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USC Men’s Basketball Release Game No. 28 USC (19-8, 8-6) at Utah (14-12, 5-9) Feb. 23, 2020 • Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah • University of Southern California Sports Information Office, Heritage Hall 103A, L.A., CA 90089-0601 - Phone: (213) 740-8480 - Fax: (213) 740-7584 2019-20 USC Schedule Date Opponent Result/Time 11/5 Florida A&M W, 77-48 11/8 Portland W, 76-65 11/12 South Dakota State W, 84-66 11/16 at Nevada W, 76-66 11/19 Pepperdine W, 91-84 11/22 Temple L, 61-70 11/28 ^vs. Fairfield W, 54-47 11/29 ^vs. Marquette L, 79-101 12/1 ^vs. Harvard W, 77-62 12/6 at TCU W, 80-78 12/15 Long Beach State W, 87-76 12/21 vs. LSU W, 70-68 12/29 FGCU W, 71-58 ----------------------------- 1/2 at Washington State W, 65-56 1/5 at Washington L, 40-72 1/11 at UCLA W, 74-63 1/16 California W, 88-56 1/18 Stanford W, 82-78 (ot) 1/23 at Oregon L, 70-79 (2ot) 1/25 at Oregon State W, 75-55 1/30 Utah W, 56-52 2/1 Colorado L, 57-78 2/6 at Arizona L, 80-85 2/8 at Arizona State L, 64-66 2/13 Washington W, 62-56 2/15 Washington State W, 70-51 2/20 at Colorado L, 66-70 2/23 at Utah 4:00 p.m. 2/27 Arizona 7:00 p.m. 2/29 Arizona State 5:00 p.m. 3/7 UCLA 12:15 p.m. ^ Orlando Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) -- Home Games in Bold , All times local to site -- 2019 Pac-12 Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) 3/11 First Round 3/12 Quarterfinals 3/13 Semifinals 3/14 Finals 2020 NCAA Tournament 3/17-18 First Four 3/19-22 First and Second Rounds 3/26-29 Regional Semifinals & Finals 4/4, 4/6 Final Four, Championship (Atlanta, Ga.) USC Quick Facts Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Enrolment: 47,500 (20,000 undergraduates) Nickname: Trojans Colors: Cardinal and Gold Head Coach: Andy Enfield (7th year at USC) Associate HC: Jason Hart (7th year at USC) Assistant Coaches:, Chris Capko (6th year at USC, 4th as assistant), Eric Mobley (2nd year at USC) USC PLAYS FINAL ROAD GAME AT UTAH SUNDAY • Trojans To Finish Regular Season With 3 At Home • TODAY’S GAME - The USC Trojans (19-8, 8-6) will play at the Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-12, 5-9) at the Huntsman Center in SLC, Utah on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. PT. The game will air on ESPNU with Eric Rothman and Ben Braun calling the action. USC is 5-5 on the road this season and is playing its final road game of the season. USC will close out the regular season with home games against Arizona, Arizona State and UCLA. USC is seeking its 21st 20-win season in school history, three already under Andy Enfield’s leadership. BREAKING DOWN UTAH -- The Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-12, 5-9) are coming off a 69-58 home loss to UCLA, just their second home loss of the season (10-2). Utah is led in scoring and rebounding by Timmy Allen (17.3 ppg/7.2 rpg). USC defeated Utah 56-52 at the Galen Center on Jan. 30, but still trails in the all-time series, 20-24. USC SHOT DOWN BY COLORADO IN THE SECOND HALF -- Colorado used some very hot second-half shooting to defeat USC 70-66 in Boulder, Colo. on Feb. 20. USC got off to a fast start and opened up a 22-8 lead 12 and a half minutes into the game, but Colorado regrouped and cut their deficit to 29-26 at halftime. The Buffaloes then made 11 of their first 15 shots after break, including 7 of 9 from 3-point range to take a 12-point lead at 56-44 at the 10:28 mark of the second half. USC then mounted a comeback to whittle the lead to three when Jonah Mathews hit a 3-pointer with 2:08 remaining to make it 67-64. With 1:36 remaining, Onyeka Okongwu had an offensive rebound and dunk to cut it to 67-66. USC did not score again and Wright added a FT for the final margin. USC was 2 of 11 from 3-point range, while Colorado made 11 of 26. Colorado made 60.7 percent of its second-half shots, including 57.1 from 3-point range (8 of 14). USC made 57.7 percent of its second-half shots. Onyeka Onkongwu had 21 points in his first game back after 2 games in concussion protocol and Jonah Mathews scored 17. Nick Rakocevic had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. No. 24 ARIZONA ON DECK -- The Arizona Wildcats (19-7, 9-4) are coming off an 89-63 home win over Oregon State on Feb. 20. Arizona leads all Pac-12 teams with a 78.4 scoring average this season and has won six of its last seven games. Freshman forward Zeke Nnaji leads Arizona in scoring (16.4) and rebounding (8.8). USC lost 85-80 at Arizona on Feb. 6. USC has won six of its last nine games vs. Arizona at home, but trails in the all-time series 68-43 (with one win for each team vacated due to NCAA penalty, original record 69-44). BOARD BROTHERS -- USC forwards Nick Rakocevic (8.8) and Onyeka Okongwu (8.8) are one of three pairs of teammates in Division I averaging 8.8 rebounds or more per game. The other schools with a tandem of rebounders averaging 8.8 rebounds or more per game are Eastern Washington and Saint Louis. THE SURGING SENIOR -- Senior guard Jonah Mathews has averaged 14.6 points in the last 12 games (175 total). He scored in double figures in 7-straight games from Jan. 11-Feb. 1, the second-longest double-figure scoring streak of his career. Mathews has also made 40.3 percent of his 3-point shots in that stretch (27-for-67) and 81.0 percent of his free throws (34-for-42). Mathews now has 1,325 points, 18th on USC’s all-time scoring list and his 237 career 3-pointers made is third on USC’s all-time list behind Elijah Stewart (245) and Bennie Boatwright (243). TIME CHANGE -- The game on Feb. 27 vs. Arizona will a 7 p.m. start and will air on ESPN. ENFIELD’S WINNING WAYS -- USC head coach Andy Enfield has led USC to 129 vic- tories which ranks fifth on USC’s all-time list, three behind Henry Bibby who led USC to 132 wins. Sam Berry is the winningest coach in USC history at 260, followed by Forrest Twogood at 251 and Bob Boyd at 216. USC has won 106 games combined in the last five seasons, the winningest five-year stretch in school history. SUNDAY NO FUN DAY -- USC is 3-1 on Sundays this season, but lost its one Pac-12 Sunday contest (at Washington). Since the 2012 season, USC it tied for the most Sunday Pac-12 games played at 31 (Stanford) and is 7-23 in the first 30. USC is 1-13 in Pac-12 Sunday road games. BROADCAST NEWS Feb. 23 - ESPNU with Eric Rothman (pxp) & Ben Braun (analyst) - KABC 790 AM with Jordan Moore (pxp) Feb. 27 - ESPN2 with Dave Pasch (pxp) & Bill Walton (analyst) - KABC 790 AM with Jordan Moore (pxp) Utah Runnin’ Utes - Last Game Starters Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Class Hometown PPG RPG G 11 Both Gach 6-6 183 So. Austin, Minn. 9.9 3.2 G 15 Rylan Jones 6-0 175 Fr. Holladay, Utah 10.3 3.1 F 1 Timmy Allen 6-6 204 So. Mesa, Ariz. 17.3 7.2 F 21 Riley Battin 6-9 234 So. Oak Park, Calif. 8.8 5.0 C 35 Branden Carlson 7-0 218 Fr. South Jordan, Utah 7.0 3.9 USC Trojans - Last Game Starters Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Class Hometown PPG RPG G 2 Jonah Mathews 6-3 205 Sr. Santa Monica, Calif. 13.0 2.3 G 4 Daniel Utomi 6-6 225 Sr.* Houston, Texas 8.0 3.6 G 20 Ethan Anderson 6-1 210 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. 5.6 2.9 F 21 Onyeka Okongwu 6-9 245 Fr. Chino, Calif. 16.6 8.8 F 31 Nick Rakocevic 6-11 225 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 11.3 8.8

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Page 1: USC Men’s Basketball ReleaseTODAY’S GAME - The USC Trojans (19-8, 8-6) will play at the Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-12, 5-9) at the Huntsman Center in SLC, Utah on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m

USC Men’s Basketball ReleaseGame No. 28 • USC (19-8, 8-6) at Utah (14-12, 5-9) • Feb. 23, 2020

• Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah • University of Southern California Sports Information Offi ce, Heritage Hall 103A, L.A., CA 90089-0601 - Phone: (213) 740-8480 - Fax: (213) 740-7584

2019-20 USC ScheduleDate Opponent Result/Time11/5 Florida A&M W, 77-4811/8 Portland W, 76-6511/12 South Dakota State W, 84-6611/16 at Nevada W, 76-6611/19 Pepperdine W, 91-8411/22 Temple L, 61-7011/28 ^vs. Fairfi eld W, 54-4711/29 ^vs. Marquette L, 79-10112/1 ^vs. Harvard W, 77-6212/6 at TCU W, 80-7812/15 Long Beach State W, 87-7612/21 vs. LSU W, 70-6812/29 FGCU W, 71-58 -----------------------------1/2 at Washington State W, 65-561/5 at Washington L, 40-721/11 at UCLA W, 74-631/16 California W, 88-561/18 Stanford W, 82-78 (ot)1/23 at Oregon L, 70-79 (2ot)1/25 at Oregon State W, 75-551/30 Utah W, 56-522/1 Colorado L, 57-782/6 at Arizona L, 80-852/8 at Arizona State L, 64-662/13 Washington W, 62-562/15 Washington State W, 70-512/20 at Colorado L, 66-702/23 at Utah 4:00 p.m.2/27 Arizona 7:00 p.m.2/29 Arizona State 5:00 p.m.3/7 UCLA 12:15 p.m.

^ Orlando Invitational (Orlando, Fla.)

-- Home Games in Bold , All times local to site --

2019 Pac-12 Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) 3/11 First Round 3/12 Quarterfi nals 3/13 Semifi nals 3/14 Finals

2020 NCAA Tournament

3/17-18 First Four 3/19-22 First and Second Rounds 3/26-29 Regional Semifi nals & Finals 4/4, 4/6 Final Four, Championship (Atlanta, Ga.)

USC Quick Facts Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Enrolment: 47,500 (20,000 undergraduates) Nickname: Trojans Colors: Cardinal and Gold Head Coach: Andy Enfi eld (7th year at USC) Associate HC: Jason Hart (7th year at USC) Assistant Coaches:, Chris Capko (6th year at USC, 4th as assistant), Eric Mobley (2nd year at USC)

USC PLAYS FINAL ROAD GAME AT UTAH SUNDAY • Trojans To Finish Regular Season With 3 At Home •

TODAY’S GAME - The USC Trojans (19-8, 8-6) will play at the Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-12, 5-9) at the Huntsman Center in SLC, Utah on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. PT. The game will air on ESPNU with Eric Rothman and Ben Braun calling the action. USC is 5-5 on the road this season and is playing its fi nal road game of the season. USC will close out the regular season with home games against Arizona, Arizona State and UCLA. USC is seeking its 21st 20-win season in school history, three already under Andy Enfi eld’s leadership.BREAKING DOWN UTAH -- The Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-12, 5-9) are coming off a 69-58 home loss to UCLA, just their second home loss of the season (10-2). Utah is led in scoring and rebounding by Timmy Allen (17.3 ppg/7.2 rpg). USC defeated Utah 56-52 at the Galen Center on Jan. 30, but still trails in the all-time series, 20-24. USC SHOT DOWN BY COLORADO IN THE SECOND HALF -- Colorado used some very hot second-half shooting to defeat USC 70-66 in Boulder, Colo. on Feb. 20. USC got off to a fast start and opened up a 22-8 lead 12 and a half minutes into the game, but Colorado regrouped and cut their defi cit to 29-26 at halftime. The Buffaloes then made 11 of their fi rst 15 shots after break, including 7 of 9 from 3-point range to take a 12-point lead at 56-44 at the 10:28 mark of the second half. USC then mounted a comeback to whittle the lead to three when Jonah Mathews hit a 3-pointer with 2:08 remaining to make it 67-64. With 1:36 remaining, Onyeka Okongwu had an offensive rebound and dunk to cut it to 67-66. USC did not score again and Wright added a FT for the fi nal margin. USC was 2 of 11 from 3-point range, while Colorado made 11 of 26. Colorado made 60.7 percent of its second-half shots, including 57.1 from 3-point range (8 of 14). USC made 57.7 percent of its second-half shots. Onyeka Onkongwu had 21 points in his fi rst game back after 2 games in concussion protocol and Jonah Mathews scored 17. Nick Rakocevic had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. No. 24 ARIZONA ON DECK -- The Arizona Wildcats (19-7, 9-4) are coming off an 89-63 home win over Oregon State on Feb. 20. Arizona leads all Pac-12 teams with a 78.4 scoring average this season and has won six of its last seven games. Freshman forward Zeke Nnaji leads Arizona in scoring (16.4) and rebounding (8.8). USC lost 85-80 at Arizona on Feb. 6. USC has won six of its last nine games vs. Arizona at home, but trails in the all-time series 68-43 (with one win for each team vacated due to NCAA penalty, original record 69-44).BOARD BROTHERS -- USC forwards Nick Rakocevic (8.8) and Onyeka Okongwu (8.8) are one of three pairs of teammates in Division I averaging 8.8 rebounds or more per game. The other schools with a tandem of rebounders averaging 8.8 rebounds or more per game are Eastern Washington and Saint Louis.

THE SURGING SENIOR -- Senior guard Jonah Mathews has averaged 14.6 points in the last 12 games (175 total). He scored in double fi gures in 7-straight games from Jan. 11-Feb. 1, the second-longest double-fi gure scoring streak of his career. Mathews has also made 40.3 percent of his 3-point shots in that stretch (27-for-67) and 81.0 percent of his free throws (34-for-42). Mathews now has 1,325 points, 18th on USC’s all-time scoring list and his 237 career 3-pointers made is third on USC’s all-time list behind Elijah Stewart (245) and Bennie Boatwright (243).TIME CHANGE -- The game on Feb. 27 vs. Arizona will a 7 p.m. start and will air on ESPN.ENFIELD’S WINNING WAYS -- USC head coach Andy Enfi eld has led USC to 129 vic-tories which ranks fi fth on USC’s all-time list, three behind Henry Bibby who led USC to 132 wins. Sam Berry is the winningest coach in USC history at 260, followed by Forrest Twogood at 251 and Bob Boyd at 216. USC has won 106 games combined in the last fi ve seasons, the winningest fi ve-year stretch in school history.SUNDAY NO FUN DAY -- USC is 3-1 on Sundays this season, but lost its one Pac-12 Sunday contest (at Washington). Since the 2012 season, USC it tied for the most Sunday Pac-12 games played at 31 (Stanford) and is 7-23 in the fi rst 30. USC is 1-13 in Pac-12 Sunday road games.

BROADCAST NEWS Feb. 23 - ESPNU with Eric Rothman (pxp) & Ben Braun (analyst) - KABC 790 AM with Jordan Moore (pxp) Feb. 27 - ESPN2 with Dave Pasch (pxp) & Bill Walton (analyst) - KABC 790 AM with Jordan Moore (pxp)

Utah Runnin’ Utes - Last Game Starters Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Class Hometown PPG RPGG 11 Both Gach 6-6 183 So. Austin, Minn. 9.9 3.2 G 15 Rylan Jones 6-0 175 Fr. Holladay, Utah 10.3 3.1F 1 Timmy Allen 6-6 204 So. Mesa, Ariz. 17.3 7.2F 21 Riley Battin 6-9 234 So. Oak Park, Calif. 8.8 5.0C 35 Branden Carlson 7-0 218 Fr. South Jordan, Utah 7.0 3.9

USC Trojans - Last Game Starters Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Class Hometown PPG RPGG 2 Jonah Mathews 6-3 205 Sr. Santa Monica, Calif. 13.0 2.3G 4 Daniel Utomi 6-6 225 Sr.* Houston, Texas 8.0 3.6G 20 Ethan Anderson 6-1 210 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. 5.6 2.9F 21 Onyeka Okongwu 6-9 245 Fr. Chino, Calif. 16.6 8.8F 31 Nick Rakocevic 6-11 225 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 11.3 8.8

Page 2: USC Men’s Basketball ReleaseTODAY’S GAME - The USC Trojans (19-8, 8-6) will play at the Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-12, 5-9) at the Huntsman Center in SLC, Utah on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m

ALL ABOUT ENFIELD -- Andy Enfi eld, 50, a proven winner as a player, assistant coach and head coach, was named the USC men’s basketball head coach on April 1, 2013 and has quickly brought success to the Trojans’ basketball program. Results came immediately with the Trojans setting the school single-season win record and the most wins over a two-year, three-year and four-year period over the last four seasons. He guided the Trojans into the postseason in three consecutive seasons (2016-18), the fi rst time for USC since 2007-09, all while his athletes have set the program’s top team GPAs for the Spring, Fall and Summer sessions. Enfi eld has brought in six consecutive Top 30 recruiting classes, with the 2019 class ranking No. 7. Over the last two seasons, USC has had three players selected in the NBA Draft, tied for the fi fth-most by any program in the country. He now has an 129-101 record in his seven seasons as the USC head coach and is 170-129 in nine seasons as a head coach. The 2018-19 Trojans were bitten by the injury bug beginning late in the summer and only had as many as 10 scholarship players available for preseason practice four of the 30 sessions. Ultimately USC players missed 54 games due to injury and fi nished with a 16-17 record after falling to regular season champion Washington 78-75 in the quarterfi nals of the Pac-12 Tournament. Enfi eld guided the 2017-18 Trojans to a 24-12 record and to a second place fi nish in the Pac-12, its highest conference fi nish since tying for second in 2002 and its fi rst outright second-place fi nish since 1992. USC reached the Pac-12 Tournament fi nal for the fi rst time since winning it in 2009. USC set school records with 296 three-pointers made, 1022 FG made and 569 assists. The Trojans also scored the second-most points by a USC team in history (2,798). The Trojans accomplished all of this and achieved a No. 10 ranking in the preseason, its highest since the 1974-75 season, despite 40 percent of its projected starting lineup missing much of the season. USC went 26-10 in the 2016-17 season to set the school record for wins in a season, was in the top 25 rankings for fi ve weeks with a high of No. 22 and won two NCAA Tournament games. The Trojans won their fi rst 14 games which was tied for the fourth-longest winning streak in school history and was the best USC start since the 1971 season. The 13-0 mark in nonconference regular season action was just the sixth time in school history USC had gone undefeated in the nonconference slate. USC defeated Providence in a 2017 First Four game for its fi rst NCAA Tournament win since the 2009 season, then defeated No. 11 SMU before falling 82-78 to No. 12 Baylor, one win away from a Sweet 16 berth. USC won consecutive NCAA Tournament games for the fi rst time since also winning two straight in the 2007 Tourney. After bringing in his recruits and establishing his system during the fi rst two seasons, his Trojans took a big leap forward in the 2015-16 season. USC went 21-13 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fi rst time since 2011. The Trojans had an 8.0 game improvement from the 2014-15 season which was tops among the Power 5 conference teams. They matched a school record with four 100-point games in a season, after not having broken the century mark since 2002. USC went 12-20 during the 2014-15 campaign, with impressive wins at New Mexico and Boston College, as well a Pac-12 Tournament fi rst-round upset win over Arizona State. USC went 11-21 in his fi rst season, but Enfi eld developed freshmen Nikola Jovanovic and Julian Jacobs into impact Pac-12 players, Jacobs ultimately becoming an All-Conference player. Enfi eld captivated the nation during the 2013 season as the head coach at Florida Gulf Coast University as he guided the fi rst No. 15 seed into the NCAA Sweet 16 with impressive wins over No. 2 seed Georgetown and No. 7 seed San Diego State and introduced the world to “Dunk City,” the nickname for FGCUs high-fl ying and high-speed offense which often ended with thunderous dunks. In Enfi eld’s two-year run at FGCU, the Eagles won 41 games, advanced to the A-Sun Championship game both seasons - its fi rst two playing at the Division I level. FGCU had a 41-28 record in his two seasons as head coach (2011-12, 2012-13), equaling the win total of the program the previous four seasons. Prior to FGCU, Enfi eld spent the previous fi ve seasons (2007-11) as an assistant coach at Florida State, helping the Seminoles to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments, in-cluding the Sweet 16 in 2011. FSU posted four 20-win seasons during his time on the staff and won 31 ACC games, the second-most in the conference behind Duke. In 2011 and 2012, FSU became the fi rst program since Georgetown (1991-92) to lead the nation in defensive fi eld goal percentage two straight seasons. He began his coaching career in the NBA, serving as the shooting coach for Milwaukee (1995, 1996). Then he was an assistant coach with Boston for two seasons (1999, 2000). Enfi eld played four seasons (1988-91) at Johns Hopkins, scoring a program-record 2,025 points. He also set the NCAA all-divisions career free throw percentage record of 92.5 percent, making 431-of-466 free throws. He was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.

FACING THE BEST -- The USC men’s basketball team is once again taking on an ambitious nonconfer-ence schedule for the 2019-20 season, highlighted by a home games against Temple and South Dakota State, tough road games at Nevada and TCU and a neutral sight game against defending SEC champion LSU. In all, USC will face four defending conference champions, play 15 games against teams which reached the 2019 postseason and 14 games against teams which won 20 or more games last season.

TROJANS ON THE RADIO -- USC’s radio fl agship station for the fi rst time will be AM 790 KABC with Jordan Moore calling the action. The USC graduate is in his fi fth season of working on USC basketball broadcasts, his second season as the play-by-play announcer.

PAC-12 PREDICTIONS -- USC was picked to fi nish 5th in the 2019-20 Pac-12 preseason poll by league media. The rest of the predictions went as follows: 1.) Oregon (291), 2.) Colorado (288), 3.) Washington (273), 4.) Arizona (263), 5.) USC (198), 6.) Arizona State (187), 7.) Oregon State (161), 8.) UCLA (148), 9.) Utah (131), 10.) Stanford (84), 11.) Washington State (47) and 12.) California (35).

A HISTORY OF WINNING -- USC has compiled a record of 1,620-1,214* in its 114 years of intercol-legiate basketball competition. USC has had a .500 or better record in 79 of the fi rst 113 seasons.THE GALEN ADVANTAGE -- USC is 158-70 in 14 seasons at the Galen Center since it opened on Nov. 16, 2006. USC is also 85-22 in nonconference games at the Galen Center. USC is 47-8 in home noncon-ference games with Enfi eld as the head coach, including 35-5 in its last 40 regular season nonconference home games.

OUT IN THE COMMUNITY -- The USC men’s basketball team tries to be a conscientious member of the community and has routinely had youth groups or schools visit practice or ventured out into the community for an event over the last several years. One of their biggest involvements the past two years has been with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk, along with former Director of Scouting Martin Bahar to raise money in the name of his sister Maddie who died from the disease in 2009. * 21 wins and one loss in 2007-08 vacated due to NCAA penalty, original record: 1,641-1,213.

PRONUNCIATION KEYMax Agbonkpolo AG-bonk-poloOnyeka Okongwu OWN-yea-cuh Oh-KONG-woo Nick Rakocevic Ruh-COE-sev-ichKyle Sturdivant STIR-dih-vantDaniel Utomi you-TOE-mee

ROSTER BREAKDOWNThe Trojans have 9 players from Califor-nia and 1 from Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois & Texas.

USC INFORMATIONOUTLETS

TROJANS ON THE WEBCurrent and historical USC men’s baskeball information, as well as news, statistics, and features can be found at the USC website: www.usctrojans.com.

The Pac-12 Conference web site ad-dress is: www.pac-12.org.

TROJANS ON THE RADIOMost of USC’s games will be broadcast on AM 790 KABC. Many games will also be broadcast on Sirius, XM Radio or the SiriusXM app. The game on Feb. 23 at Utah will be on XM Chanel 385.

TROJANS ON TELEVISIONEvery USC game this season is ex-pected be on television on the Pac-12 Network, FOX, Fox Sports 1, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or CBS. The televi-sion assignments will be determined by mid-September:

11/5 Florida A&M Pac-1211/8 Portland Pac-1211/12 South Dakota St. Pac-1211/16 at Nevada CBSSPN11/19 Pepperdine Pac-1211/22 Temple Pac-1211/28 vs. Fairfi eld ESPNU11/29 vs. Marquette ESPN212/1 vs. Harvard ESPN212/6 at TCU ESPN212/15 Long Beach State Pac-1212/21 vs. LSU FS112/29 Florida Gulf Coast Pac-12-------------------------------------------1/2 at Washington St. Pac-121/5 at Washington FS11/11 at UCLA ESPN21/16 California Pac-121/18 Stanford Pac-121/23 at Oregon ESPNU1/25 at Oregon State Pac-121/30 Utah FS12/1 Colorado FS12/6 at Arizona ESPN22/8 at Arizona State FS12/13 Washington ESPN22/15 Washington State Pac-122/20 at Colorado ESPN/22/23 at Utah ESPNU2/27 Arizona ESPN2/29 Arizona State ESPN2/U3/7 UCLA CBS

Pac-12 = Pac-12 Network CBS = CBS Network

ESPN/2/U/N = ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU or ESPN News

FS1 = Fox Sports 1 FOX = FOX Network

CBSSPN = CBS Sports Network

PAC-12 TELECONFERENCESThere no longer is a weekly Pac-12 confer-ence call with each of the 12 Conference head coaches having a time of availability. For interviews with USC’s Andy Enfi eld, please contact Dave Tuttle at [email protected] or at (213) 725-3102.

Page 3: USC Men’s Basketball ReleaseTODAY’S GAME - The USC Trojans (19-8, 8-6) will play at the Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-12, 5-9) at the Huntsman Center in SLC, Utah on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m

OKONGWU NEAR THE TOP OF THE CLASS -- Through his fi rst 24 career games, Onyeka Okongwu is averaging 16.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.92 blocks per game, while shooting 61.7 percent from the fi eld. His 70 total blocks are a USC freshman record, passing Taj Gibson (2007) who had 69. Among all freshmen nationally, he ranks fi rst in fi eld goal percentage (61.7), tied for fi rst in total blocks (70) and blocks per game (2.92), third in offensive rebounds per game (3.33), tied for fi fth in rebounds per game (8.8), tied for sixth in double-doubles (9) and eighth in points per game (16.6).

THAT ‘70s SHOW -- USC defeated Washington State 70-51 on Feb. 15 to improve to 15-1 this season when holding the opposition to under 70 points scored. In fact, USC is 68-3 in its last 71 games when holding the opposition to 69 points or less and is 83-9 in such games during the Andy Enfi eld Era.

ROAD WARRIORS -- USC is 5-5 on the road this season, after going 2-9 on the road during the 2018-19 season. In six of the last 11 sea-sons, USC won 2 or less road games for an overall record of 34-90 (27.4 percent). USC fi nished over .500 on the road (6-5) during the 2017 and 2018 seasons, the only two seasons in the past 11 with a winning road record. USC has lost its last three road games (Arizona, ASU, Colorado) by a total of 11 points. How close were they...USC made more fi eld goals than its opponent in each of the three losses.

ASSISTANCE REQUESTED -- In its wins, USC averages 16.4 assists (311 assists/19 G) and 10.1 assists in its losses (81 assists/8 G). USC is 10-0 this season when registering 17 or more assists.

TURNING UP THE DEFENSE -- Despite Colorado becoming the fi rst opponent to shoot over 50 percent from the fl oor against USC this season on Feb. 1 (51.9 percent) and then 47.4 percent on Feb. 20, USC’s defense has held its last 16 opponents to a combined 38.5 shooting percentage (375-for-975). For the year, USC is holding the opposition to 38.9 percent shooting which ranks 20th in the country. Also in the last 16 games combined, USC’s opponents are shooting 28.9 percent (105-for-363) from three point range. USC’s opponents had made 35.6 percent of its shots from beyond the arc during the fi rst 11 games of the season.

SOLID AWAY FROM GALEN -- USC had a stretch with 8 of 10 games away from the Galen Center (Nov. 23-Jan. 15) and went 8-2 in that period. USC is a combined 8-6 in games away from home (5-5 on the road and 3-1 in neutral site games).

SECOND HALF SURGE -- USC outscored Washington State 40-30 after the break on Feb. 15 and has won the second half in 20 of 27games this season. For the season, USC has outscored its opponents 1010-895 in the second half of games.

GONE STREAKING -- USC has a 5-game and 6-game winning streak this season, the third time this decade with two winning streaks of 5 or more games in a season (2016 & 2017).

DEFENSIVE SHIFT -- USC is 19-8 after 27 games this season, after being 15-12 after 27 games during the 2018-19 season. The biggest change has been on the defensive end where the Trojans are holding their opponents to 66.8 points per game and to a 38.6 shooting percent-age. USC has held its opponent to under 40 percent shooting 16 times this season.

2019-20 (19-8) Through 26 Games 2018-19 (15-12) 66.9 Opp. Points Per Game 72.1 38.9 Shooting Percentage Defense 41.7 179 Steals 169 137 Blocks 89 39.0 Rebounds Per Game 36.5

DID U KNOW? -- Grad transfer Daniel Utomi has scored 1,363 points and made 245 three-pointers in his career. He ranks 26th among active players in three-pointers made and 110th in points scored. Utomi has started the last 12 games and scored a combined 135 points.

BOUNCING BACK ON THE BOARDS -- USC has won the rebound battle in 19 of its 27 games and in total rebounds at 1052-950. USC is 2-6 in games it has been outrebounded or tied in rebounds and 17-2 in games it outrebounds the opposition. USC leads the Pac-12 in rebounding with a 39.0 average per game and ranks 41st nationally in that category.

GETTING THINGS IN LINE -- USC was 8-for-10 from the line at Colorado on Feb. 20 and has made 71.8 percent (127-for-177) of its free throws in the last 10 games after shooting 65.6 percent from the charity line in the fi rst 17 games. For the season USC has made 67.6 percent of its free throws which ranks 275th nationally. USC has been getting plenty of practice from the free throw line as its 564 attempts ranks T-66th in the country.

OKAY, WE NOW SEE YOU CAN SHOOT -- USC allowed nine of its fi rst 13 opponents to make nine or more three-point shots (6 times 10 or more). In the last 14 games, USC’s opponents have made nine or more three-pointers three times (11 at Colorado, 10 vs. Stanford, 9 vs. Colorado). Colorado made 11 three-pointers on Feb. 20, the most by a USC opponent since Long Beach State made 11 on Dec. 15.

ANDERSON MOVING UP THE USC FRESHMAN TOP 10 ASSIST LIST -- Freshman point guard Ethan Anderson had 3 assists at Colorado on Feb. 20 and now has 119 assists, 4th on USC’s all-time freshman assist list. The school freshman record of 143 assists was set by Burt Harris in 1993. Anderson ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in total assists and tied for fi fth nationally among freshmen (119).

MATHEWS & RAKOCEVIC SHARING SENIOR SUCCESS - USC senior guard Jonah Mathews (1,325 career points) and senior forward Nick Rakocevic (1,271 career points) both surpassed 1,000 career points scored in the game vs. South Dakota State on Nov. 12. They became the 41st and 42nd Trojans to register 1,000 or more career points in a USC uniform and became the fi rst pair of Trojans to accomplish the feat in the same game since Don Carfi no and Purvis Miller vs. Oregon in 1980. Rakocevic also has 902 career rebounds which ranks 2nd on USC’s all-time list and 10th among active players. He now has 28 career double-doubles which ranks T-16th among active players. Mathews has made 237 career three-point baskets, third on USC’s all-time list and tied for 37th among active players.

CHARTING MATHEWS & RAKOCEVIC: Points 16. Elijah Stewart 1,40217. Lorenzo Orr 1,34118. Jonah Mathews 1,325 19. Gus Williams 1,31820. David Bluthenthal 1,31321. Taj Gibson 1,30722. Chimezie Metu 1,28423. Nick Rakocevic 1,271

Rebounds 1. Ron Riley 1,067 2. Nick Rakocevic 902 3. Taj Gibson 896 4. Sam Clancy 839 5. John Rudometkin 831 6. Allen Young 822

3-Point Baskets1. Elijah Stewart 2452. Bennie Boatwright 2433. Jonah Mathews 237 4. Lodrick Stewart 2325. Brandon Granville 218

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THE STRETCH RUN -- Three of USC’s fi nal four games will played at the Galen Center. The current standings and remaining games for each team in the Pac-12. Two games separates the top six teams in the conference:

Pac-12 Remaining Remaining Team Record Home Games Road Games Colorado 10-4 UCLA CAL, STAN, UTAH Arizona 9-4 ORE, WSU, WASH USC, UCLA Arizona State 9-4 OSU, WASH, WSU UCLA, USC Oregon 9-5 OSU, CAL, STAN ARI UCLA 9-5 ASU, ARI COL, USC USC 8-6 ARI, ASU, UCLA UTAH Stanford 6-7 UTAH, COL WSU, OSU, ORE California 5-8 COL, UTAH WASH, ORE, OSU Oregon State 5-9 STAN, CAL ASU, ORE Utah 5-9 USC, COL STAN, CAL Washington St. 5-9 STAN WASH, ARI, ASU Washington 2-12 CAL, WSU ASU, ARI

USC HAVING A BLOCK PARTY -- USC has 137 blocks this season, second among Pac-12 teams and tied for 15th nationally. Lead-ing the way is the “Sultan of Swat” Onyeka Okongwu who has 70. His 70 blocks are tied for the most by any freshman and ranks T-11th nationally. USC did not record a block in the game vs. Colorado on Feb. 1, the fi rst game this season and fi rst time since Dec. 29, 2017 vs. Washington not recording a block. PAC-12 CONFERENCE ALL-TIME FRESHMAN BLOCKS LIST 1. Jelani McCoy UCLA 1996 102 2. Joran Bell Oregon 2015 94 3. Kenny Wooten Oregon 2018 92 4. Robin Lopez Stanford 2007 73 5. Onyeka Okongwu USC 2020 70 6. Taj Gibson USC 2007 69 Eric Moreland Oregon State 2012 69

10 FOR 10 -- All 10 available basketball scholarship players on USC’s team have had at least one 10-point scoring game this season. All 10 players played and scored at WSU on Jan. 2.

THE COMEBACK -- USC came from 21 points down in the second half and 20 behind at halftime to defeat Stanford 82-78 in overtime on Jan. 18. The comeback from 20 points behind at halftime is believed to be a Pac-12 record and both the 20-point halftime and 21-point sec-ond half defi cits overcome are believed to be school records. USC actually trailed by 5 points with Stanford in possession of the ball and 15 seconds left on the regulation clock. First Ethan Anderson got a steal and Onyeka Okonguw tipped in a Jonah Mathews miss, then Mathews intercepted the inbounds pass and hit Elijah Weaver who it a three-pointer to tie game. He was fouled on the play, but missed the free throw and Stanford’s desperation shot at the buzzer was blocked by Anderson. Weaver then scored 8 points in OT to lead USC to the win. Overall, USC has comeback from 10 points or more to win three times (Pepperdine, Stanford, Utah) and from eight back to win three more times.

NONCONFERENCE RECAP -- USC went 11-2 in the nonconference, the third time under Andy Enfi eld with 11 or more wins in nonconference play (13-0 in 2017 and 11-2 in 2016). Prior to that, USC had not won 11 nonconference games since the 1976 season. USC played 9 teams that are .500 or better and eight of its opponents have won eight or more games. USC went 2-0 in road games and 3-1 in neutral site games.

THE “BIG O” MY -- Freshman forward Onyeka Okongwu scored 20 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and matched the school record with eight blocks in his collegiate debut vs. FAMU on Nov. 5. Okongwu also became the fi rst USC freshman to post a double-double in his debut since Taj Gibson in 2006.

OKONGWU NAMED AN ABDUL-JABBAR AWARD FINALIST -- USC freshman forward Onyeka Okongwu is one of 10 fi nalists for the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award given out to the nation’s top collegiate center, it was announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Feb. 7.

OKONGWU PICKS UP SECOND PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK HONOR (Dec. 16) -- Onyeka Okongwu posted a double-double in USC’s victory over Long Beach State on Dec. 15 and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week of Dec. 9-15, it was announced by the Pac-12 on Dec. 16. Okongwu was also named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Nov. 25. He has earned three Pac-12 weekly honors (two Freshman of the Week and one Player of the Week-also Nov. 25) to lead all Conference players. The 6-9 forward scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in USC’s 87-76 victory over Long Beach State on Dec. 15, tallying 24 of his points in the second half. He also had a career-best three steals. For Okongwu, it was his fi fth double-double of the season and fi fth game scoring at least 20 points.

OKONGWU NAMED PAC-12 FRESHMAN & PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Nov. 25) -- Freshman forward Onyeka Okongwu aver-aged 25.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in USC’s two games to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Week and the Player of the Week honors for the week of Nov. 18-24, it was announced by the Pac-12 today (Nov. 25). With the Freshman of the Week being a new honor this season, Okongwu becomes the fi rst player to earn both awards in the same week. In the 91-84 win over Pepperdine on Nov. 19, Okongwu scored a career-high 33 points, while grabbing fi ve rebounds and making two blocks. The 33 points scored were the most by a USC freshman in a game since O.J. Mayo scored 37 on March 1, 2008 at Arizona State (player participation later vacated due to NCAA penalty, previous USC freshman with more points was Harold Miner with 34 on February 15, 1990 vs. Stanford). The 6-9 forward also made 17 of 21 free throws (81.0 percent) in the game against Pepperdine to set the record for most free throws made in a game by an individual at the Galen Center and it was also the third-most free throws ever made in any game by a Trojan. The last Trojan to make more free throws in a game was John Block on Feb. 11, 1966 vs. Washington when he set the school record with 21. The 17 free throws made are currently tied for the most by an NCAA Division I player this season and were the most by a Conference player since Stanford’s Reid Travis (19) in Dec. 2016. Okongwu followed that game up with 17 points, six rebounds and fi ve blocks in the 70-61 loss to undefeated Temple on Nov. 22. RAKOCEVIC NAMED PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Nov. 18) -- Senior forward Nick Rakocevic averaged 25.5 points, 13.5 rebounds and eclipsed the 1,000 career points scored mark to help lead the Trojans to two wins and earn Pac-12 Player of the Week honors for the week of Nov. 11-17. It is the third career Pac-12 Player of the Week selection for Rakocevic, tied for the third-most all-time by a Trojan, trailing only Harold Miner (7) and Wayne Carlander (4). In USC’s 84-66 home win over South Dakota State on Nov. 12, Rakocevic matched a career high with 27 points and added 16 rebounds for a double-double. He hit a pair of free throws with just over eight minutes remaining in the game to reach 1,000 career points scored. He then scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Trojans’ 76-66 win at Nevada on Nov. 16. Rakocevic made 10 of 15 shots to help USC hand Nevada just its fourth loss in its last 48 home games.

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HOW HOT WAS THAT? -- USC made 64.6 percent of its shots in the win at Oregon State on Jan. 25, its highest shooting percentage in a game since making 68.1 percent vs. Delaware State on Dec. 17, 2007. USC made 72.7 percent of its second-half shots (16 of 22). The USC record for shooting percentage in a half is 81.0 percent (17 of 21) vs. Richmond in 1982.

RAKOCEVIC NAMED TO PRESEASON WOODEN AWARD WATCH LIST -- Nick Rakocevic was one of 50 players named to the preseason Wooden Award Watch List on Nov. 5. The 50 student-athletes on the watch list are early front-runners for the Wooden Award All-American Team and the Most Outstanding Player Award, as voted upon in a preseason poll of national college basketball experts.

PAC-12 PRESEASON HONORS -- Senior forward Nick Rakocevic was named to the inaugural Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference team, announced at Pac-12 Media Day on Oct. 8 in San Francisco, Calif. Senior guard Jonah Mathews and freshman forward Isaiah Mobley were named honorable mention. USC was picked to fi nish fi fth by Pac-12 media and received one of the 27 fi rst-place votes.

USC PRESEASON ACTION -- USC defeated preseason No. 10 Villanova 72-61 in an exhibition game on Oct. 18 which benefi ted the California Fire Foundation. Senior transfer wing Daniel Utomi and freshman forward Onyeka Okongwu led USC with 15 points each, with Okongwu adding 10 rebounds for a double-double. The Trojans then experimented with different rotations and lineups and won its closed scrimmage against Santa Clara 72-68 on Oct. 26. USC was led by the freshmen fi ve of Okongwu (17), Isaiah Mobley (14), Ethan Anderson (10), Kyle Sturdivant (8) and Max Agbonkpolo (7) who scored 56 of the team’s 72 points.

WINNING WAYS -- USC won 87 games over the previous four season (2016-19), the winningest four-year stretch in school history. Included in that stretch was a school-record 26 wins during the 2017 season.

TROJANS EXCEL ON FOREIGN SUMMER TOUR -- The USC men’s basketball team went on an 11-day foreign summer tour (Aug. 6-16) to Spain and France. The Trojans traveled to Barcelona, Spain, Cannes, France, Moncaco and Paris, France. The Trojans spent three nights in Barcelona, Cannes and Paris and played a game in each city. USC went 3-0 on the trip, defeating a Spanish Select team 102-51 in Barcelona on Aug. 8, a French Select team 90-67 on Aug. 11 in Cannes and a Lithuania Select team 105-83 on Aug. 14 in Paris. USC made 52.3 percent of its shot on the trip and Onyeka Okongwu averaged 20.3 points and 10.7 rebounds, while Nick Rakocevic averaged 13.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. Among the cultural highlights were a tour of La Sagrada Familia, a tour of the FC Barcelona Nou Camp, a cata-maran trip to Ile Saint-Honorat, a day trip to Monaco and a Siene River boat cruise.

MOBLEY NAMED TO MALONE AWARD WATCH LIST -- USC freshman forward Isaiah Mobley is one of 20 athletes named to the 2020 Karl Malone Award Watch List, it was announced by the Basketball Hall of Fame on Oct. 17. Mobley is one of two freshman on the pre-season watch list for the Karl Malone Award. The annual award in its sixth year recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men’s college basketball and is named after 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.Mobley graduated in 2019 from Rancho Christian School in Temecula, Calif. where as a senior he averaged 22 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and three blocks. He helped lead Rancho Christian into the CIF State Open Division Championships. For more information on the 2020 Karl Malone Award and the latest updates, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MaloneAward on Twitter and Instagram. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live on Friday, October 18.

RAKOCEVIC NAMED TO THE ABDUL-JABBAR AWARD WATCH LIST -- USC senior Nick Rakocevic is one of 20 athletes named to the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List, it was announced by the Basketball Hall of Fame on Oct. 18. The annual award in its sixth year recognizes the top centers in Division I men’s college basketball and is named after 1995 Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates. Rako-cevic enters his senior season ranked 15th on USC’s all-time rebound list with 665 career rebounds and is 35 points away from 1,000 career points scored. Last season, he averaged 14.7 points and 9.3 rebounds in 33 games. He posted 15 double-doubles which ranked second among Pac-12 players and 23rd nationally. He ranked in the Pac-12’s top 10 in six categories: scoring average (10th), rebounds (3rd, 308), fi eld goal percentage (8th, 54.8 percent), blocked shots (5th, 47), offensive rebounds (1st, 109) and defensive rebounds (3rd, 199). Rakocevic was named honorable mention on the 2019 Pac-12 All-Conference team and is on the 2020 preseason fi rst team All-Conference list. For more information on the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the latest updates, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #Ka-reemAward on Twitter and Instagram. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live on Friday, October 18.

USC GRADUATION RATES HIT ALL-TIME HIGH FOR 6TH YEAR IN A ROW -- The 2019 Graduation Success Rate of USC student-athletes hit an all-time high for the sixth consecutive year, this year reaching 90%, according to data released on Oct. 16 by the NCAA. The 2019 GSR measures how many student-athletes in the classes of 2009 through 2012 graduated within six years of their enrollment. That 90% fi gure is four percentage points higher than USC’s 2018 mark. It also is 23 percentage points higher than it was when the NCAA fi rst re-leased GSR numbers in 2005. Eleven of the 19 USC sports whose data was tracked by the NCAA had a GSR this year above 90%, including seven with a perfect 100%: men’s and women’s tennis (both 100%), defending NCAA champion men’s water polo (100%), women’s lacrosse (100%), women’s rowing (100%), women’s soccer (100%), women’s swimming (100%), women’s water polo (95%), women’s track and fi eld (94%) and men’s and women’s volleyball (92%). Five other teams scored in the 80% range: men’s track and fi eld (88%), women’s basketball (87%), men’s golf (86%), men’s swimming (84%) and football (82%). Nine USC teams either set or equaled all-time high GSR rates for their programs this year: the seven teams that scored 100%, plus men’s volleyball and football. Football’s rate, which is seven percentage points higher than 2018 and 27 percentage points better than its initial fi gure in 2005, was at a program high for the fourth consecutive year. Sev-enteen USC teams saw their scores either improve from last year or stay the same: men’s basketball (+10 percentage points), women’s golf (+10), men’s water polo (+8), football (+7), men’s golf (+6), women’s track and fi eld (+6), women’s volleyball (+6), women’s swimming (+4), men’s swimming (+3), men’s volleyball (+2), women’s water polo (+2), women’s basketball (+1), men’s tennis (even), men’s track and fi eld (even), women’s rowing (even), women’s soccer (even) and women’s tennis (even). “The continued increase of our graduation rates highlights our student-athletes’ outstanding effort and performance in the classroom,” said Dr. Denise Kwok, USC’s director of Student-Athlete Academic Services. “These GSR fi gures are testament to the emphasis that USC places on academic success in the athletic department and the culture that has grown from that. We are thankful for the collaborative work among faculty, staff, coaches and the SAAS staff in the Stevens Academic Center that supports our student-athletes in their pursuit of academic and athletic excellence.”

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TROJANS SIGN No.1 RECRUIT MOBLEY - Evan Mobley, the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2019-20 men’s basketball recruiting class when he committed, signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play basketball for USC on Nov. 13. Mobley’s signing marks the fi rst time in program history that USC has signed the nation’s No. 1-ranked recruit. Mobley, a 7-0, 210-pound forward, averaged 19.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game last season for Rancho Christian School in Temecula, Calif. Mobley was named the 2019 Gatorade California Player of the Year and is the consensus No. 1 recruit in the 2019-20 recruiting class, topping the list on ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com. Mobley has won gold medals representing USA Basketball at the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup and the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup. He was named as a participant for the 2019 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team October minicamp and participated in the 2019 USA Men’s Junior National Team Next Generation minicamp at the NCAA Men’s Final Four. Mobley and current Trojans Onyeka Okongwu and Isaiah Mobley led the Compton Magic to the prestigious 2018 Adidas Gauntlet Championship before earning the “mythical AAU national championship” later that summer in Las Vegas, Nev.

USC’S 2019 FRESHMAN CLASS RANKED NO. 7 - USC’s freshman class of Max Agbonkpolo, Ethan Anderson, Drake London, Isaiah Mobley, Onyeka Okongwu and Kyle Sturdivant was ranked No. 7 by 247Sports.com. Agbonkpolo led Santa Margarita Catholic to the CIF Southern Section Div. I title by scoring 23 points and hitting the game winner. He was ranked as the No. 5 prospect in California and No. 52 nationally by 247Sports. Anderson was the L.A. City Section Player of the Year and he led Fairfax High to the Open Division Champion-ship. He ranked as the No. 4 point guard in California. London, at USC on a football scholarship as a wide receiver, was named to the CIF Southern Section Div. 4 fi rst team as he averaged 29.2 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. Mobley was a 2019 McDonald’s All-American and was ranked as the No. 1 recruit in Califonia and No. 15 nationally. Okongwu was named California “Mr. Basketball” each of the last two years and was ranked No. 17 nationally by ESPN.com. Sturdivant was named the No. 6 player in the state of Georgia and the No. 12 point guard in the country by 247Sports.com.

USC TO THE NBA -- USC has seven former players that began the season on NBA rosters: Dewayne Dedmon (Sacramento), All-Star DeMar DeRozan (San Antonio), Taj Gibson (New York), De’Anthony Melton (Memphis), Chimezie Metu (San Antonio), Kevin Porter Jr. (Cleveland) and Nikola Vucevic (Orlando). Since the 2007 NBA Draft, USC has had six players selected in the fi rst round, tied for 13th-most in the country. In addition, Jordan McLaughlin is signed to a two-way contract with Minnesota and made his NBA debut on Nov. 6. Also, Pe’Shon Howard is on Grand Rapids in the G-League, Curtis Washington on Maine in the G-League and Bennie Boat-wright are on the Memphis G-League roster. Here are the 2019-20 stats for the Trojans playing in the NBA (through games of Feb. 20):

Player Team Minutes/G Reb./G Points/G Dewayne Dedmon Sacramento/Atlanta 16.8 5.2 5.4 DeMar DeRozan San Antonio 34.3 5.7 23.0 Taj Gibson New York 16.5 4.3 5.8 Jordan McLaughlin Minnesota 19.1 1.7 6.7 De’Anthony Melton Memphis 18.5 3.7 8.3 Chimezie Metu San Antonio 4.3 1.5 2.5 Kevin Porter Jr. Cleveland 22.7 3.2 9.8 Nikola Vucevic Orlando 32.2 10.8 19.0

TO THE NBA TO STAY -- Of USC’s seven current NBA players, three were in the starting lineups on opening day for their teams. USC was tied for ninth overall among colleges with the most opening day NBA starters: 2019 Opening Day NBA Starters School 14 Kentucky 10 Duke 7 Texas 6 UCLA 5 Michigan State & Kansas 4 Arizona & Wake Forest 3 USC (tied with Gonzaga, Indiana, Virginia, UConn)

USC Record When...Score fi rst ................................................................... 12-4Opponent scores fi rst ................................................... 7-4Lead at half ................................................................ 15-2Trail at half ................................................................... 4-6Tied at half ................................................................... 0-0Ahead w/ 5:00 left ...................................................... 17-1Trail w/5:00 left ............................................................. 2-6Tied w/5:00 left ............................................................. 0-10 or 1 Trojan in double fi gures ..................................... 0-12 Trojans in double fi gures ........................................... 1-13 Trojans in double fi gures ......................................... 10-44 Trojans in double fi gures ........................................... 6-25 or more Trojans in double fi gures ............................. 2-0FG Pct. at or above .500 .............................................. 5-1FG Pct. below .500 .................................................... 14-7FG Pct. at or below .400 .............................................. 3-4Opponent FG Pct. at or above .500 ............................. 0-1Opponent FG Pct. below .500 .................................... 19-7Opponent FG Pct. at or below .400 ........................... 13-3

Outshoot opponent (%) .............................................. 18-2Outshot by opponent (%) ............................................. 1-6Outrebound opponent ................................................ 17-2Outrebounded or tied by opponent .............................. 2-6Opponent 10 or more offensive rebounds.................. 11-5More turnovers or same as opponent ........................ 10-7Less turnovers than opponent ..................................... 9-1USC scored 90-plus points .......................................... 1-0USC scores 80-89 points ............................................. 5-1USC scores 70-79 points ............................................. 9-2USC scores 60-69 points ............................................. 2-3USC scores 50-59 points ............................................. 2-1USC scores 39-49 points ............................................. 0-1Opponent scores 20-29 points ..................................... 0-0Opponent scores 30-39 points ..................................... 0-0Opponent scores 40-49 points ..................................... 2-0Opponent scores 50-59 points ..................................... 7-0Opponent scores 60-69 points ..................................... 6-1Opponent scores 70-79 points ..................................... 3-5Opponent scores 80-89 points ..................................... 1-1Opponent scored 90-plus points .................................. 0-1

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STARTING LINEUPS Nov. 5 FLORIDA A&M Anderson Weaver Mobley Okongwu Rakocevic W Nov. 8 PORTLAND Weaver Mathews Mobley Okongwu Rakocevic W Nov. 12 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. Weaver Adlesh Mobley Okongwu Rakocevic W Nov. 16 at Nevada Anderson Mathews Weaver Okongwu Rakocevic W Nov. 19 PEPPERDINE Anderson Mathews Weaver Okongwu Rakocevic W Nov. 22 TEMPLE Anderson Mathews Agbonkpolo Okongwu Rakocevic L Nov. 28 vs. Fairfi eld Anderson Mathews Weaver Okongwu Rakocevic W Nov. 29 vs. Marquette Anderson Mathews Weaver Okongwu Rakocevic L Dec. 1 vs. Harvard Anderson Mathews Weaver Okongwu Mobley W Dec. 6 at TCU Anderson Mathews Weaver Okongwu Rakocevic W Dec. 15 LONG BEACH ST. Anderson Mathews Weaver Okongwu Rakocevic W Dec. 21 vs. LSU Anderson Mathews Weaver Okongwu Rakocevic W Dec. 29 FGCU Anderson Mathews Weaver Mobley Rakocevic W Jan. 2 at Washington State Anderson Mathews Weaver Okongwu Rakocevic W Jan. 5 at Washington Anderson Mathews Weaver Okongwu Rakocevic L Jan. 11 at UCLA Anderson Mathews Utomi Okongwu Rakocevic W Jan. 16 CALIFORNIA Anderson Mathews Utomi Okongwu Rakocevic W Jan. 18 STANFORD Anderson Mathews Utomi Okongwu Rakocevic W Jan. 23 at Oregon Anderson Mathews Utomi Okongwu Rakocevic L Jan. 25 at Oregon State Anderson Mathews Utomi Okongwu Rakocevic W Jan. 30 UTAH Anderson Mathews Utomi Okongwu Rakocevic W Feb. 1 COLORADO Anderson Mathews Utomi Okongwu Rakocevic L Feb. 6 at Arizona Anderson Adlesh Utomi Okongwu Mobley L Feb. 8 at Arizona State Anderson Mathews Utomi Okongwu Rakocevic L Feb. 13 WASHINGTON Anderson Mathews Utomi Mobley Rakocevic W Feb. 15 WASHINGTON ST. Anderson Mathews Utomi Mobley Rakocevic W Feb. 20 at Colorado Anderson Mathews Utomi Okongwu Rakocevic L Feb. 23 at Utah Feb. 27 ARIZONA Feb. 29 ARIZONA STATE March 7 UCLA

USC DOUBLE-DOUBLES... Okongwu - 11/5: 20 p/13 r 1/30: 11 p/11 r 11/8: 20 p/10 r 2/1: 11 p/10 r 11/28: 14 p/10 r 12/1: 27 p/14 r 12/15: 28 p/12 r 1/2: 27 p/12 r 1/23: 23 p/14 rRakocevic - 11/12: 27 p/16 r 1/30: 16 p/15 r 11/16: 24 p/11 r 2/20: 14 p/11 r 11/19: 16 p/11 r 12/6: 12 p/11 r 12/29: 19 p/13 r 1/11: 17 p/14 r USC TRIPLE-DOUBLES... *only one in USC history by Daniel Hackett on 11/17/07 at South Carolina (22pts, 10 reb, 10 ast)

WEARING THE COLORS: Wearing Cardinal Uniforms - 4-3 Wearing White Uniforms - 10-1 Wearing Gold Uniforms - 3-2 Wearing Black Uniforms - 2-2

USC BY DAY/MONTH: Mondays - 0-0 Nov. - 6-2 Tuesdays - 3-0 Dec. - 5-0 Wednesdays - 0-0 Jan - 6-2 Thursdays - 5-3 Feb. - 2-4 Fridays - 2-2 Mar. - 0-0 Saturdays - 6-2 Sundays - 3-1

USC Opp. 72 Dunks 58 912 Pts/Paint 710 490 Bench Pts. 516 309 Fast Break 269 368 Pts. off TO 373 285 2nd Chance 282

THE LAST TIME THE TROJANS... Scored 100 points 103 vs. UNC Asheville on March 13, 2018 Allowed 100 points 101 vs. Marquette on Nov. 29, 2019 Had 50 or more rebounds 51 vs. Arizona on Jan. 24, 2019 Allowed 50 or more rebounds 55 at UCLA, Feb. 28, 2019 (OT) Had 25 or more assists 25 vs. Long Beach State, Dec. 15, 2019 Had 15 or more steals 15 vs. New Orleans, Nov. 22, 2016 & vs. Washington, March 8, 2017 6 or more score in double fi gures 6 vs. Washington State on Dec. 31, 2017 Beat an opponent by 50 or more 52 vs. Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 14, 2006 Beat a ranked opponent #11 vs. SMU on March 17, 2017 (#25 Stanford, Jan. 18, 2020 -Coaches Poll) Beat a top-10 ranked opponent #8 vs. UCLA on Jan. 25, 2017 Beat a top-5 ranked opponent #4 at UCLA on Jan. 19, 2008

TEAM COMPARISONS USC --- UTAH 71.6 Offensive Pts./Game 70.6 66.9 Defensive Pts./Game 69.8 .438 Field Goal Percentage .445 .389 Field Goal Defense Pct. .438 .348 3-Point FG Percentage .325 .318 3-Point FG Defense Pct. .357 .676 Free Throw Percentage .732 39.0 Rebounds/Game 35.9 14.5 Assists/Game 14.1 14.4 Turnovers/Game 13.5 6.6 Steals/Game 5.6 5.1 Blocks/Game 2.7

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THE PLAYERS10 QUINTON ADLESH (R-Sr.) Ht. - 6-1 Wt. - 200 Arroyo Grande, Calif. (Mission College Prep/Columbia) Career Highs: Pts.: (24, 2/8/19 at Harvard) 3-pointers: (6, 2x, 12/7/18 vs. Bryant) Assists: (8, 11/29/16 vs. Hofstra) Season Highs: Pts.: (12, 12/1 vs. Harvard) 3-pointers: (4, 12/1 vs. Harvard) Assists: (4, 2/6 at Arizona) • Graduated from Columbia in 2019 and joins USC with one season of eligibility remaining (2019-20) • Played in all 28 games for Columbia in 2019, starting the fi nal 12...averaged 13.5 points & 2.6 rebounds...made 70 3-pointers • He ranked 2nd at Columbia & 10th in the Ivy League in scoring in 2018-19; His 1.6 steals per game were 2nd in the Ivy League • Made 180 3-point baskets in his Columbia career, fourth on the school’s all-time list • Scored a career-high 24 points at Harvard on Feb. 8, 2019...scored in double fi gures in 24 of 28 games in the 2018-19 season • Scored 2 points & had 2 assists in his Trojan debut on Nov. 5 vs. FAMU • Was 3-for-3 from 3-point range and scored 9 points vs. Portland on Nov. 8; Made 1st start on Nov. 12 vs. SDSU...scored 6 pts. • Scored a season-best 12 points by making 4 of 6 3-pointers vs. Harvard on Dec. 1 • Had a career-best 2 blocks at Washington on Jan. 2...entered the game with 2 career blocks; Started at Arizona on Feb. 6

23 MAX AGBONKPOLO (Fr.) Ht. - 6-8 Wt. - 190 Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic) Career Highs: Pts.: (10, 11/5 vs. FAMU) 3-pointers: (3, 11/12 vs. SDSU) Steals: (1, 4x, 2/15 vs. WSU) • Graduated in 2019 from Santa Margarita where he led his team to a 25-11 record and to the CIF Division I quarterfi nals • Led his team to the CIF Southern Section Div. I title by hitting the game-winner & scoring 23 points in a 62-61 win vs. Chino Hills • He was named to the All-CIF SS Div. I fi rst team and to the All-California 2nd team by USA Today • Was ranked the No. 5 prospect in California and No. 52 nationally by 247Sports.com • Scored 10 points in his debut on Nov. 5 vs. FAMU...was 3-for-3 from the fi eld and 3-for-3 from the FT line • Scored 9 points vs. South Dakota State on Nov. 12, making his fi rst 3 3-point attempts (3-for-4 overall) • Made his 1st career start vs. Temple on Nov. 22; Scored 5 points in 5 minutes off the bench against LBSU on Dec. 15 • Had 8 points and 4 rebounds in 11 minutes of action vs. FGCU on Dec. 29...made 3 of 4 shots • Scored 7 points vs. Cal on Jan. 16...was 2-for-2 from 3-point range; Scored 6 points & had 3 rebounds vs. UW on Feb. 13

20 ETHAN ANDERSON (Fr.) Ht. - 6-1 Wt. - 210 Los Angeles, Calif. (Fairfax HS) Career Highs: Pts.: (14, 1/11 at UCLA) 3-pointers: (2, 4x, 2/15 vs. WSU) Assists: (12, 12/15 vs. LBSU) • Graduated in 2019 from Fairfax High where he averaged 20.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists • Named 2019 L.A. City Player of the Year as he led Fairfax to the Open Division title and a 27-2 record • He was named to the L.A. Times All-Area team along with fellow Trojans Drake London and Onyeka Okongwu • He was ranked the No. 4 point guard in California by 247Sports.com • He scored 4 points & had 7 assists in debut on Nov. 5 vs. FAMU...tied USC freshman 1st-game record for assists (White in 1974) • Had 10 assists, 4 rebounds & 4 points vs. Portland on Nov. 8; Scored 8 points & had 8 assists and no TOs at Nevada on Nov. 16 • Scored 12 points, had 5 assists & 6 rebounds vs. Temple on Nov. 22; Scored 10 points and had 8 assists at TCU on Dec. 6 • Had a season-best 12 assists vs. LBSU on Dec. 15, tied for the top assist game by a freshman this season • Scored all 11 of his points in the 2nd half in comeback win vs. LSU on Dec. 21...had 6 assists and 2 key 3-pointers • Scored 12 of his career-best 14 points in the 1st half in the win at UCLA on Jan. 11 • Scored 11 points, had 4 assists and a key steal with 11 seconds remaining in the win vs. Stanford on Jan. 18 • Has 4 games with no turnovers; USC is 7-0 in games he has 6 or more assists: Had 11 points/6 assists at OSU on Jan. 25 • Scored 12 points at ASU on Feb. 8...2-for-2 from 3-point range; Had 12 points and 5 assists vs. Washington St. on Feb. 15

14 McKAY ANDERSON (Sr.) Ht. - 6-5 Wt. - 190 La Canada, Calif. (La Verne Lutheran HS/SUU/PCC) Career Highs: Pts.: (12, 1/25/14 at Portland St.) 3-pointers: (4, 1/25/14 vs. Portland St.) Assists: (3, 1/16/14 at Idaho State) Season Highs: Pts.: (-------) 3-pointers: (-------) Assists: (-------) • Graduated from La Verne Lutheran in 2013...Averaged 10.3 points as a senior & led team to a 26-8 record & CIF 4A title game • Began career at So. Utah in 2013-14, averaging 2.0 points & 1.2 boards; Went on a 2-year Mormon mission, then went to PCC • In the 2016-17 season at PCC, he averaged 18.8 points and 9.0 rebounds, leading the team in both categories...He also made 51.9 percent of his shots and was named to the All-South Coast Conference team • Played in 5 games for USC last season and scored one basket, on Dec. 21 vs. his former team Southern Utah • Suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee in practice on Sept. 27 and had surgery on Oct. 1...expected to miss the season; The surgery was performed by Dr. Seth Gamradt and Dr. Alex Weber

30 NOAH BAUMANN (Jr.) Ht. - 6-6 Wt. - 215 Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista/San Jose State) Career Highs: Pts.: (29, 1/16/19 vs. Utah State) 3-pointers: (8, 2/27/19 vs. New Mexico) Rebounds: (5, 6x, 3/6/19 vs. Wyo.) Season Highs: Pts.: (-------) 3-pointers: (-------) Rebounds: (-------) • Transferred to USC from San Jose St. after the 2018-19 season & will have to sit out the 2019-20 season due to transfer rules • Will have two seasons of eligibility beginning with the 2020-21 season • Played in all 31 games and made 27 starts for San Jose in the 2018-19 season...averaged 10.8 points • He made a school-record 81 3-point baskets in the 2019 season and shot 45.5 percent from beyond the arc (81-for-178). That was the second-highest 3-point shooting percentage season in SJSU history behind the 46.0 percent he made in 2018 • Has made at least one 3-point basket in his last 29 games played; Scored a career-high 29 points vs. Utah St. on Jan. 7, 2019 • He made a career-best 8 3-pointers on Feb. 27, 2019 vs. New Mexico...that set the SJSU single-game record

0 TALIN LEWIS (So.) Ht. - 6-4 Wt. - 180 West Lake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian) Career Highs: Pts.: (-------) 3-pointers: (--------) Rebounds: (--------) • He graduated from Oaks Christian School in 2018 where he was on both the track and basketball teams • As a senior he lead Oaks Christian to a 19-11 record & into the CIF Southern Section playoffs...averaged 14.3 points & 5.9 boards • He was a 2-year starter in basketball & was named the Defensive MVP his senior season • In track at Oaks Christian as a senior, he won the CIF Southern Section 300m hurdles and long jump titles • He joined the USC basketball team during the summer after his freshman year • As a freshman he competed in track & fi eld only, competing mostly in the long jump and 400m hurdles • Made his USC hoops debut off the bench against FAMU on Nov. 5...also played vs. SDSU, Harvard and Cal

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THE PLAYERS 22 DRAKE LONDON (Fr.) Ht. - 6-5 Wt. - 205 Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) Career Highs: Pts.: (-------) 3-pointers: (-------) Rebounds: (2, 2/15 vs. WSU) • He is a star football and basketball player that graduated from Moorpark HS in Moorpark, Calif. in 2019 • London is at USC on a football scholarship & joined the team after the Holiday Bowl was over...1st game available was Jan. 2 • He averaged 29.2 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.4 steals & 2.0 blocks per game as a senior for Moorpark • He was named to the CIF Southern Section Div. 4 fi rst team & to the L.A. Times All-Area Team in basketball • In football, he was named a 2018 PrepStar All-American as he had 62 catches for 1,089 yards and 12 TDs • In football this year, had 39 catches for 567 yards & 5 TDs...had a TD catch in last 5 games; Pac-12 Freshman of Week on 11/18 • Made his collegiate basketball debut at Washington on Jan. 5 and had a rebound in 3-plus minutes off the bench • Missed 5 games with a viral illness...returned to the bench on Jan. 30 vs. Utah; Had 2 rebounds in 2 minutes vs. WSU on Feb. 15

2 JONAH MATHEWS (Sr.) Ht. - 6-3 Wt. - 205 Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica HS) Career Highs: Pts.: (27, 3/9/18 vs. Oregon) 3-pointers: (7, 3/9/18 vs.Oregon) Assists: (7, 12/30/18 vs. UC Davis) Season Highs: Pts.: (22, 2/8 at ASU) 3-pointers: (5, 2x, 2/8 at ASU) Assists: (5, 12/1 vs. Harvard) • Graduated Santa Monica HS in 2016 as team captain...led team in scoring with a 24.1 average...also 8.4 rebounds & 6.2 asst. • Led team to a 30-3 record which included a 25-game winning streak; Team won the CIF-Southern Section 1A Title • He played in 35 G as a freshman (3 starts) & averaged 7.0 points and 1.8 rebounds...Career-best 6 steals vs. Wyoming on 12/23 • He was fourth on the team in 3-pointers made (42), third in steals (31) and sixth in minutes (715) • Played in 34 games as a sophomore in 2017-18, making 23 starts and averaging 9.3 points and 2.6 rebounds • Started 2017-18 opener vs. CSUF on Nov. 10, scoring 11 points; Scored 18 points & had a career-high 7 rebounds vs. Lehigh on Nov. 22 • Had a career-high 27 points & hit a career-best 7 3-pointers (7 of 9) vs. Oregon in Pac-12 semis on March 9...named to All-Tourney Team • 3rd for USC in scoring as a junior with a 12.6 average...1 of 2 Trojans to start every game; 2nd on team with 78 3-pointers made • Registered his 1,000th career point in the win vs. South Dakota State on Nov. 12...scored 14 in the game • Scored 12 points and had a season-best 5 assists along with 2 steal vs. Harvard on Dec. 1 • Scored 20 points, making 4 of 7 3-pointers, at TCU on Dec. 6 • Tallied 18 points by making a season-best 5 3-pointers (5 of 9) vs. Long Beach State on Dec. 15 • Led USC with 15 points, 13 in 2nd H, in comeback win over LSU on Dec. 21...made 3 3-pointers, the last putting USC ahead for good • Scored 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting with 3 assists in the win at UCLA on Jan. 11 • Led USC with 19 points vs. Cal on Jan. 16; Had 19 points vs. Stanford on Jan. 18; Has made 32 of his last 40 free throws • Scored 16 points at OSU on Jan. 25; Had 13 points (8-for-8 in FTs) vs. Utah on Jan. 30, including tying pair with 55 seconds left • Scored a season-best 22 points and matched a season high with 5 3-pointers made at ASU on Feb. 8

15 ISAIAH MOBLEY (Fr.) Ht. - 6-10 Wt. - 235 Murrieta, Calif. (Rancho Christian HS) Career Highs: Pts.: (17, 11/5 vs. FAMU) 3-pointers: (2, 1/16 vs. Cal) Rebounds: (11, 2x, 2/15 vs. WSU) • Graduated from from Rancho Christian School in Temecula, Calif. in 2019 where he averaged 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks per game in leading his team to a 26-6 record; Named a McDonald’s All-American • In the McDonald’s All-America game he scored 5 points, had 3 rebounds and a team-high 4 assists • Was ranked the No. 1 recruit in the state of California and the No. 4 power foward in the country by 247Sports • He was ranked as the No. 15 overall recruit by ESPN.com and No. 17 by 247Sports.com • USA Today named Mobley to the All-California fi rst team and honorable mention on the All-USA team • Had surgery to repair the 5th metatarsal in his left foot on June 13 performed by Dr. David Thordarson...was back for fall camp • Scored 17 points & grabbed 7 rebounds in his debut on Nov. 5 vs. FAMU; Had 5 points & 7 rebounds against Portland on Nov. 8 • Was 3-for-3 from the fl oor to scored 7 points at Nevada on Nov. 16; Scored 14 points vs. Pepperdine on Nov. 19, 11 in 2nd half • Had 9 rebounds & scored 6 points vs. Fairfi eld on Nov. 28; 9 rebounds & 15 points vs. Marquette on Nov. 29 • Started & had 8 points & a career-best 11 rebounds vs. Harvard on Dec. 1; Scored 11 points & had 9 boards vs. LBSU on Dec. 15; • Started again on Dec. 29 vs. FGCU and had 8 points & 7 rebounds; Has had 5 or more rebounds in 18 of 27 games • Scored 6 points & grabbed 7 rebounds vs. Cal on Jan. 16...was a career best 2-for-2 from 3-point range • Led USC with 12 points vs. Colorado on Feb. 1; Started & had 10 points vs. UW on Feb. 13...has scored in double fi gures 6 times • Started against WSU on Feb. 15 and had 9 points and 11 rebounds

21 ONYEKA OKONGWU (Fr.) Ht. - 6-9 Wt. - 245 Chino, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) Career Highs: Pts.: (33, 11/19 vs. Pepperdine) Rebounds: (14, 2x, 1/23 at Oregon) Blocks: (8, 11/5 vs. FAMU) • Graduated in 2019 from Chino Hills HS in Chino, Calif. where he helped lead them to 3 state titles in 4 years & a 116-24 record • He averaged 27.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.3 blocks & 4.0 assists while shooting 62 percent as a senior • He scored 26 points and had 15 rebounds in the 69-63 2019 state title win over James Logan • Named “Mr. Basketball” for California in 2018 & 2019, the 5th player in the CIF state title era to win in back-to-back years • He was named the L.A. Times Player of the Year and to USA Today’s All-California fi rst team and honorable mention nationally • Ranked the No. 17 recruit by ESPN.com, No. 20 by 247Sports.com and No. 28 by Rivals.com • Approached a triple-double in debut vs. FAMU on Nov. 5 with 20 points, 13 rebounds & a school record-tying 8 blocks...1st USC freshman with a double-double in debut since Taj Gibson in 2006 • 2nd double-double with 20 points & 10 rebounds vs. Portland on Nov. 8; Had 12 points & had 8 rebounds vs. SDSU on Nov. 12 • Scored career-high 33 points vs. Pepperdine on Nov. 19...made 17 of 21 FT, 3rd-most FT by a Trojan in a game all-time • Scored 27 points & had a season-best 14 rebounds in 25 minutes vs. Harvard on Dec. 1...named to Orlando All-Tourney Team • Scored 13 points, had 6 rebounds and 7 blocks at TCU on Dec. 6 • Had 28 points, 12 rebounds & a career-best 3 steals vs. LBSU on Dec. 15...earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (12/9-15) • Had 10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks & 3 assists in win vs. LSU on Dec. 21 • Sat out FGCU game on Dec. 29 with a sprained right ankle (injured late in the game vs. LSU on Dec. 21) • Scored 27 points, had 12 rebounds & 3 blocks at WSU on Jan. 2; Led USC with 10 points & 9 rebounds at UW on Jan. 5 • Battled foul trouble and fi nished with season lows in points (4) and rebounds (2) at UCLA on Jan. 11 • Bounced back w/12 points, 8 rebounds & 3 blocks vs. Cal on Jan. 16; Led USC w/22 points & 9 boards vs. Stanford on Jan. 18 • Had six blocks, 23 points & a season-high matching 14 rebounds at Oregon on Jan. 23...7th double-double • Made 7 of 8 shots and fi nished with 18 points and 8 rebounds at Oregon State on Jan. 25 • Scored 11 points, had 11 rebounds and 4 blocks vs. Utah on Jan. 30...8th double-double...blocked Allen then hit 2 FT to ice it • Had 9th double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Colorado on Feb. 1; Scored 23 points at Arizona on Feb. 6 • Named to the Abdul-Jabbar Award fi nalists list on Feb. 7: Missed 2 games (WSU & UW) vs. while in concussion protocal • Returned with 21 points at Colorado on Feb. 20, his 10th game with 20 or more points

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THE PLAYERS31 NICK RAKOCEVIC (Sr.) Ht. - 6-11 Wt. - 225 Chicago, Ill. (Saint Joseph’s HS) Career Highs: Pts.: (27, 3x, 11/12/19 vs. SDSU) Rebounds: (19, 3/13/18 vs. UNCA) Blocks: (4, 3x, 11/25/18 vs. CSUB) Season Highs: Pts.: (27, 11/12 vs. SDSU) Rebounds: (16, 11/12 vs. SDSU) Blocks: (3, 1/11 at UCLA) • Graduated from Saint Joseph’s High in Westchester, Ill. in 2016 where he averaged 19.8 points, 14.4 rebounds and 4.0 blocks as a senior; Named to the Chicago Tribune All-Star fi rst team, as well as All-State and All-Conference • Appeared in all 36 games as a freshman, making 8 starts...averaged 5.2 points and 3.7 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game • Sparked USC’s First Four game rally vs. Providence on March 15, 2017 with 9 points off the bench • As a sophomore in 2017-18 played in all 36 games (22 starts) and averaged 8.1 points and 6.2 rebounds...He averaged 10.1 points and 8.3 rebounds in USC’s fi nal 13 games • His 62.7 fi eld goal percentage led USC & was 3rd among Pac-12 players...also ranks 2nd on USC’s all-time single-season list • Had then career highs in points (24) & rebounds (19) vs. UNCA on March 13...most rebounds in a game by a Trojan since 2000 • He averaged 14.7 points and 9.3 rebounds as a junior and posted 15 double-doubles, 2nd in Pac-12 & 23rd nationally • Started 30 of 33 games and ranked among the Pac-12’s top 10 in scoring average, rebounds, FG percent, blocks, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds; He had 308 rebounds which were 3rd in the Pac-12 & 9th on USC’s all-time single season list • Set new career high with 27 points on 12 of 14 shooting (10 of 10 in the 2nd H) vs. California on Jan. 3 • Matched his career high with 27 points & added 12 rebounds vs. Arizona on Jan. 24, 2019 • Scored his 1,000th career point during the game vs. SDSU on Nov. 12...he matched his career high with 27 points & grabbed 16 rebounds for his 1st double-double of the season and 21st of his career...also had a career-best 5 steals in the game • Had 24 points & 11 rebounds at Nevada on Nov. 16 for 22nd career double-double; Named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Nov. 18 • Posted 3rd double-double of season and 23rd of career with 16 points & 11 rebounds vs. Pepperdine on Nov. 19 • Had his 4th double-double of the season with 12-points & 11 rebounds and tipped in the winning basket at TCU on Dec. 6 • Scored 14 points & grabbed 9 rebounds vs. LSU on Dec. 21...was 2-for-2 on 3-point attempts, his 1st career 2 three-pointer game • Scored 19 points (2-for-2 on 3-pointers) & had 13 rebounds vs. FGCU on Dec. 29...5th double-double of season, 25th of career • Had 17 points & 14 rebounds in win at UCLA on Jan. 11, 6th double-double of season and 26th of career • Tipped in game-winner with 20 seconds left in 56-52 win vs. Utah on Jan. 30...16 points/15 rebounds, 7th DD of year/27th of career • Scored 18 points off bench at Arizona on Feb. 6; He has 28 blocks this season & 117 career blocks, 8th on USC’s all-time list • Led USC with 19 points & 9 rebounds vs. UW on Feb. 13; 14 points/11 rebounds at Colorado on Feb. 20, 28th career double-double

1 KYLE STURDIVANT (Fr.) Ht. - 6-3 Wt. - 200 Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS) Career Highs: Pts.: (11, 11/29 vs. Marquette) 3-pointers: (2, 12/21 vs. LSU) Assists: (5, 12/29 vs. FGCU) • Graduated in 2019 from Norcross High in Norcross, Ga. where he led his team to a 22-9 record and the No. 5 ranking in Georgia • He scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half of a 71-59 comeback win over Roswell to propell his team to the Georgia Final 4 • Norcross lost to eventual state champion McEachern 66-62 in the 2019 semifi nals • He was named to the Georgia 7A All-State 2nd team; Ranked the No. 6 player in the state of Georgia & the No. 12 point guard nationally by 247Sports.com; Ranked No. 93 nationally by Rivals.com; As a junior he was named the Georgia 7A Player of the Year • Scored a career-best 11 points on 4 of 6 shooting vs. Marquette on Nov. 29 • Scored 8 1st-half points off the bench to keep USC close in comeback win over LSU on Dec. 21...made 1st 2 three-point shots • He had 4 points, 3 rebounds and a career-best 5 assists vs. FGCU on Dec. 29 • Made his only shot & was 4-for-4 from the FT line at UW on Jan. 5...is 8-for-9 from the FT line this season (1st miss at Arizona)

4 DANIEL UTOMI (R-Sr.) Ht. - 6-6 Wt. - 225 Houston, Texas (Westside HS/Akron) Career Highs: Pts.: (32, 11/18/17 vs. UT-Martin) 3-pointers: (8, 11/18/17 vs. UT-Martin) Rebounds: (13, 11/28/17 vs. Chatta.) Season Highs: Pts.: (23, 2/15 vs. WSU) 3-pointers: (5, 2/15 vs. WSU) Rebounds: (7, 3x, 2/8 at ASU) • Graduated from Westside HS in Houston in 2015...averaged 27 points & 14 rebounds...named District 20-6A Player of the Year • He averaged 11.8 points in his 3 active seasons at Akron & 15.5 points per game as a starter the last two seasons • In 2018-19 he led Akron in scoring with a 14.2 points per game average and grabbed 5.5 rebounds per game...He also made 93 3-point baskets...Named All-Mid-American honorable mention • Scored his 1,000th career points on Feb. 12, 2019 at Buffalo, fi nishing with 14 points in the game • Scored 12 points and grabbed 4 rebounds at Nevada on Nov. 16; Had 9 points vs. Temple on Nov. 2 • Had 10 points & 6 rebounds in comeback win vs. LSU on Dec. 21; Scored a then season-best 13 points vs. FGCU on Dec. 2 • Made 1st start & matched a then season best with 13 points & 3 3-pointers made at UCLA on Jan. 11 • Started again on Jan. 16 vs. Cal and had 17 points & 4 makes from 3-point range; Has started last 12 games • Scored 22-points at Arizona on Feb. 6...4 of 7 from 3-point range; Scored a season-best 23 vs. WSU on Feb. 15...made 5 3’s

3 ELIJAH WEAVER (So.) Ht. - 6-6 Wt. - 210 Cocoa, Fla. (Rockledge HS) Career Highs: Pts.: (17, 3/7/19 at Utah) 3-pointers: (3, 11/8/19 vs. Portland) Assists: (7, 2/28/19 at UCLA) Season Highs: Pts.: (14, 1/30 vs. Utah) 3-pointers: (3, 11/8 vs. Portland) Assists: (4, 4x, 1/25 at Oregon St.) • Graduated from Rockledge High in Rockledge, Fla. in 2018 where he averaged 23.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 4.3 steals as a senior; Led Rockledge to a 25-4 record and to the District 14 6A title • Was named the Class 6A Player of the Year; Also named MVP of Team Honor at the 2018 Allen Iverson Roundball Classic • Was ranked No. 37 on the ESPN Top 100 for the 2018 high school basketball recruits • Averaged 5.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a freshman in 2019...played in 28 games, making 5 starts • Injured his left ankle on Aug. 23 and had surgery to repair the Peroneal Retinaculum on Aug. 30 at Cedars-Sinai performed by Dr. David Thordarson....Recovery time was expected to take three months; Began practicing on Nov. 8 • Made his collegiate debut vs. Stetson on Nov. 14 and scored 9 points, with 2 rebounds & 2 assists in 23 minutes off the bench • Started for the fi rst time on Nov. 25, 2018 vs. CSU Bakersfi eld and had 7 points and 5 assists • Scored 8 points, had 3 rebounds & career best 7 assists without a turnover at UCLA on Feb. 28, 2019 • Scored a season-best 17 points & had 5 assists at Utah on March 7, 2019; Had 6 points & 4 assists at Colorado on March 9 • Started 2019-20 opener vs. FAMU on Nov. 5 and had 6 points & matched a career high with 5 rebounds • Started again vs. Portland on Nov. 8 and scored 12 points, while making a career-best 3 3-pointers (3-for-4) • He scored 13 points and had 3 assists vs. Fairfi eld on Nov. 28...made 2 of 3 3-pointers • Scored 12 points vs. Marquette on Nov. 29; Had 5 points, 4 assists & 2 rebounds vs. Long Beach State on Dec. 15 • Matched season high with 13 points vs. Stanford on Jan. 18...tied game with 3’pointer to send to OT, then scored 8 points in OT • Scored 13 points again by going 6-for-7 from the fl oor at Oregon St. on Jan. 25...matched his season high with 4 assists • Scored a season-best 14 points vs. Utah on Jan. 30; Had a career-high 6 rebounds vs. UW on Feb. 13, also 4 points & 2 assists • Scored 11 points on 4 of 5 shooting (2-for-2 on 3’s) vs. WSU on Feb. 15

Page 11: USC Men’s Basketball ReleaseTODAY’S GAME - The USC Trojans (19-8, 8-6) will play at the Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-12, 5-9) at the Huntsman Center in SLC, Utah on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m

Southern California Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Feb 20, 2020)All games

Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal FoulsFLORIDA A&M 24/23 53/25 77-48 +29 30-67/20-62 .448/.323 3-17/1-8 .176/.125 14-23/7-15 .609/.467 49/40 +9 15/9 17/19 11/1 12/10 18/21PORTLAND 41/35 35/30 76-65 +11 30-61/23-56 .492/.411 10-20/13-28 .500/.464 6-10/6-9 .600/.667 42/27 +15 21/12 20/17 2/3 8/11 13/12SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 38/31 46/35 84-66 +18 27-68/23-60 .397/.383 9-28/8-31 .321/.258 21-30/12-16 .700/.750 43/38 +5 11/13 11/18 3/1 12/7 15/26Nevada 40/35 36/31 76-66 +10 29-65/20-61 .446/.328 5-18/11-36 .278/.306 13-20/15-17 .650/.882 42/37 +5 18/14 8/11 2/2 2/4 18/19PEPPERDINE 44/37 47/47 91-84 +7 28-59/30-64 .475/.469 7-20/9-22 .350/.409 28-34/15-18 .824/.833 38/28 +10 22/5 14/12 5/1 6/8 14/22TEMPLE 30/31 31/39 61-70 (9) 22-57/26-67 .386/.388 6-22/10-30 .273/.333 11-20/8-12 .550/.667 38/42 (4) 16/17 13/8 8/1 4/8 14/22Fairfield 25/22 29/25 54-47 +7 20-48/17-63 .417/.270 5-12/9-26 .417/.346 9-17/4-6 .529/.667 38/32 +6 9/8 15/10 5/0 7/7 11/13Marquette 36/57 43/44 79-101 (22) 24-60/32-66 .400/.485 3-12/14-29 .250/.483 28-37/23-32 .757/.719 32/41 (9) 5/12 17/14 5/5 5/6 27/31Harvard 52/43 25/19 77-62 +15 30-61/21-57 .492/.368 7-14/10-27 .500/.370 10-17/10-18 .588/.556 42/28 +14 15/9 14/13 4/5 8/8 19/14TCU 47/34 33/44 80-78 +2 30-57/29-67 .526/.433 6-13/5-19 .462/.263 14-24/15-17 .583/.882 37/34 +3 22/19 15/12 8/3 4/10 15/19LONG BEACH ST. 40/34 47/42 87-76 +11 33-67/29-61 .493/.475 11-26/11-28 .423/.393 10-15/7-12 .667/.583 39/35 +4 25/16 13/17 5/4 12/8 12/15LSU 28/35 42/33 70-68 +2 25-61/25-68 .410/.368 11-31/3-18 .355/.167 9-14/15-22 .643/.682 40/43 (3) 17/12 16/15 8/5 6/4 20/20FGCU 35/31 36/27 71-58 +13 24-52/24-59 .462/.407 7-23/9-28 .304/.321 16-23/1-6 .696/.167 37/32 +5 17/16 18/19 3/0 11/14 6/17Washington St. 31/27 34/29 65-56 +9 23-45/22-79 .511/.278 1-7/6-28 .143/.214 18-24/6-10 .750/.600 46/39 +7 11/8 20/6 8/0 3/4 17/19Washington 21/35 19/37 40-72 (32) 13-65/27-58 .200/.466 2-15/6-21 .133/.286 12-25/12-19 .480/.632 46/42 +4 5/13 21/18 1/12 9/14 17/19UCLA 33/31 41/32 74-63 +11 27-47/22-58 .574/.379 7-14/3-13 .500/.231 13-21/16-22 .619/.727 35/31 +4 11/9 13/7 7/3 4/6 18/19CALIFORNIA 41/25 47/31 88-56 +32 26-52/20-59 .500/.339 14-23/5-25 .609/.200 22-33/11-22 .667/.500 45/28 +17 21/8 14/10 3/2 5/7 17/25STANFORD 25/45 44/24 82-78 +4 25-62/30-61 .403/.492 5-19/10-20 .263/.500 27-36/8-14 .750/.571 38/31 +7 14/18 14/17 8/5 5/6 16/26Oregon 30/32 32/30 70-79 (9) 21-62/27-68 .339/.397 6-19/6-17 .316/.353 22-28/19-25 .786/.760 42/41 +1 10/15 18/11 9/5 3/14 22/25Oregon St. 36/28 39/27 75-55 +20 31-48/20-54 .646/.370 6-15/6-22 .400/.273 7-11/9-13 .636/.692 28/25 +3 20/11 11/13 4/0 9/6 17/13UTAH 23/29 33/23 56-52 +4 19-51/18-55 .373/.327 4-17/6-21 .235/.286 14-16/10-15 .875/.667 34/36 (2) 9/10 11/14 9/1 5/9 16/16COLORADO 24/33 33/45 57-78 (21) 22-58/27-52 .379/.519 5-16/9-19 .313/.474 8-11/15-17 .727/.882 27/33 (6) 10/14 11/10 0/4 4/8 17/16Arizona 33/43 47/42 80-85 (5) 28-56/26-57 .500/.456 6-17/5-22 .353/.227 18-24/28-40 .750/.700 30/34 (4) 15/16 12/6 3/2 3/6 27/18Arizona St. 40/32 24/34 64-66 (2) 23-55/21-67 .418/.313 8-20/8-25 .400/.320 10-17/16-20 .588/.800 42/42 - 11/7 24/16 9/5 9/12 19/17WASHINGTON 25/30 37/26 62-56 +6 24-67/21-60 .358/.350 6-24/8-30 .250/.267 8-13/6-7 .615/.857 45/38 +7 18/14 6/11 1/7 6/4 10/13WASHINGTON ST. 30/21 40/30 70-51 +19 28-62/18-63 .452/.286 9-18/4-28 .500/.143 5-11/11-18 .455/.611 45/38 +7 15/6 13/11 4/3 7/6 17/16Colorado 29/26 37/44 66-70 (4) 28-61/27-57 .459/.474 2-11/11-26 .182/.423 8-10/5-8 .800/.625 32/35 (3) 9/16 9/15 2/3 10/3 16/12

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

Southern California Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Feb 20, 2020)All games

00 01 02 03 04 05 10Opponent Date Score LEWIS,TALI STURDIVANT MATHEWS,JO WEAVER,ELI UTOMI,DANI ,CHARLES O ADLESH,QUIFLORIDA A&M 11/05/19 77-48 W 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 1 - 4 9 - 1 - 0 6 - 5 - 2 3 - 7 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 2 - 1 - 0PORTLAND 11/08/19 76-65 W DNP 0 - 0 - 0 1 2 - 3 - 3 1 2 - 0 - 4 3 - 4 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 9 - 4 - 0SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 11/12/19 84-66 W 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 2 1 4 - 0 - 1 7 - 4 - 4 0 - 3 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 6 - 0 - 0at Nevada 11/16/19 76-66 W DNP DNP 8 - 5 - 4 1 1 - 2 - 2 1 2 - 4 - 1 DNP 0 - 2 - 1PEPPERDINE 11/19/19 91-84 W DNP 0 - 2 - 0 1 6 - 1 - 2 3 - 3 - 3 0 - 4 - 0 DNP 3 - 2 - 3TEMPLE 11/22/19 61-70 L DNP DNP 8 - 5 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 2 DNP 0 - 2 - 0vs Fairfield 11/28/19 54-47 W DNP 0 - 0 - 1 1 4 - 1 - 2 1 3 - 1 - 3 0 - 3 - 1 DNP 2 - 3 - 0vs Marquette 11/29/19 79-101 L DNP 1 1 - 0 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 1 2 - 3 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 1vs Harvard 12/01/19 77-62 W 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 1 2 - 1 - 5 0 - 1 - 1 6 - 3 - 0 DNP 1 2 - 1 - 1at TCU 12/06/19 80-78 W DNP 0 - 1 - 2 2 0 - 3 - 2 8 - 4 - 2 5 - 2 - 1 DNP 3 - 0 - 0LONG BEACH ST. 12/15/19 87-76 W DNP 2 - 0 - 1 1 8 - 0 - 2 5 - 2 - 4 9 - 0 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 1vs LSU 12/21/19 70-68 W DNP 8 - 2 - 2 1 5 - 5 - 3 0 - 1 - 0 1 0 - 6 - 1 DNP 0 - 0 - 1FGCU 12/29/19 71-58 W DNP 4 - 3 - 5 1 0 - 1 - 2 7 - 3 - 2 1 3 - 3 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 1at Washington St. 01/02/20 65-56 W DNP 2 - 4 - 1 1 0 - 2 - 4 8 - 4 - 1 4 - 3 - 0 DNP 1 - 1 - 0at Washington 01/05/20 40-72 L DNP 6 - 0 - 1 5 - 0 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 DNP 2 - 1 - 1at UCLA 01/11/20 74-63 W DNP 2 - 0 - 0 1 6 - 2 - 3 6 - 3 - 2 1 3 - 3 - 1 DNP 0 - 0 - 0CALIFORNIA 01/16/20 88-56 W 0 - 0 - 0 3 - 4 - 3 1 9 - 5 - 3 8 - 4 - 3 1 7 - 7 - 0 DNP 3 - 0 - 1STANFORD 01/18/20 82-78 W DNP 0 - 1 - 0 1 9 - 5 - 3 1 3 - 1 - 0 7 - 6 - 1 DNP 0 - 0 - 0at Oregon 01/23/20 70-79 L DNP 0 - 0 - 0 1 3 - 1 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 1 0 - 4 - 0 DNP 3 - 1 - 0at Oregon St. 01/25/20 75-55 W DNP 0 - 0 - 1 1 6 - 2 - 1 1 3 - 1 - 4 3 - 0 - 1 DNP 0 - 0 - 0UTAH 01/30/20 56-52 W DNP 0 - 0 - 0 1 3 - 2 - 2 1 4 - 0 - 2 0 - 0 - 1 DNP 0 - 0 - 0COLORADO 02/01/20 57-78 L DNP DNP 1 1 - 1 - 3 7 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 0at Arizona 02/06/20 80-85 L DNP 1 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 3 2 2 - 3 - 1 DNP 0 - 1 - 4at Arizona St. 02/08/20 64-66 L DNP 0 - 1 - 1 2 2 - 3 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 1 5 - 7 - 2 DNP 0 - 1 - 0WASHINGTON 02/13/20 62-56 W DNP DNP 1 6 - 4 - 3 4 - 6 - 2 7 - 5 - 1 DNP 0 - 1 - 0WASHINGTON ST. 02/15/20 70-51 W 0 - 0 - 0 DNP 7 - 4 - 1 1 1 - 2 - 1 2 3 - 6 - 4 DNP 0 - 2 - 1at Colorado 02/20/20 66-70 L DNP DNP 1 7 - 2 - 0 4 - 2 - 4 1 0 - 4 - 1 DNP DNP

15 20 21 22 23 31Opponent Date Score MOBLEY,ISA ANDERSON,E OKONGWU,ON LONDON,DRA AGBONKPOLO RAKOCEVIC,FLORIDA A&M 11/05/19 77-48 W 1 7 - 7 - 2 4 - 5 - 7 2 0 - 1 3 - 0 DNP 1 0 - 0 - 0 4 - 3 - 0PORTLAND 11/08/19 76-65 W 5 - 7 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 0 2 0 - 1 0 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 1 1 - 8 - 2SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 11/12/19 84-66 W 4 - 6 - 0 3 - 0 - 2 1 2 - 8 - 1 DNP 9 - 3 - 0 2 7 - 1 6 - 1at Nevada 11/16/19 76-66 W 7 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 8 6 - 1 1 - 0 DNP DNP 2 4 - 1 1 - 1PEPPERDINE 11/19/19 91-84 W 1 4 - 3 - 1 6 - 2 - 4 3 3 - 5 - 2 DNP 0 - 1 - 1 1 6 - 1 1 - 6TEMPLE 11/22/19 61-70 L 6 - 6 - 3 1 2 - 6 - 5 1 7 - 6 - 1 DNP 0 - 1 - 0 6 - 6 - 3vs Fairfield 11/28/19 54-47 W 6 - 9 - 0 0 - 3 - 2 1 4 - 1 0 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 5 - 8 - 0vs Marquette 11/29/19 79-101 L 1 5 - 9 - 0 8 - 4 - 2 1 2 - 4 - 1 DNP 2 - 3 - 0 7 - 2 - 1vs Harvard 12/01/19 77-62 W 8 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 - 4 2 7 - 1 4 - 1 DNP 1 - 0 - 0 9 - 8 - 2at TCU 12/06/19 80-78 W 9 - 4 - 2 1 0 - 2 - 8 1 3 - 6 - 3 DNP DNP 1 2 - 1 1 - 2LONG BEACH ST. 12/15/19 87-76 W 1 1 - 9 - 2 0 - 4 - 1 2 2 8 - 1 2 - 0 DNP 5 - 3 - 0 9 - 6 - 3vs LSU 12/21/19 70-68 W 2 - 5 - 1 1 1 - 1 - 6 1 0 - 9 - 3 DNP DNP 1 4 - 9 - 0FGCU 12/29/19 71-58 W 8 - 7 - 0 2 - 2 - 2 DNP DNP 8 - 4 - 2 1 9 - 1 3 - 3at Washington St. 01/02/20 65-56 W 7 - 3 - 0 2 - 1 - 3 2 7 - 1 2 - 1 DNP 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 1 0 - 1at Washington 01/05/20 40-72 L 4 - 7 - 1 1 - 3 - 1 1 0 - 9 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 6 - 8 - 1at UCLA 01/11/20 74-63 W 2 - 2 - 0 1 4 - 5 - 3 4 - 2 - 0 DNP DNP 1 7 - 1 4 - 2CALIFORNIA 01/16/20 88-56 W 6 - 7 - 2 4 - 3 - 4 1 2 - 8 - 1 DNP 7 - 0 - 0 9 - 5 - 4STANFORD 01/18/20 82-78 W 6 - 5 - 2 1 1 - 1 - 4 2 2 - 9 - 3 DNP DNP 4 - 7 - 1at Oregon 01/23/20 70-79 L 5 - 5 - 2 3 - 3 - 4 2 3 - 1 4 - 1 DNP 1 - 1 - 0 8 - 6 - 1at Oregon St. 01/25/20 75-55 W 4 - 5 - 3 1 1 - 6 - 6 1 8 - 8 - 3 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 1 0 - 4 - 1UTAH 01/30/20 56-52 W 0 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 3 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 1 6 - 1 5 - 0COLORADO 02/01/20 57-78 L 1 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 6 - 4 1 1 - 1 0 - 1 DNP 0 - 0 - 1 6 - 7 - 1at Arizona 02/06/20 80-85 L 2 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 2 2 3 - 8 - 2 DNP DNP 1 8 - 7 - 1at Arizona St. 02/08/20 64-66 L 0 - 3 - 1 1 2 - 4 - 3 5 - 6 - 1 DNP 2 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 2 - 1WASHINGTON 02/13/20 62-56 W 1 0 - 7 - 4 0 - 4 - 2 DNP DNP 6 - 3 - 2 1 9 - 9 - 4WASHINGTON ST. 02/15/20 70-51 W 9 - 1 1 - 0 1 2 - 3 - 5 DNP 0 - 2 - 0 2 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 0 - 2at Colorado 02/20/20 66-70 L 0 - 5 - 1 0 - 0 - 3 2 1 - 5 - 0 DNP 0 - 1 - 0 1 4 - 1 1 - 0

Page 12: USC Men’s Basketball ReleaseTODAY’S GAME - The USC Trojans (19-8, 8-6) will play at the Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-12, 5-9) at the Huntsman Center in SLC, Utah on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m

game • one

FLORIDA A&M • 48 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINJones 6-11 0-0 0-2 2-2 4 5 12 0 1 0 2 25Desir 4-10 0-0 1-2 4-4 8 3 9 1 1 1 1 25Reaves 2-9 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 5 1 4 0 0 26Randolph 1-6 0-0 0-0 2-6 8 3 2 4 4 0 2 27Melton Jr. 0-9 0-5 1-2 1-5 6 3 1 0 0 0 2 29Core 0-2 0-0 2-5 0-0 0 3 2 0 4 0 1 18Myles 3-8 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 1 6 1 1 0 2 20Moragne 4-7 0-0 3-4 1-3 4 2 11 2 2 0 0 29Leath 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1TEAM 4-1 5 1 Totals 20-62 1-8 7-15 14-25 39 21 48 9 18 1 10 200

FG% 1st Half: 10-31 (.323) 2nd Half: 10-31 (.323) Game: 20-62 (.323) 3FG% 1st Half: 1-5 (.200) 2nd Half: 0-3 (.000) Game: 1-8 (.125)FT% 1st Half: 2-4 (.500) 2nd Half: 5-11 (.455) Game: 7-15 (.467)

USC • 77 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMobley 5-7 1-1 6-10 2-5 7 0 17 2 1 2 1 28Okongwu 9-12 0-0 2-3 7-6 13 1 20 0 2 8 1 25Rakocevic 2-6 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 5 4 0 3 1 2 14Weaver 3-8 0-2 0-3 0-5 5 1 6 2 2 0 1 24Anderson 1-6 0-1 2-2 2-3 5 0 4 7 2 0 2 21Mathews 4-10 0-5 1-1 0-1 1 2 9 0 1 0 1 25Utomi 1-4 1-3 0-1 0-6 6 1 3 0 1 0 0 16Adlesh 1-4 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 4 2 0 2 0 2 15O’Bannon 0-4 0-0 0-0 4-0 4 3 0 0 3 0 1 11Sturdivant 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 12Agbonkpolo 3-3 1-1 3-3 0-0 0 1 10 0 0 0 1 8Lewis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1TEAM 1-2 3 Totals 30-66 3-17 14-23 17-32 49 18 77 15 17 11 12 200

FG% 1st Half: 11-33 (.333) 2nd Half: 19-33 (.576) Game: 30-66 (.455) 3FG% 1st Half: 1-8 (.125) 2nd Half: 2-9 (.222) Game: 3-17 (.176)FT% 1st Half: 1-9 (.111) 2nd Half: 13-14 (.929) Game: 14-23 (.609)

Florida A&M 23 25 – 48USC 24 53 – 77

Offi cials: Jeff Ketchu, Juan Corral, John Paul GuerreroTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 3,021

Florida A&M • 48USC • 77

Nov. 5 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

USC outscored Florida A&M 53-25 in the sec-ond half to win its opener 77-48 at the Galen Center on Nov. 5. The Trojans’ vaunted fresh-man class scored 53 of the team’s 77 points, led by Onyeka Okongwu’s 20. Okongwu also had 13 rebounds and tied a school record with 8 blocks. He also became the fi rst USC freshman to post a double-double in his debut since Taj Gibson in 2006. USC’s next two leading scorers were also freshman, Isaiah Mobley with 17 and Max Agbonkpolo with 10. Freshman point guard Ethan Anderson had 4 points and tied the USC freshman fi rst-game record with seven assists. USC led 24-23 at halftime as it shot 33.3 percent from the fi eld, while making just 1 of 8 3-pointers and 1 of 9 free throws. USC bounced back from the charity stripe in the second half, making 13 of 14. USC outscored FAMU 21-9 on fastbreak points and 50-32 on points in the paint. USC had 12 steals, matching the most it had in a game during the 2018-19 season. USC improved to 21-4 in its last 25 home openers.

2019•2020 Season Reviewgame • two

PORTLAND • 65 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINDiabate 2-8 0-0 2-2 2-0 2 3 6 1 2 0 0 17Tryon 1-7 1-3 0-0 3-4 7 0 3 1 4 2 0 30Porter 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 5 1 2 0 2 24Walker 4-9 2-6 0-2 0-1 1 2 10 3 0 0 0 28White 7-15 6-10 2-2 1-3 4 3 22 0 0 0 3 30Adams 3-7 0-1 0-0 2-3 5 1 6 4 2 0 4 31Fahrensohn 3-5 2-4 2-2 0-6 6 1 10 0 2 1 2 26Harewood 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 5Ferebee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 9TEAM 1-0 1 1 Totals 23-56 13-28 6-9 9-18 27 12 65 12 17 3 11 200

FG% 1st Half: 12-26 (.462) 2nd Half: 11-30 (.367) Game: 23-56 (.411) 3FG% 1st Half: 7-13 (.538) 2nd Half: 6-15 (.400) Game: 13-28 (.464)FT% 1st Half: 4-7 (.571) 2nd Half: 2-2 (1.000) Game: 6-9 (.667)

USC • 76 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMobley 2-3 0-0 1-1 1-6 7 1 5 1 2 0 1 22Okongwu 10-13 0-0 0-0 5-5 10 3 20 0 4 1 2 21Rakocevic 5-8 0-1 1-1 3-5 8 0 11 2 3 1 3 24Mathews 4-15 4-9 0-0 1-2 3 2 12 3 3 0 0 31Weaver 4-7 3-4 1-2 0-0 0 3 12 4 2 0 1 26Utomi 1-4 0-2 1-2 3-1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 24Adlesh 3-4 3-3 0-0 1-3 4 1 9 0 2 0 1 22Anderson 1-6 0-0 2-4 2-2 4 2 4 10 2 0 0 21Agbonkpolo 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4Sturdivant 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1O’Bannon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4TEAM 1-1 2 Totals 30-61 10-20 6-10 17-25 42 13 76 21 20 2 8 200

FG% 1st Half: 16-31 (.516) 2nd Half: 14-30 (.467) Game: 30-61 (.492) 3FG% 1st Half: 7-13 (.538) 2nd Half: 3-7 (.429) Game: 10-20 (.500)FT% 1st Half: 2-3 (.667) 2nd Half: 4-7 (.571) Game: 6-10 (.600)

Portland 35 30 – 65USC 41 35 – 76

Offi cials: Scott Brown, Bob Staffen, Michael GreensteinTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,720

Portland • 65USC • 76

Nov. 8 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

USC never trailed and fi nished the game with a 28-17 run to defeat Portland 76-65 at the Galen Center on Nov. 8. After the Pilots had tied the game at 48-all 5 minutes into the second half, Onyeka Okongwu scored 14 of his 20 points to help lead the Trojans to victory. Okongwu also grabbed 10 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double. Jonah Mathews and Elijah Weaver scored 12 points each and Nick Rakocevic added 11 points and had 8 rebounds. Ethan Anderson has 10 assists, 4 points and 4 rebounds. The Trojans made 49.2 percent of its shots, including 50 percent from 3-point range (10-for-20). USC committed 20 turnovers and Portland made 13 3-pointers, more than half of its baskets, to keep the game close. USC outscored Portland 38-12 on points in the paint and 14-4 on second chance points. USC won the rebound battle 42-27, including 25-13 in the second half. Isaiah White led Portland with a game-high 22 points, mak-ing 6 of 10 3-point shots.

game • three

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE • 66 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINDentlinger 2-4 0-0 3-3 2-2 4 3 7 3 0 0 0 20Wilson 6-13 0-3 3-3 2-1 3 5 15 2 1 0 1 27Key 2-7 1-5 3-4 1-3 4 4 8 3 5 0 3 36Freidel 2-5 2-4 0-0 2-1 3 4 6 0 3 0 0 19Arians 0-5 0-3 1-4 0-5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 22Scheierman 4-10 1-7 0-0 0-7 7 3 9 2 4 1 1 24Wingett 4-6 2-3 0-0 1-3 4 5 10 1 3 0 1 19King 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-3 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 18Dillon 0-3 0-2 2-2 1-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4Buchanan 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 11TEAM 1-1 2 Totals 23-60 8-31 12-16 10-28 38 26 66 13 18 1 7 200

FG% 1st Half: 11-27 (.462) 2nd Half: 12-33 (.364) Game: 23-60 (.383) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-12 (.250) 2nd Half: 5-19 (.263) Game: 8-31 (.258)FT% 1st Half: 6-9 (.667) 2nd Half: 6-7 (.857) Game: 12-16 (.750)

USC • 84 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMobley 2-5 0-2 0-1 2-4 6 3 4 0 1 0 0 18Okongwu 4-8 0-1 4-4 3-5 8 2 12 1 1 1 2 27Rakocevic 8-14 0-0 11-17 6-10 16 3 27 1 3 2 5 35Weaver 3-10 1-6 0-0 0-4 4 1 7 4 1 0 0 28Adlesh 2-7 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 20Anderson 1-3 0-2 1-2 0-0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 13Utomi 0-3 0-1 0-0 2-1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 13Agbonkpolo 3-5 3-4 0-0 1-2 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 12Sturdivant 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4Mathews 4-10 3-7 3-4 0-0 0 4 14 1 0 0 2 25O’Bannon 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4Lewis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1TEAM 1-0 1 Totals 27-68 9-28 21-30 15-28 43 15 84 11 11 3 12 200

FG% 1st Half: 14-40 (.350) 2nd Half: 13-28 (.464) Game: 27-68 (.397) 3FG% 1st Half: 4-17 (.235) 2nd Half: 5-11 (.455) Game: 9-28 (.321)FT% 1st Half: 6-9 (.667) 2nd Half: 15-21 (.714) Game: 21-30 (.700)

South Dakota St. 31 35 – 66USC 38 46 – 84

Offi cials: John Higgins, Marques Pettigrew, Coban LopezTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,210

South Dakota St. • 66USC • 84

Nov. 12 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

Nick Rakocevic posted a double-double and he and fellow senior Jonah Mathews sur-passed the 1,000 career points scored mark during USC’s 84-66 win over South Dakota State at the Galen Center on Nov. 12. Ra-kocevic matched a career high with 27 points and added 16 rebounds for his 21st career double-double. Mathews made 3 3-pointers and fi nished with 14 points, scoring his 1,000th career point with a jumper at the 12:38 mark of the second half. Just under 4 minutes later, Rakocevic hit a pair of FTs to surpass 1,000 career points. USC led 38-31 at halftime and had its lead cut to one point twice in the second half, but the Trojans always answered the bell, fi nishing on a 24-10 run to close out the game. USC opened the game outscoring the Jackrab-bits 26-10 over the fi rst 13 minutes. USC had 12 steals and outscored SDSU 28-6 on points off turnovers. Onyeka Okongwu scored 12 points and had 8 rebounds to snap his double-double streak at 2 to begin his career. Fellow freshman Max Agbonkpolo hit 3 3-pointers to fi nish with 9 points.

Page 13: USC Men’s Basketball ReleaseTODAY’S GAME - The USC Trojans (19-8, 8-6) will play at the Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-12, 5-9) at the Huntsman Center in SLC, Utah on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m

game • four

USC • 76 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 3-8 0-0 0-0 3-8 11 3 6 0 2 1 0 27Rakocevic 10-15 0-0 4-6 6-5 11 2 24 1 1 1 2 35Mathews 3-13 1-5 1-2 0-5 5 3 8 4 1 0 0 26Weaver 4-8 1-3 2-2 0-2 2 4 11 2 3 0 0 28Anderson 2-6 1-2 3-6 0-2 2 0 8 8 0 0 0 31Mobley 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 7 1 1 0 0 18Utomi 4-9 1-5 3-4 0-4 4 4 12 1 0 0 0 22Adlesh 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 13TEAM 2-1 3 Totals 29-65 5-18 13-20 11-31 42 18 76 18 8 2 2 200

FG% 1st Half: 18-38 (.474) 2nd Half: 11-27 (.407) Game: 29-65 (.446) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-7 (.429) 2nd Half: 2-11 (.182) Game: 5-18 (.278)FT% 1st Half: 1-4 (.250) 2nd Half: 12-16 (.750) Game: 13-20 (.650)

NEVADA • 66 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINRobinson 0-1 0-0 2-2 3-3 6 0 2 0 2 1 0 21Reyes 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 4 2 1 2 1 0 20Harris 3-19 1-8 2-2 0-5 5 2 9 4 2 0 2 35Zouzoua 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 15Drew 4-10 2-6 2-2 1-5 6 3 12 5 1 0 1 33Johnson 8-18 6-14 4-4 0-4 4 2 26 1 0 0 1 32Meeks 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-5 5 2 5 0 2 0 0 22Hymes 1-2 0-0 5-7 2-0 2 4 7 0 0 0 0 15Millings 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7TEAM 1-3 4 Totals 20-61 11-36 15-17 9-28 37 19 66 14 11 2 4 200

FG% 1st Half: 13-31 (.419) 2nd Half: 7-30 (.233) Game: 20-61 (.328) 3FG% 1st Half: 8-20 (.400) 2nd Half: 3-16 (.188) Game: 11-36 (.306)FT% 1st Half: 1-1 (1.000) 2nd Half: 14-16 (.875) Game: 15-17 (.882)

USC 40 36 – 76Nevada 35 31 – 66

Offi cials: Larry Spaulding, Keith Kimble, Shawn LehighTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 9,833

USC • 76Nevada • 66

Nov. 16 • Lawlor Events CenterReno, Nev.

USC used a 42-10 advantage on points in the paint to win 76-66 at Nevada on Nov. 16. It was a nice start on the road for the Trojans who were coming off a 2-9 road campaign during the 2018-19 season. Nick Rakocevic led the way with a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds by making 10 of 15 shots. Daniel Utomi added 12 points and Elijah Weaver scored 11 for USC. Ethan Anderson scored 8 points and had 8 assists without a turnover to guide the attack. After Nevada took a 21-18 lead with 8:33 left in the fi rst half, USC went on a 13-0 run over the next fi ve minutes and never trailed again. Five different players scored dur-ing the run. Nevada stayed close by making 11 3-pointers, including 8 in the fi rst half. USC led 40-35 at halftime, but turned up the defense in the second half, holding Nevada to 23.3 per-cent from the fl oor, including 18.8 percent from 3-point range. USC outrebounded Nevada 42-37. Nevada’s Jazz Johnson led all scorers with 26 points, making 6 3-point baskets.

game • fi ve

PEPPERDINE • 84 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINEdwards, Ke. 0-7 0-2 0-0 2-3 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 31Edwards, Ka. 6-16 1-3 5-6 1-4 5 4 18 0 2 0 0 29Ross 13-20 6-10 6-8 2-4 6 2 38 3 5 0 3 36Smith 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 6 0 0 0 1 24Chavez 4-10 2-5 0-0 2-3 5 3 10 0 1 0 0 33Polk Jr. 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 3 8 1 0 0 2 22Ohia Obioha 0-1 0-0 4-4 1-1 2 3 4 1 1 0 1 13Altman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5Zidek 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2Stormo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5TEAM 1-1 2 Totals 30-64 9-22 15-18 9-19 28 22 84 5 12 1 8 200

FG% 1st Half: 12-30 (.400) 2nd Half: 18-34 (.529) Game: 30-64 (.469) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-10 (.300) 2nd Half: 6-12 (.500) Game: 9-22 (.409)FT% 1st Half: 10-12 (.833) 2nd Half: 5-6 (.833) Game: 15-18 (.833)

USC • 91 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 8-11 0-1 17-21 2-3 5 2 33 2 0 2 1 30Rakocevic 5-11 1-1 5-6 4-7 11 2 16 6 1 1 0 33Mathews 5-12 3-7 3-4 0-1 1 3 16 2 1 0 2 28Weaver 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-3 3 2 3 3 2 0 0 27Anderson 2-4 0-2 2-2 0-2 2 2 6 4 4 1 2 22Sturdivant 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Utomi 0-2 0-2 0-0 3-1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 14Mobley 6-13 1-4 1-1 1-2 3 2 14 1 2 0 0 18Adlesh 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 20Agbonkpolo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3TEAM 3-1 4 1 Totals 28-59 7-20 28-34 13-25 38 14 91 22 14 5 6 200

FG% 1st Half: 14-30 (.467) 2nd Half: 14-29 (.483) Game: 28-59 (.475) 3FG% 1st Half: 2-7 (.286) 2nd Half: 5-13 (.385) Game: 7-20 (.350)FT% 1st Half: 14-19 (.737) 2nd Half: 14-15 (.933) Game: 28-34 (.824)

Pepperdine 37 47 – 84USC 44 47 – 91

Offi cials: David Hall, Tommy Nunez, Deron WhiteTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,139

Pepperdine • 84USC • 91

Nov. 19 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

Onyeka Okongwu scored a career-high 33 points, Nick Rakocevic had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and USC rallied from an early pair of double-digit defi cits to beat Pepperdine 91-84 at the Galen Center on Nov. 19. Okongwu went 17 for 21 from the free throw line, the most makes by a Trojan in a game at the Galen Center and third all-time by a Trojan. His 33 points were also the most by a USC freshman since O.J. Mayo scored 37 on March 1, 2008 (participation later vacated due to NCAA pen-alty). The previous freshman with more points in a game was Harold Miner with 34 on Feb. 15, 1990. Jonah Mathews added 16 points and Isaiah Mobley had 14, 11 in the second half. Pepperdine hit 3 consecutive 3-pointers to cut USC’s lead to 81-78 with 2:14 remaining, but Okongwu and Rakocevic fi nished things off from there. Okongwu hit a pair of free throws before dunking on Rakocevic’s alley-oop pass. Rakocevic got fouled and made a pair of free throws that put the Trojans back up by nine. The 5-0 start with all of the wins by 7 points or more is USC’s fi rst since accomplishing the feat the fi rst 8 games of the 1963 season. Colbey Ross kept the Waves in the game by making 6 3-pointers and scoring 38 points, the most by an opponent in regulation at the Galen Center.

game • six

TEMPLE • 70 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINRose 4-11 2-6 2-2 0-4 4 2 12 5 2 0 2 36Moorman II 1-5 0-1 0-0 2-3 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 25Hamilton 4-10 1-1 1-4 3-4 7 3 10 0 0 0 0 23Moore II 2-7 2-5 2-2 0-5 5 1 8 3 0 0 2 27Pierre-Loius, N. 3-11 1-5 0-1 0-10 10 3 7 1 2 0 1 28Parks 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 5 2 0 2 0 0 9Perry 5-8 2-4 0-0 1-1 2 3 12 1 0 1 0 19Scott 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 16Pierre-Loius, J. 5-11 2-6 3-3 1-0 1 1 15 3 2 0 3 17TEAM 1-1 2 Totals 26-67 10-30 8-12 9-33 42 22 70 17 8 1 8 200

FG% 1st Half: 12-32 (.375) 2nd Half: 14-35 (.400) Game: 26-67 (.388) 3FG% 1st Half: 5-19 (.263) 2nd Half: 5-11 (.455) Game: 10-30 (.333)FT% 1st Half: 2-3 (.667) 2nd Half: 6-9 (.667) Game: 8-12 (.667)

USC • 61 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 6-13 0-1 5-7 1-5 6 3 17 1 0 5 0 33Agbonkpolo 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7Rakocevic 2-7 1-2 1-6 1-5 6 3 6 3 1 0 3 25Mathews 2-10 1-6 3-4 1-4 5 2 8 1 1 0 0 35Anderson 4-10 2-3 2-2 1-5 6 2 12 5 4 1 0 30Weaver 1-2 1-1 0-1 0-2 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 14Utomi 4-7 1-4 0-0 0-2 2 2 9 2 2 0 0 27Mobley 3-4 0-1 0-0 1-5 6 0 6 3 4 1 1 22Adlesh 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7TEAM 1-1 2 1 Totals 22-57 6-22 11-20 6-32 38 14 61 16 13 8 4 200

FG% 1st Half: 12-32 (.375) 2nd Half: 10-25 (.400) Game: 22-57 (.386) 3FG% 1st Half: 2-8 (.250) 2nd Half: 4-14 (.286) Game: 6-22 (.273)FT% 1st Half: 4-11 (.364) 2nd Half: 7-9 (.778) Game: 11-20 (.550)

Temple 31 39 – 70USC 30 31 – 61

Offi cials: Chris Rastatter, Mike Scyphers, Bert SmithTechnical fouls: Temple - Rose, USC - RakocevicAttendance: 3,625

Temple • 70USC • 61

Nov. 22 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

Temple used a 22-4 run early in the second half to take control and hung on to defeat USC 70-61 on Nov. 22. USC trailed by 9 points in the 1st half and didn’t take its fi rst lead until 16 seconds remained before the break, but a Temple steal and layup sent the Owls to the locker room with a 31-30 lead. USC began the second half on an 8-0 run to take a 38-31 lead, but Temple responded with a 22-4 run over the next 7 and a half minutes to take a 53-42 with 9:32 remaining and USC got no closer than 5 points the rest of the way. USC cut it to 61-56 on a 3-pointer by Ethan Anderson with 3:57 remaining, but Quinton Rose hit a 3-pointer 23 seconds later to push the Owls to an 8-point advantage again. USC cut it to 66-61 with 49 seconds remaining, but Temple hit 4-straight FTs to put the game away. USC was outrebounded for the fi rst time this season as Owls won the boards 24-16 in the second half to fi nish with a 42-38 advantage on the glass. USC fell to 33-5 in its last 38 home nonconfer-ence games. USC committed 13 turnovers which lead to a 21-8 Temple advantage on points off turnovers. Onyeka Okongwu had 17 points and fi ve blocks and Ethan Anderson had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

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game • seven

USC • 54 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 6-11 0-0 2-3 2-8 10 0 14 0 0 3 2 29Rakocevic 2-9 0-0 1-2 3-5 8 0 5 0 4 2 0 24Mathews 5-8 3-5 1-3 0-1 1 3 14 2 1 0 4 30Weaver 4-7 2-3 3-5 0-1 1 1 13 3 0 0 1 27Anderson 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 16Sturdivant 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 6Utomi 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 16Adlesh 0-1 0-1 2-2 1-2 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 21Mobley 3-6 0-2 0-2 1-8 9 1 6 0 4 0 0 25Agbonkpolo 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6TEAM 0-0 0 Totals 20-48 5-12 9-17 7-31 38 11 54 9 15 5 7 200

FG% 1st Half: 10-24 (.417) 2nd Half: 10-24 (.417) Game: 20-48 (.417) 3FG% 1st Half: 2-5 (.400) 2nd Half: 3-7 (.429) Game: 5-12 (.417)FT% 1st Half: 3-6 (.500) 2nd Half: 6-11 (.545) Game: 9-17 (.529)

FAIRFIELD • 47 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMaidoh 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 14Eze 1-5 0-0 2-4 2-5 7 2 4 1 0 0 1 28Benning 1-10 1-3 0-0 0-4 4 2 3 2 6 0 2 27Cruz 5-18 3-6 0-0 2-7 9 1 13 1 1 0 2 31Taliaferro 5-10 4-7 2-2 0-0 0 0 16 1 0 0 1 25Kavaliauskas 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 13Jeanne-Rose 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9Whipple 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 16Senghore-Pet.1-3 0-1 0-0 2-3 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 19Methnani 1-5 0-1 0-0 3-0 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 18TEAM 0-0 0 1 Totals 17-63 9-26 4-6 9-23 32 13 47 8 10 0 7 200

FG% 1st Half: 8-31 (.258) 2nd Half: 9-32 (.281) Game: 17-63 (.270) 3FG% 1st Half: 5-11 (.455) 2nd Half: 4-14 (.286) Game: 9-26 (.346)FT% 1st Half: 1-2 (.500) 2nd Half: 3-4 (.750) Game: 4-6 (.667)

USC 25 29 – 54Fairfi eld 22 25 – 47

Offi cials: Roger Ayers, Brent Hampton, Steve AndersonTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,084

USC • 54Fairfi eld • 47

Nov. 28 • HP Field HouseOrlando, Fla.

Orlando InvitationalUSC held Fairfi eld to 27.0 percent shooting and won 54-47 in the fi rst round of the Orlando Invitational on Nov. 28. Fairfi eld took the lead early in the game at 16-8 by making 4 of its fi rst 5 3-point attempts, but the Trojans slowly found their footing and forged a 25-22 lead by halftime. USC led the rest of the way, opening up a 14 point lead at 50-36 with 7:23 remain-ing. The Trojans did not make a fi eld goal the rest of the way, but hit 4 free throws to put the game away. The 27 percent shooting by Fairfi eld was the lowest by a USC opponent since holding CS Fullerton to 23.3 percent shooting on Nov. 10, 2017. Onyeka Okongwu and Jonah Mathews led USC with 14 points each and Elijah Weaver added 13. Weaver scored the fi rst 8 points of the 2nd half with 2 3-pointers and a layup as USC opened up a 33-22 lead. USC outscored Fairfi eld 20-4 on fastbreak points and 24-6 on points in the paint. USC committed 15 turnovers which led to 13 Fairfi eld points. The 54 points were the fewest by USC in a game since losing 67-39 vs. Utah on Feb. 1, 2015. The 54 points were the fewest by USC in a win since defeating CSUF 53-49 on Nov. 25, 2014.

game • eight

USC • 79 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 3-8 0-0 6-8 2-2 4 5 12 1 1 4 1 25Rakocevic 3-5 0-0 1-1 1-1 2 5 7 1 3 0 0 15Mathews 1-9 1-3 2-2 0-2 2 3 5 0 2 0 1 27Weaver 3-10 1-1 5-7 1-2 3 3 12 0 2 0 1 34Anderson 4-8 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 4 8 2 4 1 1 19Sturdivant 4-6 0-1 3-3 0-0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 11Utomi 1-4 1-3 4-6 0-4 4 1 7 0 1 0 0 25Adlesh 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9Mobley 5-7 0-2 5-8 3-6 9 5 15 0 3 0 1 25Agbonkpolo 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-3 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 10TEAM 0-1 1 Totals 24-60 3-12 28-37 8-24 32 27 79 5 17 5 5 200

FG% 1st Half: 13-33 (.394) 2nd Half: 11-27 (.407) Game: 24-60 (.400) 3FG% 1st Half: 0-4 (.000) 2nd Half: 3-8 (.375) Game: 3-12 (.250)FT% 1st Half: 10-15 (.667) 2nd Half: 18-22 (.818) Game: 28-37 (.757)

MARQUETTE • 101 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINBailey 2-7 0-1 0-0 1-6 7 4 4 2 0 0 0 23John 3-6 0-0 0-2 1-2 3 4 6 1 2 2 1 18Howard 14-24 9-17 14-17 0-2 2 2 51 2 3 0 1 31Anim 2-5 1-2 2-4 0-4 4 3 7 3 2 0 0 22McEwen 3-8 1-4 0-0 0-4 4 3 7 1 1 0 2 32Elliott 4-4 2-2 1-3 1-3 4 0 11 3 1 0 1 25Torrence 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 7Cain 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-6 6 4 4 0 1 1 0 19Morrow 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 5 2 0 2 2 0 13Johnson 1-5 0-0 4-4 3-4 7 5 6 0 1 0 0 10TEAM 0-0 0 1 Totals 32-66 14-29 23-32 8-33 41 31 101 12 14 5 6 200

FG% 1st Half: 19-34 (.559) 2nd Half: 13-32 (.406) Game: 32-66 (.485) 3FG% 1st Half: 10-15 (.667) 2nd Half: 4-14 (.286) Game: 14-29 (.483)FT% 1st Half: 9-11 (.818) 2nd Half: 14-21 (.667) Game: 23-32 (.719)

USC 36 43 – 79Marquette 57 44 – 101

Offi cials: Bart Lenox, Doug Sirmons, Joe DeRosaTechnical fouls: USC - Rakocevic-2, Mobley-1; MARQ-BaileyAttendance: 2,457

USC • 79Marquette • 101

Nov. 29 • HP Field HouseOrlando, Fla.

Orlando InvitationalBehind 51 points from Markus Howard, Mar-quette defeated USC 101-79 in a semifi nal game at the Orlando Invitational on Nov. 29. Howard’s 51 points were the most by a USC opponent since Gary Payton set the opponent record with 58 on Feb. 22, 1990. USC led early at 11-5, but Howard then went on a personal 11-0 run to give the Golden Eagles a 16-11 lead and USC trailed the rest of the way. USC trailed 57-36 at halftime as Marquette made 55.9 percent of its shots before the break, including 66.7 percent from 3-point range (10 of 15). USC made 39.4 percent of its fi rst-half shots and was 0-for-4 from 3-point range. USC trailed 53-23 at one point in the fi rst half, but outscored the Golden Eagles 13-4 to close the half and 9-2 to start the second half to cut the defi cit to 14 at 59-45 three minutes into the second half. USC was able to cut the lead to 13 at one point, but Marquette didn’t falter and went on to the 22-point win. Isaiah Mobley led 4 Trojans in double fi gures with 15 points and added 9 rebounds. Onyeka Okongwu and Elijah Weaver scored 12 points and Kyle Stur-divant added 11. Marquette outscored USC 42-9 from 3-point range, making 14 of 29 (48.3 percent). The game featured 58 total fouls and Okongwu, Mobley and Nick Rakocevic all fouled out. That was the most combined fouls in a USC game since 61 were called in the 3 OT game vs. Colorado on Jan. 29, 2015.

game • nine

HARVARD • 62 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINLewis, C. 1-5 0-0 0-2 1-2 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 16Baker 1-5 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 1 3 0 2 2 2 18Kirkwood 4-8 1-2 3-5 1-3 4 0 12 3 0 0 0 25Aiken 3-13 2-6 2-2 0-1 1 1 10 3 4 0 2 24Bassey 1-5 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 27Sakota 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-2 2 1 6 0 1 0 0 5Tretout 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4Ledlum 3-6 2-4 2-2 0-3 3 2 10 0 2 0 1 17Haskett 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 18O’Neil 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Forbes 3-3 0-0 2-5 3-0 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 6Juzang 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 12Brayboy 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3Djuricic 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 13Welsh 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 9TEAM 0-0 0 Totals 21-57 10-27 10-18 9-19 28 14 62 9 13 5 8 200

FG% 1st Half: 14-30 (.467) 2nd Half: 7-27 (.259) Game: 21-57 (.368) 3FG% 1st Half: 8-17 (.471) 2nd Half: 2-10 (.200) Game: 10-27 (.370)FT% 1st Half: 7-9 (.778) 2nd Half: 3-9 (.333) Game: 10-18 (.556)

USC • 77 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMobley 3-7 0-0 2-4 4-7 11 2 8 1 2 2 1 24Okongwu 12-14 0-0 3-5 5-9 14 3 27 1 2 1 1 25Mathews 5-9 1-4 1-1 0-1 1 1 12 5 1 0 2 29Weaver 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 23Anderson 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 22Lewis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2Sturdivant 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 8Utomi 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-3 3 2 6 0 2 0 0 18Adlesh 4-8 4-6 0-0 0-1 1 1 12 1 1 0 1 20Agbonkpolo 0-3 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4Rakocevic 3-10 0-0 3-5 3-5 8 3 9 2 1 1 3 25TEAM 0-0 0 1 Totals 30-61 7-14 10-17 13-29 42 19 77 15 14 4 8 200

FG% 1st Half: 21-35 (.600) 2nd Half: 9-26 (.346) Game: 30-61 (.492) 3FG% 1st Half: 5-8 (.625) 2nd Half: 2-6 (.333) Game: 7-14 (.500)FT% 1st Half: 5-8 (.625) 2nd Half: 5-9 (.556) Game: 10-17 (.558)

Harvard 43 19 – 62USC 52 25 – 77Offi cials: Marques Pettigrew, Zelton Steed, Rick CrawfordTechnical fouls: None.Attendance: 1,259

Harvard • 62USC • 77

Dec. 1 • HP Field HouseOrlando, Fla.

Orlando InvitationalUSC claimed the third-place game at the Orlando Invitational with a 77-62 win over Har-vard on Dec. 1. USC led for all but 31 seconds in the game and by as many as 25 points in the 2nd half, before settling in for the 15-point win. Both teams where hot from the fl oor in the 1st half with USC leading 52-43 by making 60 percent of its shots, while Harvard made 46.7 percent. USC turned up the defense in the 2nd half, holding Harvard to one FG in the fi rst 11:53 of the 2nd half (1-for-17) and to 25.9 percent from the fl oor after the break. USC led 70-45 at that point and cruised to the victory. Onyeka Okongwu led USC with 27 points on 12 of 14 shooting and 14 rebounds to earn selection to the 5-man All-Tournament team. Quinton Adlesh made 4 of 6 three-pointers to fi nish with 12 points. Jonah Mathews also had 12 points and added 5 assists and 2 steals. Isaiah Mobley started and had 8 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. Harvard made 8 of 17 3-pointers in the 1st half (47.1 percent) to stay close, but made only 2 of 10 (20 percent) in the 2nd half. Harvard’s leading scorer Bryce Aiken had 10 points in the 1st half and was shutout in the 2nd half. USC tied season bests to date of 49.2 percent shooting from the fl oor and 50 percent from 3-point range (7 of 14).

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game • ten

USC • 80 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 5-9 0-0 3-8 1-5 6 1 13 3 4 7 2 30Rakocevic 6-10 0-0 0-2 5-6 11 2 12 2 1 0 0 24Mathews 7-13 4-7 2-3 0-3 3 4 20 2 3 1 1 36Weaver 2-7 1-3 3-4 0-4 4 1 8 2 2 0 0 31Anderson 4-6 0-0 2-2 0-2 2 4 10 8 3 0 1 34Sturdivant 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6Utomi 2-4 0-1 1-1 1-1 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 14Adlesh 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7Mobley 3-7 0-1 3-4 1-3 4 2 9 2 0 0 0 18TEAM 3-1 4 1 Totals 30-57 6-13 14-24 11-26 37 15 80 22 15 8 4 200

FG% 1st Half: 18-31 (.581) 2nd Half: 12-26 (.462) Game: 30-57 (.526) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-6 (.500) 2nd Half: 3-7 (.429) Game: 6-13 (.462)FT% 1st Half: 8-10 (.800) 2nd Half: 6-14 (.429) Game: 14-24 (.583)

TCU • 78 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINSamuel 8-13 0-0 1-3 2-9 11 0 17 1 4 2 2 34Bane 4-10 1-3 4-4 1-2 3 5 13 2 2 0 2 33Dennis 4-7 1-2 3-3 0-0 0 2 12 2 1 0 0 21Grayer 4-7 1-3 0-0 2-3 5 2 9 1 1 0 1 22Nembhard 4-15 0-4 3-3 0-2 2 0 11 4 2 0 2 35Farabello 3-5 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 8 4 0 0 1 15Fuller 0-3 0-2 2-2 0-1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 16Smith 2-7 0-2 0-0 3-3 6 3 4 3 0 0 2 18LeDee 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 6TEAM 4-0 4 Totals 29-67 5-19 15-17 13-21 34 19 78 19 12 3 10 200

FG% 1st Half: 16-35 (.457) 2nd Half: 13-32 (.406) Game: 29-67 (.433) 3FG% 1st Half: 2-10 (.200) 2nd Half: 3-9 (.333) Game: 5-19 (.263)FT% 1st Half: 0-0 (.---) 2nd Half: 15-17 (.882) Game: 15-17 (.882)

USC 47 33 – 80TCU 34 44 – 78

Offi cials: Keith Kimble, Gerry Pollard, Doug SirmonsTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 5,656

USC • 80TCU • 78

Dec. 6 • Dickies ArenaFort Worth, Texas

Nick Rakocevic tipped in a missed shot with 0.2 seconds remaining to give the Trojans an 80-78 win in the inaugural game at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Dec. 6. USC led most of the game, but after a layup by Kevin Samuel with 8 seconds remaining, the score was 78-all and Samuel had a FT attempt to put TCU ahead. He missed the FT which was rebounded by Rakocevic, who followed up Ethan Anderson’s driving layup attempt to give the Trojans the win. USC led 47-34 at halftime and built the lead to 18 points early in the half before TCU began to chip away. USC led 78-69 with 1:21 remaining, but Onyeka Okongwu and Jonah Mathews missed the front end of 1-and-1s, then Okongwu missed a pair of FTs with 17 seconds remaining, leaving the score at 78-76 USC, setting up the dramatics. Okongwu did have 2 key blocks in the fi nal 44 seconds and fi nished with 7 blocks and 13 points. Mathews led USC with 20 points and Rakocevic had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Anderson added 10 points and 8 assists. USC made 52.6 percent of its shots, its fi rst game this season shooting over 50 percent from the fl oor. USC made 6 of 14 FTs in the second half (42.9 percent) and 14 of 24 for the game (58.3 percent).

game • eleven

LONG BEACH STATE • 76 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMorgan 4-8 0-0 3-4 2-4 6 2 11 0 1 4 0 30Roberts 3-5 1-1 1-3 3-5 8 2 8 3 4 0 2 29De Geest 3-8 3-8 2-4 1-1 2 2 11 3 3 0 0 29Slater 6-11 2-4 1-1 2-2 4 3 15 2 1 0 1 30Hunter 7-13 4-8 0-0 2-4 6 4 18 3 4 0 3 34Carter III 3-9 0-5 0-0 0-1 1 1 6 2 1 0 1 19Griffi n 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 7Mansel 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 14Irish 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 8TEAM 1-2 3 Totals 29-61 11-28 7-12 12-23 35 15 76 16 17 4 8 200

FG% 1st Half: 13-30 (.433) 2nd Half: 16-31 (.516) Game: 29-61 (.475) 3FG% 1st Half: 6-14 (.429) 2nd Half: 5-14 (.357) Game: 11-28 (.393)FT% 1st Half: 2-4 (.500) 2nd Half: 5-8 (.625) Game: 7-12 (.583)

USC • 87 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 13-19 0-0 2-2 6-6 12 2 28 0 0 1 3 30Rakocevic 3-4 1-1 2-5 2-4 6 2 9 3 3 2 4 29Mathews 5-12 5-9 3-4 0-0 0 1 18 2 1 0 0 29Weaver 2-6 1-4 0-0 0-2 2 1 5 4 1 0 1 21Anderson 0-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 1 0 12 2 0 2 28Utomi 3-6 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 9 0 2 0 0 17Mobley 4-7 0-2 3-4 2-7 9 2 11 2 2 2 0 21Sturdivant 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 9Adlesh 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 11Agbonkpolo 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 5TEAM 2-1 3 Totals 33-67 11-26 10-15 15-24 39 12 87 25 13 5 12 200

FG% 1st Half: 16-35 (.457) 2nd Half: 17-32 (.531) Game: 33-67 (.493) 3FG% 1st Half: 7-17 (.412) 2nd Half: 4-9 (.444) Game: 11-26 (.423)FT% 1st Half: 1-2 (.500) 2nd Half: 9-13 (.692) Game: 10-15 (.667)

Long Beach St. 34 42 – 76USC 40 47 – 87

Offi cials: Randy McCall, Chris Rastatter, Larry SpauldingTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 4,275

Long Beach St. • 76USC • 87

Dec. 15 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

Onyeka Okongwu scored 24 of his 28 after halftime, including 16 of USC’s fi rst 17 after the break to lead the Trojans to an 87-76 win over Long Beach State on Dec. 15. Okongwu also had 12 rebounds and 3 steals. USC led 40-34 at the break and built the lead to as much as 15 after Jonah Mathews hit a 3-pointer for a 60-45 lead 6:30 into the second half. LBSU got no closer than 9 points the rest of the way. Mathews fi nished with 18 points, making 5 3-pointers. Isaiah Mobley added 11 points and 9 rebounds off the bench. Ethan Anderson didn’t score a point, but had a big impact with 12 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. USC made 49.3 percent of its shots, including 42.3 percent from 3-point range (11 of 26). USC’s 11 3-pointers made were a season-high to date. USC outrebounded LBSU 39-35 and outscored it 42-26 on points in the paint. USC also matched a season high to date with 12 steals. Long Beach State was led by Chance Hunter who fi nished with 18 points, 3 assists and 3 steals.

game • twelve

LSU • 68 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINDays 5-14 0-5 2-3 4-7 11 3 12 0 1 0 0 26Watford 7-15 0-2 3-7 5-5 10 2 17 4 1 2 0 36Williams 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 4 4 1 3 1 0 17Smart 2-13 1-6 0-0 0-1 1 2 5 4 2 0 1 29Mays 6-14 1-2 8-10 1-5 6 3 21 2 2 1 3 36Bishop 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Manning Jr. 3-6 1-1 0-0 0-2 2 3 7 1 3 1 0 25Graves 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Taylor 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-6 6 1 2 0 3 0 0 22Hyatt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Cooper 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1TEAM 2-1 3 Totals 25-68 3-18 15-22 13-30 43 20 68 12 15 5 4 200

FG% 1st Half: 14-37 (.378) 2nd Half: 11-31 (.355) Game: 25-68 (.368) 3FG% 1st Half: 2-10 (.200) 2nd Half: 1-8 (.125) Game: 3-18 (.167)FT% 1st Half: 5-7 (.714) 2nd Half: 10-15 (.667) Game: 15-22 (.682)

USC • 70 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 4-6 0-0 2-4 1-8 9 1 10 3 4 4 1 36Rakocevic 5-9 2-2 2-2 2-7 9 3 14 0 1 0 0 32Mathews 6-13 3-7 0-1 1-4 5 2 15 3 1 0 0 36Weaver 0-5 0-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16Anderson 3-10 2-6 3-4 0-1 1 3 11 6 3 1 2 23Sturdivant 3-6 2-4 0-0 0-2 2 0 8 2 2 0 1 17Utomi 3-7 2-6 2-2 1-5 6 4 10 1 4 2 0 26Adlesh 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2Mobley 1-4 0-2 0-1 1-4 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 12TEAM 1-1 2 Totals 25-61 11-31 9-14 7-33 40 20 70 17 16 8 6 200

FG% 1st Half: 11-33 (.333) 2nd Half: 14-28 (.500) Game: 25-61 (.410) 3FG% 1st Half: 4-17 (.235) 2nd Half: 7-14 (.500) Game: 11-31 (.355)FT% 1st Half: 2-5 (.400) 2nd Half: 7-9 (.778) Game: 9-14 (.643)

LSU 35 33 – 68USC 28 42 – 70

Offi cials: O’Landis Poole, Mike Scyphers, Chris RastatterTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 8,296

LSU • 68USC • 70

Dec. 21 • Staples CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

Basketball Hall of Fame ClassicUSC used a late 13-2 run to take the lead and held on for a 70-68 victory over LSU in the BHOF Classic at the Staples Center on Dec. 21. Trailing 57-53 with 7:27 remaining, USC went on its run fueled by a pair of 3-pointers at each end from Ethan Anderson, the fi nal one giving USC its biggest lead of 66-59 with 3:09 left. Over the next 2:58, USC only had a pair of FTs from Anderson along with 3 turnovers and 2 missed shots, so the lead shrunk to 68-66, before a layup by Onyeka Okongwu with 11 seconds remaining put the game away. Jonah Mathews, whose 3-pointer with 4:22 remaining gave USC the lead for good, led 5 Trojans in double fi gures with 15 points. Mathews missed the front end of a one-and-one with 4 seconds remaining to give LSU hope, but Javonte Smart’s desperation shot at the buzzer was blocked by Okongwu, his 4th block of the game. Nick Rakocevic had 14 points and 9 rebounds and Okongwu had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Anderson scored all 11 of his points in the 2nd half, while Daniel Utomi added 10 points. LSU jumped out to a 13-6 lead before Kyle Sturdivant scored 8 points off the bench during an 18-7 run to put the Trojans up 24-20 with 7:19 remaining before halftime. The game was tied at 28 when LSU scored the last 7 points of the fi rst half. USC was outrebounded 43-40 and outscored 42-22 on points in the paint. USC made 41.0 percent of its shots, including 50 percent of its shots from the fl oor and 3-point range in the second half. The Trojans held LSU to 36.8 percent shooting, 16.7 percent from 3-point range.

Page 16: USC Men’s Basketball ReleaseTODAY’S GAME - The USC Trojans (19-8, 8-6) will play at the Utah Runnin’ Utes (14-12, 5-9) at the Huntsman Center in SLC, Utah on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m

game • thirteen

FLORIDA GULF COAST • 58 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINHector 1-4 0-2 0-0 2-1 3 1 2 1 3 0 1 20Rainwater 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 4 4 0 0 0 2 10Catto 4-11 1-6 0-0 0-1 1 2 9 7 2 0 5 31Largie 2-4 2-3 0-0 1-3 4 1 6 2 3 0 3 19Gagliardi 3-9 3-9 1-3 1-1 2 0 10 0 2 0 1 24Rivers 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 8 0 1 0 0 12Scott 2-6 2-4 0-0 0-3 3 1 6 0 2 0 0 19Warren 3-8 0-2 0-3 1-0 1 3 6 3 2 0 1 28Samuels 2-4 1-2 0-0 1-3 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 20Thomas 1-6 0-0 0-0 4-4 8 0 2 3 1 0 1 17TEAM 1-2 3 3 Totals 24-59 9-28 1-6 11-21 32 17 58 16 19 0 14 200

FG% 1st Half: 13-32 (.406) 2nd Half: 11-27 (.407) Game: 24-59 (.407) 3FG% 1st Half: 4-16 (.250) 2nd Half: 5-12 (.417) Game: 9-28 (.321)FT% 1st Half: 1-4 (.250) 2nd Half: 0-2 (.000) Game: 1-6 (.167)

USC • 71 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMobley 2-4 0-0 4-9 4-3 7 2 8 0 3 1 1 28Rakocevic 7-10 2-2 3-5 1-12 13 2 19 3 2 1 3 34Mathews 4-10 1-7 1-1 0-1 1 1 10 2 3 0 1 31Weaver 1-4 1-2 4-4 0-3 3 0 7 2 4 0 1 22Anderson 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 2 2 4 1 2 22Sturdivant 2-5 0-2 0-0 0-3 3 0 4 5 0 0 0 18Utomi 4-10 3-7 2-2 1-2 3 0 13 0 1 0 1 23Adlesh 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11Agbonkpolo 3-4 0-1 2-2 3-1 4 0 8 2 0 0 0 11TEAM 1-0 1 1 Totals 24-52 7-23 16-23 10-27 37 6 71 17 18 3 11 200

FG% 1st Half: 12-28 (.429) 2nd Half: 12-24 (.500) Game: 24-52 (.462) 3FG% 1st Half: 4-15 (.267) 2nd Half: 3-8 (.375) Game: 7-23 (.304)FT% 1st Half: 7-13 (.538) 2nd Half: 9-10 (.900) Game: 16-23 (.696)

FGCU 31 27 – 58USC 35 36 – 71

Offi cials: Ryan Holmes, Larry Spaulding, Tommy NunezTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,871

FGCU • 58USC • 71

Dec. 29 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

Nick Rakocevic posted a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead USC to a 71-58 win over Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 29, the same school Andy Enfi eld began his head coaching career at and led to the 2013 Sweet 16. USC fi nished nonconference action 11-2, the third time in the last 18 seasons it began winning 11 or more of its fi rst 13 games. USC got off to a slow start, trailing 7-1 nearly 3 min-utes into the game, before a Jonah Mathews 3-pointer ignited an 11-0 run to take the lead for good. The Trojans led 35-31 at halftime while shooting 42.9 percent from the fi eld, but made 50 percent of its shots after the break to pull away. Daniel Utomi made 3 3-pointers and fi nished with 13 points and Jonah Mathews added 10 points. Max Agbonkpolo scored 8 points off the bench and Isaiah Mobley scored 8 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a start for leading scorer Onyeka Okongwu who missed the game with a sprained ankle. Both teams struggled holding onto the ball, as USC had 18 turnovers and FGCU 19. USC outrebounded FGCU 37-32, including 18-11 after halftime.

game • fourteen

USC • 65 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 12-14 0-0 3-4 4-8 12 3 27 1 5 3 0 34Rakocevic 1-6 0-1 0-0 0-10 10 3 2 1 1 2 0 24Mathews 1-7 1-3 7-9 0-2 2 1 10 4 1 0 1 36Weaver 4-5 0-0 0-1 0-4 4 1 8 1 3 0 0 25Anderson 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-0 1 4 2 3 5 0 1 16Sturdivant 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-4 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 12Utomi 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-3 3 2 4 0 3 0 0 15Mobley 3-6 0-1 1-2 1-2 3 1 7 0 0 1 0 19Agbonkpolo 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3Adlesh 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 16TEAM 0-6 6 1 Totals 23-45 1-7 18-24 6-40 46 17 65 11 20 8 3 200

FG% 1st Half: 11-22 (.500) 2nd Half: 12-23 (.522) Game: 23-45 (.511) 3FG% 1st Half: 0-3 (.000) 2nd Half: 1-4 (.250) Game: 1-7 (.143)FT% 1st Half: 9-11 (.818) 2nd Half: 9-13 (.692) Game: 18-24 (.750)

WASHINGTON STATE • 56 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINKunc 1-6 0-3 0-0 1-2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 25Pollard 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7Robinson 1-5 0-2 2-2 0-1 1 2 4 3 1 0 1 32Elleby 3-22 1-8 2-3 5-5 10 5 9 1 1 0 1 30Bonton 7-26 4-12 0-1 1-2 3 1 18 2 0 0 1 32Williams 1-4 0-1 0-0 2-1 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 19Miller 7-11 0-0 1-2 6-5 11 4 15 0 2 0 1 27Markovetskyy 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 9Rodman 1-3 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 19TEAM 4-0 4 Totals 22-79 6-28 6-10 20-19 39 19 56 8 6 0 4 200

FG% 1st Half: 10-41 (.244) 2nd Half: 12-38 (.316) Game: 22-79 (.278) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-14 (.214) 2nd Half: 3-14 (.214) Game: 6-28 (.214)FT% 1st Half: 4-6 (.667) 2nd Half: 2-4 (.500) Game: 6-10 (.600)

USC 31 34 – 65Washington St. 27 29 – 56

Offi cials: Tony Padilla, Gregory Nixon, Bob StaffenTechnical fouls: USC - None, WSU - WilliamsAttendance: 2,256

USC • 65Washington State • 56

Jan. 2 • Beasley ColiseumPullman, Wash.

Onyeka Okongwu scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead USC to a 65-56 win in its Pac-12 Conference opener at Wash-ington State on Jan. 2. The win was USC’s 6th straight and snapped WSU’s 6-game winning streak. Despite Okongwu’s 6th double-double of the season and USC leading for nearly the entire game, it wasn’t easy as the Trojans had to overcome their 20 turnovers and 20 offen-sive rebounds by WSU. USC’s defense was the key, holding WSU to 27.8 percent shoot-ing, including 21.4 percent from 3-point range. USC made 51.1 percent of its shots, going over 50 percent for the 2nd time this season. USC made a season-low one 3-pointer (1-for-7). USC used its height advantage for a 40-28 lead on points in the paint and a 46-39 lead in rebounds. Jonah Mathews was the only other Trojan in double fi gures with 10 points scored, 7 of those from the FT line. Isaac Bonton led WSU with 18 points, but was 7 of 26 from the fl oor. WSU leading scorer CJ Elleby was held to 9 points on 3-for-22 shooting. WSU took 34 more shots than USC (79 for 45). All 19 play-ers in the game scored at least one point. USC registered 8 blocks, including 3 by Okongwu and 2 by guard Quinton Adlesh which tied his career total coming into the game.

game • fi fteen

USC • 40 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 4-13 0-0 2-3 7-2 9 3 10 0 2 0 1 31Rakocevic 2-14 0-1 2-2 3-5 8 3 6 1 3 0 1 24Mathews 2-7 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 3 5 0 1 0 3 27Weaver 1-6 0-4 1-4 0-4 4 2 3 0 1 0 2 23Anderson 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-1 3 4 1 1 3 0 0 15Sturdivant 1-1 0-0 4-4 0-0 0 0 6 1 4 1 0 10Utomi 0-3 0-1 0-2 1-1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 19Adlesh 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 12Mobley 2-13 0-0 0-5 5-2 7 2 4 1 3 0 2 24London 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4Agbonkpolo 1-6 1-4 0-0 2-2 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 11TEAM 3-4 7 Totals 13-65 2-15 12-25 24-22 46 17 40 5 21 1 9 200

FG% 1st Half: 7-33 (.212) 2nd Half: 6-32 (.188) Game: 13-65 (.200) 3FG% 1st Half: 0-7 (.000) 2nd Half: 2-8 (.250) Game: 2-15 (.133)FT% 1st Half: 7-12 (.583) 2nd Half: 5-13 (.385) Game: 12-25 (.480)

WASHINGTON • 72 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMcDaniels 3-12 1-4 4-8 1-6 7 2 11 3 3 6 2 30Carter 3-8 2-5 1-2 2-4 6 3 9 1 2 4 2 32Wright 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 13Stewart 6-12 0-1 6-7 4-6 10 3 18 1 4 2 0 27Green 6-10 2-5 0-0 0-2 2 1 14 5 3 0 4 29Roberts 3-3 0-0 1-2 2-5 7 2 7 0 1 0 1 22Bey 2-4 0-2 0-0 0-3 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 11Hardy 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 8Crandall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Timmins 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 12Barnard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3Battle 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 6Penn-Johnson 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 4Rice 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2TEAM 0-1 1 Totals 27-58 6-21 12-19 11-31 42 19 72 13 18 12 14 200

FG% 1st Half: 13-28 (.464) 2nd Half: 14-30 (.467) Game: 27-58 (.466) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-9 (.333) 2nd Half: 3-12 (.250) Game: 6-21 (.286)FT% 1st Half: 6-13 (.462) 2nd Half: 6-6 (1.000) Game: 12-19 (.632)

USC 21 19 – 40Washington 35 37 – 72

Offi cials: Mike Reed, Michael Greenstein, Verne HarrisTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 8,774

USC • 40Washington • 72

Jan. 5 • Alaska Airlines ArenaSeattle, Wash.

USC posted season lows in shooting, 3-point shooting, FT percentage and turnovers and fell 72-40 at Washington on Jan. 5. USC had its 6-game winning streak snapped as it shot 20 percent from the fi eld, 13.3 percent from 3-point range and 48.0 percent from the FT line. The only Trojan scoring in double fi gures was Onyeka Okongwu with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Nick Rakocevic (2-for-14) and Isaiah Mobley (2-for-13) were a combined 4-for-27 (14.8 percent) and had 10 of their shots blocked. UW blocked 12 shots, the most by a USC opponent since Stanford set the opponent record with 19 on Jan. 25, 2007. The 40 points scored were USC’s fewest since scoring 39 in a 67-39 loss vs. Utah on Feb. 1, 2015, the lowest points scored in the Andy Enfi eld Era. USC’s 20 percent shooting was its worst since shooting 15.9 percent at Oregon on Feb. 3, 1956. USC fell behind 10-1 to start the game before a layup by Elijah Weaver gave USC its fi rst fi eld goal. USC cut the defi cit to 16-14 after a pair of FTs by Kyle Sturdivant with 8:22 remaining in the fi rst half, but would score 1 FG over the next 4 minutes to fall behind 25-16. USC trailed 35-21 at halftime and cut it to 41-29 3:30 into the 2nd half, but UW answered with an 11-0 run to put th game away.

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game • sixteen

USC • 74 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 2-3 0-0 0-1 2-0 2 4 4 0 1 3 0 24Rakocevic 6-11 0-1 5-9 4-10 14 3 17 2 1 3 0 36Mathews 5-8 2-3 4-4 0-2 2 3 16 3 0 0 1 33Utomi 4-9 3-7 2-3 1-2 3 1 13 1 1 0 0 31Anderson 6-9 1-1 1-2 0-5 5 3 14 3 5 0 1 34Mobley 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 13Sturdivant 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6Weaver 2-3 1-2 1-2 0-3 3 0 6 2 1 0 1 21Adlesh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2TEAM 0-4 4 Totals 27-47 7-14 13-21 7-28 35 18 74 11 13 7 4 200

FG% 1st Half: 11-24 (.458) 2nd Half: 16-23 (.696) Game: 27-47 (.574) 3FG% 1st Half: 2-6 (.333) 2nd Half: 5-8 (.625) Game: 7-14 (.500)FT% 1st Half: 9-12 (.750) 2nd Half: 4-9 (.444) Game: 13-21 (.619)

UCLA • 63 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINRiley 1-6 0-0 0-2 0-3 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 14Jaquez Jr. 3-6 1-3 0-0 1-0 1 2 7 0 0 0 1 20Smith 5-13 1-2 5-6 2-8 10 3 16 2 3 0 2 33Campbell 2-7 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 34Ali 3-8 0-0 4-4 1-0 1 2 10 1 1 1 0 21Hill 4-5 0-0 6-8 2-1 3 2 14 0 1 0 0 22Kyman 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8O’Neal 1-3 0-1 1-2 3-1 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 12Singleton 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6Bernard 1-6 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 17Olesinski 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 13TEAM 2-1 3 Totals 22-58 3-13 16-22 12-19 31 19 63 9 7 3 6 200

FG% 1st Half: 13-33 (.394) 2nd Half: 9-25 (.360) Game: 22-58 (.379) 3FG% 1st Half: 2-8 (.250) 2nd Half: 1-5 (.200) Game: 3-13 (.231)FT% 1st Half: 3-4 (.750) 2nd Half: 13-18 (.722) Game: 16-22 (.727)

USC 33 41 – 74UCLA 31 32 – 63

Offi cials: David Hall, Keith Kimble, Bob StaffenTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 13,659

USC • 74UCLA • 63

Jan. 11 • Pauley PavilionWestwood, Calif.

Nick Rakocevic posted a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds and Jonah Mathews added 16 points to lead USC to a 74-63 win at UCLA on Jan. 11. It was the fi rst win for the USC seniors at Pauley Pavilion and the fi rst for USC at UCLA since the 2016 season. USC led for all but 1:24 minutes in the game and took a 33-31 lead into halftime, led by Ethan Anderson who scored 12 of his career-high 14 points before the break. USC pulled away in the second half as it shot 69.6 percent after the break. USC outrebounded UCLA 18-11 in the second half and 35-31 for the game, the fi rst time all season the Bruins were beaten on the boards. USC outscored UCLA 36-26 on points in the paint and 12-3 on fastbreak points. Daniel Utomi made his fi rst start as a Trojan and scored 13 points while making 3 of 7 from 3-point range. USC made 57.4 percent of its shots, including 50 percent from 3-point range, while holding UCLA to 37.9 percent shooting, 23.1 percent from beyond the arc. Leading scoring Onyeka Okongwu saw limited action due to foul trouble and fi nished with 4 points and 2 rebounds, both season lows. Chris Smith led UCLA with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

game • seventeen

CALIFORNIA • 56 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINAnticevich 0-7 0-3 0-0 0-5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 30Thiemann 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-3 3 5 4 0 2 1 0 11Brown 0-4 0-4 1-4 0-2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 23South 5-12 2-7 0-1 2-0 2 0 12 0 1 0 3 26Bradley 5-13 2-6 1-1 0-5 5 4 13 1 1 0 1 25Kelly 1-3 0-1 2-2 1-4 5 2 4 4 1 1 0 24Thorpe 3-3 0-0 3-4 0-1 1 4 9 0 2 0 0 15Austin 2-10 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 6 1 1 0 2 20Kuany 1-2 0-1 2-4 1-1 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 17Klonaras 1-2 0-0 1-3 0-1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 7Orender 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2TEAM 1-1 2 Totals 20-59 5-25 11-22 5-23 28 25 56 8 10 2 7 200

FG% 1st Half: 9-30 (.300) 2nd Half: 11-29 (.379) Game: 20-59 (.339) 3FG% 1st Half: 4-15 (.267) 2nd Half: 1-10 (.100) Game: 5-25 (.200)FT% 1st Half: 3-6 (.500) 2nd Half: 8-16 (.500) Game: 11-22 (.500)

USC • 88 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 4-9 0-0 4-7 2-6 8 1 12 1 1 3 1 27Rakocevic 3-6 0-1 3-6 1-4 5 3 9 4 2 0 1 28Mathews 5-9 3-5 6-6 0-5 5 2 19 3 1 0 0 26Utomi 6-9 4-6 1-2 0-7 7 2 17 0 0 0 0 21Anderson 0-2 0-1 4-6 1-2 3 0 4 4 4 0 0 21Weaver 2-5 1-2 3-4 0-4 4 1 8 3 1 0 0 20Mobley 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-7 7 4 6 2 0 0 1 21Sturdivant 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-3 4 1 3 3 5 0 1 13Adlesh 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 14Agbonkpolo 2-3 2-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 8Lewis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1TEAM 1-1 2 Totals 26-52 14-23 22-33 6-39 45 17 88 21 14 3 5 200

FG% 1st Half: 13-23 (.565) 2nd Half: 13-29 (.448) Game: 26-52 (.500) 3FG% 1st Half: 6-8 (.750) 2nd Half: 8-15 (.533) Game: 14-23 (.609)FT% 1st Half: 9-14 (.643) 2nd Half: 13-19 (.684) Game: 22-33 (.667)

California 25 31 – 56USC 41 47 – 88

Offi cials: Michael Irving, Eric Curry, Ryan McDanielTechnical fouls: CAL-None, USC-AndersonAttendance: 4,312

California • 56USC • 88

Jan. 16 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

Jonah Mathews scored 19 points and Daniel Utomi added 17 to lead USC to an 88-56 win over California on Jan. 16. It was the Trojans’ biggest margin of victory over the Bears since winning by 33 on Jan. 14, 1972 (102-69) and its largest Pac-12 margin of victory since winning by 45 at Oregon St. on Jan. 6, 2007 (91-46). USC led 22-19 with 6:39 remaining in the fi rst half and fi nished with a 19-6 run to lead 41-25 at the break. Cal got no closer than 14 points in the second half. Quinton Adlesh hit a 3-pointer with 11 minutes remaining in the game to push the lead to 21 points and the Trojans maintained a lead of over 20 points the rest of the way. USC made 50 percent of its shots, including 60.9 percent from 3-point range, its highest since making 61.3 percent at Cal last season. Mathews was 3-for-5 from 3-point range & Utomi was 4-for-6. Utomi had season best in 3-pointers, points & tied his rebound high. USC held Cal to 33.9 percent shooting from the fl oor, including 20 percent from 3-point range. USC outrebounded Cal 45-28, its biggest advantage on the boards since outrebounding Santa Clara 52-27 on Dec. 14, 2017. USC had 21 assists on 26 baskets. Cal’s leading scorer Matt Bradley was held to 13 points, 11 in the fi rst 8 minutes of the game.

game • eighteen

STANFORD • 78 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINda Silva 9-13 1-1 2-4 3-6 9 5 21 3 4 2 2 35Jones 6-10 6-10 0-1 1-5 6 2 18 1 0 1 0 36Davis 1-8 0-1 1-2 0-1 1 3 3 5 3 0 1 40Wills 3-7 0-0 0-0 2-4 6 3 6 2 0 2 2 34Terry 5-13 2-5 4-4 0-2 2 5 16 6 4 0 1 43Kisunas 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 3 4 0 2 0 0 12Delaire 3-4 0-1 1-1 0-1 1 3 7 0 2 0 0 9White 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 10Keefe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6TEAM 1-1 2 2 Totals 30-61 10-20 8-14 9-22 31 26 78 18 17 5 6 225

FG% 1st H: 19-29 (.655) 2nd H: 8-23 (.348) OT: 3-9 (.333) G: 30-61 (.492) 3FG% 1st H: 6-9 (.667) 2nd H: 3-7 (.300) OT: 1-4 (.250) G: 10-20 (.500)FT% 1st H: 1-3 (.333) 2nd H: 5-8 (.625) OT: 2-3 (.667) G: 8-14 (.571)

USC • 82 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 8-11 0-0 6-7 4-5 9 5 22 3 4 4 0 35Rakocevic 0-7 0-0 4-4 4-3 7 1 4 1 1 1 0 33Mathews 6-18 2-8 5-7 3-2 5 1 19 3 3 1 3 42Utomi 1-6 1-4 4-6 2-4 6 1 7 1 3 0 0 35Anderson 5-9 1-2 0-1 0-1 1 5 11 4 0 1 1 40Weaver 4-9 1-5 4-5 1-0 1 0 13 0 2 0 0 18Adlesh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4Mobley 1-1 0-0 4-6 2-3 5 2 6 2 1 1 1 16Sturdivant 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2TEAM 1-2 3 Totals 25-62 5-19 27-36 18-20 38 16 82 14 14 8 5 225

FG% 1st H: 9-25 (.360) 2nd H: 13-30 (.433) OT: 3-7 (.429) G: 25-62 (.403) 3FG% 1st H: 0-3 (.000) 2nd H: 4-13 (.308) OT: 1-3 (.333) G: 5-19 (.263)FT% 1st H: 7-12 (.583) 2nd H: 14-18 (.778) OT: 6-6 (1.000) G: 27-36 (.750)

Stanford 45 24 9 – 78USC 25 44 13 – 82

Offi cials: Kevin Brill, Jim Schipper, Scott BrownTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 5,017

No. 25 Stanford • 78USC • 82 (OT)

Jan. 18 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

USC trailed by 21 early in the second half and by 5 with 15 seconds remaining, but somehow pulled out an epic 82-78 overtime win over Stanford on Jan. 18. The 21-point 2nd half defi cit overcome by USC set a Pac-12 record. USC defeated a ranked opponent for the fi rst time since beating No. 11 SMU on March 17, 2017. After Ethan Anderson stole the ball on a Stanford inbounds pass with 15 seconds left in regulation, Onyeka Okongwu tipped in a missed shot to cut it to 69-66 with 11 seconds remaining. Jonah Mathews stole the ensuing inbounds pass near halfcourt and hit Elijah Weaver on the wing for a 3-pointer. Weaver hit the shot while being fouled with 7 seconds remaining. He missed the FT and Stanford’s Spencer Jones had his long 3-pointer blocked at the buzzer by Anderson. In overtime, Weaver scored 8 of USC’s 13 points. Daniel Utomi hit a pair of FTs with 3 seconds left to clinch the comeback win. After Stanford made 65.5 percent of its shots in the fi rst half to take a 45-25 lead, it was held to 34.4 percent in the 2nd half and OT. Okongwu led USC with 22 points & 9 rebounds before fouling out in OT. Mathews scored 19, Weaver had 13 and Anderson added 11. USC’s comeback was greatly aided at the FT line where it made 20 of 24 shots (83.3 percent) in the 2nd half and OT. USC outrebounded Stanford 38-31.

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game • nineteen

USC • 70 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 7-13 0-0 9-10 7-7 14 1 23 1 1 6 0 46Rakocevic 1-6 0-0 6-8 1-5 6 3 8 1 2 1 0 36Mathews 4-12 3-6 2-2 1-0 1 5 13 1 3 0 1 32Utomi 3-10 2-8 2-2 0-4 4 3 10 0 1 0 0 43Anderson 1-7 0-0 1-3 1-2 3 2 3 4 3 0 0 42Weaver 2-5 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 4 4 1 5 0 0 11Sturdivant 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4Adlesh 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 11Mobley 2-5 0-0 1-1 3-2 5 2 5 2 0 1 1 17Agbonkpolo 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 8TEAM 0-5 5 Totals 21-62 6-19 22-28 14-28 42 22 70 10 18 9 3 250

FG% 1st H: 9-24 (.375) 2nd H: 11-29 (.379) OT: 1-9 (.111) G: 21-62 (.339) 3FG% 1st H: 3-7 (.429) 2nd H: 3-9 (.333) OT: 0-3 (.000) G: 6-19 (.316)FT% 1st H: 9-11 (.818) 2nd H: 7-8 (.875) OT: 6-9 (.667) G: 22-28 (.786)

OREGON • 79 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINJuiston 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-5 5 5 5 0 3 0 1 21Lawson 4-8 0-0 1-2 2-3 5 4 9 1 0 0 2 45Richardson 0-5 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 5 0 4 1 0 1 36Pritchard 8-20 1-4 7-8 1-1 2 1 24 7 2 1 2 46Duarte 9-20 3-6 9-13 3-8 11 0 30 0 1 2 8 46Walker 3-8 1-2 0-0 1-1 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 24Mathis 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-4 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 17Okoro 0-1 0-0 2-2 2-1 3 2 2 0 2 2 0 8Patterson 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 7TEAM 5-1 6 Totals 27-68 6-17 19-25 14-27 41 25 79 15 11 5 14 250

FG% 1st H: 13-27 (.481) 2nd H: 11-28 (.393) OT: 3-13 (.231) G: 27-68 (.397) 3FG% 1st H: 3-7 (.429) 2nd H: 1-6 (.167) OT: 2-4 (.500) G: 6-17 (.353)FT% 1st H: 3-7 (.429) 2nd H: 7-8 (.875) OT: 9-10 (.900) G: 19-25 (.760)

USC 30 32 5 3 – 70Oregon 32 30 5 12 – 79

Offi cials: Verne Harris, Mike Scyphers, Deron WhiteTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 7,497

USC • 70 (2 OT)No. 12/13 Oregon • 79

Jan. 23 • Matthew Knight ArenaEugene, Ore.

USC rallied from 11 back in the second half to force overtime, but fell 79-70 in double OT at No. 12/13 Oregon on Jan. 23. USC trailed 56-45 with 8 minutes remaining in regulation, then went on an 11-0 run to tie the game at 56-all with 5:22 remaining. After Payton Pritchard scored in the lane to give Oregon a 58-56 lead, Nick Rakocevic made a FT to cut it to 58-57, then with 2:17 remaining Rakocevic was fouled again and hit a pair of FTs to give USC a 59-58 lead. After an Oregon miss, Jonah Mathews hit a 3-pointer to put USC up 62-58 with 1:24 remaining. After a driving layup by C.J. Walker cut the lead to 2 points, Ethan Anderson missed a shot in the lane which led to a Prichard driving layup to tie the game at 62-all with 26 seconds remaining. USC turned the ball over, but Oregon could not score send-ing it to OT. Both teams scored 5 points in the OT period, but USC could manage only 3 FTs in the 2nd OT and fell 79-70, falling short of the upset and snapping Oregon’s 10-game home winning streak this season. Okongwu led USC with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 6 blocks. Chris Duarte led Oregon with 30 points. USC made 33.9 percent of its shots and held Oregon to 39.7 percent shooting, including 34.1 percent in the 2nd half and OT. USC had 18 turnovers which led to a 23-14 Oregon advantage on points off turnovers. USC played back-to-back OT games for the fi rst time since Jan. 26 and Jan. 30, 2014.

game • twenty

USC • 75 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 7-8 0-0 4-5 0-8 8 3 18 3 2 2 2 26Rakocevic 4-7 1-1 1-1 1-3 4 2 10 1 1 2 1 29Mathews 6-12 3-7 1-2 0-2 2 3 16 1 1 0 2 37Utomi 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 17Anderson 5-7 0-0 1-3 1-5 6 3 11 6 1 0 1 32Weaver 6-7 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 13 4 3 0 1 22Sturdivant 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7Mobley 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-5 5 3 4 3 2 0 1 24Agbonkpolo 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Adlesh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3TEAM 1-1 2 Totals 31-48 6-15 7-11 3-25 28 17 75 20 11 4 9 200

FG% 1st Half: 15-26 (.577) 2nd Half: 16-22 (.727) Game: 31-48 (.646) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-10 (.300) 2nd Half: 3-5 (.600) Game: 6-15 (.400)FT% 1st Half: 3-5 (.600) 2nd Half: 4-6 (.667) Game: 7-11 (.636)

OREGON STATE • 55 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINTinkle 6-16 2-6 3-4 2-3 5 3 17 3 3 0 2 36Kelley 3-7 0-0 4-5 3-1 4 2 10 1 0 0 1 31Silva 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 11Thompson 3-13 1-6 1-2 1-4 5 0 8 3 5 0 3 39Reichle 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-4 4 1 5 3 2 0 0 30Hollins 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11Lucas 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4Dastrup 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Hunt 2-6 1-4 1-2 0-1 1 3 6 1 1 0 0 24Vernon 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 8Miller-Moore 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3TEAM 3-0 3 Totals 20-54 6-22 9-13 10-15 25 13 55 11 13 0 6 200

FG% 1st Half: 9-28 (.321) 2nd Half: 11-26 (.423) Game: 20-54 (.370) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-11 (.273) 2nd Half: 3-11 (.100) Game: 6-22 (.273)FT% 1st Half: 7-9 (.778) 2nd Half: 2-4 (.500) Game: 9-13 (.692)

USC 36 39 – 75Oregon 28 27 – 55

Offi cials: Gregory Nixon, Bob Staffen, D.G. NelsonTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 6,526

USC • 75Oregon State • 55

Jan. 25 • Gill ColiseumCorvallis, Ore.

Onyeka Okongwu scored 18 points which included 3 monstrous dunks and USC had its best shooting performance since 2007 to cruise to a 75-55 win at Oregon State on Jan. 25. USC made 64.6 percent of its shots in the game, its best performance since making 68.1 percent vs. Delaware State on Dec. 17, 2007. USC never trailed in the game and jumped out to a 22-point lead with 7 minutes to go in the 1st half at 30-8, but the Beavers cut the defi cit to 8 by halftime (36-28). After OSU cut it to 46-40 with 12:54 remaining in the second half, USC called a timeout and responded with a 14-0 run over the next 5 minutes to put the game away. Joining Okongwu scoring in double fi gures were Jonah Mathews with 16, Elijah Weaver with 13, Ethan Anderson with 11 and Nick Rakocevic with 10. USC made 72.7 percent of its shots in the second half, missing only 6 times. The Trojans held OSU to 37.0 shooting in the game and outscored them 44-28 on points in the paint. The 20-point margin of victory was USC’s biggest in Corvallis since winning by 24 points in the 2008 season and only the third victory in the last 11 trips to Oregon State.

game • twenty-one

UTAH • 52 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINAllen 5-20 0-4 3-4 3-6 9 2 13 3 2 0 3 38Battin 3-7 2-5 2-2 1-8 9 1 10 2 0 0 2 31Carlson 5-8 0-0 1-4 2-1 3 2 11 0 2 1 1 23Brenchley 2-5 2-4 0-0 2-3 5 5 6 2 1 0 2 39Jones 2-9 2-7 4-5 0-3 3 3 10 3 6 0 1 40Thioune 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8Jantunen 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 17Plummer 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4TEAM 3-0 3 Totals 18-55 6-21 10-15 12-24 36 16 52 10 14 1 9 200

FG% 1st Half: 10-26 (.385) 2nd Half: 8-29 (.276) Game: 18-55 (.327) 3FG% 1st Half: 5-10 (.500) 2nd Half: 1-11 (.091) Game: 6-21 (.286)FT% 1st Half: 4-5 (.800) 2nd Half: 6-10 (.600) Game: 10-15 (.667)

USC • 56 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 4-9 0-0 3-4 2-9 11 4 11 1 1 4 1 33Rakocevic 7-12 1-2 1-2 4-11 15 1 16 0 3 1 1 35Mathews 2-9 1-5 8-8 0-2 2 1 13 2 1 1 1 35Utomi 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 20Anderson 1-6 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 29Sturdivant 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4Weaver 5-8 2-4 2-2 0-0 0 1 14 2 1 0 0 27Mobley 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 11Adlesh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Agbonkpolo 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2TEAM 1-1 2 Totals 19-51 4-17 14-16 9-25 34 16 56 9 11 9 5 200

FG% 1st Half: 8-23 (.348) 2nd Half: 11-28 (.393) Game: 19-51 (.373) 3FG% 1st Half: 1-8 (.125) 2nd Half: 3-9 (.333) Game: 4-17 (.235)FT% 1st Half: 6-7 (.857) 2nd Half: 8-9 (.889) Game: 14-16 (.875)

Utah 29 23 – 52USC 23 33 – 56

Offi cials: Kevin Brill, Paul Szelc, John GaffneyTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 4,478

Utah • 52USC • 56

Jan. 30 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

Nick Rakocevic had a go-ahead tip-in with 20 seconds remaining and USC overcame a 9-point second-half defi cit to win 56-52 on Jan. 30. USC earned its fi rst lead of the game at 41-40 on a driving layup by Elijah Weaver with 7:21 remaining. Weaver, who fi nished with 14 points, hit a 3-pointer with 5 minutes remaining to give USC its biggest lead of the game at 46-42. Utah fought back and took a 2-point lead at 52-50 with 1:04 remaining. Jonah Mathews hit 2 FT to tie the game with 55 seconds left in the game. After Branden Carlson miss a pair of FTs, Rakocevic tipped in an Onyeka Okongwu miss to put USC ahead for good. Okongwu then stuffed a Timmy Al-len shot, was fouled and hit 2 FT for the fi nal margin, matching its biggest lead of the game. Rakocevic with 16 points and 15 rebounds and Okongwu with 11 points and 11 rebounds both had a double-doubles. Mathews fi nished with 13 points, going 8-for-8 from the FT line. USC started out 2 of 12 shooting, including 0-for-5 from 3-point range and trailed 14-4 early and 29-23 at halftime. USC ended up shooting 37.3 percent from the fi eld, but held Utah to 32.7 percent shooting. USC won for the 17th time in 21 games, matching its best 21-game start over the last 46 seasons (also done in 1992 and 2017). There was a tribute before the game for Kobe Bryant and the 8 other pas-sengers killed in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26.

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game • twenty-two

COLORADO • 78 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINBattey 4-9 1-1 0-0 1-3 4 4 9 1 1 0 0 22Gatling 2-4 1-3 2-2 0-1 1 1 7 3 1 1 0 21Bey 6-9 2-2 2-4 0-7 7 4 16 0 2 2 2 26Schwartz 4-10 1-5 3-3 1-3 4 0 12 1 1 0 1 32Wright 3-7 0-1 6-6 2-4 6 2 12 8 3 0 4 36Kountz 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Siewert 5-6 2-3 0-0 0-3 3 0 12 0 0 0 0 24Walton 1-2 1-1 2-2 1-2 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 8Parquet 2-4 1-3 0-0 1-4 5 4 5 1 1 1 1 27TEAM 0-0 0 1 Totals 27-52 9-19 15-17 6-27 33 16 78 14 10 4 8 200

FG% 1st Half: 12-28 (.429) 2nd Half: 15-24 (.625) Game: 27-52 (.519) 3FG% 1st Half: 4-9 (.444) 2nd Half: 5-10 (.500) Game: 9-19 (.474)FT% 1st Half: 5-5 (1.000) 2nd Half: 10-12 (.833) Game: 15-17 (.882)

USC • 57 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 3-8 0-0 5-6 2-8 10 2 11 1 1 0 0 31Rakovevic 3-8 0-2 0-0 2-5 7 3 6 1 2 0 0 27Mathews 4-15 2-5 1-2 0-1 1 3 11 3 2 0 1 36Utomi 3-4 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 8 0 0 0 1 24Anderson 1-5 0-0 0-0 1-5 6 3 2 4 3 0 1 23Weaver 3-8 0-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 19Mobley 5-8 1-2 1-1 1-0 1 3 12 0 0 0 0 22Adlesh 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10Agbonkpolo 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8TEAM 1-0 1 Totals 22-58 5-16 8-11 7-20 27 17 57 10 11 0 4 200

FG% 1st Half: 9-29 (.310) 2nd Half: 13-29 (.448) Game: 22-58 (.379) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-12 (.250) 2nd Half: 2-4 (.500) Game: 5-16 (.313)FT% 1st Half: 3-4 (.750) 2nd Half: 5-7 (.714) Game: 8-11 (.727)

Colorado 33 45 – 78USC 24 33 – 57

Offi cials: Verne Harris, John Higgins, Tony PadillaTechnical fouls: COL - Bey, USC - NoneAttendance: 5,736

No. 20/21 Colorado • 78USC • 57

Feb. 1 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

USC allowed an opponent to shoot over 50 percent for the fi rst time this season and lost 78-57 to No. 20/21 Colorado on Feb. 1, losing out on a chance to take over sole possession of fi rst place in the Pac-12. USC led 14-13 seven minutes into the game, but Colorado went on a 13-3 run to take a 26-17 lead and never looked back. USC trailed 33-24 at half-time and after Colorado began the second half on a 17-4 run to make it a 22-point defi cit at 50-28, USC got no closer than 18 points the rest of the way. USC made 37.9 percent of its shots in the game, while Colorado made 51.9 percent, including 62.5 percent in the second half. The Buffaloes were also hot from beyond the arc, making 47.4 percent of its shots (9-for-19). Isaiah Mobley led USC with 12 points and Onyeka Okongwu had a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds. USC did not record a block in the game for the fi rst time this season and fi rst time since Dec. 29, 2017 vs. Washington. USC had its fi ve-game home winning streak snapped. The 21-point loss was the biggest margin in a home loss since falling 67-39 vs. Utah on Feb. 1, 2015.

game • twenty-three

USC • 80 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMobley 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 14Okongwu 7-11 0-0 9-10 6-2 8 3 23 2 1 2 2 37Utomi 7-10 4-7 4-4 0-3 3 4 22 1 2 0 0 28Adlesh 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 13Anderson 3-6 1-3 1-5 0-1 1 1 8 2 2 0 0 22Mathews 2-10 1-5 1-1 1-1 2 3 6 1 1 0 1 29Weaver 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 22Rakocevic 8-11 0-1 2-2 1-6 7 5 18 1 2 1 0 22Sturdivant 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 13TEAM 1-2 3 1 Totals 28-56 6-17 18-24 9-21 30 27 80 15 12 3 3 200

FG% 1st Half: 12-26 (.462) 2nd Half: 16-30 (.533) Game: 28-56 (.500) 3FG% 1st Half: 2-7 (.286) 2nd Half: 4-10 (.400) Game: 6-17 (.353)FT% 1st Half: 7-13 (.538) 2nd Half: 11-11 (1.000) Game: 18-24 (.750)

ARIZONA • 85 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINGettings 5-7 1-1 1-2 5-3 8 3 12 1 1 1 0 25Nnaji 6-13 0-0 6-8 0-11 11 3 18 2 1 0 1 35Green 6-11 2-6 4-6 2-2 4 3 18 2 0 0 3 36Mannion 3-10 2-7 12-18 1-2 3 2 20 7 4 0 1 35Smith 1-5 0-3 3-4 1-1 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 23Baker Jr. 1-5 0-4 0-0 1-2 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 19Lee 4-5 0-0 2-2 1-0 1 1 10 0 0 1 0 17Hazzard 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8Koloko 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2TEAM 1-0 1 Totals 26-57 5-22 28-40 12-22 34 18 85 16 6 2 6 200

FG% 1st Half: 16-34 (.471) 2nd Half: 10-23 (.435) Game: 26-57 (.456) 3FG% 1st Half: 4-14 (.286) 2nd Half: 1-8 (.125) Game: 5-22 (.227)FT% 1st Half: 7-9 (.778) 2nd Half: 21-31 (.677) Game: 28-40 (.700)

USC 33 47 – 80Arizona 43 42 – 85

Offi cials: David Hall, Randy McCall, Deron WhiteTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 13,816

USC • 80No. 23 Arizona • 85

Feb. 6 • McKale CenterTucson, Ariz.

Onyeka Okongwu scored 23 and Daniel Utomi a season-high 22 points but USC’s comeback fell short in an 85-80 loss at Arizona on Feb. 6. USC trailed 43-33 at halftime and after Arizona made 7 of its fi rst 11 shots of the second half, the lead had swelled to 63-43. USC started to chip away behind Utomi and Nick Rakocevic who had 17 and 14 points respectively in the second half. USC also turned up the defense holding Arizona without a FG over the fi nal 8:20, but the Wildcats were camped at the foul line making 21 of their 42 second-half points at the charity stripe. USC cut the defi cit to 81-77 with 40 seconds remaining on a Utomi 3-pointer, then Dylan Smith hit 1 of 2 FT to make it 82-77. After a Jonah Mathews miss, Josh Green hit 1 of 2 FTs to make 83-77 with10 seconds left. Mathews then hit a 3-pointer with 5 seconds remaining, but Nico Mannion hit a pair of FT for the fi nal margin. USC made 53.3 percent of its shots in the second half to fi nish at 50 percent for the game, its fi rst loss this season when shooting 50 percent or more (5-1). USC held Arizona to 43.5 percent in the second half and 45.6 percent for the game to fall to 16-1 this season when outshooting its opponent. Arizona took a USC opponent high 40 FTs, 16 more than USC, and outscored the Trojans by 10 points at the line. The 27 fouls called on USC matched a season high. USC was outscored 18-5 on points off turnovers.

game • twenty-four

USC • 64 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 2-3 0-0 1-2 3-3 6 3 5 1 4 4 2 27Rakocevic 4-8 0-0 0-0 4-8 12 4 8 1 5 2 2 28Mathews 8-18 5-9 1-2 0-3 3 3 22 1 3 2 1 37Utomi 4-11 1-6 6-7 3-4 7 0 15 2 1 0 2 31Anderson 4-6 2-2 2-6 1-3 4 4 12 3 4 0 2 33Sturdivant 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6Weaver 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 9Adlesh 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4Mobley 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 19Agbonkpolo 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 6TEAM 1-2 3 Totals 23-55 8-20 10-17 13-29 42 19 64 11 24 9 9 200

FG% 1st Half: 16-34 (.471) 2nd Half: 7-21 (.333) Game: 23-55 (.418) 3FG% 1st Half: 6-14 (.429) 2nd Half: 2-6 (.333) Game: 8-20 (.400)FT% 1st Half: 2-3 (.667) 2nd Half: 8-14 (.571) Game: 10-17 (.588)

ARIZONA STATE • 66 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMitchell 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 14Lawrence 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-3 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 13White 2-8 0-0 3-3 5-5 10 3 7 0 3 2 3 29Martin 7-18 2-7 6-6 1-4 5 2 22 3 6 0 2 32Edwards 3-13 3-10 2-4 2-2 4 4 11 0 2 0 2 30House 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-5 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 13Verge Jr. 5-13 2-3 4-5 0-1 1 1 16 0 1 0 2 32Thomas 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 11Graham 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 11Cherry 0-5 0-1 1-2 4-2 6 3 1 0 0 0 2 15TEAM 3-1 4 Totals 21-67 8-25 16-20 17-25 42 17 66 7 16 5 12 200

FG% 1st Half: 12-35 (.343) 2nd Half: 9-32 (.281) Game: 21-67 (.313) 3FG% 1st Half: 4-14 (.286) 2nd Half: 4-11 (.364) Game: 8-25 (.320)FT% 1st Half: 4-5 (.800) 2nd Half: 12-15 (.800) Game: 16-20 (.800)

USC 40 24 – 64Arizona State 32 34 – 66

Offi cials: Michael Greenstein, Bob Staffen Larry SpaldingTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 9,628

USC • 64Arizona State • 66

Feb. 8 • Desert Financial ArenaTempe, Ariz.

Arizona State scored the last 7 points over the fi nal 2:22 to defeat USC 66-64 on Feb. 8. Remy Martin banked in a long 2-pointer which agonizingly rolled around the rim 3 times before falling through to give ASU the lead with 19 seconds remaining. Jonah Mathews contested 3-pointer at the buzzer was ruled as a block and not a foul, allowing ASU come away with the win. With USC leading 64-59, Allonzo Verge Jr. was fouled and made a pair of FTs. Following a USC turnover, Martin was allegedly fouled on a 3-pointer and made 3 FTs to tie the game at 64-all with 2:15 left. Neither team scored again until the game-winning shot. USC was 0-for-1 from the fi eld, 0-for-2 from the line and had a TO in that stretch. Just before Nick Rakocevic secured the rebound on a second ASU miss with 34 seconds remain-ing, offi cials ruled it a jump ball, awarded to ASU to set up the winning shot. Martin’s shot was the fi rst ASU fi eld goal since the 11:28 mark of the second half, as they had made only 8 FTs in that stretch which had allowed USC to comeback from 4-points down. USC held ASU to 31.3 percent shooting for the game and 28.1 percent in the second half. USC made 41.8 percent of its shots, but only 33.3 percent in the second half. USC led 40-32 at the break. Jonah Mathews scored 17 of his team-high 22 points in the fi rst half. Daniel Utomi added 15 points and Ethan Anderson 12. USC com-mitted 24 turnovers, its most in a game since having 25 vs. Sacramento St. on Dec. 8, 2009.

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game • twenty-fi ve

WASHINGTON • 56 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINCarter 3-11 1-6 1-2 2-1 3 2 8 6 2 1 1 36Wright 2-7 2-5 0-0 1-3 4 2 6 2 2 0 1 24Stewart 5-9 0-1 3-3 2-9 11 1 13 0 2 4 0 35Bey 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14Tsohonis 0-6 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 24McDaniels 7-14 3-7 2-2 2-10 12 2 19 1 1 1 0 32Battle 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 7Hardy 2-6 2-4 0-0 0-2 2 1 6 1 1 0 1 11Timmins 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5Roberts 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 12TEAM 0-0 0 Totals 21-60 8-30 6-7 8-30 38 13 56 14 11 7 4 200

FG% 1st Half: 13-29 (.448) 2nd Half: 8-31 (.258) Game: 21-60 (.350) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-12 (.333) 2nd Half: 5-18 (.278) Game: 8-30 (.267)FT% 1st Half: 1-1 (1.000) 2nd Half: 5-6 (.833) Game: 6-7 (.857)

USC • 62 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMobley 4-7 0-0 2-4 4-3 7 2 10 4 1 0 1 33Rakocevic 9-17 0-0 1-1 3-6 9 4 19 4 1 1 2 36Mathews 5-13 4-10 2-3 0-4 4 1 16 3 1 0 2 37Utomi 2-10 0-6 3-4 2-3 5 0 7 1 2 0 1 30Anderson 0-5 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 13Weaver 2-5 0-1 0-1 0-6 6 2 4 2 0 0 0 26Adlesh 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7Agbonkpolo 2-8 2-5 0-0 0-3 3 0 6 2 0 0 0 18TEAM 5-1 6 Totals 24-67 6-24 8-13 16-29 45 10 62 18 6 1 6 200

FG% 1st Half: 9-33 (.273) 2nd Half: 15-34 (.441) Game: 24-67 (.358) 3FG% 1st Half: 2-11 (.182) 2nd Half: 4-13 (.308) Game: 6-24 (.250)FT% 1st Half: 5-6 (.833) 2nd Half: 3-7 (.429) Game: 8-13 (.615)

Washington 30 26 – 56USC 25 37 – 62

Offi cials: Michael Irving, Kevin Brill, Frank Harvey IIITechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 4,765

Washington • 56USC • 62

Feb. 13 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

Nick Rakocevic had 19 points and 9 rebounds while Jonah Mathews scored 16 and hit 4 3-pointers as USC defeated Washington, 62-56, to snap a 3-game losing streak on Feb. 13. The win avenged the Trojans’ 72-40 loss in Se-attle on Jan. 5 and also ended USC’s 4-game head-to-head skid against the Huskies. USC trailed 30-25 at halftime after shooting 27.3 percent before the break, but started the second half on a 9-0 run to take the lead. UW responded with a 12-5 run to retake the lead at 42-39 with 12:37 remaining. USC then took control of the game by outscoring the Huskies 19-6 and outrebounding them 13-8 over the next 9:50 to open up a 10-point lead at 58-48 with 2:47 remaining to secure the win. Onyeka Okongwu (concussion) and Kyle Sturdivant (bereavement) did not play and Ethan Ander-son left the game early in the second half with a left knee contusion. Isaiah Mobley started in Okongwu’s place and had 10 points and seven rebounds. USC shot just 35.8 percent from the fi eld, but held UW to 35.0 percent shooting, including 25.8 percent in the second half. USC had a season-low 6 turnovers, one game after committing 24 at ASU, its most in a game since the 2009 season. USC had 18 as-sists on 24 baskets and improved to 10-0 this season when registering 17 or more assists. There was a jersey recognition ceremony at half time for DeMar DeRozan.

game • twenty-six

WASHINGTON STATE • 51 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINPollard 1-4 0-2 0-0 2-0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 23Miller 1-4 1-2 3-4 1-1 2 2 6 0 1 0 0 15Robinson 1-7 1-5 0-0 0-3 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 24Elleby 7-18 2-8 6-8 2-11 13 2 22 1 5 1 5 35Williams 4-13 0-2 2-2 1-4 5 2 10 3 4 0 0 28Cannon 2-4 0-1 0-0 3-2 5 3 4 0 0 0 1 23Markovetskyy 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6Rapp 2-6 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 22Rodman 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4Kunc 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11Henson 0-4 0-4 0-2 0-2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9TEAM 1-0 1 Totals 18-63 4-28 11-18 11-27 38 16 51 6 11 3 6 200

FG% 1st Half: 8-30 (.267) 2nd Half: 10-33 (.303) Game: 18-63 (.286) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-14 (.214) 2nd Half: 1-14 (.071) Game: 4-28 (.143)FT% 1st Half: 2-2 (1.000) 2nd Half: 9-16 (.563) Game: 11-18 (.611)

USC • 70 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINMobley 4-8 0-1 1-2 3-8 11 3 9 0 4 2 0 31Rakocevic 3-11 0-1 0-0 2-8 10 5 6 2 1 2 1 27Mathews 3-7 0-1 1-3 1-3 4 1 7 1 3 0 4 30Utomi 8-15 5-10 2-2 1-5 6 1 23 4 0 0 0 32Anderson 5-9 2-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 12 5 2 0 0 27Weaver 4-5 2-2 1-3 0-2 2 1 11 1 2 0 0 22Agbonkpolo 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 17Adlesh 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 10Lewis 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2London 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2TEAM 1-3 4 Totals 28-62 9-18 5-11 10-35 45 17 70 15 13 4 7 200

FG% 1st Half: 13-34 (.382) 2nd Half: 15-28 (.536) Game: 28-62 (.452) 3FG% 1st Half: 2-8 (.250) 2nd Half: 7-10 (.700) Game: 9-18 (.500)FT% 1st Half: 2-2 (1.000) 2nd Half: 3-9 (.333) Game: 5-11 (.455)

Washington State 21 30 – 51USC 30 40 – 70

Offi cials: Chris Rastatter, Bill Vinovich, Coban LopezTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 4,057

Washington State • 51USC • 70

Feb. 15 • Galen CenterLos Angeles, Calif.

Daniel Utomi scored a season-best 23 points to lead USC to a 70-51 home win vs. Wash-ington State on Feb. 15. The Cougars scored the fi rst 8 points of the game, making a pair of 3-pointers and a jumper in the paint without a miss to force a USC timeout with at the 18:33 mark. USC quickly responded with a basket by Utomi in the paint, a jumper by Isaiah Mobley and a layup by Jonah Mathews to cut it an 8-6 defi cit just over a minute later. USC tied it at 17-all on a 3-pointer by Elijah Weaver at the 9:34 mark of the fi rst half and never trailed again. USC led 30-21 at halftime. Utomi also made a season-best 5 of 10 3-pointers and USC fi nished 9 of 18 from beyond the arc, including making 70 percent from long-rance in the second half (7 of 10). USC made 45.2 percent of its shots overall, including 53.6 percent in the second half. USC held WSU to 28.6 percent shooting, including 14.3 percent from 3-point range. Ethan Anderson added 12 and Weaver 11, while Mobley scored 9 and grabbed 11 rebounds. USC outrebounded WSU 45-38, outscored them 34-20 in the paint and outscored them 23-12 on fastbreak points. USC ran its winning streak against WSU to eight games. For the second consecutive game Onyeka Okongwu (concussion) and Kyle Sturdivant (bereavement) did not play.

game • twenty-seven

USC • 66 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINOkongwu 10-13 0-0 1-1 3-2 5 2 21 0 1 1 4 31Rakocevic 6-13 0-0 2-3 6-5 11 4 14 0 1 0 2 30Mathews 7-11 1-3 2-2 0-2 2 3 17 0 0 0 3 39Utomi 3-7 1-2 3-4 0-4 4 1 10 1 2 0 0 35Anderson 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 22Weaver 2-11 0-5 0-0 0-2 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 23Mobley 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-5 5 3 0 1 2 1 1 18Agbonkpolo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2TEAM 2-0 2 Totals 28-61 2-11 8-10 11-21 32 16 66 9 9 2 10 200

FG% 1st Half: 13-35 (.371) 2nd Half: 15-26 (.577) Game: 28-61 (.459) 3FG% 1st Half: 0-5 (.000) 2nd Half: 2-6 (.333) Game: 2-11 (.182)FT% 1st Half: 3-4 (.750) 2nd Half: 5-6 (.833) Game: 8-10 (.800)

COLORADO • 70 REB Player FG 3FG FT O-D-TOT F TP A TO B S MINBattey 0-2 0-1 1-2 2-3 5 5 1 3 3 0 0 22Gatling 5-8 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 13 0 1 1 1 22Bey 5-10 1-2 3-3 5-6 11 2 14 3 5 1 1 32Schwartz 4-8 3-6 0-0 0-3 3 0 11 2 0 0 1 30Wright 7-13 0-4 1-2 1-5 6 2 15 7 5 0 0 35Siewart 4-8 3-5 0-1 0-1 1 0 11 1 0 0 0 24Parquet 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-3 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 17Daniels 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10Kountz 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5Walton 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3TEAM 4-1 5 Totals 27-57 11-26 5-8 12-23 35 12 70 16 15 3 3 200

FG% 1st Half: 10-29 (.345) 2nd Half: 17-28 (.607) Game: 27-57 (.474) 3FG% 1st Half: 3-12 (.250) 2nd Half: 8-14 (.571) Game: 11-26 (.423)FT% 1st Half: 3-4 (.750) 2nd Half: 2-4 (.500) Game: 5-8 (.625)

USC 29 37 – 66Colorado 26 44 – 70

Offi cials: Gregory Nixon, Deldre Carr, Jim SchipperTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 10,027

USC • 66No. 18 Colorado • 70

Feb. 20 • CU Events CenterBoulder, Colo.

Colorado used some very hot second-half shooting to defeat USC 70-66 in Boulder, Colo. on Feb. 20. USC got off to a fast start and opened up a 22-8 lead 12 and a half minutes into the game, but Colorado regrouped and cut their defi cit to 29-26 at halftime. The Buffaloes then came out smoking from the locker room, making 11 of their fi rst 15 shots after break, including 7 of 9 from 3-point range to take a 12-point lead at 56-44 at the 10:28 mark of the second half. It was USC’s turn to mount a comeback and they whittled the lead down to 3 when Jonah Mathews hit a 3-pointer with 2:08 remaining to make it 67-64. After an of-fensive foul on Evan Battey, Onyeka Okongwu had an offensive rebound and dunk to cut it to 67-66 with 1:36 remaining. McKinley Wright then hit a fl oater in the lane to make it 69-66 with 1:20 remaining. After a missed jumper by Elijah Weaver and a missed FT by Lucas Siewert on the front end of a 1-and-1, Daniel Utomi was called for a traveling violation while trying to hit a tying 3-pointer with 7 seconds remaining. Wright then his 1 of 2 FT for the fi nal margin. USC was only 2 of 11 from 3-point range, while Colorado made 11 of 26. Colorado made 60.7 percent of its second-half shots, including 57.1 from 3-point range (8 of 14). USC made 57.7 percent of its second-half shots. Onyeka Onkongwu had 21 points in his fi rst game back after 2 games in concussion protocol and Jonah Mathews scored 17. Nick Rakocevic had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

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2019 • 2020 USC Roster• NUMERICALNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 0 Talin Lewis G 6-4 180 So. 7/17/00 Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian) 1 Kyle Sturdivant G 6-3 200 Fr. 12/29/00 Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS) 2 Jonah Mathews G 6-3 205 Sr. 2/10/98 Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica HS) 3 Elijah Weaver G 6-6 210 So. 12/30/98 Cocoa, Fla. (Rockledge HS) 4 Daniel Utomi G 6-6 225 Sr.* 3/7/97 Houston, Texas (Westside HS/Akron)10 Quinton Adlesh G 6-1 200 Sr.* 10/2/96 Arroyo Grande, Calif. (Mission College Prep/Columbia)14 McKay Anderson G 6-5 190 Sr. 11/30/94 La Canada, Calif. (La Verne Lutheran/SUU/PCC)15 Isaiah Mobley F 6-10 235 Fr. 9/24/99 Murrieta, Calif. (Rancho Christian HS)20 Ethan Anderson G 6-1 210 Fr. 11/24/99 Los Angeles, Calif. (Fairfax HS)21 Onyeka Okongwu F 6-9 245 Fr. 12/11/00 Chino, Calif. (Chino Hills HS)22 Drake London G 6-5 205 Fr. 7/24/01 Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS)23 Max Agbonkpolo F 6-8 190 Fr. 8/26/00 Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS)30 Noah Baumann G 6-6 215 Jr. 1/17/99 Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS/San Jose State) 31 Nick Rakocevic F 6-11 225 Sr. 12/31/97 Chicago, Ill. (Saint Joseph’s HS)

* Utilized redshirt year

• ALPHABETICALNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE)10 Quinton Adlesh G 6-1 200 Sr.* 10/2/96 Arroyo Grande, Calif. (Mission College Prep/Columbia)23 Max Agbonkpolo F 6-8 190 Fr. 8/26/00 Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS)20 Ethan Anderson G 6-1 210 Fr. 11/24/99 Los Angeles, Calif. (Fairfax HS)14 McKay Anderson G 6-5 190 Sr. 11/30/94 La Canada, Calif. (La Verne Lutheran/SUU/PCC)30 Noah Baumann G 6-6 215 Jr. 1/17/99 Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS/San Jose State) 0 Talin Lewis G 6-4 180 So. 7/17/00 Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian)22 Drake London G 6-5 205 Fr. 7/24/01 Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) 2 Jonah Mathews G 6-3 205 Sr. 2/10/98 Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica HS)15 Isaiah Mobley F 6-10 235 Fr. 9/24/99 Murrieta, Calif. (Rancho Christian HS)21 Onyeka Okongwu F 6-9 245 Fr. 12/11/00 Chino, Calif. (Chino Hills HS)31 Nick Rakocevic F 6-11 225 Sr. 12/31/97 Chicago, Ill. (Saint Joseph’s HS) 1 Kyle Sturdivant G 6-3 200 Fr. 12/29/00 Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS) 4 Daniel Utomi G 6-6 225 Sr.* 3/7/97 Houston, Texas (Westside HS/Akron) 3 Elijah Weaver G 6-6 210 So. 12/30/98 Cocoa, Fla. (Rockledge HS)

* Utilized redshirt year

HEAD COACHAndy Enfi eld (Johns Hopkins, 1991), 7th year

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACHJason Hart (Syracuse, 2000), 3rd year, 7th with the program

ASSISTANT COACHChris Capko (USF, 2006), 4th year, 6th with the programEric Mobley (Portland, 1990), 2nd year

DIRECTOR OF SCOUTINGMartin Bahar (Vanderbilt, 2006) 5th Year

DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS

Michael Swets (Boston College, 2009) 4th Year

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Southern California Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 20, 2020)Conference games only

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 8-6 5-1 3-5 0-0CONFERENCE 8-6 5-1 3-5 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg21 Onyeka Okongwu 12-12 383 31.9 70-115 . 6 0 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 47-60 . 7 8 3 42 60 102 8.5 34 1 14 24 32 13 187 15.602 Jonah Mathews 14-13 477 34.1 60-156 . 3 8 5 29-75 . 3 8 7 41-52 . 7 8 8 6 29 35 2.5 33 1 26 21 4 24 190 13.631 Nick Rakocevic 14-13 415 29.6 57-137 . 4 1 6 2-11 . 1 8 2 27-38 . 7 1 1 36 89 125 8.9 44 2 20 26 16 11 143 10.204 Daniel Utomi 14-12 382 27.3 42-98 . 4 2 9 24-64 . 3 7 5 31-40 . 7 7 5 10 41 51 3.6 22 0 13 18 0 4 139 9.903 Elijah Weaver 14-2 286 20.4 37-80 . 4 6 3 8-32 . 2 5 0 13-24 . 5 4 2 1 31 32 2.3 17 0 24 26 0 4 95 6.820 Ethan Anderson 14-14 365 26.1 31-76 . 4 0 8 7-14 . 5 0 0 13-30 . 4 3 3 12 30 42 3.0 35 1 47 37 2 8 82 5.915 Isaiah Mobley 14-3 283 20.2 27-66 . 4 0 9 3-6 . 5 0 0 10-21 . 4 7 6 20 44 64 4.6 36 0 16 17 9 10 67 4.823 Max Agbonkpolo 11-0 86 7.8 8-32 . 2 5 0 5-18 . 2 7 8 2-4 . 5 0 0 3 8 11 1.0 6 0 4 4 2 3 23 2.101 Kyle Sturdivant 10-0 77 7.7 4-18 . 2 2 2 1-6 . 1 6 7 5-6 . 8 3 3 3 9 12 1.2 6 0 8 14 1 3 14 1.410 Quinton Adlesh 13-1 112 8.6 2-11 . 1 8 2 2-9 . 2 2 2 3-4 . 7 5 0 0 8 8 0.6 11 0 7 4 2 2 9 0.700 Talin Lewis 2-0 3 1.5 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.022 Drake London 2-0 6 3.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2 1 3 1.5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0

Team 18 32 50 4Total.......... 14 2875 338-791 . 4 2 7 81-235 . 3 4 5 192-280 . 6 8 6 153 382 535 38.2 246 5 179 197 68 82 949 67.8Opponents...... 14 2875 326-848 . 3 8 4 93-317 . 2 9 3 172-250 . 6 8 8 159 334 493 35.2 254 - 165 165 52 105 917 65.5

TEAM STATISTICS USC OPPSCORING 949 917 Points per game 67.8 65.5 Scoring margin +2.3 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 338-791 326-848 Field goal pct . 4 2 7 . 3 8 43 POINT FG-ATT 81-235 93-317 3-point FG pct . 3 4 5 . 2 9 3 3-pt FG made per game 5.8 6.6FREE THROWS-ATT 192-280 172-250 Free throw pct . 6 8 6 . 6 8 8 F-Throws made per game 13.7 12.3REBOUNDS 535 493 Rebounds per game 38.2 35.2 Rebounding margin +3.0 -ASSISTS 179 165 Assists per game 12.8 11.8TURNOVERS 197 165 Turnovers per game 14.1 11.8 Turnover margin -2.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.0STEALS 82 105 Steals per game 5.9 7.5BLOCKS 68 52 Blocks per game 4.9 3.7ATTENDANCE 28365 72183 Home games-Avg/Game 6-4728 8-9023 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalsSouthern California 421 507 18 3 949Opponents 437 454 14 12 917

Date Opponent Score Att.* 01/02/20 at Washington St. W 65-56 2256* 01/05/20 at Washington L 40-72 8774* 01/11/20 at UCLA W 74-63 13659* 01/16/20 CALIFORNIA W 88-56 4312* 01/18/20 STANFORD Wot 82-78 5017* 01/23/20 at Oregon L o 2 70-79 7497* 01/25/20 at Oregon St. W 75-55 6526* 01/30/20 UTAH W 56-52 4478* 02/01/20 COLORADO L 57-78 5736* 02/06/20 at Arizona L 80-85 13816* 02/08/20 at Arizona St. L 64-66 9628* 02/13/20 WASHINGTON W 62-56 4765* 02/15/20 WASHINGTON ST. W 70-51 4057* 02/20/20 at Colorado L 66-70 10027

* - Conference game

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Southern California Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 20, 2020)All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 19-8 11-2 5-5 3-1CONFERENCE 8-6 5-1 3-5 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 11-2 6-1 2-0 3-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg21 Onyeka Okongwu 24-24 722 30.1 153-248 . 6 1 7 0-3 . 0 0 0 93-125 . 7 4 4 80 130 210 8.8 60 2 26 44 70 29 399 16.602 Jonah Mathews 27-24 866 32.1 115-300 . 3 8 3 59-156 . 3 7 8 62-82 . 7 5 6 9 54 63 2.3 64 1 53 40 5 38 351 13.031 Nick Rakocevic 27-25 764 28.3 118-255 . 4 6 3 9-21 . 4 2 9 61-96 . 6 3 5 74 163 237 8.8 76 5 44 53 28 36 306 11.304 Daniel Utomi 27-12 639 23.7 67-164 . 4 0 9 38-107 . 3 5 5 44-58 . 7 5 9 21 75 96 3.6 39 0 19 36 3 6 216 8.003 Elijah Weaver 27-14 602 22.3 65-158 . 4 1 1 21-66 . 3 1 8 31-52 . 5 9 6 2 61 63 2.3 38 0 52 48 0 11 182 6.715 Isaiah Mobley 27-8 562 20.8 69-143 . 4 8 3 6-24 . 2 5 0 35-66 . 5 3 0 43 106 149 5.5 60 1 30 43 18 17 179 6.620 Ethan Anderson 27-25 666 24.7 54-145 . 3 7 2 12-30 . 4 0 0 30-54 . 5 5 6 20 59 79 2.9 61 1 119 68 7 20 150 5.623 Max Agbonkpolo 21-1 156 7.4 19-57 . 3 3 3 10-30 . 3 3 3 10-13 . 7 6 9 8 18 26 1.2 11 0 7 7 3 4 58 2.801 Kyle Sturdivant 21-0 175 8.3 16-46 . 3 4 8 3-14 . 2 1 4 8-9 . 8 8 9 4 20 24 1.1 10 0 25 22 1 5 43 2.010 Quinton Adlesh 26-2 292 11.2 14-51 . 2 7 5 13-40 . 3 2 5 5-6 . 8 3 3 2 21 23 0.9 23 0 16 13 2 11 46 1.805 Charles O'Bannon Jr. 3-0 19 6.3 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 4 0 4 1.3 3 0 1 3 0 2 2 0.722 Drake London 2-0 6 3.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2 1 3 1.5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.000 Talin Lewis 5-0 6 1.2 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 34 41 75 9Total.......... 27 5475 690-1574 . 4 3 8 171-491 . 3 4 8 381-564 . 6 7 6 303 749 1052 39.0 448 10 392 388 137 179 1932 71.6Opponents...... 27 5475 645-1659 . 3 8 9 206-647 . 3 1 8 310-450 . 6 8 9 294 656 950 35.2 505 - 327 350 83 210 1806 66.9

TEAM STATISTICS USC OPPSCORING 1932 1806 Points per game 71.6 66.9 Scoring margin +4.7 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 690-1574 645-1659 Field goal pct . 4 3 8 . 3 8 93 POINT FG-ATT 171-491 206-647 3-point FG pct . 3 4 8 . 3 1 8 3-pt FG made per game 6.3 7.6FREE THROWS-ATT 381-564 310-450 Free throw pct . 6 7 6 . 6 8 9 F-Throws made per game 14.1 11.5REBOUNDS 1052 950 Rebounds per game 39.0 35.2 Rebounding margin +3.8 -ASSISTS 392 327 Assists per game 14.5 12.1TURNOVERS 388 350 Turnovers per game 14.4 13.0 Turnover margin -1.4 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.9STEALS 179 210 Steals per game 6.6 7.8BLOCKS 137 83 Blocks per game 5.1 3.1ATTENDANCE 49226 101768 Home games-Avg/Game 13-3787 10-8767 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-3524

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalsSouthern California 901 1010 18 3 1932Opponents 885 895 14 12 1806

Date Opponent Score Att.11/05/19 FLORIDA A&M W 77-48 302111/08/19 PORTLAND W 76-65 272011/12/19 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. W 84-66 221011/16/19 at Nevada W 76-66 983311/19/19 PEPPERDINE W 91-84 213911/22/19 TEMPLE L 61-70 362511/28/19 vs Fairfield W 54-47 208411/29/19 vs Marquette L 79-101 245712/01/19 vs Harvard W 77-62 125912/06/19 at TCU W 80-78 565612/15/19 LONG BEACH ST. W 87-76 427512/21/19 vs LSU W 70-68 829612/29/19 FGCU W 71-58 2871

* 01/02/20 at Washington St. W 65-56 2256* 01/05/20 at Washington L 40-72 8774* 01/11/20 at UCLA W 74-63 13659* 01/16/20 CALIFORNIA W 88-56 4312* 01/18/20 STANFORD Wot 82-78 5017* 01/23/20 at Oregon L o 2 70-79 7497* 01/25/20 at Oregon St. W 75-55 6526* 01/30/20 UTAH W 56-52 4478* 02/01/20 COLORADO L 57-78 5736* 02/06/20 at Arizona L 80-85 13816* 02/08/20 at Arizona St. L 64-66 9628* 02/13/20 WASHINGTON W 62-56 4765* 02/15/20 WASHINGTON ST. W 70-51 4057* 02/20/20 at Colorado L 66-70 10027

* - Conference game

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0 Talin Lewis

So. • Guard • 6-4Westlake Village, Calif.

4 Daniel Utomi

Rs.-Sr. • Guard • 6-6Houston, Texas

3 Elijah Weaver

So. • Guard • 6-6Cocoa, Fla.

2 Jonah Mathews

Sr. • Guard • 6-3Santa Monica, Calif.

1 Kyle Sturdivant

Fr. • Guard • 6-3Norcross, Ga.

20 Ethan Anderson

Fr. • Guard • 6-1Los Angeles, Calif.

15 Isaiah Mobley

Fr. • Forward • 6-10Murrieta, Calif.

14 McKay Anderson

Sr. • Guard • 6-5La Canada, Calif.

10 Quinton Adlesh

Rs.-Sr. • Guard • 6-1Arroyo Grande, Calif.

31 Nick Rakocevic

Sr. • Forward • 6-11Chicago, Ill.

30 Noah Baumann

Jr. • Guard • 6-6Phoeniz, Ariz.

23 Max Agbonkpolo

Fr. • Forward • 6-8Laguna Niguel, Calif.

22 Drake London

Fr. • Guard • 6-5Moorpark, Calif.

21 Onyeka Okongwu

Fr. • Forward • 6-9Chino, Calif.