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Ellis sparks Southern Cal past Washington State 80-70

AP
Feb 03, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) Boogie Ellis scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half to offset a big night by Washington State Cougars's Mouhamed Gueye and Southern California pulled away late for an 80-70 victory on Thursday night.

Ellis hit 5 of 9 from 3-point range, adding five rebounds and four assists for the Trojans (16-6, 8-3 Pac-12 Conference). Drew Peterson finished with 20 points, six rebounds and four assists. Peterson sank 8 of 13 shots, including 3 of 6 from beyond the arc. Tre White made 6 of 9 shots and scored 14.

Gueye, a sophomore, finished with a career-high 31 points for the Cougars (10-14, 5-8). He made 14 of 21 shots with a 3-pointer and grabbed 12 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season. Justin Powell hit 3 of 4 from distance and scored 11.

Gueye hit his first six shots and his three-point play gave Washington State a 26-13 lead with 9:34 left in the first half. From there, Peterson scored eight of his 14 first-half points and the Trojans moved in front 37-35 at halftime.

Gueye scored the first two baskets of the second half and the Cougars grabbed a two-point lead. Gueye surpassed his career high with his 26th point on a dunk with 17:32 left to play and hit a hook shot against a double-team the next trip down the floor for a 43-40 Cougars' lead. Ellis followed with a free throw and two 3-pointers to give USC Trojans a 49-47 lead with 14:20 remaining.

The Trojans stayed in front until Powell buried a 3-pointer to put the Cougars ahead 65-63 with 4:29 left. Peterson hit the second of two free throws, Kobe Johnson followed with a 3-pointer and the Trojans never trailed again. It was Johnson's only shot of the game in 30 minutes of play. He missed the front end of a 1-and-1 free throw.

Andy Enfield picked up his 199th win in his 10th season at USC. The Trojans won their third straight game and avenged an 81-71 loss to the Cougars earlier this season. WSU hasn't won at USC since 2015. The Trojans improved to 11-0 this season in games with a 7 p.m. (PST) or later tip-off.

UP NEXT

Washington State: The Cougars travel to play No. 9 UCLA on Saturday.

USC: The Trojans host Washington on Saturday.

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1st Half
WSU
Cougars
35
USC
Trojans
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mouhamed Gueye vs. Joshua Morgan (Trojans gains possession)
19:33	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)	0-2
19:08	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point layup (Jabe Mullins assists)	2-2
18:43	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot	2-4
18:28	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point jump shot	4-4
18:00		Tre White misses two point layup
17:58		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
17:48		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
17:46		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
17:37		Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
17:35		Justin Powell defensive rebound
17:28		Drew Peterson personal foul
17:26	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point layup (Justin Powell assists)	6-4
17:05	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists)	6-6
17:05		Jabe Mullins shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul)
17:05	+1	Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-7
16:41	+3	Mouhamed Gueye makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	9-7
16:09		Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
16:07		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
15:51		Mouhamed Gueye turnover (lost ball) (Drew Peterson steals)
15:42		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
15:40		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
15:28	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point dunk (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	11-7
15:05		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
15:03		Justin Powell defensive rebound
14:52		Tre White personal foul
14:52		TV timeout
14:41	+2	Kymany Houinsou makes two point hook shot	13-7
14:15	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot	13-9
13:48		Kymany Houinsou misses two point jump shot
13:46		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
13:36	+2	Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	13-11
13:15	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point jump shot (Jabe Mullins assists)	15-11
12:54		Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
12:52		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
12:44	+3	Justin Powell makes three point jump shot (Mouhamed Gueye assists)	18-11
12:30		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
12:28		Carlos Rosario defensive rebound
12:16		Boogie Ellis personal foul
12:07		Vincent Iwuchukwu blocks Kymany Houinsou's two point layup
12:05		Cougars offensive rebound
11:55		Carlos Rosario misses three point jump shot
11:53		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
1:15		TV timeout
11:39		Tre White misses three point jump shot
11:37		Justin Powell defensive rebound
11:22		Reese Dixon-Waters blocks Mouhamed Gueye's two point layup
11:20		Tre White defensive rebound
11:02		Vincent Iwuchukwu misses two point jump shot
11:00		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
10:56		Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
10:54		Justin Powell offensive rebound
10:52	+2	Justin Powell makes two point jump shot	20-11
10:36		Reese Dixon-Waters turnover (traveling)
10:22	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Justin Powell assists)	23-11
10:02	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot	23-13
9:34	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point layup (Jabe Mullins assists)	25-13
9:34		Harrison Hornery shooting foul (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul)
9:34	+1	Mouhamed Gueye makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-13
9:18	+2	Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point jump shot	26-15
9:02		Mouhamed Gueye turnover (bad pass)
8:45	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot	26-17
8:31		Jabe Mullins turnover (bad pass) (Reese Dixon-Waters steals)
8:28	+2	Tre White makes two point dunk (Drew Peterson assists)	26-19
8:09	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point layup (TJ Bamba assists)	28-19
8:00	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot	28-22
7:46		Mouhamed Gueye turnover (traveling)
7:46		TV timeout
7:27	+2	Tre White makes two point dunk (Boogie Ellis assists)	28-24
7:00		Mouhamed Gueye misses two point hook shot
6:58		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
6:51	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Tre White assists)	28-27
6:32		Justin Powell misses two point jump shot
6:30		Cougars offensive rebound
6:19		Justin Powell misses two point layup
6:17		Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound
6:09		Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point jump shot
6:07		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
5:47		Vincent Iwuchukwu personal foul
5:47		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
5:45		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
5:39		Tre White misses two point jump shot
5:37		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
5:26		TJ Bamba misses two point layup
5:24		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
5:19	+3	Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot	28-30
5:04		Cougars 30 second timeout
4:59		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
4:57		Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound
4:46	+2	Kymany Houinsou makes two point dunk (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	30-30
4:28		Boogie Ellis misses two point layup
4:26		Kijani Wright personal foul
4:02		TV timeout
4:02		Kymany Houinsou technical foul
4:02		Kymany Houinsou turnover
4:02		Reese Dixon-Waters technical foul
4:02		Reese Dixon-Waters turnover
3:58		Mouhamed Gueye misses three point jump shot
3:56		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
3:51	+3	Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	30-33
3:28		Kymany Houinsou misses three point jump shot
3:26		Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound
3:24	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point layup	32-33
2:58		Boogie Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Justin Powell steals)
2:54		Kijani Wright shooting foul (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul)
2:54		Mouhamed Gueye misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:54		Mouhamed Gueye misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:54		Tre White defensive rebound
2:41	+2	Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point dunk (Boogie Ellis assists)	32-35
2:17		Justin Powell misses two point jump shot
2:15		Vincent Iwuchukwu defensive rebound
2:08	+2	Tre White makes two point layup	32-37
2:08		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
2:08		Tre White misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:08		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
1:45		Tre White shooting foul (Jabe Mullins draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Jabe Mullins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-37
1:45	+1	Jabe Mullins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-37
1:31		Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point jump shot
1:29		Mouhamed Gueye personal foul
1:18		Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
1:16		Justin Powell defensive rebound
1:13		Drew Peterson blocks TJ Bamba's two point layup
1:11		Cougars offensive rebound
0:54		Drew Peterson personal foul
0:54		Carlos Rosario misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:54	+1	Carlos Rosario makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-37
0:33		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
0:31		Carlos Rosario defensive rebound
0:01		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WSU
Cougars
35
USC
Trojans
43

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Vincent Iwuchukwu turnover (traveling)
19:29	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point jump shot	37-37
19:11		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
19:08		Vincent Iwuchukwu personal foul
18:51	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point layup (Jabe Mullins assists)	39-37
18:30		TJ Bamba shooting foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
18:30		Boogie Ellis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:30	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-38
18:11		TJ Bamba misses two point layup
18:09		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
18:03		TJ Bamba personal foul
17:59		Jabe Mullins shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
17:59	+1	Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-39
17:59	+1	Tre White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-40
17:32	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point dunk (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	41-40
17:10		Iaroslav Niagu misses two point layup
17:08		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
17:01	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point hook shot (TJ Bamba assists)	43-40
16:35		Mouhamed Gueye personal foul (Tre White draws the foul)
16:30	+2	Tre White makes two point hook shot	43-42
16:30		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
16:30		Tre White misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:30		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
16:02		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
16:00		Jack Wilson offensive rebound
15:57		TV timeout
15:47		Boogie Ellis personal foul
15:43	+3	Carlos Rosario makes three point jump shot (TJ Bamba assists)	46-42
15:16		Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
15:14		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul
15:07		Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
15:05		Drew Peterson offensive rebound
15:02	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)	46-45
14:46		Drew Peterson shooting foul
14:46		Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:46	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-45
14:36		Carlos Rosario personal foul
14:36	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-46
14:36		Boogie Ellis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:36		Trojans offensive rebound
14:20	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Reese Dixon-Waters assists)	47-49
14:00		Vincent Iwuchukwu blocks Kymany Houinsou's two point hook shot
13:58		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
13:45	+2	Tre White makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists)	47-51
13:25		Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
13:23		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
13:00		Reese Dixon-Waters turnover (bad pass)
12:46	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup	49-51
12:17		Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point jump shot
12:15		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
11:56		TJ Bamba turnover (lost ball) (Reese Dixon-Waters steals)
11:56		TJ Bamba personal foul
11:56		TV timeout
11:56	+1	Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-52
11:56	+1	Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-53
11:33		Justin Powell misses three point jump shot
11:31		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
11:17		Kijani Wright misses two point layup
11:15		Kijani Wright offensive rebound
11:12		Carlos Rosario personal foul
11:12		Kobe Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:12		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
10:46		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
10:44		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
10:18		Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
10:16		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
10:15		Mouhamed Gueye turnover (traveling)
10:11		Kijani Wright offensive foul
10:11		Kijani Wright turnover (offensive foul)
9:52	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	51-53
9:25		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Kijani Wright draws the foul)
9:25	+1	Kijani Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-54
9:25	+1	Kijani Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-55
9:06		Drew Peterson blocks TJ Bamba's two point layup
9:04		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
8:42	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot	51-57
8:22	+3	Justin Powell makes three point jump shot (Mouhamed Gueye assists)	54-57
8:08	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot	54-60
8:01		Cougars 30 second timeout
8:01		TV timeout
7:54		Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
7:52		Vincent Iwuchukwu defensive rebound
7:34		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
7:32		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
7:32		Vincent Iwuchukwu personal foul
7:32		TV timeout
7:15		Mouhamed Gueye misses two point jump shot
7:13		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
6:54		Kymany Houinsou personal foul (Vincent Iwuchukwu draws the foul)
6:54		Vincent Iwuchukwu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:54	+1	Vincent Iwuchukwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-61
6:40	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Jabe Mullins assists)	57-61
6:17		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
6:15		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
5:59	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point layup	59-61
5:59		Vincent Iwuchukwu shooting foul (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul)
5:59	+1	Mouhamed Gueye makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-61
5:35	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot	60-63
5:10	+2	Carlos Rosario makes two point layup (Mouhamed Gueye assists)	62-63
4:56		Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
4:54		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
4:35		Mouhamed Gueye misses three point jump shot
4:33		Carlos Rosario offensive rebound
4:29	+3	Justin Powell makes three point jump shot (Carlos Rosario assists)	65-63
4:23		Trojans 30 second timeout
4:23		TV timeout
4:15		Mouhamed Gueye personal foul
4:15		Drew Peterson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:15	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-64
3:56		Mouhamed Gueye misses two point jump shot
3:54		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
3:39	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)	65-67
3:14		Carlos Rosario misses two point layup
3:12		Carlos Rosario offensive rebound
3:11		Carlos Rosario misses two point layup
3:09		Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound
3:11		Trojans 30 second timeout
3:11		Carlos Rosario personal foul (Reese Dixon-Waters draws the foul)
3:11	+1	Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-68
3:11	+1	Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-69
2:42		Mouhamed Gueye turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Johnson steals)
2:28		Reese Dixon-Waters offensive foul
2:28		Reese Dixon-Waters turnover (offensive foul)
2:04	+3	TJ Bamba makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	68-69
1:50		Carlos Rosario personal foul
1:50	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-70
1:50	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-71
1:35		Vincent Iwuchukwu blocks Justin Powell's two point layup
1:33		Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound
1:21		Vincent Iwuchukwu blocks TJ Bamba's three point jump shot
1:19		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
1:19		Cougars 60 second timeout
0:52	+3	Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot	68-74
0:43		TJ Bamba turnover (lost ball) (Boogie Ellis steals)
0:37	+2	Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point dunk (Drew Peterson assists)	68-76
0:32		Reese Dixon-Waters personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
0:32		Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:32		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
0:25		Carlos Rosario personal foul
0:25	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-77
0:25	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-78
0:25		Kobe Johnson shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
0:25	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-78
0:25	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-78
0:15	+2	Tre White makes two point dunk (Reese Dixon-Waters assists)	70-80
0:04		Mouhamed Gueye misses three point jump shot
0:02		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Boogie Ellis defensive rebound