Collier helps Southern California fend off Utah 68-64
LOS ANGELES (AP) Isaiah Collier scored 15 points to help Southern California beat Utah 68-64 on Thursday night.
Collier added six assists, five rebounds and three steals for the Trojans (10-15, 4-10 Pac-12 Conference), who snapped a two-game skid and won for just the second time in their last 10 games. DJ Rodman finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Boogie Ellis pitched in with 11 points and four steals.
Deivon Smith totaled 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to pace the Utes (15-10, 6-8), who have lost three straight and five of six. Utah has yet to win on the road in conference play. Branden Carlson had 15 points and seven rebounds. Gabe Madsen scored nine with seven boards.
Collier scored seven points and USC jumped out to a 16-6 lead. Kobe Johnson hit a 3-pointer and the Trojans led 24-11 with eight minutes left in the first half. Utah battled back, using Carlson's three-point play in the final minute to get within 34-29 at halftime.
Carlson's 3-pointer pulled Utah within 47-44 five minutes into the second half. Cole Bajema buried a 3-pointer and the Utes took a 51-49 lead, its first since they led 6-4. Kijani Wright made the second of two free throws, Collier scored in the paint and Joshua Morgan followed with a dunk as the Trojans regained the lead 54-51 with 10:33 remaining.
Two free throws by Bronny James and a Collier dunk capped a 9-0 run and USC led by seven with 8:33 left to play. Utah went eight minutes without a basket but chipped away at the lead from the foul line. Carlson's layup ended the drought and the Utes trailed 62-58 with five minutes to go.
James grabbed a rebound and scored, Collier added two free throws and USC pushed its lead to eight and stayed in front from there.
Carlson scored in the paint to get the Utes within 66-64 at the 2:01 mark. That was the final basket until Rodman's fastbreak layup to beat the buzzer after Morgan swatted away Smith's layup with six seconds left and a chance to tie.
USC will host Colorado on Saturday. Utah stays on the road to play UCLA on Sunday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Branden Carlson vs. Joshua Morgan (DJ Rodman gains possession) | Â | |
19:36 | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists) | 0-2 | |
19:07 | +2 | Keba Keita makes two point layup (Gabe Madsen assists) | 2-2 | |
18:47 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Gabe Madsen defensive rebound | Â | |
18:39 | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:37 | Â | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Boogie Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Deivon Smith steals) | Â | |
18:24 | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup (Cole Bajema assists) | 4-2 | |
18:09 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:07 | Â | DJ Rodman offensive rebound | Â | |
18:04 | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (DJ Rodman assists) | 4-4 | |
17:42 | Â | Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Collier steals) | Â | |
17:41 | Â | Cole Bajema personal foul | Â | |
17:30 | Â | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:28 | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â | |
17:18 | Â | Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:16 | Â | Utes offensive rebound | Â | |
17:08 | Â | Joshua Morgan blocks Keba Keita's two point dunk | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
16:56 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:54 | Â | Gabe Madsen defensive rebound | Â | |
16:50 | +2 | Gabe Madsen makes two point jump shot | 6-4 | |
16:36 | Â | DJ Rodman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Cole Bajema defensive rebound | Â | |
16:23 | Â | Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Morgan steals) | Â | |
16:17 | +2 | Isaiah Collier makes two point dunk (Boogie Ellis assists) | 6-6 | |
16:06 | Â | Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:04 | Â | Joshua Morgan defensive rebound | Â | |
15:40 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:38 | Â | Kobe Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
15:30 | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists) | 6-8 | |
15:12 | Â | Kobe Johnson personal foul | Â | |
15:12 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:59 | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:57 | Â | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | Â | |
14:28 | Â | DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:26 | Â | Gabe Madsen defensive rebound | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Lawson Lovering misses two point hook shot | Â | |
14:03 | Â | DJ Rodman defensive rebound | Â | |
13:53 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:51 | Â | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
13:47 | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:45 | Â | Ben Carlson offensive rebound | Â | |
13:39 | Â | Ben Carlson turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Collier steals) | Â | |
13:36 | +2 | Isaiah Collier makes two point layup | 6-10 | |
13:36 | Â | Lawson Lovering shooting foul (Isaiah Collier draws the foul) | Â | |
13:36 | +1 | Isaiah Collier makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-11 | |
13:23 | Â | Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:21 | Â | DJ Rodman defensive rebound | Â | |
13:00 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Deivon Smith offensive foul | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Deivon Smith turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
12:42 | Â | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:40 | Â | Gabe Madsen defensive rebound | Â | |
12:28 | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:26 | Â | Ben Carlson offensive rebound | Â | |
12:12 | Â | Cole Bajema misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:10 | Â | Bronny James defensive rebound | Â | |
11:59 | +2 | Isaiah Collier makes two point hook shot (DJ Rodman assists) | 6-13 | |
11:40 | Â | Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:38 | Â | DJ Rodman defensive rebound | Â | |
11:36 | Â | Lawson Lovering personal foul | Â | |
11:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:14 | +3 | DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists) | 6-16 | |
11:01 | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu defensive rebound | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Jake Wahlin personal foul | Â | |
10:48 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Jake Wahlin defensive rebound | Â | |
10:32 | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup | 8-16 | |
10:03 | +2 | Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point layup (Bronny James assists) | 8-18 | |
9:41 | Â | Bronny James shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul) | Â | |
9:41 | Â | Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:41 | +1 | Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-18 | |
9:22 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu misses two point layup | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Utes defensive rebound | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu personal foul | Â | |
9:07 | +2 | Jake Wahlin makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists) | 11-18 | |
8:52 | +3 | Bronny James makes three point jump shot (Vincent Iwuchukwu assists) | 11-21 | |
8:37 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu blocks Branden Carlson's two point layup | Â | |
8:35 | Â | Utes offensive rebound | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:27 | Â | Isaiah Collier defensive rebound | Â | |
8:12 | Â | Keba Keita blocks Boogie Ellis's two point layup | Â | |
8:10 | Â | Isaiah Collier offensive rebound | Â | |
8:01 | +3 | Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists) | 11-24 | |
7:29 | +2 | Keba Keita makes two point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists) | 13-24 | |
7:04 | Â | Kobe Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Boogie Ellis steals) | Â | |
6:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Boogie Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Keba Keita steals) | Â | |
6:33 | +2 | Keba Keita makes two point jump shot | 15-24 | |
6:09 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
5:49 | Â | Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:47 | Â | Trojans defensive rebound | Â | |
5:46 | Â | Keba Keita personal foul | Â | |
5:28 | +2 | Kijani Wright makes two point hook shot (Isaiah Collier assists) | 15-26 | |
5:10 | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot | 17-26 | |
4:49 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:47 | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Joshua Morgan shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul) | Â | |
4:38 | +1 | Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-26 | |
4:38 | +1 | Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-26 | |
4:23 | +3 | Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 19-29 | |
4:05 | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot | 21-29 | |
3:42 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses two point layup | Â | |
3:40 | Â | Lawson Lovering defensive rebound | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:33 | Â | Trojans defensive rebound | Â | |
3:33 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Branden Carlson shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul) | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Joshua Morgan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Joshua Morgan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Lawson Lovering defensive rebound | Â | |
2:50 | Â | Lawson Lovering misses two point hook shot | Â | |
2:48 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:38 | Â | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
2:31 | Â | Gabe Madsen turnover (bad pass) (Boogie Ellis steals) | Â | |
2:16 | +2 | Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot (Bronny James assists) | 21-31 | |
1:59 | +3 | Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists) | 24-31 | |
1:41 | Â | Lawson Lovering shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul) | Â | |
1:41 | Â | Joshua Morgan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:41 | +1 | Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-32 | |
1:34 | Â | Bronny James shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul) | Â | |
1:34 | +1 | Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-32 | |
1:34 | +1 | Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-32 | |
1:34 | Â | Trojans 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:07 | +2 | DJ Rodman makes two point layup (Boogie Ellis assists) | 26-34 | |
0:55 | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:53 | Â | Utes offensive rebound | Â | |
0:53 | Â | Joshua Morgan personal foul | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
0:37 | Â | DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:35 | Â | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Deivon Smith misses two point layup | Â | |
0:28 | Â | Ben Carlson offensive rebound | Â | |
0:28 | Â | Ben Carlson misses two point layup | Â | |
0:26 | Â | Gabe Madsen offensive rebound | Â | |
0:23 | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Ben Carlson assists) | 28-34 | |
0:23 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul) | Â | |
0:23 | +1 | Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-34 | |
0:02 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu misses two point hook shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Trojans offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |