Ellis scores 28 as USC beats Arizona State 68-65

AP
Mar 05, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) Boogie Ellis scored 17 of his 28 points in the second half, Tre White added nine of his 13 after halftime and Southern California beat Arizona State 68-65 Saturday night in the regular season finale for both teams.

USC (22-9, 14-6 Pac-12) has won seven straight in its series with the Sun Devils and closed the regular season with wins in five of its last six games.

Warren Washington sandwiched a dunk and a layup around a Desmond Cambridge Jr. 3-pointer in a 7-1 run that gave Arizona State an 18-14 lead with 7:55 to play in the first half but the Sun Devils missed their next 12 field-goal attempts as USC used a 15-2 run to take a 29-20 lead into halftime and the Trojans never again trailed.

Ellis hit a 3-pointer and Harrison Hornery followed with a three-point play to give the Trojans a 13-point advantage with 12:51 to play and Ellis scored USC's first nine points in an 11-2 run that made it 59-45 with six minutes remaining. The Sun Devils scored 19 of the next 25 points to trim their deficit to a point after Frankie Collins hit a 3-pointer and, after Drew Peterson made 1-of-2 free throws at the other end, made a layup with 15 seconds to go.

DJ Horne hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points for Arizona State (20-11, 11-9). Collins and Devan Cambridge added 12 points apiece and Washington had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Desmond Cambridge, the team's leading scorer (13.7 per game), had five points on 1-of-11 shooting, 1 of 9 from behind the arc.

ASU shot 29% (19 of 65) from the field and made just 6 of 28 (21%) from 3-point range.

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Arizona State plays No. 11 seed Oregon State in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday

USC, the No. 3 seed, earned a first-round bye and plays the sixth-seeded Sun Devils or the Beavers on Thursday in the quarterfinals

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1st Half
ASU
Sun Devils
20
USC
Trojans
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Warren Washington vs. Joshua Morgan (Boogie Ellis gains possession)
19:48		Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
19:46		Joshua Morgan offensive rebound
19:39	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:14		Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
19:12		Warren Washington offensive rebound
19:03		Joshua Morgan shooting foul (Devan Cambridge draws the foul)
19:03		Devan Cambridge misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:03		Devan Cambridge misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:03		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point dunk	0-4
18:22		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
18:20		Devan Cambridge offensive rebound
18:05		Desmond Cambridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:03		Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
17:43		Reese Dixon-Waters turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals)
17:25		Warren Washington turnover (out of bounds)
17:17		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
17:15		Warren Washington defensive rebound
16:52		Desmond Cambridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:50		Devan Cambridge offensive rebound
16:31		Joshua Morgan shooting foul (Warren Washington draws the foul)
16:31		Warren Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:31	+1	Warren Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-4
16:27		Boogie Ellis turnover (bad pass)
16:10	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot	4-4
15:58		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Cambridge Jr. steals)
15:58		Reese Dixon-Waters personal foul
15:58		TV timeout
15:41		DJ Horne turnover (bad pass)
15:25		Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point jump shot
15:23		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
15:20		Trojans turnover (shot clock violation)
15:00	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Desmond Cambridge Jr. assists)	7-4
14:40		Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
14:38		DJ Horne defensive rebound
14:27		Frankie Collins misses two point layup
14:25		Devan Cambridge offensive rebound
14:20	+2	Devan Cambridge makes two point layup	9-4
14:10		Kijani Wright turnover (lost ball) (Devan Cambridge steals)
14:05		Boogie Ellis personal foul
13:58		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
13:56		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
13:46	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot	9-7
13:19	+2	Devan Cambridge makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists)	11-7
13:00	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point layup	11-9
12:47		Drew Peterson personal foul
12:37		Alonzo Gaffney turnover (bad pass) (Reese Dixon-Waters steals)
12:28		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
12:26		Reese Dixon-Waters offensive rebound
12:16	+2	Tre White makes two point jump shot	11-11
11:51		Jump ball. Jamiya Neal vs. Kobe Johnson (Sun Devils gains possession)
11:51		TV timeout
11:41		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
11:39		Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound
11:25		Kobe Johnson turnover (lost ball)
11:05		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
11:03		Alonzo Gaffney offensive rebound
10:57		Alonzo Gaffney turnover (bad pass)
10:49		Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Cambridge Jr. steals)
10:40		Drew Peterson blocks Duke Brennan's two point layup
10:38		Duke Brennan offensive rebound
10:31		Duke Brennan misses two point layup
10:29		Tre White defensive rebound
10:26	+2	Tre White makes two point jump shot	11-13
10:06		Desmond Cambridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:04		Duke Brennan offensive rebound
9:58		Drew Peterson blocks Luther Muhammad's three point jump shot
9:56		Tre White defensive rebound
9:44		Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point hook shot
9:42		Sun Devils defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Warren Washington makes two point dunk (Jamiya Neal assists)	13-13
9:08		Jamiya Neal personal foul
8:56		Alonzo Gaffney shooting foul (Harrison Hornery draws the foul)
8:56	+1	Harrison Hornery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-14
8:56		Harrison Hornery misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:56		Warren Washington defensive rebound
8:43	+3	Desmond Cambridge Jr. makes three point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)	16-14
8:15		Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (Warren Washington steals)
7:57	+2	Warren Washington makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists)	18-14
7:45	+3	Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)	18-17
7:21		Warren Washington misses two point hook shot
7:19		Tre White defensive rebound
7:00		Jump ball. Tre White vs. Alonzo Gaffney (Trojans gains possession)
7:00		TV timeout
6:53		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
6:51		Tre White offensive rebound
6:40		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
6:38		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
6:34	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	18-19
6:12		DJ Horne misses two point layup
6:10		Tre White defensive rebound
6:06	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Tre White assists)	18-22
6:04		Sun Devils 30 second timeout
5:49		Warren Washington turnover (lost ball) (Kijani Wright steals)
5:49		Frankie Collins shooting foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
5:49	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-23
5:49		Boogie Ellis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:49		Sun Devils defensive rebound
5:22		Desmond Cambridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:20		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
5:11	+2	Kijani Wright makes two point layup (Boogie Ellis assists)	18-25
4:56		Kobe Johnson blocks Warren Washington's two point layup
4:54		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
4:45		Boogie Ellis misses two point layup
4:43		Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
4:38		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
4:36		Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound
4:16		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:14		Kijani Wright offensive rebound
4:11		Kijani Wright misses two point layup
4:09		Warren Washington defensive rebound
3:59		Warren Washington turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Johnson steals)
3:59		Devan Cambridge personal foul
3:59		TV timeout
3:43		Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
3:41		Kijani Wright personal foul
3:12		Reese Dixon-Waters personal foul (DJ Horne draws the foul)
3:12	+1	DJ Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-25
3:12	+1	DJ Horne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-25
2:48	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point layup	20-27
2:32		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
2:30		Kijani Wright defensive rebound
2:27		Devan Cambridge personal foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
2:10		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:08		Warren Washington defensive rebound
1:45		DJ Horne misses two point hook shot
1:43		Alonzo Gaffney offensive rebound
1:39		Desmond Cambridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:37		DJ Horne offensive rebound
1:28		DJ Horne misses two point layup
1:26		Warren Washington offensive rebound
1:20		Warren Washington misses two point layup
1:18		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
1:13		Kijani Wright misses two point layup
1:11		Alonzo Gaffney defensive rebound
0:58		Warren Washington misses two point jump shot
0:56		Kijani Wright defensive rebound
0:51		Trojans 30 second timeout
0:43	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot	20-29
0:20		Warren Washington misses two point jump shot
0:18		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
0:03		Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
0:01		Frankie Collins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ellis scores 28 as USC beats Arizona State 68-65

1st Half ASUSun Devils20USCTrojans29

1st Half
ASU
Sun Devils
20
USC
Trojans
29