Washington State ends 12-game skid against USC, wins 81-71
AP
Jan 01, 2023
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Jabe Mullins and DJ Rodman scored 16 points apiece, Justin Powell added 15 points and seven assists and Washington State Cougars ended a 12-game losing streak to Southern California with an 81-71 victory on Sunday.
Mullins came off the bench to sink 4 of 6 from 3-point range and Powell hit 4 of 7 for the Cougars (6-9, 1-3 Pac-12 Conference). Rodman buried 3 of 6 from distance and connected on 7 of 8 from the free-throw lines. TJ Bamba pitched in with 14 points and six boards. Mouhamed Gueye scored 12 and blocked three shots.
Mullins hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the middle of a 10-0 run and the Cougars grabbed a 19-11 lead with 13:11 left in the first half. Kobe Johnson's three-point play ended the run and Drew Peterson followed with two straight baskets to pull USC Trojans within a point. Washington State answered with 3-pointers from Mullins, Andrej Jakimovski, Justin Powell and DJ Rodman to take a 31-22 lead at the 6:43 mark.
Rodman sank the Cougars' 10th 3-pointer of the half to push the lead to 34-24 and Mullins followed with a basket off an offensive rebound. Gueye scored the final five points for WSU and the Cougars took a 41-30 lead into halftime.
Reese Dixon-Waters had a three-point play to pull the Trojans within six points midway through the second half. But Gueye hit 1 of 2 free throws, Bamba had back-to-back layups and Gueye followed with a dunk to put the Cougars up 61-48 with 8:06 left to play.
Washington State matched its biggest lead of the game, 71-56, on Jakimovski's 3-pointer with five minutes left and the Trojans got no closer than eight from there.
Peterson topped the Trojans (11-4, 3-1) with 16 points and eight rebounds. Johnson finished with 13 points and seven boards, while Boogie Ellis pitched in with 12 points and seven boards before fouling out. Joshua Morgan scored 10.
USC saw its seven-game win streak end, as well as a three-game road victory streak to open Pac-12 play.
WSU was coming off a heart-breaking 67-66 home loss to No. 11 UCLA. The Cougars missed their last nine shots and were outscored 14-4 over the final 7:23 against the Bruins.
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1st Half
USC
Trojans
30
WSU
Cougars
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Trojans gains possession)
19:46
Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
19:44
Justin Powell defensive rebound
19:32
+3
Justin Powell makes three point jump shot
0-3
19:13
+2
Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot
2-3
18:58
Cougars turnover (10-second violation)
18:41
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
18:39
Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
18:37
TJ Bamba personal foul
18:29
Joshua Morgan turnover (bad pass)
18:00
Justin Powell misses three point jump shot
17:58
Tre White defensive rebound
17:32
+3
Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Joshua Morgan assists)
5-3
17:20
+3
DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (Justin Powell assists)
5-6
16:56
+2
Tre White makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists)
7-6
16:30
Justin Powell misses two point jump shot
16:28
Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
16:22
+3
TJ Bamba makes three point jump shot (Justin Powell assists)
7-9
16:05
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)
9-9
15:36
TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
15:34
Trojans defensive rebound
15:19
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot
11-9
14:57
Kobe Johnson personal foul
14:53
+2
Jabe Mullins makes two point jump shot (Justin Powell assists)
11-11
14:36
Tre White turnover (traveling)
14:25
+3
Jabe Mullins makes three point jump shot (Justin Powell assists)
11-14
14:05
Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
14:03
DJ Rodman defensive rebound
13:45
Boogie Ellis blocks Kymany Houinsou's two point layup
13:43
Cougars offensive rebound
13:40
+3
Jabe Mullins makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)
11-17
13:39
Trojans 30 second timeout
13:26
Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
13:24
TJ Bamba defensive rebound
13:11
+2
Mouhamed Gueye makes two point jump shot
11-19
12:51
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point layup
13-19
12:51
Jabe Mullins shooting foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
12:51
+1
Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-19
12:26
Jabe Mullins turnover (bad pass)
12:10
Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
12:08
Drew Peterson offensive rebound
12:01
Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
11:59
TJ Bamba defensive rebound
11:33
TJ Bamba misses two point jump shot
11:31
Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound
11:23
Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
11:21
Kijani Wright offensive rebound
11:17
Kijani Wright misses two point layup
11:15
Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
11:02
Kymany Houinsou misses two point layup
11:00
Kijani Wright defensive rebound
10:55
Kijani Wright personal foul
10:55
TV timeout
10:31
Justin Powell misses three point jump shot
10:27
Cougars offensive rebound
10:19
Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
10:17
Drew Peterson defensive rebound
10:06
+2
Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot (Reese Dixon-Waters assists)
16-19
9:50
Malik Thomas personal foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
9:41
Mouhamed Gueye misses two point jump shot
9:39
Drew Peterson defensive rebound
9:32
+2
Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot
18-19
9:24
Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
9:22
TJ Bamba offensive rebound
9:08
+3
Jabe Mullins makes three point jump shot (Justin Powell assists)
18-22
8:36
Drew Peterson misses two point layup
8:34
Joshua Morgan offensive rebound
8:36
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point layup
20-22
8:36
TJ Bamba shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul)
8:36
Joshua Morgan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:36
Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
8:12
+3
Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)
20-25
7:39
Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
7:37
Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
7:21
+3
Justin Powell makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)
20-28
6:57
Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
6:55
Tre White offensive rebound
6:46
+2
Tre White makes two point layup
22-28
6:41
+3
DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (Justin Powell assists)
22-31
6:35
TV timeout
6:24
Mouhamed Gueye shooting foul (Kijani Wright draws the foul)
6:24
+1
Kijani Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-31
6:24
+1
Kijani Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-31
5:57
DJ Rodman turnover (bad pass) (Drew Peterson steals)
5:48
Kobe Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
5:41
Mouhamed Gueye misses two point layup
5:39
Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
5:34
Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
5:32
DJ Rodman defensive rebound
5:08
Boogie Ellis personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
4:58
Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
4:56
Kymany Houinsou offensive rebound
4:43
+3
DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)
24-34
4:33
Kijani Wright turnover (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
4:25
DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot
4:23
Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
4:08
+2
Jabe Mullins makes two point layup
24-36
3:38
+2
Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot
26-36
3:13
Mouhamed Gueye misses two point jump shot
3:11
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
3:11
Andrej Jakimovski personal foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
3:11
TV timeout
3:02
Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
3:00
Boogie Ellis offensive rebound
2:55
+2
Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot
28-36
2:32
+2
Mouhamed Gueye makes two point hook shot
28-38
2:32
Joshua Morgan shooting foul (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul)
2:32
+1
Mouhamed Gueye makes regular free throw 1 of 1
28-39
2:14
Joshua Morgan misses two point jump shot
2:12
Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
1:58
Boogie Ellis personal foul (Justin Powell draws the foul)
1:47
+2
Mouhamed Gueye makes two point jump shot
28-41
1:30
Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
1:28
Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
1:19
Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
1:17
Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
0:56
Mouhamed Gueye blocks Joshua Morgan's two point layup
0:54
Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
0:39
Justin Powell misses two point jump shot
0:37
Oziyah Sellers defensive rebound
0:32
Justin Powell personal foul
0:22
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)
30-41
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
USC
Trojans
41
WSU
Cougars
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:41
Joshua Morgan misses two point jump shot
19:39
DJ Rodman defensive rebound
19:18
TJ Bamba misses two point layup
19:16
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
19:12
Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
19:12
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-41
19:12
Tre White misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:12
Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
18:44
Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot
18:42
Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound
18:42
Tre White personal foul (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul)
18:31
DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot
18:29
Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
18:19
Drew Peterson misses two point layup
18:17
Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
18:13
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists)
