Idaho State Bengals at USC Trojans
· NCAA Men's BasketballJosh Cohen, Saint Thomas help USC fend off Idaho State 75-69
Dylan Darling made both ends of a one-and-one following his layup to give Idaho State a 58-57 lead with 8:45 left to play. USC (2-0) moved back ahead by three, but Evan Otten hit 1 of 2 free throws and followed with a dunk to tie the game at 63 with 4:02 remaining.
Clark Slajchert made 2 of 3 free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt and Cohen hit a jumper following a Bengals turnover to give the Trojans a 68-65 lead with 2:25 left. Idaho State (0-2) turned a missed 3-pointer by Slajchert into a fastbreak layup by Jake O’Neil to get within a point.
Both teams missed shots before Thomas buried a 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining to put the Trojans up 71-67. Darling had a layup with 4.5 seconds left, but Slajchert hit two foul shots for a two-possession lead.
Cohen made 8 of 12 shots from the floor and 3 of 4 free throws for USC. Wesley Yates III scored 13 points off the bench. Thomas finished with 10 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Darling, a sophomore transfer from Washington State, finished with a career-high 22 points for Idaho State. Isaiah Griffin had 10 points. O'Neil had nine points and nine rebounds.
Cohen had a layup with five seconds left and scored 12 points to help USC take a 38-35 lead into halftime. Darling had 15 points for Idaho State to keep it a one-possession game. The Bengals fell behind 19-7 but stayed close by making 14 of 16 foul shots, while the Trojans sank only 6 of 14.
USC, which opened with a 77-51 home victory over Chattanooga, will host UT Arlington on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 75 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 75 |
2nd 0:01 | Wesley Yates III made Free Throw. | 69 - 75 |
2nd 0:01 | Wesley Yates III made Free Throw. | 69 - 74 |
2nd 0:01 | Foul on Jaedyn Brown. | 69 - 73 |
Statistics
IDST | USC | |
---|---|---|
21-45 | FG | 24-56 |
46.7 | Field Goal % | 42.9 |
4-12 | 3PT | 5-20 |
33.3 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
23-30 | FT | 22-34 |
76.7 | Free Throw % | 64.7 |
40 | Rebounds | 25 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
12 | Assists | 20 |
0 | Steals | 6 |
5 | Blocks | 3 |
17 | Turnovers | 6 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
4 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
4 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
26 | Fouls | 23 |
3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 3,731 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Portland State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Montana | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
Idaho | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
Montana State | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
Weber State | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Iowa | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Maryland | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Oregon | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Penn State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Purdue | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
USC | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Indiana | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
UCLA | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Washington | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Michigan | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |