USC plays first game in 3 weeks, beats Santa Clara 86-63
AP
Dec 29, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) Evan Mobley had 17 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, and Southern California Trojans beat Santa Clara Broncos 86-63 on Tuesday night, the first game for the Trojans in nearly three weeks.
Isaiah Mobley added 13 points, seven rebounds and blocked two shots for USC (5-1). The Mobley brothers combined for 12-of-16 shooting and had 14 of the Trojans 44 rebounds.
The Trojans hadn't played since Dec. 8, a 91-56 rout of UC Irvine, due to a confirmed COVID-19 case within the program. They canceled games against San Francisco and Texas Southern, and had their opening Pac-12 matchups against Stanford and Oregon State postponed.
Tahj Eaddy added 13 points for the Trojans. Drew Peterson, a junior transfer from Rice, had seven points and nine assists. Chevez Goodwin added 10 points off the bench.
Josip Vrankic and Christian Carlyle scored 13 points apiece for Santa Clara (6-2), which has lost two consecutive games after a 6-0 start.
Evan Mobley scored six points during a 14-4 run that gave the Trojans a 20-10 lead with 14 minutes remaining in the first half, and they led by double digits the rest of the way.
The 20 days without a game is the longest stretch for the Trojans since the 1967 season, when they went 36 days without a game (Dec. 21-Jan. 27).
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1st Half
SACL
Broncos
27
USC
Trojans
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Guglielmo Caruso vs. Evan Mobley (Drew Peterson gains possession)
19:45
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
19:43
Isaiah Mobley offensive rebound
19:36
+2
Isaiah Mobley makes two point layup
0-2
19:16
Keshawn Justice misses two point jump shot
19:14
Isaiah Mobley defensive rebound
19:06
+2
Isaiah Mobley makes two point jump shot
0-4
18:48
+2
Christian Carlyle makes two point pullup jump shot
2-4
18:32
Jalen Williams shooting foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)
18:32
+1
Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-5
18:32
+1
Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-6
18:17
Christian Carlyle turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah White steals)
18:17
Christian Carlyle personal foul (Isaiah White draws the foul)
18:17
Broncos 30 second timeout
18:04
Drew Peterson misses two point layup
18:02
Josip Vrankic defensive rebound
17:51
Isaiah White shooting foul (Christian Carlyle draws the foul)
17:51
+1
Christian Carlyle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-6
17:51
+1
Christian Carlyle makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-6
17:36
Evan Mobley misses two point layup
17:34
Evan Mobley offensive rebound
17:27
Evan Mobley turnover (Josip Vrankic steals)
17:18
+2
Josip Vrankic makes two point driving layup
6-6
17:05
Drew Peterson misses two point layup
17:03
Isaiah White offensive rebound
17:01
Keshawn Justice shooting foul (Isaiah White draws the foul)
17:01
+1
Isaiah White makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-7
17:01
+1
Isaiah White makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-8
16:50
Keshawn Justice turnover (bad pass)
16:33
+2
Tahj Eaddy makes two point pullup jump shot
6-10
16:21
Josip Vrankic misses two point jump shot
16:19
Isaiah Mobley defensive rebound
16:10
Isaiah Mobley misses two point jump shot
16:08
Evan Mobley offensive rebound
16:06
+2
Evan Mobley makes two point putback dunk
6-12
15:56
Josip Vrankic misses three point jump shot
15:54
Drew Peterson defensive rebound
15:43
+2
Evan Mobley makes two point reverse layup
6-14
15:36
Jalen Williams misses two point layup
15:34
Isaiah Mobley defensive rebound
15:25
+2
Tahj Eaddy makes two point driving layup
6-16
15:13
Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot
15:11
Josip Vrankic offensive rebound
15:03
+2
Josip Vrankic makes two point jump shot
8-16
14:51
Tahj Eaddy misses two point layup
14:49
Guglielmo Caruso defensive rebound
14:38
Isaiah Mobley blocks Christian Carlyle's two point layup
14:36
Tahj Eaddy defensive rebound
14:27
Keshawn Justice shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul)
14:27
TV timeout
14:27
+1
Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-17
14:27
+1
Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-18
14:17
Evan Mobley personal foul (Jaden Bediako draws the foul)
14:15
+2
Giordan Williams makes two point jump shot (Miguel Tomley assists)
10-18
13:51
+2
Max Agbonkpolo makes two point floating jump shot
10-20
13:22
DJ Mitchell misses two point jump shot
13:20
Broncos offensive rebound
13:04
DJ Mitchell turnover (bad pass)
12:48
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
12:46
Isaiah Mobley offensive rebound
12:40
Giordan Williams blocks Isaiah Mobley's two point layup
12:38
Chevez Goodwin offensive rebound
12:35
+2
Chevez Goodwin makes two point putback layup
10-22
12:16
+2
Jaden Bediako makes two point layup (Miguel Tomley assists)
12-22
12:04
+2
Chevez Goodwin makes two point hook shot (Drew Peterson assists)
12-24
11:47
Jaden Bediako misses two point hook shot
11:45
Chevez Goodwin defensive rebound
11:33
Noah Baumann misses two point pullup jump shot
11:31
Giordan Williams defensive rebound
11:23
Drew Peterson personal foul (Jaden Bediako draws the foul)
11:23
TV timeout
11:01
Guglielmo Caruso turnover (traveling)
10:45
Noah Baumann misses two point jump shot
10:43
Guglielmo Caruso defensive rebound
10:34
Evan Mobley blocks Josip Vrankic's two point layup
10:33
Broncos offensive rebound
10:17
Guglielmo Caruso misses two point layup
10:16
Josip Vrankic offensive rebound
10:16
Noah Baumann shooting foul (Josip Vrankic draws the foul)
10:16
+1
Josip Vrankic makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-24
10:16
Josip Vrankic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:16
Keshawn Justice offensive rebound
10:07
Keshawn Justice misses three point jump shot
10:05
Guglielmo Caruso offensive rebound
9:53
+2
Josip Vrankic makes two point layup (Jalen Williams assists)
15-24
9:38
+2
Chevez Goodwin makes two point turnaround jump shot
15-26
9:16
Guglielmo Caruso misses two point reverse layup
9:14
Chevez Goodwin defensive rebound
8:55
Tahj Eaddy misses two point jump shot
8:53
Jalen Williams defensive rebound
8:41
Christian Carlyle misses three point jump shot
8:39
Christian Carlyle offensive rebound
8:34
Christian Carlyle turnover (lost ball) (Chevez Goodwin steals)
8:28
Noah Baumann misses three point jump shot
8:26
Chevez Goodwin personal foul
8:16
Jump ball. (Broncos gains possession)
8:07
Guglielmo Caruso personal foul (Tahj Eaddy draws the foul)
7:57
Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:57
Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:57
Josip Vrankic defensive rebound
7:38
Josip Vrankic misses two point jump shot
7:36
Tahj Eaddy defensive rebound
7:22
+2
Isaiah Mobley makes two point jump shot
15-30
6:59
Keshawn Justice misses two point jump shot
6:57
Drew Peterson defensive rebound
6:46
+2
Isaiah Mobley makes two point dunk (Drew Peterson assists)
15-32
6:30
Evan Mobley blocks Jalen Williams's two point layup
6:28
Trojans defensive rebound
6:07
Giordan Williams blocks Drew Peterson's two point layup
6:05
Drew Peterson offensive rebound
5:56
Drew Peterson misses two point layup
5:54
Jalen Williams defensive rebound
5:49
+2
Giordan Williams makes two point jump shot
17-32
5:40
+2
Evan Mobley makes two point driving layup
17-34
5:25
Giordan Williams turnover (traveling)
5:16
Giordan Williams personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul)
5:16
+1
Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-35
5:16
Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:14
Jaden Bediako defensive rebound
4:56
+2
DJ Mitchell makes two point step back jump shot
19-35
4:35
DJ Mitchell personal foul (Isaiah Mobley draws the foul)
4:35
Isaiah Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:35
Isaiah White offensive rebound
4:26
Isaiah Mobley misses two point jump shot
4:24
Giordan Williams defensive rebound
4:11
Trent Hudgens Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
3:56
Isaiah White turnover (traveling)
3:56
TV timeout
3:29
Giordan Williams misses two point jump shot
3:27
Max Agbonkpolo defensive rebound
3:05
Trent Hudgens Jr. shooting foul (Tahj Eaddy draws the foul)
3:05
Tahj Eaddy misses regular free throw 1 of 3
3:05
+1
Tahj Eaddy makes regular free throw 3 of 3
19-37
3:05
+1
Tahj Eaddy makes regular free throw 2 of 3
19-36
3:05
+1
Tahj Eaddy makes regular free throw 3 of 3
19-37
2:41
+2
Josip Vrankic makes two point layup
21-37
2:26
Max Agbonkpolo turnover (bad pass)
2:14
Giordan Williams misses three point jump shot
2:12
Chevez Goodwin defensive rebound
2:05
Tahj Eaddy offensive foul
2:05
Tahj Eaddy turnover
1:53
+2
Guglielmo Caruso makes two point hook shot (Giordan Williams assists)
23-37
1:28
Tahj Eaddy misses two point step back jump shot
1:26
Josip Vrankic defensive rebound
1:17
+2
Josip Vrankic makes two point driving layup (Guglielmo Caruso assists)
25-37
0:26
Isaiah White misses two point layup
0:54
+2
Drew Peterson makes two point driving layup
25-39
0:40
+2
Guglielmo Caruso makes two point hook shot (Trent Hudgens Jr. assists)
27-39
0:26
Isaiah White misses two point layup
0:24
Miguel Tomley defensive rebound
0:16
Miguel Tomley turnover (bad pass) (Drew Peterson steals)
0:11
+2
Isaiah White makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists)
27-41
0:03
Trent Hudgens Jr. turnover (lost ball)
0:02
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
0:02
Trojans offensive rebound
2nd Half
SACL
Broncos
36
USC
Trojans
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:43
Guglielmo Caruso blocks Tahj Eaddy's two point layup
19:41
Trojans offensive rebound
19:40
+2
Isaiah White makes two point dunk (Tahj Eaddy assists)
27-43
19:26
Keshawn Justice misses three point jump shot
19:24
Guglielmo Caruso offensive rebound
19:11
Guglielmo Caruso misses two point jump shot
19:09
Jalen Williams offensive rebound
19:05
Jalen Williams misses two point layup
19:03
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
19:10
+3
Isaiah Mobley makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)
27-46
19:02
Tahj Eaddy personal foul
18:57
Jalen Williams misses two point layup
18:55
Isaiah Mobley defensive rebound
18:42
Keshawn Justice shooting foul (Isaiah White draws the foul)
18:42
Isaiah White misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:42
+1
Isaiah White makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-47
18:21
Guglielmo Caruso turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah White steals)
18:09
+2
Tahj Eaddy makes two point layup
27-49
18:05
Broncos 30 second timeout
18:05
TV timeout
17:56
Josip Vrankic turnover (traveling)
17:46
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
17:44
Isaiah White offensive rebound
17:34
Drew Peterson misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:31
Isaiah White personal foul (Josip Vrankic draws the foul)
17:19
Tahj Eaddy defensive rebound
17:12
Tahj Eaddy misses three point jump shot
17:10
Max Agbonkpolo offensive rebound
17:09
Giordan Williams personal foul (Max Agbonkpolo draws the foul)
17:04
+2
Isaiah Mobley makes two point hook shot
27-51
16:53
Max Agbonkpolo personal foul (Giordan Williams draws the foul)
16:44
Giordan Williams misses two point layup
16:42
Jaden Bediako offensive rebound
16:36
+2
Jaden Bediako makes two point putback layup
29-51
16:29
Isaiah White misses three point jump shot
16:27
Miguel Tomley defensive rebound
16:26
Isaiah Mobley shooting foul (Miguel Tomley draws the foul)
16:26
+1
Miguel Tomley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-51
16:26
Miguel Tomley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:26
Max Agbonkpolo defensive rebound
16:11
Jaden Bediako shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul)
16:11
+1
Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 1
30-52
16:11
Isaiah White turnover (lane violation)
16:04
Trent Hudgens Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Max Agbonkpolo steals)
16:00
Trent Hudgens Jr. personal foul (Max Agbonkpolo draws the foul)
16:00
TV timeout
15:53
Tahj Eaddy misses two point jump shot
15:51
Evan Mobley offensive rebound
15:46
Tahj Eaddy misses three point jump shot
15:44
DJ Mitchell defensive rebound
15:41
+2
Josip Vrankic makes two point layup (DJ Mitchell assists)
32-52
15:27
Max Agbonkpolo misses two point pullup jump shot
15:25
DJ Mitchell defensive rebound
15:21
Jaden Bediako offensive foul
15:21
Jaden Bediako turnover
15:08
Noah Baumann turnover (traveling)
14:55
+2
Christian Carlyle makes two point driving layup
34-52
14:34
+2
Max Agbonkpolo makes two point jump shot
34-54
14:27
Giordan Williams misses three point jump shot
14:25
Broncos offensive rebound
14:16
Josip Vrankic turnover (bad pass) (Evan Mobley steals)