Oregon beats USC 78-69, sending Trojans to 6th straight loss in longest skid since 2014-15 season
AP
Feb 02, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) Jackson Shelstad scored 20 points, tying his career high with four 3-pointers, and Oregon Ducks defeated Southern California 78-69 on Thursday night, sending the Trojans to their sixth straight loss.
Shelstad made all of his first six shots, including three 3-pointers. He scored 15 of the Ducks’ first 29 points before missing a 3-pointer midway through the first half.
The Ducks (15-6, 7-3 Pac-12) got 12 points from Kario Oquendo. Jermaine Cousinard, Jadrian Tracey and N'Faly Dante added 11 points each.
Boogie Ellis scored 17 points to lead the Trojans (8-13, 2-8), who are on their longest skid since dropping nine in a row in 2014-15. Their only lead came on a 3-pointer by Ellis to open the game.
USC Trojans's Bronny James finished with six points, a career-high seven assists and four rebounds in the nationally televised game. He made two 3-pointers and had two steals. Oziyah Sellers added 12 points.
Tracey’s 3-pointer gave the Ducks a 74-56 lead, their largest of the game.
The Trojans answered with 11 straight points to get within seven on Vincent Iwuchukwu's dunk off James' inbounds pass.
USC missed four shots on its wild next-to-last possession, two 3-pointers by Kobe Johnson, another by Ellis and a dunk by Kijani Wright.
The Trojans trailed 32-31 on a basket by Ellis before the Ducks closed on a 14-8 run, including nine straight points, to lead 46-39 at the break.
BIG PICTURE
Oregon: The Ducks completed a season sweep of the Trojans, having won by eight points at home on Dec. 28.
USC: Sellers continues to be a bright spot. He has scored in double figures six times, including four times since January. The Trojans remain without standout freshman Isaiah Collier, who missed his fifth straight game while recovering from right hand surgery.
UP NEXT
Oregon: Visits UCLA on Saturday.
USC: Hosts Oregon State on Saturday.
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1st Half
ORE
Ducks
46
USC
Trojans
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Boogie Ellis gains possession)
19:47
+3
Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Joshua Morgan assists)
0-3
19:40
+3
Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Kario Oquendo assists)
3-3
19:28
Arrinten Page turnover (Kario Oquendo steals)
19:23
Kario Oquendo misses two point layup
19:21
Jackson Shelstad offensive rebound
19:12
+2
Jackson Shelstad makes two point layup
5-3
18:56
Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:54
Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
18:44
+2
Jackson Shelstad makes two point layup (Kario Oquendo assists)
7-3
18:24
Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
18:22
Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
18:16
Joshua Morgan personal foul
18:16
Kario Oquendo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:16
+1
Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-3
18:07
Jadrian Tracey personal foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul)
18:07
+1
Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-4
18:07
+1
Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-5
17:49
+3
Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)
11-5
17:34
+3
Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)
11-8
17:02
Joshua Morgan blocks Kario Oquendo's two point layup
17:00
Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
16:47
+2
Oziyah Sellers makes two point layup (Joshua Morgan assists)
11-10
16:34
Joshua Morgan blocks Jadrian Tracey's two point jump shot
16:32
Jermaine Couisnard offensive rebound
16:17
Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
16:11
Kobe Johnson personal foul
16:11
+2
N'Faly Dante makes two point dunk (Jackson Shelstad assists)
13-10
16:11
Oziyah Sellers turnover (Kwame Evans Jr. steals)
15:57
Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
15:55
Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
15:41
Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (DJ Rodman steals)
15:41
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point dunk (DJ Rodman assists)
13-12
15:35
Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
15:33
Kario Oquendo offensive rebound
15:26
+3
Kwame Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kario Oquendo assists)
16-12
15:11
+2
Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)
16-14
14:49
+3
Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Kwame Evans Jr. assists)
19-14
14:27
N'Faly Dante blocks Bronny James's two point layup
14:25
Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
14:18
Kobe Johnson blocks Kwame Evans Jr.'s two point layup
14:16
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
14:12
+3
DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)
19-17
13:52
+2
N'Faly Dante makes two point layup (Kario Oquendo assists)
21-17
13:52
Kobe Johnson personal foul
13:52
TV timeout
13:51
+1
N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 1 of 1
22-17
13:24
+3
Bronny James makes three point jump shot (Oziyah Sellers assists)
22-20
13:01
+3
Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Mahamadou Diawara assists)