Tyler Bilodeau scores 27, Jordan Pope adds 20; Oregon St. beats USC 86-70
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Tyler Bilodeau scored a career-high 27 points and Jordan Pope added 20 to lead host Oregon State to an 86-70 victory Saturday night over Southern California.
Oregon State (9-4, 1-1 Pac-12) scored the first 11 points of the second half, culminated by Pope’s 3-pointer to extend the lead to 50-30 with 15:13 remaining.
USC (6-7, 0-2 Pac-12) responded with a 9-0 run, but the Beavers quickly regained control and maintained a double-digit lead the remainder of the game.
After squandering a halftime lead in Thursday’s loss to UCLA, the Beavers were determined not to let that happen again.
“We wanted to make sure we kept our foot on the gas,” Pope said. “We wanted to come out and win the first four minutes of the second half and continue on from there.”
KC Ibekwe’s three-point play gave Oregon State its largest lead at 64-41 midway through the second half.
Bronny James was one of the few bright spots for USC with a season-high 15 points. Playing in his fifth game since making his collegiate debut Dec. 6, James made an immediate impact.
The freshman guard entered the game at 12:17 of the first half and within seconds came up with a steal at midcourt that he converted into a three-point play.
James had another steal late in the first half, and dribbled the length of the court for a slam dunk.
James, who is the oldest son of LeBron James, was 6 of 11 from the field in a season-high 20 minutes, made two 3-pointers, and had two assists and one steal. He continues to play under a minutes restriction since suffering a cardiac arrest during practice July 24.
“Bronny gave us great energy off the bench,” USC coach Andy Enfield said. “He was aggressive, he was confident and made some nice plays.”
Enfield added that he’s comfortable playing James more minutes “as long as he can keep that energy up. I thought he did a great job tonight.”
James was not made available to the media after the game.
Boogie Ellis, who scored 20 points to lead the Trojans, also was encouraged by James’ performance.
“To see what he’s been through and to come back and play like this it shows how great he is,” Ellis said. ”
OSU led 39-30 at the break behind 11 points from Bilodeau and 10 from Pope.
Both teams committed 14 turnovers in a sloppy first half. Isaiah Collier, the Trojans’ second-leading scorer, had two points and four turnovers in the opening half. He finished with seven points.
Dexter Akanno had 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting and made 3 of 3 from behind the arc for the Beavers.
BIG PICTURE
USC: The Trojans have lost five of their last six games and are off to a slow start in the Pac-12. Three straight conference home games should help.
Oregon State: Oregon State is just two wins away from matching last season’s total.
UP NEXT
USC: The Trojans will host California on Wednesday.
Oregon State: The Beavers will be at Washington State on Thursday
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Trojans gains possession) | |||
19:50 | Isaiah Collier turnover (out of bounds) | |||
19:24 | KC Ibekwe turnover (Vincent Iwuchukwu steals) | |||
19:18 | Vincent Iwuchukwu offensive foul | |||
19:18 | Vincent Iwuchukwu turnover (offensive foul) | |||
18:45 | +3 | Jordan Pope makes three point jump shot | 0-3 | |
18:33 | KC Ibekwe blocks DJ Rodman's two point layup | |||
18:33 | Vincent Iwuchukwu offensive rebound | |||
18:33 | +3 | Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot | 3-3 | |
18:33 | +2 | Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point layup (Isaiah Collier assists) | 5-3 | |
18:16 | Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
18:14 | Trojans defensive rebound | |||
17:46 | +3 | Dexter Akanno makes three point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists) | 5-6 | |
17:27 | +3 | Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot | 8-6 | |
17:04 | Jordan Pope turnover (Boogie Ellis steals) | |||
16:58 | Boogie Ellis misses two point layup | |||
16:56 | Dexter Akanno defensive rebound | |||
16:51 | KC Ibekwe turnover (Kobe Johnson steals) | |||
16:37 | Vincent Iwuchukwu turnover (traveling) | |||
15:53 | Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot | |||
15:51 | Michael Rataj offensive rebound | |||
15:45 | DJ Rodman blocks Michael Rataj's two point layup | |||
15:43 | Michael Rataj offensive rebound | |||
15:32 | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point layup (Michael Rataj assists) | 8-8 | |
15:23 | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | |||
15:21 | DJ Rodman offensive rebound | |||
15:15 | +2 | DJ Rodman makes two point jump shot | 10-8 | |
15:02 | Kobe Johnson personal foul | |||
15:02 | TV timeout | |||
14:55 | KC Ibekwe turnover (traveling) | |||
14:42 | DJ Rodman misses two point jump shot | |||
14:40 | Jordan Pope defensive rebound | |||
14:32 | +2 | Jordan Pope makes two point layup | 10-10 | |
14:20 | Chol Marial blocks Joshua Morgan's two point layup | |||
14:18 | DJ Rodman offensive rebound | |||
14:11 | Kobe Johnson misses two point layup | |||
14:09 | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | |||
14:01 | +3 | Dexter Akanno makes three point jump shot | 10-13 | |
13:41 | Arrinten Page misses two point dunk | |||
13:39 | Arrinten Page offensive rebound | |||
13:33 | Arrinten Page turnover | |||
13:23 | Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot | |||
13:21 | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | |||
13:12 | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point dunk (Isaiah Collier assists) | 12-13 | |
12:49 | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point layup (Jordan Pope assists) | 12-15 | |
12:42 | +2 | Arrinten Page makes two point dunk (Isaiah Collier assists) | 14-15 | |
12:20 | Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
12:18 | Tyler Bilodeau offensive rebound | |||
12:17 | Arrinten Page personal foul | |||
12:14 | Josiah Lake turnover (Oziyah Sellers steals) | |||
12:10 | +2 | Bronny James makes two point layup | 16-15 | |
12:10 | Dexter Akanno personal foul | |||
12:10 | +1 | Bronny James makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-15 | |
11:54 | +2 | Dexter Akanno makes two point jump shot | 17-17 | |
11:48 | Isaiah Collier turnover (lost ball) | |||
11:48 | TV timeout | |||
11:19 | Josiah Lake turnover (out of bounds) | |||
10:45 | Isaiah Collier misses three point jump shot | |||
10:43 | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | |||
10:33 | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point layup (Dexter Akanno assists) | 17-19 | |
10:32 | Bronny James personal foul | |||
10:32 | +1 | Tyler Bilodeau makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-20 | |
10:17 | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
10:15 | Christian Wright defensive rebound | |||
9:47 | Chol Marial turnover (Kobe Johnson steals) | |||
9:38 | Dexter Akanno personal foul | |||
9:31 | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
9:29 | Thomas Ndong defensive rebound | |||
9:20 | Thomas Ndong offensive foul | |||
9:20 | Thomas Ndong turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:04 | Thomas Ndong personal foul | |||
9:04 | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point dunk (Boogie Ellis assists) | 19-20 | |
8:49 | +2 | KC Ibekwe makes two point layup | 19-22 | |
8:46 | Arrinten Page personal foul | |||
8:38 | KC Ibekwe misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:38 | Vincent Iwuchukwu defensive rebound | |||
8:27 | Boogie Ellis turnover (Justin Rochelin steals) | |||
8:18 | Jordan Pope turnover (traveling) | |||
8:03 | Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Pope steals) | |||
7:55 | Michael Rataj turnover (bad pass) | |||
7:55 | TV timeout | |||
7:34 | +3 | Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 22-22 | |
7:08 | +3 | Christian Wright makes three point jump shot (KC Ibekwe assists) | 22-25 | |
6:42 | Christian Wright personal foul | |||
6:42 | +1 | Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-25 | |
6:42 | +1 | Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-25 | |
6:19 | +3 | Jordan Pope makes three point jump shot (KC Ibekwe assists) | 24-28 | |
6:05 | Isaiah Collier turnover (Jordan Pope steals) | |||
5:55 | +3 | Christian Wright makes three point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists) | 24-31 | |
5:55 | Trojans 30 second timeout | |||
5:43 | KC Ibekwe personal foul | |||
5:33 | Justin Rochelin personal foul | |||
5:33 | +1 | Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-31 | |
5:33 | +1 | Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-31 | |
5:11 | KC Ibekwe offensive foul | |||
5:11 | KC Ibekwe turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:52 | Kobe Johnson turnover (Justin Rochelin steals) | |||
4:47 | DJ Rodman personal foul | |||
4:47 | +1 | Jordan Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-32 | |
4:47 | +1 | Jordan Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-33 | |
4:22 | +2 | Isaiah Collier makes two point layup (Boogie Ellis assists) | 28-33 | |
3:54 | Chol Marial turnover (traveling) | |||
3:54 | TV timeout | |||
3:41 | DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot | |||
3:39 | Chol Marial defensive rebound | |||
3:18 | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists) | 28-35 | |
3:13 | Isaiah Collier turnover | |||
3:07 | Michael Rataj turnover (Boogie Ellis steals) | |||
2:52 | DJ Rodman turnover (traveling) | |||
2:21 | Jordan Pope turnover (Bronny James steals) | |||
2:17 | +2 | Bronny James makes two point dunk | 30-35 | |
1:56 | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Michael Rataj assists) | 30-37 | |
1:52 | Beavers 30 second timeout | |||
1:40 | Joshua Morgan offensive foul | |||
1:40 | Joshua Morgan turnover (offensive foul) | |||
1:31 | Arrinten Page personal foul | |||
1:31 | +1 | Chol Marial makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-38 | |
1:31 | +1 | Chol Marial makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-39 | |
1:01 | Trojans turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:40 | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot | |||
0:38 | Joshua Morgan defensive rebound | |||
0:25 | Boogie Ellis turnover (Christian Wright steals) | |||
0:03 | Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Bronny James defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |