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Trojans race past Cal 66-51 in Pac-12 opener

AP
Dec 01, 2022

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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1st Half
USC
Trojans
27
CAL
Golden Bears
22

Time		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

2nd Half
USC
Trojans
39
CAL
Golden Bears
29

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Lars Thiemann misses two point jump shot
19:39		Tre White defensive rebound
19:18	+2	Tre White makes two point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)	29-22
19:00		Lars Thiemann turnover (bad pass)
18:38	+2	Tre White makes two point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)	31-22
18:19	+3	Devin Askew makes three point jump shot (Joel Brown assists)	31-25
18:16		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
18:16		TV timeout
18:01		Kuany Kuany personal foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
17:50		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
17:48		Drew Peterson offensive rebound
17:47		Devin Askew personal foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)
17:43		Tre White misses two point jump shot
17:41		Joel Brown defensive rebound
17:22		Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot
17:20		Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
17:10	+2	Tre White makes two point jump shot	33-25
16:49		Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Devin Askew draws the foul)
16:49	+1	Devin Askew makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-26
16:49	+1	Devin Askew makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-27
16:25	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot	35-27
16:05	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point layup (Devin Askew assists)	35-29
15:49	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point alley-oop layup (Tre White assists)	37-29
15:27	+2	Devin Askew makes two point jump shot	37-31
15:03	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot	39-31
14:50		Joshua Morgan blocks Devin Askew's two point jump shot
14:48		Golden Bears offensive rebound
14:48		TV timeout
14:38		ND Okafor turnover (lost ball) (Boogie Ellis steals)
14:32	+2	Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point layup	41-31
14:07		Devin Askew misses three point jump shot
14:05		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
14:01		Devin Askew personal foul (Reese Dixon-Waters draws the foul)
13:56		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
13:54		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
13:52		Joshua Morgan personal foul (Kuany Kuany draws the foul)
13:39	+2	Joel Brown makes two point layup	41-33
13:15	+3	Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot	44-33
12:50		Monty Bowser misses three point jump shot
12:48		Grant Newell offensive rebound
12:45	+2	Grant Newell makes two point layup	44-35
12:43		Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
12:41		Joel Brown defensive rebound
12:15	+3	Kuany Kuany makes three point jump shot (Joel Brown assists)	44-38
11:57	+2	Tre White makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists)	46-38
11:34	+2	Kuany Kuany makes two point jump shot (Monty Bowser assists)	46-40
11:08		Tre White misses two point jump shot
11:06		Grant Newell defensive rebound
10:57		Joel Brown misses two point layup
10:55		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
10:57		Reese Dixon-Waters personal foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
10:57		TV timeout
10:57		Reese Dixon-Waters technical foul
10:57	+1	Lars Thiemann makes technical free throw 1 of 2	46-41
10:57		Lars Thiemann misses technical free throw 2 of 2
10:57		Golden Bears offensive rebound
10:37		Joel Brown misses three point jump shot
10:35		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
10:27	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point layup	46-43
10:17		Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point jump shot
10:15		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
9:43		Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot
9:41		Golden Bears offensive rebound
9:42		Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
9:26		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:24		Drew Peterson offensive rebound
9:16		Joshua Morgan misses two point jump shot
9:14		Reese Dixon-Waters offensive rebound
9:14		Devin Askew shooting foul (Reese Dixon-Waters draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-43
9:14	+1	Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-43
8:47		Lars Thiemann turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Morgan steals)
8:41	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Joshua Morgan assists)	50-43
8:14		Devin Askew turnover (carrying)
7:57		Joshua Morgan misses two point hook shot
7:55		Joshua Morgan offensive rebound
7:49	+2	Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point layup	52-43
7:49		Monty Bowser shooting foul (Reese Dixon-Waters draws the foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:49	+1	Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-43
7:38		Joshua Morgan blocks Joel Brown's two point layup
7:36		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
7:21	+3	Reese Dixon-Waters makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)	56-43
7:04		Joshua Morgan blocks Lars Thiemann's two point layup
7:02		Golden Bears offensive rebound
6:53		Malik Thomas personal foul (Devin Askew draws the foul)
6:40		Joshua Morgan blocks Lars Thiemann's two point layup
6:38		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
6:21		Grant Newell shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul)
6:21	+1	Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-43
6:21	+1	Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-43
6:00		Grant Newell misses two point jump shot
5:58		Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound
5:45		Grant Newell personal foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)
5:45	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-43
5:45		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
5:45	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-43
5:15		Devin Askew misses three point jump shot
5:13		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
4:45		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
4:43		Reese Dixon-Waters offensive rebound
4:41		Reese Dixon-Waters turnover (traveling)
4:30		Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot
4:28		Kuany Kuany offensive rebound
4:24		Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot
4:22		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
4:22		Lars Thiemann misses two point layup
4:23		Trojans defensive rebound
4:22		Kuany Kuany personal foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-43
4:22	+1	Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-43
4:10		Joel Brown misses two point layup
4:08		Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
3:54	+2	Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point layup	64-43
3:54		TV timeout
3:39		Trojans kicked ball violation
3:27		Kuany Kuany misses three point jump shot
3:25		Malik Thomas defensive rebound
3:08	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot	66-43
2:51		Devin Askew turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Johnson steals)
2:44		Marsalis Roberson blocks Malik Thomas's two point layup
2:42		Devin Askew defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Devin Askew makes two point layup	66-45
2:33		Golden Bears 60 second timeout
2:14		Harrison Hornery turnover (bad pass) (Devin Askew steals)
2:05	+2	Devin Askew makes two point layup	66-47
1:49		Malik Thomas misses two point layup
1:47		Iaroslav Niagu offensive rebound
1:46		Oziyah Sellers misses two point jump shot
1:37		ND Okafor defensive rebound
1:32	+2	Grant Newell makes two point layup (ND Okafor assists)	66-49
1:03		Oziyah Sellers misses two point jump shot
1:01		Devin Askew defensive rebound
0:59		Devin Askew turnover (bad pass)
0:28		Trojans turnover (shot clock violation)
0:20		Devin Askew misses two point layup
0:18		Devin Askew offensive rebound
0:14	+2	Devin Askew makes two point layup	66-51
0:00		End of period

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Devin Askew makes two point layup