
USC Trojans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's BasketballFreshman Dylan Harper scores 25 to lead Rutgers to 95-85 victory over Southern Cal
Harper made 9 of 13 shots with four 3-pointers and all three of his free throws for the Scarlet Knights (14-14, 7-10 Big Ten Conference), who have won two straight following a three-game slide. He added nine assists.
Ace Bailey had 14 points for Rutgers. Jamichael Davis went 8 for 8 at the foul line and scored 13 off the bench. Lathan Sommerville and reserve Tyson Acuff both scored 10.
Desmond Claude scored 30 on 12-for-21 shooting to lead the Trojans (14-13, 6-10), who have lost three in a row and five of six. Wesley Yates III had 23 points and made three 3-pointers.
Claude scored six to help USC jump out to a 15-8 lead. Harper had a three-point play and a 3-pointer and Zach Martini connected from beyond the arc to cap a 9-2 spurt and pull Rutgers even at 17. By the time the first half ended, there were six lead changes and nine ties with Rutgers up 44-39. Harper and Yates both had 16 points at the intermission.
Dylan Grant sank a jumper to give Rutgers the game's first double-digit lead at 50-40 less than two minutes into the second half. The Scarlet Knights took their largest lead at 82-65 on two free throws by Jeremiah Williams with 4:48 remaining. Claude scored four and Yates hit a 3-pinter in an 13-4 run to get the Trojans within 91-85 with 15 seconds left. Jamichael Davis went 4 for 4 at the foul line from there to wrap up the win.
USC will host Ohio State on Wednesday. Rutgers plays at No. 12 Michigan on Thursday.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 95 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 85 - 95 |
2nd 0:00 | Clark Slajchert Offensive Rebound. | 85 - 95 |
2nd 0:02 | Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper. | 85 - 95 |
2nd 0:07 | Jalen Shelley subbing in for USC | 85 - 93 |
Statistics
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34-66 | FG | 30-54 |
51.5 | Field Goal % | 55.6 |
7-15 | 3PT | 9-20 |
46.7 | Three Point % | 45.0 |
10-14 | FT | 26-28 |
71.4 | Free Throw % | 92.9 |
34 | Rebounds | 27 |
18 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
16 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
10 | Assists | 16 |
8 | Steals | 10 |
2 | Blocks | 8 |
16 | Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
20 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
13 | Fast Break Points | 26 |
48 | Points in Paint | 28 |
21 | Fouls | 15 |
7 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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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 |