National Basketball Association
Southern California 92, Oregon St. 66
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 9, 2017
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Shawn Lehigh, # Gregory Nixon, # Marques Pettigrew
Attendance:
3989
By The Sports Xchange
Shaqquan Aaron came off the bench to post 24 points and six rebounds, leading USC to a 95-63 victory over visiting Oregon State in a Pac-12 Conference game Thursday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.
Bennie Boatwright scored 16 points for USC (21-4, 8-4 Pac-12). Elijah Stewart scored 14 points. Chimezie Metu had 11 points and seven rebounds.
Drew Eubanks, Kendal Manuel and Stephen Thompson Jr. scored 11 points apiece for Oregon State (4-21, 0-12).
Jaquori McLaughlin and Manuel made 3-pointers in the opening minute to give Oregon State an early lead, but USC responded with a 13-2 run to take a 13-8 lead on a 3-pointer by Jonah Matthews. The Trojans went up 22-15 on a 3-pointer by Stewart and stretched the lead to nine on a dunk by De'Anthony Melton midway through the first period.
The Trojans went up by 10 on two free throws by Boatwright and pushed the lead to 12 on a layup by Nick Rakocevic. They increased the lead to 15 with just under three minutes to play in the half and carried a 44-27 advantage into the break.
USC continued to pull away in the second half. The Trojans went up by 19 on a jumper by Boatwright. The Beavers got within 13 on a 3-pointer by Thompson and cut the deficit to 11 on a dunk by Eubanks, but the Trojans staged a 9-0 run to take a 68-48 lead on a three-point play by Boatwright.
USC shot 51.8 percent from the field, made 11 of 23 from 3-point range and amassed a 37-30 rebounding advantage. Rakocevic had four of the team's seven blocked shots.
Oregon State shot 37.7 percent and made 8 of 21 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
Oregon St. |
|
Southern California |
Jaquori McLaughlin 12 |
Scoring |
Shaqquan Aaron 21 |
Stephen Thompson Jr. 6 |
Assists |
Bennie Boatwright 3 |
Stephen Thompson Jr. 8 |
Rebounds |
Chimezie Metu 7 |
Ben Kone 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Bennie Boatwright 9 |
Kendal Manuel 2 |
Steals |
Elijah Stewart 2 |
Drew Eubanks 2 |
Blocks |
Nick Rakocevic 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oregon St.
|
66 |
38.7 |
9-22 |
9-14 |
12 |
29 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
Southern California
|
92 |
50.9 |
10-22 |
26-31 |
14 |
31 |
7 |
6 |
10 |