Dante, Richardson lead Oregon to 78-60 romp over USC

AP
Feb 10, 2023

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) N'Faly Dante scored 17 points, Will Richardson added 16 and Oregon posted a wire-to-wire 78-60 victory over Southern California on Thursday night.

Dante sank 8 of 11 shots from the floor for the Ducks (15-10, 9-5 Pac-12 Conference). He added five rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Richardson made 4 of 6 shots with two 3-pointers and hit all six of his free throws. Jermaine Couisnard had 13 points and Nate Bittle contributed 11 points and six rebounds.

Boogie Ellis led the Trojans (17-7, 9-4) with 19 points and four assists. Drew Peterson and Kobe Johnson added 11 points apiece. USC had a four-game win streak end.

Couisnard scored 11 points and N'Faly added nine to guide the Ducks to a 42-27 lead at halftime. Peterson hit a 3-pointer seven minutes into the game to pull the Trojans within 11-10. It was all Ducks after that.

Dante answered with a three-point play, igniting an 18-1 run and Oregon led 29-11 with 12 minutes left in the half. Kel'el Ware had back-to-back dunks in the run, the second leading to a three-point play.

USC got no closer than 14 points in the second half. The Ducks pushed their lead to 20 on three occasions.

Oregon shot 54% overall but made just 6 of 18 from beyond the arc. USC shot 41% and made only 4 of 16 from distance. The Trojans finished with 12 turnovers to Oregon's 11, but the Ducks had a 17-3 edge in points off turnovers.

The Trojans lead the series 69-60, but the Ducks are 16-7 under current coach Dana Altman.

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1st Half
USC
Trojans
27
ORE
Ducks
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Ducks gains possession)
19:33		N'Faly Dante misses two point jump shot
19:31		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
19:11		Vincent Iwuchukwu turnover (bad pass)
18:53	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point layup (Will Richardson assists)	0-2
18:41		Boogie Ellis misses two point pullup jump shot
18:39		Will Richardson defensive rebound
18:17	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point layup (Rivaldo Soares assists)	0-4
17:58	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	3-4
17:51		Tre White personal foul
17:42	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point dunk	3-6
17:11		Tre White misses two point jump shot
17:09		Will Richardson defensive rebound
16:58		Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
16:56		Tre White defensive rebound
16:44	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point turnaround jump shot	5-6
16:34		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (bad pass) (Drew Peterson steals)
16:29		Nate Bittle shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
16:29		Tre White misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:29	+1	Tre White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
16:23		Kobe Johnson personal foul
16:13	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Will Richardson assists)	6-9
15:47		Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (N'Faly Dante steals)
15:38		Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
15:35		Trojans defensive rebound
15:35		TV timeout
15:16		Kobe Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot
15:14		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
14:57		Vincent Iwuchukwu personal foul
14:48	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point jump shot	6-11
14:25	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point driving layup (Malik Thomas assists)	8-11
14:04		Boogie Ellis personal foul
13:52		Rivaldo Soares misses two point jump shot
13:50		Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound
13:35		N'Faly Dante misses two point jump shot
13:33		Kijani Wright defensive rebound
13:09	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point stepback jump shot	10-11
12:56		Kobe Johnson personal foul
12:50	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point layup	10-13
12:50		Kijani Wright shooting foul (N'Faly Dante draws the foul)
12:50	+1	N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-14
12:29		Boogie Ellis misses two point pullup jump shot
12:27		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
12:16		Kel'el Ware misses two point turnaround jump shot
12:14		Kijani Wright defensive rebound
12:03		Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (Will Richardson steals)
11:41	+2	Will Richardson makes two point driving layup	10-16
11:18		Rivaldo Soares shooting foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)
11:18		TV timeout
11:18		Drew Peterson misses regular free throw 1 of 3
11:18	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	11-16
11:18		Drew Peterson misses regular free throw 3 of 3
11:18		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
11:04	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)	11-18
10:42		Tre White misses two point pullup jump shot
10:40		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
10:14		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
10:12		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
10:04		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
10:02		Ducks defensive rebound
9:49	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Will Richardson assists)	11-20
9:49		Harrison Hornery shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
9:49	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-21
9:34		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
9:32		Will Richardson defensive rebound
9:25		Vincent Iwuchukwu personal foul
9:25		Trojans 30 second timeout
9:25	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-22
9:25		Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:25		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
9:07		Oziyah Sellers misses three point jump shot
9:05		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
8:59	+2	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point jump shot	11-24
8:39		Tre White turnover (bad pass)
8:29	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point jump shot	11-26
8:12		Tre White misses three point jump shot
8:10		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
8:01	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Will Richardson assists)	11-29
7:58		Trojans 30 second timeout
7:58		TV timeout
7:35		Drew Peterson misses two point stepback jump shot
7:33		Will Richardson defensive rebound
7:27		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
7:25		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
7:17	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point stepback jump shot	13-29
6:54		Kijani Wright blocks Keeshawn Barthelemy's two point layup
6:52		Tre White defensive rebound
6:48	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point driving layup (Drew Peterson assists)	15-29
6:25		N'Faly Dante misses two point hook shot
6:23		Tre White defensive rebound
6:05		Tre White misses two point pullup jump shot
6:03		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
5:56		Tre White personal foul
5:56	+1	Will Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-30
5:56	+1	Will Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-31
5:45	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point stepback jump shot	18-31
5:23	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point driving layup (Will Richardson assists)	18-33
5:11	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)	21-33
4:47		N'Faly Dante turnover (bad pass)
4:32		Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (N'Faly Dante steals)
4:16	+3	Nate Bittle makes three point jump shot (Will Richardson assists)	21-36
3:49		Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:47		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
3:37		Will Richardson turnover (lost ball) (Boogie Ellis steals)
3:37		TV timeout
3:18		Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:16		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
2:57		Iaroslav Niagu blocks Rivaldo Soares's two point layup
2:55		Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound
2:33		N'Faly Dante personal foul
2:24	+2	Malik Thomas makes two point driving layup (Drew Peterson assists)	23-36
1:56		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
1:54		N'Faly Dante offensive rebound
1:41	+3	Will Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	23-39
1:23		Malik Thomas misses two point layup
1:21		Trojans offensive rebound
1:21		Jermaine Couisnard personal foul
1:18		Nate Bittle shooting foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-39
1:18	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-39
1:03	+3	Quincy Guerrier makes three point jump shot (Will Richardson assists)	25-42
0:47		N'Faly Dante blocks Boogie Ellis's two point jump shot
0:45		Trojans offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point driving layup (Kobe Johnson assists)	27-42
0:02		Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot
0:00		Ducks offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Dante, Richardson lead Oregon to 78-60 romp over USC

1st Half
USC
Trojans
27
ORE
Ducks
42

Dante, Richardson lead Oregon to 78-60 romp over USC

1st Half USCTrojans27OREDucks42

1st Half
USC
Trojans
27
ORE
Ducks
42