Jordan Pope, a guard, leads the Beavers in scoring averaging 17.8 points per game. Oregon State is 11-10 on the year and 3-8 in the Pac-12 after losing to UCLA on the road 71-63. The performance was the best of his young college career. Bronny James scored 15 points and dished out three assists in Corvallis. OSU forward Tyler Bilodeau scored a career-high 26 points in the game. The Beavers beat the Trojans 86-70 in December thanks largely to shooting 60 percent from the field. What’s Next : USC hosts Oregon State Saturday at 4 p.m. eFG% of 30%Įveryone else: 21/37 and 6/9 from behind the arc. Combine Ellis and Johnson shooting better with the effort USC gave Thursday night, and the Trojans may actually turn a corner in the near future.īoogie and Kobe were a combined 6/25 from the field tonight - 3/17 from behind the arc. Both players were under their season scoring averages (Johnson put in just two points). A better offensive output from USC's two captains could definitely have changed the outcome. With this year likely being a lost season, allowing Page and Sellers time to develop is important.Įllis and Kobe Johnson combined to shoot 6 of 25 from the floor. Enfield electing to start Sellers and Arrinten Page was smart as the two combined for 20 points. USC played better than in the majority of their previous defeats. He admitted the team wasn't good enough to win in other areas, but he said the free throw disparity certainly contributed to the Trojan loss. Enfield thought USC deserved more than the six attempts the Trojans had Thursday. Oregon owned a noticeable edge in free throw attempts. It set the tone for the rest of the game and USC never recovered despite making a push in the dying minutes. The Ducks came out firing to begin the second half making a pair of threes and a dunk to go up 54-42. Turning Point: Oregon's second-half surge Oziyah Sellers (Photo: Shotgun Spratling | ) He also had six points, four rebounds and two steals. James ended the night with a career high seven assists. In a season where offense has been tough to come by, Sellers is showing he can provide points. Sellers scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting. On USC's side, Oziyah Sellers and Bronny James deserve some love here too. Shelstad's 20 points were a game high, and he also had six assists. With USC missing its star true freshman starting point guard ( Isaiah Collier remains out with a broken hand), Oregon's shined. Oregon improved to 15-6 and remained tied for first place at 7-3 in the Pac-12.īECOME A USCFOOTBALL.COM VIP MEMBER TODAY! Right now you can subscribe for 30% off the regular annual membership price! Don't miss an opportunity to get the best USC Trojan athletics coverage on the planet at a huge discount! Click this link to go to our signup page and once you are in, that is 365 days of access to all of our VIP content, the Peristyle premium message board (the oldest and busiest Trojan football message board there is), our weekly insider War Room features and lots more! The loss drops USC to 8-13 and 2-8 in conference. Boogie Ellis scored a team-high 17 points for USC but needed 16 field-goal attempts to accomplish the feat. The Oregon native was one of five Ducks in double figures. Shelstad finished with 20 points to lead all scorers. "Our four bigs just aren't good defensive rebounders and they have to get better," Enfield said. The teams tied on the glass overall though 35-35, but Enfield still wasn't happy with his big men after the Ducks dominated in the first half, 21-14. Oregon grabbed 17 offensive rebounds compared to 12 for USC. Struggling at the end of first halves, cold shooting stretches and getting out-rebounded have been USC trademarks during the team’s six-game slide. On the team's penultimate possession trailing by seven points, USC grabbed three offensive rebounds after misfiring on three three-pointers and then a putback attempt. USC did cut Oregon’s lead to seven points with a minute to play, but it was too little too late. Eventually Oregon freshman Jackson Shelstad connected on a three-pointer to put the Ducks up 59-44 with 14:06 to play, which effectively ended the game. USC hung with Oregon for most of the first half, but then gave up a 9-2 run, which became a 22-7 run in the second half. The latest Trojan defeat followed a familiar pattern. USC lost its sixth straight Pac-12 game Thursday night, falling 78-69 to Oregon inside the Galen Center. He’s switched up his lineups, played zone and even pressed.
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