Trojans race past Cal 66-51 in Pac-12 opener
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Reese Dixon-Waters scored 10 of his career-high 17 points in a 20-0 run in the second half that lifted Southern California to a 66-51 win over California in the Pac-12 Conference opener Wednesday night.
The Trojans (5-3) were clinging to a 46-43 lead midway through the second half when Dixon-Waters made a pair of free throws to start the barrage. He added a three-point play and a 3-pointer 28 seconds apart as the run reached 10 and the lead was 56-43 at the 7:21 mark.
Joshua Morgan capped the run with a jumper before Devin Askew scored for the Golden Bears to end a drought of 10 minutes. The Bears missed 11-straight shots in what was just a horrible shooting night for the home team.
Morgan and Drew Peterson both added 14 points for the Trojans. Morgan also contributed to Cal's shooting problems with six blocks.
Askew had 23 points for the Golden Bears (0-8), who did not get a point from their bench.
In a pretty dismal first half, USC took a 27-22 lead. The Trojans had nine turnovers to just one for the Golden Bears, but the Golden Bears shot just 18%.
USC had a 10-0 run that made the score 14-2 at the midpoint of the first half. Cal missed its first eight shots and was 1 for 18. After making three quick buckets, the Golden Bears missed another eight straight. But the Trojans also missed eight straight and finished the half by making just one of 11 shots.
Cal was back in the game because of free throws, going 7 of 8 in the last 3 1/2 minutes. The Golden Bears stayed in the game behind Askew until the back-breaking dry spell.
Cal shot 39% for the game but didn't get back to the line and finished 18 of 65 (28%).
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Joshua Morgan vs. Lars Thiemann (Trojans gains possession) | ||
| 19:41 |  | Joshua Morgan turnover (bad pass) (Grant Newell steals) | ||
| 19:12 | | Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:10 | | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | ||
| 19:00 | | Boogie Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Joel Brown steals) | ||
| 18:54 | | Devin Askew misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:52 | | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | ||
| 18:44 | | Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:42 | | Kuany Kuany defensive rebound | ||
| 18:28 | | Kobe Johnson personal foul | ||
| 18:13 | | Joshua Morgan blocks Grant Newell's two point layup | ||
| 18:11 | | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:59 | | Drew Peterson turnover | ||
| 17:49 | | Kobe Johnson blocks Devin Askew's two point jump shot | ||
| 17:47 | | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 17:39 | | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | | Devin Askew misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:13 | | Kuany Kuany offensive rebound | ||
| 17:08 | | Lars Thiemann misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:06 | | Golden Bears offensive rebound | ||
| 16:46 | | Kobe Johnson personal foul | ||
| 16:27 | | Lars Thiemann misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:25 | | Joshua Morgan defensive rebound | ||
| 16:01 | | Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:59 | | Lars Thiemann defensive rebound | ||
| 15:33 | | Devin Askew misses two point layup | ||
| 15:31 | | Tre White defensive rebound | ||
| 15:22 | | +2 | Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot | 4-0 |
| 15:04 | | Drew Peterson personal foul (Kuany Kuany draws the foul) | ||
| 15:04 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:58 | | +2 | Kuany Kuany makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 14:38 | | +2 | Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot | 6-2 |
| 14:11 | | Kuany Kuany misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:09 | | Tre White defensive rebound | ||
| 13:50 | | +3 | Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists) | 9-2 |
| 13:23 | | Lars Thiemann misses two point layup | ||
| 13:21 | | Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound | ||
| 13:16 | | +2 | Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists) | 11-2 |
| 13:00 | | Monty Bowser misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:58 | | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 12:49 | | Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:47 | | Grant Newell defensive rebound | ||
| 12:33 | | Joel Brown misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:31 | | Joshua Morgan defensive rebound | ||
| 12:12 | | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot (Reese Dixon-Waters assists) | 13-2 |
| 12:09 | | Golden Bears 30 second timeout | ||
| 11:58 | | Grant Newell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:56 | | ND Okafor offensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | ND Okafor misses two point layup | ||
| 11:40 | | Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Grant Newell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Marsalis Roberson misses two point layup | ||
| 11:01 | | ND Okafor offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | ND Okafor misses two point layup | ||
| 10:58 | | Malik Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Monty Bowser personal foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Golden Bears defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Devin Askew misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Tre White defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Devin Askew shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | Malik Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:10 | | +1 | Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-2 |
| 9:54 | | +2 | Lars Thiemann makes two point layup | 14-4 |
| 9:34 | | +2 | Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot (Malik Thomas assists) | 16-4 |
| 9:22 | | +3 | Devin Askew makes three point jump shot | 16-7 |
| 9:04 | | +3 | Reese Dixon-Waters makes three point jump shot | 19-7 |
| 8:34 | | +2 | Joel Brown makes two point layup | 19-9 |
| 8:17 | | Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Devin Askew defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Iaroslav Niagu personal foul (Devin Askew draws the foul) | ||
| 7:56 | | Kijani Wright shooting foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul) | ||
| 7:56 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:56 | | +1 | Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-10 |
| 7:56 | | Lars Thiemann misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:56 | | Tre White defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Tre White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Lars Thiemann defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Grant Newell misses two point layup | ||
| 7:09 | | Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | Harrison Hornery offensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Harrison Hornery misses two point layup | ||
| 6:47 | | Golden Bears defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Kuany Kuany misses two point layup | ||
| 6:45 | | Tre White defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Reese Dixon-Waters turnover (bad pass) (Grant Newell steals) | ||
| 6:24 | | Devin Askew misses two point layup | ||
| 6:22 | | Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Kijani Wright misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Lars Thiemann defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Boogie Ellis shooting foul (Joel Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 6:11 | | Joel Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:11 | | Trojans defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | +1 | Joel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-11 |
| 5:55 | | Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Joshua Morgan offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | ND Okafor shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | +1 | Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-11 |
| 5:53 | | +1 | Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-11 |
| 5:28 | | Grant Newell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | ND Okafor offensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | ND Okafor misses two point layup | ||
| 5:20 | | Tre White defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Grant Newell personal foul (Tre White draws the foul) | ||
| 4:59 | | Boogie Ellis misses two point layup | ||
| 4:57 | | Grant Newell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Devin Askew misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | ND Okafor offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Joshua Morgan blocks ND Okafor's two point layup | ||
| 4:32 | | ND Okafor offensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Harrison Hornery personal foul (ND Okafor draws the foul) | ||
| 4:32 | | ND Okafor misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:32 | | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | ND Okafor shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | +1 | Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-11 |
| 4:16 | | +1 | Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-11 |
| 3:46 | | Marsalis Roberson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Trojans defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Golden Bears defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Devin Askew makes two point layup | 23-13 |
| 3:29 | | Joshua Morgan shooting foul (Devin Askew draws the foul) | ||
| 3:29 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:29 | | +1 | Devin Askew makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-14 |
| 3:15 | | +3 | Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot | 26-14 |
| 3:04 | | Oziyah Sellers personal foul (Devin Askew draws the foul) | ||
| 3:04 | | +1 | Devin Askew makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-15 |
| 3:04 | | +1 | Devin Askew makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-16 |
| 2:43 | | Oziyah Sellers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Joshua Morgan offensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Joshua Morgan turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 2:23 | | Joshua Morgan blocks Devin Askew's two point layup | ||
| 2:21 | | Golden Bears offensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Devin Askew misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Trojans defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Devin Askew technical foul | ||
| 2:18 | | +1 | Boogie Ellis makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 27-16 |
| 2:08 | | Oziyah Sellers offensive foul (Devin Askew draws the foul) | ||
| 2:08 | | Oziyah Sellers turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | Joel Brown offensive foul (Oziyah Sellers draws the foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | Joel Brown turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | Boogie Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Grant Newell steals) | ||
| 1:41 | | +2 | Lars Thiemann makes two point dunk (Devin Askew assists) | 27-18 |
| 1:37 | | Trojans 30 second timeout | ||
| 1:20 | | Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (Kuany Kuany steals) | ||
| 1:01 | | Tre White shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:01 | | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 27-19 |
| 1:01 | | Grant Newell misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 1:01 | | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 27-20 |
| 0:38 | | Lars Thiemann blocks Tre White's two point jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Joel Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Boogie Ellis shooting foul (Devin Askew draws the foul) | ||
| 0:30 | | +1 | Devin Askew makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-21 |
| 0:30 | | +1 | Devin Askew makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-22 |
| 0:07 | | Reese Dixon-Waters offensive foul (Joel Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | Reese Dixon-Waters turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Devin Askew misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Golden Bears offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |