:28 | | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:26 | | Malik Jefferson defensive rebound | ||
| 13:08 | | Reese Dixon-Waters shooting foul (Jalen Benjamin draws the foul) | ||
| 13:08 | | Jalen Benjamin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 13:08 | | +1 | Jalen Benjamin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-11 |
| 12:53 | | Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:51 | | Malik Jefferson defensive rebound | ||
| 12:36 | | Jalen Benjamin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:34 | | Malik Jefferson offensive rebound | ||
| 12:28 | | Jalen Benjamin turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Morgan steals) | ||
| 12:23 | | Frantisek Barton personal foul | ||
| 12:21 | | Malik Jefferson blocks Kobe Johnson's two point layup | ||
| 12:19 | | Joshua Morgan offensive rebound | ||
| 12:05 | | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point layup | 12-13 |
| 12:00 | | +2 | Malik Jefferson makes two point jump shot (Jalen Benjamin assists) | 14-13 |
| 11:40 | | Drew Peterson turnover (lost ball) (George Tinsley steals) | ||
| 11:31 | | Dakota Leffew misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Joshua Morgan offensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point putback dunk | 14-15 |
| 11:00 | | Jalen Benjamin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Joshua Morgan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Kobe Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Malik Thomas offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Malik Thomas misses two point layup | ||
| 10:08 | | Malik Jefferson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | +3 | Jalen Benjamin makes three point jump shot | 17-15 |
| 9:43 | | Jalen Benjamin shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | TV timeout | ||
| 9:43 | | +1 | Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-16 |
| 9:43 | | +1 | Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-17 |
| 9:15 | | Joshua Morgan blocks George Tinsley's two point jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Frantisek Barton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Xavier Lipscomb misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Tre White defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Deandre Thomas personal foul | ||
| 7:52 | | +3 | Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 17-20 |
| 7:36 | | +3 | Dakota Leffew makes three point jump shot (Xavier Lipscomb assists) | 20-20 |
| 7:20 | | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists) | 20-22 |
| 7:02 | | George Tinsley turnover (lost ball) (Tre White steals) | ||
| 6:54 | | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Josh Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Dakota Leffew makes two point jump shot | 22-22 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point dunk (Drew Peterson assists) | 22-24 |
| 6:06 | | Dakota Leffew offensive foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:06 | | Dakota Leffew turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:06 | | TV timeout | ||
| 5:43 | | +2 | Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point layup | 22-26 |
| 5:24 | | Josh Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Trojans defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Iaroslav Niagu misses two point layup | ||
| 4:56 | | Frantisek Barton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Frantisek Barton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Dakota Leffew defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Jalen Benjamin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Dakota Leffew personal foul | ||
| 3:49 | | Drew Peterson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:49 | | George Tinsley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Jaylin Gibson turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 3:23 | | Harrison Hornery offensive foul | ||
| 3:23 | | Harrison Hornery turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:00 | | Jalen Benjamin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Trojans defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Joshua Morgan misses two point layup | ||
| 2:31 | | Frantisek Barton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | +2 | Jedy Cordilia makes two point layup (Jalen Benjamin assists) | 24-26 |
| 1:54 | | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Boogie Ellis assists) | 24-28 |
| 1:41 | | +2 | Jaylin Gibson makes two point jump shot | 26-28 |
| 1:21 | | Jalen Benjamin personal foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-29 |
| 1:21 | | Boogie Ellis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:21 | | Trojans offensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Tre White misses two point hook shot | ||
| 1:15 | | Jaylin Gibson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Frantisek Barton misses two point layup | ||
| 0:56 | | Frantisek Barton offensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Frantisek Barton makes two point layup | 28-29 |
| 0:42 | | Jaylin Gibson personal foul (Reese Dixon-Waters draws the foul) | ||
| 0:42 | | +1 | Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-30 |
| 0:42 | | +1 | Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-31 |
| 0:22 | | Xavier Lipscomb misses two point layup | ||
| 0:20 | | Trojans defensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | Malik Jefferson personal foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul) | ||
| 0:20 | | +1 | Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-32 |
| 0:20 | | Mountaineers 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:20 | | Joshua Morgan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:20 | | George Tinsley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Kobe Johnson personal foul | ||
| 0:00 | | Deandre Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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| Ast. Per Game | ||
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| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
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Deandre Thomas misses three point jump shot | 0:00 |
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Kobe Johnson personal foul | 0:05 |
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George Tinsley defensive rebound | 0:20 |
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Joshua Morgan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:20 |
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Mountaineers 30 second timeout | 0:20 |
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+ 1 | Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:20 |
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Malik Jefferson personal foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul) | 0:20 |
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Trojans defensive rebound | 0:20 |
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Xavier Lipscomb misses two point layup | 0:22 |
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+ 1 | Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:42 |
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+ 1 | Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:42 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 28 | 32 |
| Field Goals | 12-28 (42.9%) | 11-29 (37.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 3-9 (33.3%) | 2-11 (18.2%) |
| Free Throws | 1-4 (25.0%) | 8-12 (66.7%) |
| Total Rebounds | 16 | 21 |
| Offensive | 3 | 7 |
| Defensive | 13 | 10 |
| Team | 0 | 4 |
| Assists | 6 | 6 |
| Steals | 4 | 5 |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 7 |
| Fouls | 11 | 4 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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63.7 PPG | 37.2 RPG | 12.4 APG |
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72.5 PPG | 38.3 RPG | 13.5 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Leffew | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Jefferson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Benjamin | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1/7 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Tinsley | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Leffew | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Jefferson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Benjamin | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1/7 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Tinsley | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| F. Barton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Gibson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Cordilia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X. Lipscomb | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Reaves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Moore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Adebayo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Foxwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Crockett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Dade | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Gielen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 28 | 16 | 6 | 12/28 | 3/9 | 1/4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Morgan | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Ellis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Peterson | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| R. Dixon-Waters | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. White | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Morgan | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Ellis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Peterson | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| R. Dixon-Waters | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. White | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Niagu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Hornery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Brooker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Iwuchukwu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Sellers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Wright | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 32 | 17 | 6 | 11/29 | 2/11 | 8/12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
