USC 89-71 Washington State (1 Jan, 2018) Play-by-Play

Washington State Cougars

8-6, 0-2 conf

	1	2	T
WSU	31	40	71
USC	41	48	89

USC Trojans

10-5, 1-1 conf

Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Chimezie Metu missed Jumper.
Elijah Stewart made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Jordan McLaughlin missed Layup.
Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.
Jonah Mathews made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.
Chimezie Metu missed Jumper.
Jonah Mathews made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.
Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.
Jonah Mathews missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
Derryck Thornton missed Jumper.
Jordan Usher made Two Point Tip Shot.
Derryck Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.
Jordan Usher missed Three Point Jumper.
Jordan McLaughlin made Three Point Jumper.
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Bennie Boatwright made Layup. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
Jonah Mathews made Jumper. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
Jonah Mathews made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Rakocevic.
Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.
Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.
Derryck Thornton missed Layup.
Derryck Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Rakocevic missed Jumper.
Jordan Usher made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.
Jordan McLaughlin made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.
Jordan Usher made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Jordan McLaughlin missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Rakocevic made Jumper.
Bennie Boatwright made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Rakocevic.
Nick Rakocevic made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Jonah Mathews missed Three Point Jumper.
Bennie Boatwright made Jumper.
Elijah Stewart missed Jumper.
Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.
Jonah Mathews missed Jumper.
Jordan McLaughlin missed Three Point Jumper.
Shaqquan Aaron made Two Point Tip Shot.
Nick Rakocevic made Layup. Assisted by Shaqquan Aaron.
Nick Rakocevic made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Jordan McLaughlin made Jumper.
Jonah Mathews made Jumper.
Jordan Usher made Jumper.
Elijah Stewart made Jumper.
Shaqquan Aaron made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Usher.
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
Bennie Boatwright made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Usher.
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Shaqquan Aaron missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Rakocevic made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Usher.
Bennie Boatwright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Nick Rakocevic made Dunk. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.
Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.
Charles O'Bannon Jr. missed Jumper.
Bennie Boatwright made Jumper.
Derryck Thornton made Jumper.
Shaqquan Aaron made Layup.
Victor Uyaelunmo missed Jumper.
Robert Franks missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Franks missed Jumper.
Viont'e Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Flynn made Three Point Jumper.
Carter Skaggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Flynn missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Franks missed Jumper.
Kwinton Hinson missed Three Point Jumper.
Milan Acquaah missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Franks made Jumper.
Jeff Pollard missed Three Point Jumper.
Jeff Pollard missed Jumper.
Milan Acquaah made Jumper.
Carter Skaggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Franks.
Viont'e Daniels missed Jumper.
Malachi Flynn missed Three Point Jumper.
Drick Bernstine missed Jumper.
Kwinton Hinson made Dunk. Assisted by Drick Bernstine.
Carter Skaggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kwinton Hinson.
Kwinton Hinson missed Jumper.
Jeff Pollard made Layup. Assisted by Carter Skaggs.
Carter Skaggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Carter Skaggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Flynn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drick Bernstine.
Kwinton Hinson missed Jumper.
Robert Franks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Flynn.
Malachi Flynn made Jumper.
Milan Acquaah missed Jumper.
Carter Skaggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Flynn missed Jumper.
Robert Franks missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Flynn made Jumper.
Carter Skaggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drick Bernstine.
Carter Skaggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Flynn.
Carter Skaggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Milan Acquaah missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Flynn made Jumper.
Malachi Flynn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drick Bernstine.
Drick Bernstine missed Jumper.
Robert Franks missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Flynn missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Flynn made Jumper.
Viont'e Daniels missed Jumper.
Carter Skaggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Viont'e Daniels.
Malachi Flynn missed Three Point Jumper.
Arinze Chidom missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Flynn missed Jumper.
Carter Skaggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Carter Skaggs missed Jumper.
Arinze Chidom made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Flynn.
Arinze Chidom made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milan Acquaah.
Arinze Chidom missed Jumper.
Milan Acquaah made Jumper.
Kwinton Hinson made Three Point Jumper.
Davante Cooper made Dunk. Assisted by Milan Acquaah.
Kwinton Hinson missed Three Point Jumper.
KJ Langston missed Three Point Jumper.
Arinze Chidom made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milan Acquaah.

WASHINGTON ST

USC

TIME		WSU	USC
20:00	Jump Ball won by Washington State	0	0
20:00	Jordan McLaughlin Turnover.	0	0
20:00	Drick Bernstine Steal.	0	0
19:45	Robert Franks missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:45	Bennie Boatwright Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:34	Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	0	3
19:16	Robert Franks missed Jumper.	0	3
19:16	Elijah Stewart Block.	0	3
19:16	Robert Franks Offensive Rebound.	0	3
19:11	Foul on Jonah Mathews.	0	3
19:11	Robert Franks missed Free Throw.	0	3
19:11	Washington State Deadball Team Rebound.	0	3
19:11	Robert Franks made Free Throw.	1	3
18:54	Chimezie Metu missed Jumper.	1	3
18:54	Drick Bernstine Defensive Rebound.	1	3
18:39	Viont'e Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.	1	3
18:39	Chimezie Metu Defensive Rebound.	1	3
18:30	Elijah Stewart made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	1	5
18:30	Foul on Arinze Chidom.	1	5
18:30	Elijah Stewart made Free Throw.	1	6
18:01	Washington State Turnover.	1	6
17:53	Foul on Arinze Chidom.	1	6
17:50	Jordan McLaughlin missed Layup.	1	6
17:50	Drick Bernstine Defensive Rebound.	1	6
17:36	Malachi Flynn made Three Point Jumper.	4	6
17:15	Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.	4	6
17:15	Drick Bernstine Defensive Rebound.	4	6
17:10	Drick Bernstine Turnover.	4	6
17:10	Bennie Boatwright Steal.	4	6
17:02	Jonah Mathews made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.	4	8
17:02	Foul on Robert Franks.	4	8
17:02	Jonah Mathews made Free Throw.	4	9
16:40	Viont'e Daniels Turnover.	4	9
16:21	Chimezie Metu missed Jumper.	4	9
16:21	Robert Franks Block.	4	9
16:21	Malachi Flynn Defensive Rebound.	4	9
16:03	Carter Skaggs missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
16:03	Jonah Mathews Defensive Rebound.	4	9
15:49	Jonah Mathews made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	4	11
15:35	Malachi Flynn missed Three Point Jumper.	4	11
15:35	Jonah Mathews Defensive Rebound.	4	11
15:27	Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	4	13
15:13	Foul on Chimezie Metu.	4	13
15:13	Official TV Timeout	4	13
15:13	Milan Acquaah Turnover.	4	13
15:13	Jordan McLaughlin Steal.	4	13
15:10	Foul on Milan Acquaah.	4	13
15:10	Elijah Stewart made Free Throw.	4	14
15:10	Elijah Stewart made Free Throw.	4	15
14:35	Robert Franks missed Jumper.	4	15
14:35	Nick Rakocevic Defensive Rebound.	4	15
14:25	Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.	4	15
14:25	Nick Rakocevic Offensive Rebound.	4	15
14:17	Foul on Kwinton Hinson.	4	15
14:17	Elijah Stewart made Free Throw.	4	16
14:17	Elijah Stewart made Free Throw.	4	17
14:11	Foul on Bennie Boatwright.	4	17
13:57	Kwinton Hinson missed Three Point Jumper.	4	17
13:57	Derryck Thornton Defensive Rebound.	4	17
13:34	Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.	4	17
13:34	Elijah Stewart Offensive Rebound.	4	17
13:24	Jonah Mathews missed Three Point Jumper.	4	17
13:24	Jeff Pollard Defensive Rebound.	4	17
13:16	Milan Acquaah missed Three Point Jumper.	4	17
13:16	Bennie Boatwright Defensive Rebound.	4	17
13:08	Derryck Thornton Turnover.	4	17
13:05	Robert Franks Turnover.	4	17
12:47	Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.	4	17
12:47	Jeff Pollard Defensive Rebound.	4	17
12:34	Robert Franks made Jumper.	6	17
12:34	Foul on Nick Rakocevic.	6	17
12:34	Robert Franks made Free Throw.	7	17
12:20	Derryck Thornton missed Jumper.	7	17
12:20	Jordan Usher Offensive Rebound.	7	17
12:20	Jordan Usher made Two Point Tip Shot.	7	19
12:01	Jeff Pollard missed Three Point Jumper.	7	19
12:01	Nick Rakocevic Defensive Rebound.	7	19
12:01	Derryck Thornton Turnover.	7	19
11:53	Official TV Timeout	7	19
11:41	Jeff Pollard missed Jumper.	7	19
11:41	Jordan Usher Defensive Rebound.	7	19
11:30	Derryck Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.	7	19
11:30	Milan Acquaah Defensive Rebound.	7	19
11:19	Milan Acquaah made Jumper.	9	19
11:02	Jordan McLaughlin Turnover.	9	19
11:02	Milan Acquaah Steal.	9	19
10:49	Foul on Shaqquan Aaron.	9	19
10:49	Milan Acquaah missed Free Throw.	9	19
10:49	Washington State Defensive Rebound.	9	19
10:49	Milan Acquaah missed Free Throw.	9	19
10:49	Jordan Usher Defensive Rebound.	9	19
10:48	Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.	9	19
10:48	Washington State Defensive Rebound.	9	19
10:18	Carter Skaggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Franks.	12	19
9:57	Jordan Usher missed Three Point Jumper.	12	19
9:57	Jordan McLaughlin Offensive Rebound.	12	19
9:49	Jordan McLaughlin made Three Point Jumper.	12	22
9:26	Viont'e Daniels missed Jumper.	12	22
9:26	Bennie Boatwright Defensive Rebound.	12	22
9:20	Jordan McLaughlin Turnover.	12	22
9:20	Carter Skaggs Steal.	12	22
9:11	Malachi Flynn missed Three Point Jumper.	12	22
9:11	Bennie Boatwright Defensive Rebound.	12	22
8:57	Foul on Robert Franks.	12	22
8:57	Chimezie Metu missed Free Throw.	12	22
8:57	USC Deadball Team Rebound.	12	22
8:57	Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.	12	23
8:43	Drick Bernstine missed Jumper.	12	23
8:43	Chimezie Metu Block.	12	23
8:43	Jordan McLaughlin Defensive Rebound.	12	23
8:32	Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	12	25
8:26	Kwinton Hinson made Dunk. Assisted by Drick Bernstine.	14	25
8:06	Bennie Boatwright made Layup. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.	14	27
7:57	Carter Skaggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kwinton Hinson.	17	27
7:52	USC Timeout	17	27
7:52	Official TV Timeout	17	27
7:42	Jonah Mathews made Jumper. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.	17	29
7:23	Kwinton Hinson missed Jumper.	17	29
7:23	Jonah Mathews Defensive Rebound.	17	29
7:03	Jonah Mathews made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Rakocevic.	17	31
7:03	Jeff Pollard Turnover.	17	31
7:03	Elijah Stewart Steal.	17	31
6:37	Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.	17	31
6:37	Carter Skaggs Defensive Rebound.	17	31
6:22	Jeff Pollard made Layup. Assisted by Carter Skaggs.	19	31
5:59	Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.	19	31
5:59	Malachi Flynn Defensive Rebound.	19	31
5:53	Carter Skaggs missed Three Point Jumper.	19	31
5:53	Nick Rakocevic Defensive Rebound.	19	31
5:45	Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	19	33
5:45	Flagrant 2 foul on Chimezie Metu.	19	33
5:45	Carter Skaggs missed Free Throw.	19	33
5:45	Washington State Deadball Team Rebound.	19	33
5:45	Carter Skaggs made Free Throw.	20	33
5:23	Carter Skaggs missed Three Point Jumper.	20	33
5:23	Kwinton Hinson Offensive Rebound.	20	33
5:16	Malachi Flynn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drick Bernstine.	23	33
5:03	Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.	23	33
5:03	Drick Bernstine Defensive Rebound.	23	33
4:55	Foul on Drick Bernstine.	23	33
4:55	Drick Bernstine Turnover.	23	33
4:47	Derryck Thornton missed Layup.	23	33
4:47	Robert Franks Defensive Rebound.	23	33
4:32	Kwinton Hinson missed Jumper.	23	33
4:32	Elijah Stewart Block.	23	33
4:32	Washington State Offensive Rebound.	23	33
4:21	Robert Franks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Flynn.	26	33
3:59	Derryck Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.	26	33
3:59	Kwinton Hinson Defensive Rebound.	26	33
3:59	Foul on Jonah Mathews.	26	33
3:48	Official TV Timeout	26	33
3:48	Official TV Timeout	26	33
3:48	Robert Franks made Free Throw.	27	33
3:48	Robert Franks made Free Throw.	28	33
3:22	Nick Rakocevic missed Jumper.	28	33
3:22	Washington State Defensive Rebound.	28	33
2:55	Malachi Flynn made Jumper.	30	33
2:40	Jordan Usher made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.	30	35
2:23	Kwinton Hinson Turnover.	30	35
2:23	Elijah Stewart Steal.	30	35
2:15	Jordan McLaughlin made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.	30	37
2:10	Washington State Timeout	30	37
1:56	Robert Franks Turnover.	30	37
1:56	Elijah Stewart Steal.	30	37
1:50	Jordan Usher made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	30	39
1:33	Foul on Bennie Boatwright.	30	39
1:33	Drick Bernstine made Free Throw.	31	39
1:33	Drick Bernstine missed Free Throw.	31	39
1:33	Nick Rakocevic Defensive Rebound.	31	39
1:32	Jordan McLaughlin missed Three Point Jumper.	31	39
1:32	Drick Bernstine Defensive Rebound.	31	39
0:51	Milan Acquaah missed Jumper.	31	39
0:51	Jordan Usher Block.	31	39
0:51	Shaqquan Aaron Defensive Rebound.	31	39
0:37	Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.	31	39
0:37	Carter Skaggs Defensive Rebound.	31	39
0:33	Carter Skaggs missed Three Point Jumper.	31	39
0:33	Jordan McLaughlin Defensive Rebound.	31	39
0:05	Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.	31	39
0:05	Nick Rakocevic Offensive Rebound.	31	39
0:01	Nick Rakocevic made Jumper.	31	41
0:00	End of 1st half	31	41

Galen Center

2:00 AM, 1 January 2018

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 2,518

Referees:
Chris Rastatter
Kipp Kissinger
David Hall

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Arizona	15-5	-	27-9
Washington State	14-6	1	25-10
Colorado	13-7	2	26-11
Oregon	12-8	3	24-12
UCLA	10-10	5	16-17
Utah	9-11	6	22-15
Washington	9-11	6	17-15
California	9-11	6	13-19
USC	8-12	7	15-18
Arizona State	8-12	7	14-18
Stanford	8-12	7	14-18
Oregon State	5-15	10	13-19

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