by DAILY TROJAN SPORTS STAFF
USC TROJANS
#15 Zach Brooker (G)
#2 Reese Dixon-Waters (G)
#5 Boogie Ellis (G)
#30 Harrison Hornery (F)
#3 Vincent Iwuchukwu (F)
#0 Kobe Johnson (F)
#24 Joshua Morgan (F)
#55 Iaroslav Niagu (F)
#13 Drew Peterson (G)
#4 Oziyah Sellers (G)
#1 Malik Thomas (G)
#22 Tre White (G)
#33 Kijani Wright (F)
WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS
#5 TJ Bamba (G)
#22 Dylan Darling (G)
#15 Adrame Diongue (C)
#35 Mouhamed Gueye (F)
#12 Mael Hamon-Crespin (F)
#31 Kymany Houinsou (G)
#10 Dishon Jackson (C)
#23 Andrej Jakimovski (F)
#14 Braden Korpela (G)
#4 Shae Korpela (G)
#3 Jabe Mullins (G)
#0 Ben Olesen (G)
#24 Justin Powell (G)
#2 Myles Rice (G)
#11 DJ Rodman (F)
#20 AJ Rohosy (F)
#13 Carlos Rosario (F)
#21 Jack Wilson (C)
(Daily Trojan)
10:18 p.m.
The Trojans win 80-70 over Washington State.
It was close throughout much of the game, but USC recovered late. Ellis finished with 23. Peterson with 20. Tre White shot an efficient 6-9 from the field for 12 points.
10:15 p.m.
The Cougars are intentionally fouling, and Ellis hits both free throws to put the Trojans up 78-68
10:14 p.m.
Peterson hits a step-back 3-point shot to put the Trojans up 5 points.
Kobe Johnson comes up with a turnover on the other end and a wide open Iwuchukwu slams it down to put the Trojans up 76-68 with 32.6 seconds left.
10:12 p.m.
USC has their best defensive possession of the game, ending with a block from Vincent Iwuchukwu. The Trojans lead 71-68 and have the ball with 1:20 left in the game.
10:09 p.m.
Reece Dixon-Waters hits both free throws and the Trojans lead the Cougars 69-65 with 2:28 left in the game.
10:01 p.m.
WSU takes the lead and USC calls timeout down 65-63 with 4:23 remaining in the game.
9:50 p.m.
Ellis hits a step-back three over the 6-foot-11 Gueye and the Trojans lead 60-54 with 8 minutes remaining.
9:48 p.m.
Trojans lead 55-51 with 9:11 remaining.
Peterson has yet to score in the second half. Ellis has upped his total to 14 points.
9:36 p.m.
The Trojans are already in the bonus now that WSU has 7 fouls. Thanks to a quick scoring burst, USC now leads 51-47 with 13 minutes remaining.
9:31 p.m.
4 minutes into the first half:
- WSU leads USC 46-42
- The Cougars have 5 fouls to the Trojans’ 2
9:05 p.m.
At halftime, USC leads 37-35
Drew Peterson is 6-9 from the field with 14 points;
Boogie Ellis is 2-8 with 6 points;
WSU’s Mouhamed Gueye has 20 points and is shooting 75% from the field.
8:57 p.m.
Vincent Iwuchukwu scores his first points of the game with a vicious slam dunk.
Tre White follows it with an and-one but misses the free throw. USC 37, WSU 32 with 1:45 remaining.
8:54 p.m.
WSU’s Kymany Houinsou and USC’s Reese Dixon-Waters both called for technical fouls after both teams exchanged words.
Trojans lead 33-32 with under 3 minutes left in the first.
8:46 p.m.
Drew Peterson hits a tough 3-point shot and the Trojan lead 30-28 with 5 minutes remaining.
8:43 p.m.
In a repeat sequence, Tre White throws it down and Ellis hits a three to put the Trojans within a point.
8:40 p.m.
Tre White slams it down and Boogie Ellis hits a three to put the Trojans… down 6 points.
Cougars lead 28-22 with 7:46 remaining in the first half.
8:31 p.m.
Washington State’s Mouhamed Gueye has scored 14 of the Cougars’ 18 points.
Ellis is 0-4 from the line and the Trojans are behind 18-11 with just under 12 minutes remaining in the first half.
8:24 p.m.
Joshua Morgan goes down with what looks like a lower leg injury and heads to the locker room.
8:20 p.m.
Joshua Morgan draws a foul on a layup off a pass from Peterson.
Morgan makes the shot and the Trojans are up 7-6 with 17 minutes left in the first half.
8:06 p.m.
USC seeks to defend Galen Center as the Trojans take on the Washington State Cougars in just under 4 minutes.
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— Daily Trojan Sports (@DT_Sports) February 3, 2023
