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Williams, Agbo score 20 points apiece, USC beats San Jose State 82-68

AP
Nov 21, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) Terrence Williams II and Chibuzo Agbo scored 20 points apiece, Wesley Yates III added 14 Wednesday night and Southern California beat San Jose State Spartans 82-68.

Matt Knowling finished with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting with eight rebounds and five assists for USC Trojans (4-1).

Josh Uduje made 5 of 5 from 3-point range and scored 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting overall for San Jose State (1-4) and Will McClendon added 18 points, including four 3s.

Williams converted a three-point play that gave USC the lead for good amid a 13-2 run that made it 23-18 when Williams hit a jumper to cap the spurt with 7:50 left in the first half. Latrell Davis hit a 3-pointer that trimmed SJSU’s deficit to 33-31 with 2:55 to go until halftime but the Trojans scored nine of the next 11 points - including four by Williams - before Robert Vaihola made a layup for the Spartans to make it 42-35 at intermission.

USC scored 10 consecutive points early in the second half to make it 52-37 when Knowling made a jumper in the paint with 15:59 to play and led by double figures the rest of the way.

The Trojans, who shot 62% (16 of 26) in the second half, made 32 of 56 (57%) from the field, hit 10 of 22 (45%) from 3-point range.

USC had its three-game win streak to open the season snapped with a 71-66 loss to Cal at home on Sunday.

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1st Half
SJSU
Spartans
35
USC
Trojans
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Robert Vaihola vs. Josh Cohen (Trojans gains possession)
19:47		Saint Thomas turnover (bad pass)
19:34		Robert Vaihola turnover (lost ball) (Desmond Claude steals)
19:14	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup	0-2
18:45		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
18:43		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
18:26		Will McClendon personal foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
18:19		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:17		Josh Uduje defensive rebound
17:49	+2	Donavan Yap makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:33		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
17:31		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
17:26		Josh Cohen turnover (lost ball)
17:01		Donavan Yap misses three point jump shot
16:59		Robert Vaihola offensive rebound
16:52		Robert Vaihola misses two point layup
16:50		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
16:43		Kevin Patton Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:41		Donavan Yap defensive rebound
16:34		Will McClendon turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Patton Jr. steals)
16:26	+2	Kevin Patton Jr. makes two point dunk	2-4
16:10		Saint Thomas personal foul (Donavan Yap draws the foul)
15:56	+3	Will McClendon makes three point jump shot (Donavan Yap assists)	5-4
15:40	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists)	5-7
15:16	+2	Robert Vaihola makes two point layup (Donavan Yap assists)	7-7
14:53		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
14:51		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
14:47		Terrance Williams II shooting foul (Latrell Davis draws the foul)
14:47		TV timeout
14:47	+1	Latrell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-7
14:47		Latrell Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:47		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
14:18		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:16		Robert Vaihola defensive rebound
13:58	+3	Will McClendon makes three point jump shot (Robert Vaihola assists)	11-7
13:36	+3	Terrance Williams II makes three point jump shot (Rashaun Agee assists)	11-10
13:13	+3	Will McClendon makes three point jump shot (Latrell Davis assists)	14-10
12:55		Rashaun Agee offensive foul (Jermaine Washington draws the foul)
12:55		Rashaun Agee turnover (offensive foul)
12:47		Jermaine Washington misses two point hook shot
12:45		Sadraque NgaNga offensive rebound
12:40	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point jump shot (Sadraque NgaNga assists)	16-10
12:30	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup	16-12
12:12		Will McClendon misses two point jump shot
12:10		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
11:55	+2	Chibuzo Agbo makes two point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	16-14
11:32		Sadraque NgaNga misses two point jump shot
11:30		Josh Uduje offensive rebound
11:24		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
11:22		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
11:08		TV timeout
10:57	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point jump shot	16-16
10:33		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul (Donavan Yap draws the foul)
10:26	+2	Latrell Davis makes two point layup (Donavan Yap assists)	18-16
10:10		Wesley Yates III misses two point jump shot
10:08		Terrance Williams II offensive rebound
10:02	+2	Terrance Williams II makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	18-18
10:02		Sadaidriene Hall shooting foul (Terrance Williams II draws the foul)
10:02	+1	Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-19
9:40		Sadraque NgaNga offensive foul (Terrance Williams II draws the foul)
9:40		Sadraque NgaNga turnover (offensive foul)
9:28	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	18-21
9:00		Sadaidriene Hall turnover (bad pass) (Chibuzo Agbo steals)
8:48		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
8:46		Robert Vaihola defensive rebound
8:38		Donavan Yap turnover (bad pass)
8:22		Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
8:20		Robert Vaihola defensive rebound
8:07		Donavan Yap misses two point jump shot
8:05		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
7:57		Matt Knowling misses two point jump shot
7:55		Terrance Williams II offensive rebound
7:51	+2	Terrance Williams II makes two point layup	18-23
7:35	+3	Josh Uduje makes three point jump shot (Will McClendon assists)	21-23
7:08		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
7:06		Will McClendon defensive rebound
7:01		Josh Uduje misses two point layup
6:59		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
6:38	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	21-26
6:08		Matt Knowling blocks Robert Vaihola's two point layup
6:06		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
6:01		Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
5:59		Josh Uduje defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Will McClendon makes two point layup (Josh Uduje assists)	23-26
5:42	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	23-29
5:25	+3	Josh Uduje makes three point jump shot	26-29
5:03		Matt Knowling turnover (bad pass) (Sadaidriene Hall steals)
4:52		Donavan Yap misses three point jump shot
4:50		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
4:41	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Terrance Williams II assists)	26-32
4:18	+2	Will McClendon makes two point jump shot	28-32
4:01		Donavan Yap shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
4:01		TV timeout
4:01		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:01	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-33
3:44		Latrell Davis misses two point layup
3:42		Kevin Patton Jr. defensive rebound
3:24		Josh Cohen turnover (lost ball) (Jermaine Washington steals)
3:14		Josh Uduje turnover (Matt Knowling steals)
3:06		Kevin Patton Jr. misses two point layup
3:04		Latrell Davis defensive rebound
2:57	+3	Latrell Davis makes three point jump shot (Robert Vaihola assists)	31-33
2:42		Robert Vaihola shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
2:42		TV timeout
2:42	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-34
2:42	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-35
2:30		Robert Vaihola turnover (lost ball) (Terrance Williams II steals)
2:24		Saint Thomas misses two point layup
2:22		Terrance Williams II offensive rebound
2:17	+2	Terrance Williams II makes two point layup	31-37
2:12	+2	Latrell Davis makes two point layup	33-37
1:51	+3	Terrance Williams II makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists)	33-40
1:32		Josh Uduje turnover (bad pass) (Chibuzo Agbo steals)
1:25	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	33-42
1:25		Spartans 30 second timeout
1:09		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
1:07		Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
0:58		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Josh Uduje steals)
0:43	+2	Robert Vaihola makes two point layup (Will McClendon assists)	35-42
0:43		Wesley Yates III shooting foul (Robert Vaihola draws the foul)
0:43		Robert Vaihola misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:43		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
0:36		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
0:34		Robert Vaihola defensive rebound
0:03		Desmond Claude personal foul (Josh Uduje draws the foul)
0:01		Donavan Yap misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SJSU
Spartans
33
USC
Trojans
40

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Will McClendon makes two point layup (Robert Vaihola assists)	37-42
19:18		Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot
19:16		Terrance Williams II offensive rebound
19:11	+2	Terrance Williams II makes two point layup	37-44
18:50		Terrance Williams II blocks Latrell Davis's two point layup
18:48		Latrell Davis offensive rebound
18:37		Donavan Yap misses three point jump shot
18:35		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
18:26	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	37-46
18:12		Latrell Davis misses three point jump shot
18:10		Trojans defensive rebound
17:48	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	37-48
17:33		Josh Uduje misses two point jump shot
17:31		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
17:11	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	37-50
16:49		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
16:47		Wesley Yates III defensive rebound
16:32		Wesley Yates III turnover (bad pass) (Josh Uduje steals)
16:21		Will McClendon misses two point layup
16:19		Will McClendon offensive rebound
16:14		Will McClendon misses two point layup
16:12		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
16:01	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point hook shot (Wesley Yates III assists)	37-52
15:48		TV timeout
15:40		Donavan Yap misses two point layup
15:38		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
15:24		Wesley Yates III misses two point jump shot
15:22		Robert Vaihola defensive rebound
14:55	+3	Josh Uduje makes three point jump shot (Will McClendon assists)	40-52
14:36		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:34		Will McClendon defensive rebound
14:20		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul (Josh Uduje draws the foul)
14:09		Robert Vaihola misses two point layup
14:07		Robert Vaihola offensive rebound
13:58		Latrell Davis misses two point jump shot
13:56		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
13:50		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
13:48		Robert Vaihola defensive rebound
13:42	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point layup (Latrell Davis assists)	42-52
13:30	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists)	42-55
12:59	+3	Josh Uduje makes three point jump shot (Robert Vaihola assists)	45-55
12:44		Matt Knowling turnover (Robert Vaihola steals)
12:36		Matt Knowling blocks Will McClendon's two point layup
12:34		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
12:24	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists)	45-58
11:58	+3	Will McClendon makes three point jump shot (Robert Vaihola assists)	48-58
11:44	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	48-61
11:12		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Josh Uduje draws the foul)
11:12		TV timeout
11:12	+1	Josh Uduje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-61
11:12	+1	Josh Uduje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-61
10:57		Jermaine Washington shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
10:57	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-62
10:57	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-63
10:40		Jermaine Washington turnover (bad pass)
10:30		Sadraque NgaNga personal foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
10:28		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
10:26		Wesley Yates III offensive rebound
10:14		Sadaidriene Hall blocks Terrance Williams II's two point layup
10:12		Josh Uduje defensive rebound
10:09		Isaiah Elohim personal foul (Latrell Davis draws the foul)
9:52		Sadraque NgaNga misses two point layup
9:50		Sadaidriene Hall offensive rebound
9:42		Jermaine Washington misses two point jump shot
9:40		Josh Uduje offensive rebound
9:34	+2	Jermaine Washington makes two point layup	52-63
9:19	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup	52-65
9:01		Josh Uduje misses two point jump shot
8:59		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
8:52	+3	Terrance Williams II makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists)	52-68
8:41		Wesley Yates III personal foul (Sadaidriene Hall draws the foul)
8:23		Donavan Yap misses three point jump shot
8:21		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
8:12	+2	Chibuzo Agbo makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	52-70
7:44	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point layup	54-70
7:34		Matt Knowling turnover (lost ball) (Jermaine Washington steals)
7:22	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point jump shot (Jermaine Washington assists)	56-70
7:07		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Jermaine Washington steals)
6:57		Sadaidriene Hall misses two point jump shot
6:55		Sadaidriene Hall offensive rebound
6:52	+2	Sadaidriene Hall makes two point layup	58-70
6:51		Trojans 30 second timeout
6:51		TV timeout
6:40		TV timeout
6:21		Trojans turnover (shot clock violation)
5:58	+2	Josh Uduje makes two point hook shot (Will McClendon assists)	60-70
5:36	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	60-72
5:14		Robert Vaihola misses two point layup
5:12		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
5:06		Robert Vaihola personal foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
4:58		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
4:56		Wesley Yates III offensive rebound
4:52		Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
4:50		Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
4:49		Sadaidriene Hall personal foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
4:37		Sadaidriene Hall shooting foul (Matt Knowling draws the foul)
4:37	+1	Matt Knowling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-73
4:37	+1	Matt Knowling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-74
4:10		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
4:08		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
4:02	+2	Terrance Williams II makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	60-76
3:53		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Josh Uduje draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	Josh Uduje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-76
3:53	+1	Josh Uduje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-76
3:26	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point jump shot	62-78
3:08	+3	Josh Uduje makes three point jump shot	65-78
2:31		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
2:29		Jermaine Washington defensive rebound
2:13		Josh Uduje misses two point jump shot
2:11		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
1:54	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point dunk (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	65-80
1:37		Sadaidriene Hall misses two point jump shot
1:35		Robert Vaihola offensive rebound
1:29		Jermaine Washington misses three point jump shot
1:27		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
1:20	+2	Chibuzo Agbo makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	65-82
1:06	+3	Sadaidriene Hall makes three point jump shot (Josh Uduje assists)	68-82
0:41		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:39		Sadaidriene Hall defensive rebound
0:20		Jermaine Washington misses two point hook shot
0:18		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Saint Thomas defensive rebound