Saint Mary's Gaels at USC Trojans
· Acrisure Classic
Ross scores 15 to help Saint Mary's beat USC 71-36 at Acrisure Classic
Saint Mary’s (7-0), which is off to its best start since the Gaels tied the program record with nine consecutive wins to open the 2013-14 season, plays the winner between Arizona State and New Mexico in the championship game on Friday. The Trojans take on the loser in the consolation game.
Paulius Murauskas and Augustas Marciulionis scored 11 points apiece for the Gaels.
Jordan Coehn led USC (5-2) with 12 points.
Cohen scored in the lane to give USC a one-point lead with 7:32 to play in the first half but Ross hit a jumper 26 later to give the Gaels the lead for good and Ashton Hardaway hit a 3 before Cohen made a layup to make it 23-21 with 5:01 left. The Trojans went 0 for 4 from the field and committed two turnovers as Saint Mary's closed the half with a 9-0 run to take an 11-point lead into the break.
Cohen scored inside to cut the deficit to single digits about a minute into the second half but Ross scored eight consecutive points for Saint Mary's before Barrett made back-to-back baskets to cap a 12-2 run that made it 44-25 with 15 minutes to play.
The Gaels outscored USC 39-15 in the second half. The Trojans made just 4 of 23 (17%) from the field in after halftime.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 36 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 36 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Ashton Hardaway Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 36 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Kevin Patton Jr. Block. | 71 - 36 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Mikey Lewis missed Layup. | 71 - 36 |
Statistics
 SMC |
 USC |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-59 | FG | 13-50 |
| 50.8 | Field Goal % | 26.0 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 0-12 |
| 21.4 | Three Point % | 0.0 |
| 8-12 | FT | 10-12 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 83.3 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 23 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 13 | Assists | 6 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 37 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Palm Springs, CA
Attendance: 1,006 | Capacity:
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Washington State | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Portland | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Pacific | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
| San Diego | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Michigan | 2-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Oregon | 1-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
| Maryland | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Penn State | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Nebraska | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Northwestern | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Purdue | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Rutgers | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Wisconsin | 0-2 | 2 | 10-3 |
| Washington | 0-2 | 2 | 8-4 |
| Minnesota | 0-2 | 2 | 7-5 |