Ellis rallies USC late, Trojans top Washington, 80-67
AP
Dec 31, 2022
SEATTLE (AP) Boogie Ellis scored 27 points and USC Trojans earned its seventh straight victory, pulling away from Washington Huskies late to earn an 80-67 win on the road Friday night.
Ellis scored 16 points in the final 10 minutes of the second half, answering a run that put Washington in front by three points. Ellis' point total matched his output in an 82-76 win over BYU in November and was a point shy of his season high 28 in a 74-71 win over No. 19 Auburn December 18.
The Trojans (11-3) were unbeaten in six December games, including three straight to open Pac-12 play.
Washington trailed by seven at intermission but quickly erased that deficit in the second half. Freshman Keyon Menifield scored on a pair of layups and Cole Bajema hit the first of his four second-half 3-pointers to get within one, 42-41 three minutes into the half.
The Huskies then used a 10-0 run fueled by a pair of Bajema 3-pointers and a pair of baskets by Menifield to take a 58-55 lead with 10:28 left in the game. But Ellis answered by scoring nine points in an 11-0 run that put the Trojans back in front, 66-58.
Ellis finished shooting 10 of 19 from the field, including 4 of 8 from distance, and went 3-for-3 from the line, adding seven rebounds, two assists and three steals. Drew Peterson added 17 points and Tre White contributed 12 points and grabbed eight boards.
Keion Brooks paced the Huskies (9-5, 1-2) with 22 points and seven rebounds. Menifield added 18 points and Bajema was 4 of 9 from beyond the arc and contributed 12 points.
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USC plays at Washington State on Sunday.
Washington plays host to No. 11 UCLA on Sunday.
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1st Half
USC
Trojans
41
WASH
Huskies
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Trojans gains possession)
18:11
Drew Peterson blocks PJ Fuller II's two point layup
19:52
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
19:50
Braxton Meah defensive rebound
19:45
PJ Fuller II misses three point jump shot
19:43
Tre White defensive rebound
19:37
Tre White turnover (traveling)
19:28
Joshua Morgan blocks Cole Bajema's two point layup
19:26
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
19:18
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists)
2-0
19:17
Boogie Ellis personal foul
19:17
+3
Keyon Menifield makes three point jump shot (Braxton Meah assists)
2-3
19:12
Cole Bajema personal foul
18:09
Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (PJ Fuller II steals)
18:16
Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (PJ Fuller II steals)
17:17
Keyon Menifield offensive rebound
16:59
+2
Keyon Menifield makes two point layup
2-5
16:49
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists)
4-5
16:49
Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:47
Braxton Meah offensive rebound
16:49
Braxton Meah misses two point layup
16:47
Huskies offensive rebound
16:39
Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:37
Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
16:32
+3
Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)
7-5
16:24
+3
Keion Brooks Jr. makes three point jump shot (PJ Fuller II assists)
7-8
16:18
Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
16:16
Tre White offensive rebound
16:10
+2
Tre White makes two point dunk
9-8
16:04
Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
16:02
Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
15:57
Joshua Morgan turnover (bad pass)
15:52
PJ Fuller II turnover (bad pass)
15:45
Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
15:43
Keyon Menifield defensive rebound
15:37
Drew Peterson personal foul
15:37
TV timeout
15:38
Jackson Grant misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:38
+1
Jackson Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-9
15:15
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
15:13
Jackson Grant defensive rebound
15:01
+3
Keyon Menifield makes three point jump shot (Cole Bajema assists)
9-12
14:41
Jackson Grant personal foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
14:32
Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass)
14:19
Keyon Menifield misses three point jump shot
14:17
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
14:09
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists)
11-12
13:53
Noah Williams misses three point jump shot
13:51
Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
13:50
Jamal Bey personal foul
13:40
Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
13:38
Trojans offensive rebound
13:32
+2
Trojans makes two point tip layup
13-12
13:24
Keyon Menifield turnover (bad pass)
13:10
Reese Dixon-Waters turnover (traveling)
12:51
Kobe Johnson personal foul (Noah Williams draws the foul)
12:47
+3
Keion Brooks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Braxton Meah assists)
13-15
12:31
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point layup
15-15
12:15
Reese Dixon-Waters personal foul
11:57
Noah Williams misses two point layup
11:55
Braxton Meah offensive rebound
11:45
Braxton Meah turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Johnson steals)
11:39
Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
11:37
Drew Peterson offensive rebound
11:33
+2
Drew Peterson makes two point putback layup
17-15
11:15
Kobe Johnson blocks Noah Williams's two point layup
11:14
Koren Johnson offensive rebound
11:14
Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
11:14
TV timeout
11:02
Drew Peterson turnover (lost ball) (Koren Johnson steals)
10:43
Jump ball. (Huskies gains possession)
10:43
Keyon Menifield misses two point layup
10:41
Malik Thomas defensive rebound
10:34
PJ Fuller II personal foul (Reese Dixon-Waters draws the foul)
10:27
+3
Malik Thomas makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)
20-15
10:03
Kobe Johnson blocks PJ Fuller II's two point jump shot
10:01
Huskies offensive rebound
10:03
Huskies 30 second timeout
9:55
+2
Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
20-17
9:48
Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
9:46
Malik Thomas offensive rebound
9:41
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point putback layup
22-17
9:34
Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Braxton Meah draws the foul)
9:25
Braxton Meah misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:12
Braxton Meah misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:12
Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
9:00
Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
8:58
Reese Dixon-Waters offensive rebound
8:50
Jump ball. (Trojans gains possession)
8:45
Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
8:43
Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
8:38
Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:36
Braxton Meah offensive rebound
8:32
+2
Braxton Meah makes two point putback dunk
22-19
8:21
Joshua Morgan misses three point jump shot
8:19
Noah Williams defensive rebound
8:13
+2
Keyon Menifield makes two point layup
22-21
8:11
Trojans 30 second timeout
7:52
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
7:50
Tre White offensive rebound
7:49
Malik Thomas offensive foul
7:49
Malik Thomas turnover (offensive foul)
7:33
Noah Williams misses two point hook shot
7:31
Huskies offensive rebound
7:33
Joshua Morgan personal foul (Braxton Meah draws the foul)
7:33
+1
Braxton Meah makes regular free throw 1 of 1
22-22
7:33
+1
Braxton Meah makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-23
7:16
+2
Drew Peterson makes two point pullup jump shot
24-23
6:49
+2
Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Koren Johnson assists)
24-25
6:35
+2
Boogie Ellis makes two point layup
26-25
6:35
Koren Johnson shooting foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
6:35
+1
Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
27-25
6:25
+3
Koren Johnson makes three point jump shot (PJ Fuller II assists)
27-28
6:05
+2
Tre White makes two point layup
29-28
5:47
Noah Williams misses two point jump shot
5:45
Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
5:30
Noah Williams personal foul
5:21
+2
Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)
31-28
4:58
Koren Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:56
Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
4:49
+2
Tre White makes two point dunk (Joshua Morgan assists)
33-28
4:49
Braxton Meah shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
4:49
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 1
34-28
4:34
Tre White personal foul
4:34
+1
Keion Brooks Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
34-29
4:34
+1
Keion Brooks Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-30
4:22
Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
4:20
PJ Fuller II defensive rebound
4:02
+2
Braxton Meah makes two point alley-oop dunk (Keyon Menifield assists)
34-32
3:49
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
3:47
Kijani Wright offensive rebound
3:39
Kijani Wright misses two point layup
3:37
Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
3:30
PJ Fuller II turnover (lost ball) (Boogie Ellis steals)
3:24
+2
Kijani Wright makes two point dunk (Boogie Ellis assists)
36-32
2:52
Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Reese Dixon-Waters steals)
2:40
Boogie Ellis turnover (bad pass) (PJ Fuller II steals)
