Tyson scores 27, Celestine clutch in OT as Cal tops USC 83-77 after blowing 16-point lead
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Jaylon Tyson had 27 points, Jalen Celestine had six of his 11 points in overtime and California defeated Southern California 83-77 after blowing a 16-point lead in the second half on Wednesday night.
Celestine hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer that made it 75-72 with 1 1/2 minutes left in overtime and then made three free throws in the last 24 seconds. The Trojans missed their last three shots, including Fardaws Aimaq's block on Isaiah Collier with 27 seconds left and the Bears up 80-77.
Keonte Kennedy contributed a pair of free throws with 32 seconds remaining and Cal was 8 of 10 in the extra sessions and 14 of 16 for the game.
Jalen Cone had 20 points and Aimaq 15 for the Bears (10-13, 6-6 Pac-12), who ended an 11-game losing streak in the series. Aimaq had 20 rebounds and Tyson had 11 in Cal's 54-27 advantage on the boards, a crushing 19-5 on the offensive end.
Collier, the star freshman who missed six games, had 20 points, all after halftime, for the Trojans (9-14, 3-9). Collier, who suffered a hand injury on Jan. 10, was 4 of 13 from the field but 12 of 16 from the line. He had 14 points in the last 7 1/2 minutes of regulation, taking over when the deficit was 58-47.
DJ Rodman added 17 points for USC with his third 3 pulling the Trojans within 78-77 with 36 seconds left in regulation.
USC freshman Bronny James finished with five points. His father LaBron was at the game and greeted his son after the game. LaBron James also had hug for Cal coach Mark Madsen, who was a coach on the Lakers’ staff.
Collier made nine straight from the foul line, tying the game with 27.7 seconds to play in regulation, but after he missed the second on the two-shot foul, Tyson had an opportunity to win the game but missed a 3 as time ran out.
Tyson's 3 early in the second half made it 47-31 but a 9-0 run - a Kobe Johnson 3, a Rodman 3 and Collier's three-point play, which marked his first points of the game - cut the deficit to 51-45.
Collier's three-point play started his own 7-0 run and the Trojans were within 58-54 with 5:50 to play. He made two free throws that made it 61-60 with 2:36 to go and Rodman pulled them within 67-65 with a layup with 1:02 to play.
Aimaq and Cone both had 14 points at halftime as the Bears shot 50% with five 3-pointers for a 42-31 lead. USC shot 46% but was outrebounded 24-9, with Cal grabbing nine offensive boards.
USC led twice early, on Boogie Ellis' 3-pointer that made it 9-8 and on Bronny James' 3 that made it 14-13.
Cone had 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions and on the next Cal possession he was fouled on a 3-point attempt. When he converted the foul shots it capped a 14-2 run that made it 36-25. James contributed a pair of foul shots in a 6-0 bump for the Trojans but Aimaq had a pair of dunks and Cal closed with a 6-0 run.
UCLA is at Cal on Saturday when USC goes to Stanford.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Trojans gains possession) | Â | |
19:47 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:45 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound | Â | |
19:24 | Â | Joshua Morgan blocks Fardaws Aimaq's two point layup | Â | |
19:22 | Â | Jalen Celestine offensive rebound | Â | |
19:17 | Â | Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:15 | Â | Bronny James defensive rebound | Â | |
18:56 | Â | Joshua Morgan turnover (bad pass) (Keonte Kennedy steals) | Â | |
18:49 | +2 | Fardaws Aimaq makes two point dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists) | 0-2 | |
18:23 | Â | Oziyah Sellers misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:21 | Â | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | Â | |
18:11 | +2 | Fardaws Aimaq makes two point jump shot (Jalen Cone assists) | 0-4 | |
17:49 | Â | Joshua Morgan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound | Â | |
17:35 | Â | Joshua Morgan blocks Jaylon Tyson's two point layup | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Jaylon Tyson turnover | Â | |
17:29 | +2 | Arrinten Page makes two point layup (Boogie Ellis assists) | 2-4 | |
17:29 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq shooting foul (Arrinten Page draws the foul) | Â | |
17:29 | Â | Arrinten Page misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
17:29 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound | Â | |
17:05 | Â | Keonte Kennedy turnover | Â | |
16:41 | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot | 4-4 | |
16:23 | +2 | Fardaws Aimaq makes two point jump shot (Jalen Cone assists) | 4-6 | |
16:04 | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot (Bronny James assists) | 6-6 | |
15:45 | Â | Boogie Ellis personal foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul) | Â | |
15:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:41 | +2 | Jalen Cone makes two point jump shot | 6-8 | |
15:14 | +3 | Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Joshua Morgan assists) | 9-8 | |
14:56 | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot | 9-11 | |
14:35 | Â | Joshua Morgan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:33 | Â | Kijani Wright offensive rebound | Â | |
14:29 | +2 | Kijani Wright makes two point layup | 11-11 | |
14:03 | Â | Joshua Morgan blocks Fardaws Aimaq's two point layup | Â | |
14:01 | Â | DJ Rodman defensive rebound | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Joshua Morgan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:48 | Â | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | Â | |
13:41 | +2 | Fardaws Aimaq makes two point jump shot (Jalen Cone assists) | 11-13 | |
13:33 | +3 | Bronny James makes three point jump shot (Joshua Morgan assists) | 14-13 | |
13:07 | Â | Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Kijani Wright misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:52 | Â | Grant Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:39 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound | Â | |
12:36 | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (Fardaws Aimaq assists) | 14-16 | |
12:06 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:04 | Â | Grant Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
11:44 | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup (Fardaws Aimaq assists) | 14-18 | |
11:26 | +2 | DJ Rodman makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists) | 16-18 | |
11:01 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu defensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses two point layup | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Grant Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
10:37 | +2 | Fardaws Aimaq makes two point jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists) | 16-20 | |
10:37 | Â | Trojans 30 second timeout | Â | |
10:37 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:21 | +3 | DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 19-20 | |
9:50 | +2 | Grant Newell makes two point jump shot | 19-22 | |
9:34 | +2 | Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point dunk | 21-22 | |
9:12 | Â | Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:10 | Â | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | Â | |
9:03 | Â | Gus Larson shooting foul (Isaiah Collier draws the foul) | Â | |
9:03 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:03 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
9:03 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:43 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
8:34 | Â | Arrinten Page shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul) | Â | |
8:34 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-23 | |
8:34 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-24 | |
8:15 | Â | DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:13 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
7:49 | +3 | Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot (Grant Newell assists) | 21-27 | |
7:33 | Â | Grant Newell personal foul | Â | |
7:33 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:20 | +2 | Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point layup | 23-27 | |
7:03 | +3 | Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot (Fardaws Aimaq assists) | 23-30 | |
6:37 | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Vincent Iwuchukwu assists) | 25-30 | |
6:13 | +3 | Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot | 25-33 | |
5:41 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Grant Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Bronny James shooting foul (Jalen Cone draws the foul) | Â | |
5:39 | +1 | Jalen Cone makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 25-34 | |
5:39 | +1 | Jalen Cone makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 25-35 | |
5:39 | +1 | Jalen Cone makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 25-36 | |
5:22 | Â | Bronny James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:09 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound | Â | |
5:03 | Â | Keonte Kennedy turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Morgan steals) | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Joshua Morgan misses two point hook shot | Â | |
4:35 | Â | Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Harrison Hornery defensive rebound | Â | |
4:05 | Â | Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Fardaws Aimaq steals) | Â | |
3:44 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:42 | Â | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | Â | |
3:40 | Â | Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
3:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:27 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:25 | Â | Isaiah Collier offensive rebound | Â | |
3:18 | +2 | DJ Rodman makes two point layup (Vincent Iwuchukwu assists) | 27-36 | |
3:03 | Â | Keonte Kennedy misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:01 | Â | Isaiah Collier defensive rebound | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Grant Newell shooting foul (Bronny James draws the foul) | Â | |
2:51 | +1 | Bronny James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-36 | |
2:51 | +1 | Bronny James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-36 | |
2:30 | Â | Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:28 | Â | Bronny James defensive rebound | Â | |
2:23 | +2 | Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point dunk (Isaiah Collier assists) | 31-36 | |
2:23 | Â | Golden Bears 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:04 | +2 | Fardaws Aimaq makes two point dunk | 31-38 | |
1:39 | Â | DJ Rodman offensive foul | Â | |
1:39 | Â | DJ Rodman turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu blocks Jaylon Tyson's two point layup | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Jalen Celestine offensive rebound | Â | |
1:20 | +2 | Fardaws Aimaq makes two point dunk (Jalen Celestine assists) | 31-40 | |
1:08 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:06 | Â | Jalen Celestine defensive rebound | Â | |
1:00 | +2 | Grant Newell makes two point dunk (Jalen Cone assists) | 31-42 | |
1:00 | Â | Trojans 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:32 | Â | Bronny James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Jalen Cone defensive rebound | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |