
Montana State Bobcats at USC Trojans
· NCAA Men's BasketballClaude, Thomas help Southern California beat Montana State 89-63

Desmond Claude scored 19 points, Saint Thomas scored 13 of his season-high 17 points in the the first half and Southern California never trailed Sunday night as the Trojans beat Montana State 89-63.
Claude made 6 of 8 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line. Chibuzo Agbo finished with 12 points and Rashaun Agee scored 10 for USC.
Claude made a layup 17 seconds into the game and USC (7-4) led the rest of the way. Agbo followed with a 3-pointer and, after Brandon Walker's layup got Montana State on the scoreboard with 17:57 left in the first half, the Trojans scored 22 of the next 25 points to make it 27-5 when Saint Thomas hit a 3-pointer with 9:58 until halftime.
USC took a 47-21 lead into halftime and led by at least 20 throughout the second half.
Walker led Montana State (5-6) with 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting. The rest of the Bobcats combined to make 15 of 50 (30%) from the field. Jeremiah Davis made 8 of 8 from the free-throw line and scored nine of his 11 points in the second half.
Southern Cal made 32 of 63 (51%) from the field and outrebounded the Bobcats 49-27.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 89 |
2nd 0:06 | Harrison Hornery Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 89 |
2nd 0:07 | Bryce Zephir missed Free Throw. | 63 - 89 |
2nd 0:07 | Foul on Harrison Hornery. | 63 - 89 |
2nd 0:07 | Bryce Zephir made Layup. | 63 - 89 |
Statistics
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20-61 | FG | 32-63 |
32.8 | Field Goal % | 50.8 |
5-22 | 3PT | 6-18 |
22.7 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
18-25 | FT | 19-24 |
72.0 | Free Throw % | 79.2 |
27 | Rebounds | 49 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
20 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
13 | Assists | 18 |
6 | Steals | 9 |
2 | Blocks | 6 |
12 | Turnovers | 11 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
28 | Points in Paint | 48 |
18 | Fouls | 23 |
0 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 2,381 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Montana | 15-3 | - | 25-10 |
Northern Colorado | 15-3 | - | 25-10 |
Portland State | 11-7 | 4 | 19-13 |
Idaho State | 10-8 | 5 | 15-15 |
Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 15-18 |
Northern Arizona | 8-10 | 7 | 18-16 |
Idaho | 8-10 | 7 | 14-19 |
Eastern Washington | 6-12 | 9 | 10-22 |
Weber State | 5-13 | 10 | 12-22 |
Sacramento State | 3-15 | 12 | 7-25 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 18-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |