Chibuzo Agbo, Matt Knowling lead USC over Chattanooga 77-51 in Eric Musselman's debut for Trojans
LOS ANGELES (AP) Chibuzo Agbo had 14 points, reserve Matt Knowling scored 13 points and Southern Cal cruised to a 77-51 victory over Chattanooga in a season-opening victory for first-year coach Eric Musselman on Monday night.
Agbo made 4 of 9 shots from 3-point range and 5 of 11 overall for USC. Knowling made all six of his shots and his only free throw.
Musselman takes over the Trojans program as they head from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten this season. Musselman most recently spent five seasons at Arkansas where he led the Razorbacks to a 111-59 record. He has the 10th best winning percentage of all active Division I coaches with at least nine seasons.
Honor Huff scored 17 points to lead Chattanooga. He made 5 of 13 from beyond the arc and missed twice from inside it.
Desmond Claude had eight of his nine points in the first half and reserve Wesley Yates III scored seven of his nine to help the Trojans build a 32-22 lead at intermission.
Knowling's pullup jumper pushed the advantage to 55-34 with 10:56 left to play and the Trojans stayed in front by at least 20 the rest of the way.
USC made half of its 64 shots from the floor with eight 3-pointers in 25 attempts.
The Mocs shot just 27.8% overall (15 for 54) and 17.6% from distance (6 for 34).
The only other time the two schools squared off ended in a 73-46 USC victory in 2009 at the Puerto Rico Tip Off.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Latif Diouf vs. Josh Cohen (Mocs gains possession) | Â | |
19:44 | +2 | Sean Cusano makes two point cutting dunk (Garrison Keeslar assists) | 2-0 | |
19:16 | +3 | Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jalen Shelley assists) | 2-3 | |
18:47 | Â | Latif Diouf turnover (bad pass) (Chibuzo Agbo steals) | Â | |
18:36 | Â | Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:34 | Â | Trey Bonham defensive rebound | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Trey Bonham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:23 | Â | Josh Cohen defensive rebound | Â | |
18:09 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:07 | Â | Jalen Shelley offensive rebound | Â | |
18:04 | Â | Jalen Shelley misses two point layup | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Sean Cusano defensive rebound | Â | |
17:49 | Â | Honor Huff misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Jalen Shelley defensive rebound | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Garrison Keeslar defensive rebound | Â | |
17:23 | +3 | Honor Huff makes three point jump shot (Latif Diouf assists) | 5-3 | |
16:53 | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot | 5-5 | |
16:36 | Â | Honor Huff misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound | Â | |
16:19 | Â | Sean Cusano blocks Desmond Claude's two point layup | Â | |
16:17 | Â | Sean Cusano defensive rebound | Â | |
16:03 | Â | Noah Melson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:01 | Â | Matt Knowling defensive rebound | Â | |
15:39 | Â | Saint Thomas offensive foul | Â | |
15:39 | Â | Saint Thomas turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
15:39 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:25 | Â | Noah Melson turnover (lost ball) (Matt Knowling steals) | Â | |
15:07 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Trey Bonham defensive rebound | Â | |
14:44 | +2 | Noah Melson makes two point floating jump shot (Honor Huff assists) | 7-5 | |
14:32 | Â | Saint Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Trey Bonham steals) | Â | |
14:06 | Â | Noah Melson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:04 | Â | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
13:51 | +3 | Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists) | 7-8 | |
13:32 | +2 | Noah Melson makes two point hook shot (Honor Huff assists) | 9-8 | |
13:11 | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot | 9-10 | |
12:36 | Â | Trey Bonham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:35 | Â | Mocs offensive rebound | Â | |
12:35 | Â | Mocs turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
12:25 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:23 | Â | Honor Huff defensive rebound | Â | |
12:13 | Â | Honor Huff misses two point driving layup | Â | |
12:11 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound | Â | |
12:00 | +2 | Matt Knowling makes two point driving layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists) | 9-12 | |
12:00 | Â | Noah Melson shooting foul (Matt Knowling draws the foul) | Â | |
11:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
12:00 | +1 | Matt Knowling makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-13 | |
11:29 | Â | Mocs turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
11:03 | Â | Isaiah Elohim misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:01 | Â | Jack Kostel defensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Latif Diouf misses two point layup | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Mocs offensive rebound | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Trey Bonham turnover (bad pass) (Saint Thomas steals) | Â | |
10:45 | Â | Jack Kostel personal foul | Â | |
10:34 | Â | Latif Diouf personal foul | Â | |
10:30 | +2 | Saint Thomas makes two point layup (Clark Slajchert assists) | 9-15 | |
10:18 | Â | Honor Huff misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:16 | Â | Honor Huff offensive rebound | Â | |
10:14 | Â | Matt Knowling personal foul | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Saint Thomas shooting foul (Trey Bonham draws the foul) | Â | |
10:06 | +1 | Trey Bonham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-15 | |
10:06 | +1 | Trey Bonham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-15 | |
9:51 | Â | Clark Slajchert misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Isaiah Elohim offensive rebound | Â | |
9:46 | +2 | Isaiah Elohim makes two point layup | 11-17 | |
9:34 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo personal foul | Â | |
9:32 | Â | Sean Cusano misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Trey Bonham offensive rebound | Â | |
9:23 | Â | Trey Bonham misses two point layup | Â | |
9:21 | Â | Mocs offensive rebound | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Latif Diouf offensive foul | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Latif Diouf turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Clark Slajchert misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Noah Melson defensive rebound | Â | |
8:39 | +2 | Jack Kostel makes two point layup (Garrison Keeslar assists) | 13-17 | |
8:23 | Â | Desmond Claude misses two point driving layup | Â | |
8:21 | Â | Garrison Keeslar defensive rebound | Â | |
8:15 | +2 | Garrison Keeslar makes two point driving layup | 15-17 | |
7:48 | Â | Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Makai Richards defensive rebound | Â | |
7:22 | Â | Trey Bonham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Trojans defensive rebound | Â | |
7:20 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:56 | Â | Josh Cohen misses two point hook shot | Â | |
6:54 | Â | Makai Richards defensive rebound | Â | |
6:37 | Â | Noah Melson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Trojans defensive rebound | Â | |
6:19 | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point pullup jump shot | 15-19 | |
6:01 | Â | Jack Kostel turnover (lost ball) (Wesley Yates III steals) | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Josh Cohen offensive foul | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Josh Cohen turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:08 | Â | Sean Cusano misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:06 | Â | Rashaun Agee defensive rebound | Â | |
4:58 | +2 | Wesley Yates III makes two point stepback jump shot | 15-21 | |
4:45 | Â | Desmond Claude personal foul | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Wesley Yates III personal foul | Â | |
4:45 | +1 | Garrison Keeslar makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-21 | |
4:45 | +1 | Garrison Keeslar makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-21 | |
4:24 | +2 | Chibuzo Agbo makes two point pullup jump shot | 17-23 | |
4:01 | Â | Makai Richards turnover (lost ball) (Chibuzo Agbo steals) | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:52 | Â | Mocs defensive rebound | Â | |
3:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:32 | Â | Sean Cusano misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Garrison Keeslar offensive rebound | Â | |
3:27 | +3 | Honor Huff makes three point jump shot (Garrison Keeslar assists) | 20-23 | |
3:12 | Â | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Garrison Keeslar defensive rebound | Â | |
2:57 | Â | Trey Bonham misses two point layup | Â | |
2:55 | Â | Rashaun Agee defensive rebound | Â | |
2:46 | +3 | Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists) | 20-26 | |
2:29 | Â | Garrison Keeslar misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:27 | Â | Matt Knowling defensive rebound | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:15 | Â | Trojans offensive rebound | Â | |
2:15 | Â | Makai Richards personal foul | Â | |
2:09 | Â | Sean Cusano blocks Desmond Claude's two point layup | Â | |
2:08 | Â | Desmond Claude offensive rebound | Â | |
2:08 | Â | Sean Cusano shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | Â | |
2:08 | +1 | Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-27 | |
2:08 | +1 | Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-28 | |
1:55 | Â | Josh Cohen blocks Trey Bonham's two point layup | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Josh Cohen defensive rebound | Â | |
1:41 | +2 | Matt Knowling makes two point floating jump shot (Wesley Yates III assists) | 20-30 | |
1:19 | Â | Mocs 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:11 | +2 | Trey Bonham makes two point jump shot | 22-30 | |
0:50 | Â | Wesley Yates III turnover (bad pass) (Honor Huff steals) | Â | |
0:38 | Â | Sean Cusano misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:36 | Â | Wesley Yates III defensive rebound | Â | |
0:08 | +2 | Wesley Yates III makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 22-32 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |