Freshmen Evans and Shelstad combine for 43 points in Oregon's 82-74 win over USC
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Kwame Evans Jr. had a career-high 22 points with eight rebounds and five steals, and fellow freshman Jackson Shelstad scored a season-high 21 points to help Oregon beat USC 82-74 on Thursday night to begin Pac-12 play.
Oregon started on a 12-2 run and dominated the first half in taking a 42-25 lead into the break. The Ducks went ahead 36-18, on a 3-pointer by Brennan Rigsby with 3:04 remaining, after making six straight shots. USC made just five of its first 20 field goals and turned it over 10 times in the opening 17 minutes. The Ducks finished the first half with six 3-pointers, while USC made just seven field goals.
Boogie Ellis, who had just two points in the first half on 1-of-7 shooting, made two 3-pointers in the opening three minutes of the second half during a 12-3 run to get USC within 45-37.
The Trojans got as close as four points, 78-74, in the second half on a 3-pointer by Ellis with 38.1 seconds left. But they missed 3-pointers on the next two possessions and Kario Oquendo sealed it for Oregon by making four straight free throws in the final 33 seconds.
Oquendo finished with 15 points and Jermaine Couisnard added 13 for Oregon (9-3), which has won 11 of its last 12 at home.
DJ Rodman and Joshua Morgan each scored 14 points for USC (6-6). Ellis, averaging 19.5 points per game, and Isaiah Collier, 16.1, added 11 points apiece. Bronny James had five points and four fouls in 14 minutes.
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USC plays its fourth straight away game against Oregon State on Saturday - for its longest stretch on the road since the 2002 season. The Trojans have won 11 of its last 15 games against the Beavers.
Oregon plays UCLA on Saturday, looking to snap a three-game losing streak in the series.
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu vs. Mahamadou Diawara (Vincent Iwuchukwu gains possession) | Â |
| 19:39 |  | Â | DJ Rodman turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 19:28 | | Â | Kobe Johnson blocks Jermaine Couisnard's two point layup | Â |
| 19:26 | | Â | Ducks offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:13 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:11 | | Â | Isaiah Collier defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:53 | | Â | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:51 | | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:40 | | Â | DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:38 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:14 | | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals) | Â |
| 18:11 | | +2 | DJ Rodman makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists) | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | | +2 | Mahamadou Diawara makes two point hook shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists) | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu shooting foul (Mahamadou Diawara draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:49 | | +1 | Mahamadou Diawara makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | | Â | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:26 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:17 | | +2 | Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup | 2-5 |
| 17:05 | | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 17:03 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:49 | | +3 | Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Brennan Rigsby assists) | 2-8 |
| 16:28 | | Â | Isaiah Collier misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:26 | | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:22 | | +3 | Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot | 2-11 |
| 16:19 | | Â | Trojans 30 second timeout | Â |
| 16:19 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | Trojans turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 15:24 | | Â | Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:24 | | Â | Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 15:24 | | +1 | Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-12 |
| 15:00 | | Â | Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:58 | | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:42 | | Â | Jackson Shelstad misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:40 | | Â | Bronny James defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:33 | | +3 | Bronny James makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 5-12 |
| 14:11 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:09 | | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:02 | | +3 | DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 8-12 |
| 13:39 | | Â | Joshua Morgan shooting foul (Mahamadou Diawara draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:39 | | +1 | Mahamadou Diawara makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-13 |
| 13:39 | | Â | Mahamadou Diawara misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 13:39 | | Â | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:22 | | Â | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:20 | | Â | Boogie Ellis offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:11 | | Â | Boogie Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Kwame Evans Jr. steals) | Â |
| 13:09 | | Â | Arrinten Page blocks Jackson Shelstad's two point layup | Â |
| 13:07 | | Â | Bronny James defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:02 | | Â | Boogie Ellis turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 12:46 | | Â | Bronny James personal foul (Jadrian Tracey draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:41 | | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Joshua Morgan defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:33 | | Â | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:31 | | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:24 | | Â | Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:22 | | Â | Kario Oquendo offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:11 | | Â | Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:09 | | Â | Bronny James defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:56 | | Â | Oziyah Sellers turnover (lost ball) (Keeshawn Barthelemy steals) | Â |
| 11:56 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:42 | | +3 | Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists) | 8-16 |
| 11:11 | | +2 | Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot (Oziyah Sellers assists) | 10-16 |
| 10:59 | | Â | Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:57 | | Â | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Isaiah Collier turnover (bad pass) (Jadrian Tracey steals) | Â |
| 10:37 | | +3 | Kwame Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jadrian Tracey assists) | 10-19 |
| 10:07 | | Â | Boogie Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Kwame Evans Jr. steals) | Â |
| 9:55 | | Â | Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:53 | | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:49 | | Â | Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Kario Oquendo offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:42 | | Â | Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:40 | | Â | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:33 | | Â | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:31 | | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:16 | | Â | Joshua Morgan shooting foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:16 | | +1 | Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-20 |
| 9:16 | | Â | Kario Oquendo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 9:16 | | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:09 | | Â | Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:40 | | Â | Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:38 | | Â | Jackson Shelstad offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:34 | | Â | Keeshawn Barthelemy turnover (lost ball) (Bronny James steals) | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Jackson Shelstad shooting foul (Isaiah Collier draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:28 | | +1 | Isaiah Collier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-20 |
| 8:28 | | Â | Isaiah Collier misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Jackson Shelstad defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Kario Oquendo turnover (bad pass) (Bronny James steals) | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | Jadrian Tracey shooting foul (Kijani Wright draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:44 | | +1 | Kijani Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-20 |
| 7:44 | | Â | Kijani Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | Mahamadou Diawara defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:21 | | Â | Mahamadou Diawara offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:16 | | Â | Mahamadou Diawara misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:14 | | Â | Kijani Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:01 | | Â | Kijani Wright turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Brennan Rigsby makes two point jump shot | 12-22 |
| 6:20 | | Â | Mahamadou Diawara shooting foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:20 | | +1 | Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-22 |
| 6:20 | | Â | Kobe Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 6:20 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:52 | | +2 | Jackson Shelstad makes two point jump shot | 13-24 |
| 5:38 | | Â | Mahamadou Diawara shooting foul (DJ Rodman draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:38 | | +1 | DJ Rodman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-24 |
| 5:38 | | +1 | DJ Rodman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-24 |
| 5:17 | | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu personal foul (Jadrian Tracey draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:16 | | Â | Arrinten Page shooting foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:16 | | +1 | Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-25 |
| 5:16 | | +1 | Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-26 |
| 4:57 | | Â | Boogie Ellis misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:55 | | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:51 | | +2 | Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point layup (Jackson Shelstad assists) | 15-28 |
| 4:46 | | Â | Trojans 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:20 | | Â | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:18 | | Â | DJ Rodman offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:02 | | +3 | Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 18-28 |
| 3:45 | | +3 | Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Brennan Rigsby assists) | 18-31 |
| 3:33 | | Â | Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jermaine Couisnard steals) | Â |
| 3:25 | | +2 | Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup | 18-33 |
| 3:15 | | Â | Kobe Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Kwame Evans Jr. steals) | Â |
| 3:02 | | +3 | Brennan Rigsby makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists) | 18-36 |
| 3:01 | | Â | Trojans 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Boogie Ellis misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Kijani Wright offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Jadrian Tracey shooting foul (Kijani Wright draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:32 | | +1 | Kijani Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-36 |
| 2:32 | | +1 | Kijani Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-36 |
| 2:22 | | +2 | Jackson Shelstad makes two point jump shot | 20-38 |
| 2:09 | | Â | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:51 | | Â | Bronny James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:49 | | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:30 | | Â | Bronny James personal foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:30 | | +1 | Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-39 |
| 1:30 | | +1 | Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-40 |
| 1:02 | | +2 | Oziyah Sellers makes two point jump shot | 22-40 |
| 0:44 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Trojans defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:24 | | +3 | Isaiah Collier makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists) | 25-40 |
| 0:05 | | +2 | Jackson Shelstad makes two point jump shot | 25-42 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |