Johnson punctuates USC comeback as Trojans down Oregon State
AP
Dec 04, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) Kobe Johnson scored 17 points shooting 7 for 10 and USC Trojans's methodical second-half comeback led to a 63-62 win on Sunday night over Oregon State Beavers.
Dzmitry Ryuny's 3-pointer early in the second half gave the Beavers their last double-digit lead of the night at 37-27. The Trojans (6-3, 2-0 Pac-12) then started their persistent climb back when down 53-50 with less than three minutes to go, Johnson made a layup and a 3 in a 17-second stretch and USC held on.
Jordan Pope's 3 with three seconds left brought Oregon State (4-5, 1-1) to 63-62. Dexter Akanno fouled the Trojans' Jordan Morgan who missed both foul shots but Oregon State failed to get off a shot.
Johnson's 5-0 outburst marked USC's first lead since Morgan's jumper with 7:19 before intermission put the Trojans up 14-13.
Backup Glenn Taylor Jr's. 3 with 6:24 before halftime broke a 15-all tie and started an 11-0 run for Oregon State over the next minute-and-a-half. The Beavers went to halftime shooting 14 for 25 including making half of all 12 3 attempts. USC was 1 for 6 from beyond the arc before intermission.
Morgan scored 15 points and Drew Peterson 10 for USC. Morgan entered second in the country with 29-blocked shots and smacked three more against Oregon State. The Trojans didn't help themselves offensively going 4 for 16 from 3-point range and 13 for 21 from the foul line.
Akanno scored 17 points for Oregon State, Pope 11 and Taylor 11.
USC has won 11 of its last 14 games against the Beavers. USC leads the all-time series 78-66 (USC vacated two wins due to NCAA penalty).
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1st Half
ORST
Beavers
34
USC
Trojans
23
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Chol Marial vs. Joshua Morgan (Boogie Ellis gains possession)
19:51
Joshua Morgan offensive foul
19:51
Joshua Morgan turnover (offensive foul)
19:22
Beavers turnover (shot clock violation)
19:01
Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:59
Chol Marial defensive rebound
18:36
Dexter Akanno turnover
18:21
Joshua Morgan misses two point jump shot
18:19
Michael Rataj defensive rebound
17:55
Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
17:53
Michael Rataj offensive rebound
17:45
+2
Michael Rataj makes two point layup
2-0
17:28
Chol Marial personal foul
17:18
+2
Boogie Ellis makes two point layup
2-2
16:57
+3
Chol Marial makes three point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists)
5-2
16:25
Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
16:23
Dzmitry Ryuny defensive rebound
16:19
Drew Peterson personal foul
16:18
Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
16:16
Trojans defensive rebound
16:04
Michael Rataj personal foul
15:57
TV timeout
15:45
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point dunk (Boogie Ellis assists)
5-4
15:23
Dzmitry Ryuny turnover (Kobe Johnson steals)
15:15
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Reese Dixon-Waters assists)
5-6
14:53
Chol Marial turnover
14:45
Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
14:43
Rodrigue Andela defensive rebound
14:17
+2
Michael Rataj makes two point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists)
7-6
13:53
Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
13:51
Rodrigue Andela defensive rebound
13:27
+2
Glenn Taylor Jr. makes two point jump shot (Rodrigue Andela assists)
9-6
13:17
Michael Rataj personal foul
13:17
Rodrigue Andela personal foul
13:01
+2
Kijani Wright makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists)
9-8
12:37
Rodrigue Andela misses two point layup
12:35
Drew Peterson defensive rebound
12:13
Rodrigue Andela blocks Kijani Wright's two point jump shot
12:11
Kijani Wright offensive rebound
11:59
Kijani Wright misses two point layup
11:57
Dexter Akanno defensive rebound
11:57
Kobe Johnson personal foul
11:57
TV timeout
11:44
Jordan Pope turnover (Kobe Johnson steals)
11:39
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point dunk
9-10
11:07
Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot
11:05
Rodrigue Andela offensive rebound
10:44
+2
Rodrigue Andela makes two point jump shot (Tyler Bilodeau assists)
11-10
10:29
Drew Peterson turnover (3-second violation)
10:11
Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
10:09
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
9:59
+2
Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point layup
11-12
9:38
+2
Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot
13-12
9:22
Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
9:20
Rodrigue Andela defensive rebound
9:08
Joshua Morgan blocks Tyler Bilodeau's two point jump shot
9:06
Beavers offensive rebound
8:59
Chol Marial turnover (lost ball)
8:47
Dexter Akanno personal foul
8:39
Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
8:37
Beavers defensive rebound
8:20
Jayden Stevens misses three point jump shot
8:17
Dzmitry Ryuny personal foul
8:05
Boogie Ellis misses two point layup
8:03
Dzmitry Ryuny defensive rebound
7:43
Chol Marial misses three point jump shot
7:41
Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound
7:26
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)
13-14
7:03
+2
Glenn Taylor Jr. makes two point jump shot
15-14
6:51
Glenn Taylor Jr. personal foul
6:46
TV timeout
6:46
+1
Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-15
6:46
Reese Dixon-Waters misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:46
Dzmitry Ryuny defensive rebound
6:24
+3
Glenn Taylor Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dexter Akanno assists)
18-15
6:10
Jayden Stevens blocks Joshua Morgan's two point dunk
6:08
Dexter Akanno defensive rebound
5:57
+2
Dexter Akanno makes two point jump shot
20-15
5:35
Tre White misses two point jump shot
5:33
Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
5:24
+3
Dexter Akanno makes three point jump shot (Glenn Taylor Jr. assists)
23-15
5:26
Trojans 30 second timeout
5:09
Kobe Johnson turnover (Dzmitry Ryuny steals)
4:55
+3
Dexter Akanno makes three point jump shot
26-15
4:36
+3
Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Reese Dixon-Waters assists)
26-18
3:57
Dzmitry Ryuny misses three point jump shot
3:55
Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
3:42
+2
Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists)
26-20
0:34
Jayden Stevens shooting foul (Reese Dixon-Waters draws the foul)
3:44
TV timeout
3:42
+1
Reese Dixon-Waters makes regular free throw 1 of 1
26-21
3:18
Boogie Ellis personal foul
3:03
+3
Jordan Pope makes three point jump shot
29-21
2:35
Joshua Morgan misses two point layup
2:34
Joshua Morgan personal foul
2:12
Dexter Akanno misses three point jump shot
2:10
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
2:02
Jordan Pope shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul)
2:02
Joshua Morgan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:02
Joshua Morgan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:02
Rodrigue Andela defensive rebound
1:46
Dexter Akanno misses two point layup
1:44
Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
1:21
Kobe Johnson turnover (Dzmitry Ryuny steals)
1:08
+3
Jordan Pope makes three point jump shot (Dexter Akanno assists)
32-21
1:06
Beavers 30 second timeout
0:54
+2
Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot
32-23
0:27
+2
Rodrigue Andela makes two point jump shot (Dexter Akanno assists)
34-23
0:04
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
0:02
Dzmitry Ryuny defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ORST
Beavers
28
USC
Trojans
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:46
Chol Marial offensive foul
19:46
Chol Marial turnover (offensive foul)
19:39
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists)
34-25
19:22
Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
19:20
Tre White defensive rebound
19:08
Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
19:08
Tre White offensive rebound
19:08
Chol Marial shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
19:08
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-26
19:07
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-27
18:50
+3
Dzmitry Ryuny makes three point jump shot (Dexter Akanno assists)
37-27
18:17
Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
18:15
Dzmitry Ryuny defensive rebound
17:59
Dexter Akanno misses three point jump shot
17:57
Rodrigue Andela offensive rebound
17:52
Drew Peterson blocks Rodrigue Andela's two point layup
17:49
Drew Peterson defensive rebound
17:34
Dzmitry Ryuny misses two point jump shot
17:31
Rodrigue Andela personal foul
17:16
+3
Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)
37-30
16:56
Dzmitry Ryuny misses three point jump shot
16:54
Drew Peterson defensive rebound
16:42
Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
16:40
Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
16:34
Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
16:32
Rodrigue Andela defensive rebound
16:19
Dexter Akanno turnover (Boogie Ellis steals)
16:11
+2
Boogie Ellis makes two point layup
37-32
15:46
Kijani Wright shooting foul (Beavers draws the foul)
15:46
TV timeout
15:51
+1
Rodrigue Andela makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-32
15:51
+1
Rodrigue Andela makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-32
15:34
Joshua Morgan turnover
15:12
Rodrigue Andela turnover (Tre White steals)
14:59
+2
Tre White makes two point layup
39-34
14:37
Boogie Ellis personal foul
14:19
Glenn Taylor Jr. turnover (Kobe Johnson steals)
14:13
Dexter Akanno personal foul
14:05
Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
14:03
Dexter Akanno defensive rebound
13:49
+2
Rodrigue Andela makes two point jump shot
41-34
13:32
Reese Dixon-Waters turnover (bad pass)
13:12
Drew Peterson blocks Rodrigue Andela's three point jump shot
13:10
Michael Rataj offensive rebound
12:54
Michael Rataj misses two point layup
12:52
Rodrigue Andela offensive rebound
12:54
Rodrigue Andela misses two point layup
12:52
Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
12:52
Glenn Taylor Jr. shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul)
12:52
Joshua Morgan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:52
+1
Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-35
12:39
+2
Dexter Akanno makes two point layup
43-35
12:22
Joshua Morgan misses two point jump shot
12:20
Rodrigue Andela defensive rebound
12:12
Dexter Akanno turnover (bad pass)
11:42
+2
Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot
43-37
11:16
Jordan Pope turnover (Boogie Ellis steals)
10:54
Michael Rataj personal foul
10:54
TV timeout
10:44
Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul)
10:44
+1
Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
43-38
10:44
+1
Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-39
10:21
Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
10:19
Drew Peterson defensive rebound
10:07
Michael Rataj blocks Drew Peterson's two point jump shot
10:05
Jordan Pope defensive rebound
9:43
Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
9:41
Harrison Hornery defensive rebound
9:30
Harrison Hornery misses three point jump shot
9:28
Dexter Akanno defensive rebound
9:00
+3
Dexter Akanno makes three point jump shot
46-39
8:59
Harrison Hornery shooting foul (Dexter Akanno draws the foul)
8:59
+1
Dexter Akanno makes regular free throw 1 of 1
47-39
8:42
Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point layup
8:40
Dzmitry Ryuny defensive rebound
8:19
Joshua Morgan blocks Glenn Taylor Jr.'s two point layup
8:17
Tyler Bilodeau offensive rebound
8:04
Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
8:02
Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
7:58
Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
7:58
TV timeout
7:58
+1
Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-40
7:58
Boogie Ellis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:58
Dzmitry Ryuny defensive rebound
7:37
Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
7:35
Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
7:15
+2
Boogie Ellis makes two point layup
47-42
6:49
+2
Glenn Taylor Jr. makes two point layup
49-42
6:40
Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
6:38
Dzmitry Ryuny defensive rebound
6:14
Glenn Taylor Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:12
Michael Rataj offensive rebound
6:07
Boogie Ellis blocks Michael Rataj's two point layup
6:05
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
6:05
+3
Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)
49-45
6:05
Trojans 30 second timeout
6:05
TV timeout
5:30
Glenn Taylor Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:30
Kobe Johnson personal foul
5:21
Harrison Hornery shooting foul (Glenn Taylor Jr. draws the foul)
5:20
+1
Glenn Taylor Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-45
5:20
+1
Glenn Taylor Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-45
5:09
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)
51-47
4:41
Joshua Morgan blocks Dexter Akanno's two point layup
4:39
Drew Peterson defensive rebound
4:39
Jordan Pope personal foul
4:39
+1
Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
51-48
4:39
+1
Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-49
4:25
Beavers 30 second timeout
4:25
TV timeout
4:07
+2
Rodrigue Andela makes two point layup (Dexter Akanno assists)
53-49
3:54
Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
3:52
Dzmitry Ryuny defensive rebound
3:27
Glenn Taylor Jr. turnover (Kobe Johnson steals)
3:27
Glenn Taylor Jr. personal foul
3:27
Drew Peterson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:27
+1
Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-50
3:01
Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
2:59
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
2:44
+3
Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists)
