NCAAB Game Recap - Arizona State at USC
Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:00 PM EST

WVU
66
Tenn
83
F
GaTec
53
Duke
66
F
UVA
82
ND
55
F
Kansas
63
KY
71
F
Syr
56
VaTec
78
F
Marq
87
Xav
82
F
Ill
78
MD
67
F
Ark
64
TxTch
67
F
Aub
84
MissSt
92
F
IaSt
87
Miss
73
F
Clem
67
NCSU
69
F
Pitt
51
Lou
66
F
LSU
86
Mizzu
80
F(OT)
Fla
50
TCU
55
F
OhSt
70
Nebras
60
F
Colg
72
LoyMD
79
F(OT)
Bama
68
Baylor
73
F
LIU
84
CenCT
71
F
Maine
66
Bingha
78
F
Detr
65
IUPUI
80
F
UMBC
59
UNH
51
F
TexAr
71
GASt
77
F
VMI
82
Citad
84
F
Drex
75
Del
76
F
Hof
84
Tows
61
F
E MI
93
W MI
67
F
KSU
53
TAMU
65
F
SouthCar
70
OkSt
74
F
Boston
78
Leh
94
F
Army
69
Lafy
63
F
Dart
59
Harv
64
F
David
54
StLou
53
F
Ball
74
Ohio
78
F
Tex
88
UGA
98
F
Dayt
75
Ford
52
F
VCU
80
Duques
74
F
NW
46
Wisc
62
F
USA
78
ULM
72
F
Monm
48
Niag
75
F
Hartfo
77
Albany
84
F
UtVal
74
ChiSt
60
F
Navy
64
HolyC
69
F
BGSU
53
Mia-O
67
F
JSU
77
MorSt
71
F
DelSt
74
How
80
F
Wash
79
OrSt
69
F
Elon
89
UNCW
82
F
NE
78
JMU
68
F
NOrl
61
InWor
52
F
SoFL
77
ECU
57
F
BC
65
Wake
61
F
Winth
91
Presb
99
F
Vand
55
Okla
86
F
UtSt
68
NM
66
F
BethC
71
Morg
77
F
IdaSt
84
MTSt
104
F
Fres
65
ColSt
74
F
W&M
59
Charl
74
F
App
77
ArkLR
73
F
Buck
68
Amer
76
F
Portl
70
Pacif
74
F
Brad
37
MOSt
55
F
Wyo
52
Bois
77
F
ODU
73
UTSA
74
F
FaDi
78
Bry
63
F
Oakl
80
IL-C
67
F
SeLA
69
NWSt
53
F
CenAR
56
AbCh
79
F
W IL
65
SDak
59
F
Rut
64
PSU
60
F
Samf
75
Furm
73
F
NCAT
51
NCC
48
F
FlaAM
72
Copp
70
F
SIU-E
69
TN-M
85
F
Longw
63
USC-Up
80
F
Belm
96
APSU
92
F
HCU
73
McNee
79
F
CoCar
77
ArkSt
64
F
Mercer
81
UNCG
88
F
TxSt
58
GaSo
74
F
Marsh
51
USM
101
F
W Ky
50
LaTec
62
F
Merrim
51
RobM
57
F
StFNY
74
MtStM
67
F
NIU
65
Akr
67
F
NebOm
73
SDSt
83
F
GWebb
60
ChaSo
74
F
E IL
59
SEMO
64
F
PVAM
89
MsVl
78
F
MTSU
53
N TX
70
F
Tul
75
SMU
85
F
WichSt
60
UConn
80
F
JackSt
65
Gram
63
F
StBon
66
Rich
57
F
Alc
59
ASU
74
F
SCSt
88
Savan
92
F
MD-ES
60
Norf
88
F
Lamar
59
SHSU
69
F
Campbl
58
Hamp
64
F
FAU
89
FIU
72
F
Seatt
54
UMKC
63
F
Denv
81
IPFW
91
F
Chat
69
Woff
80
F
Manh
40
Sien
53
F
TNTec
91
E KY
85
F
YSU
62
Clev
72
F
WIMil
60
NoKY
73
F
UNCA
61
HiPt
65
F
WIGB
75
WriSt
87
F
ETSU
91
WCU
69
F
CenMI
72
Toled
76
F
Vermt
73
Stony
52
F
SacHr
78
StFPA
79
F
Penn
78
StJos
70
F
GrgWas
55
GMas
62
F
Corn
70
Colum
73
F
South
62
AlaAM
68
F
Utah
82
Cal
64
F
AzSt
67
USC
69
F
Colora
62
Stan
75
F
Evans
74
NrthIA
81
F
NMSt
63
UTRGV
61
F
Troy
81
UL
86
F
UNLV
77
SDSU
94
F
UAB
89
Rice
86
F
NDSU
67
ORU
57
F
StMar
77
Pepp
84
F(OT)
N CO
63
NoAZ
48
F
Drake
70
Valpa
59
F
TXSo
86
ArkPB
90
F
TNSt
62
Murr
100
F
UNCC
53
UTEP
57
F
Web
68
Mont
75
F
LoyMa
69
SCla
61
F
AF
73
SJSU
71
F(2OT)
Ariz
69
UCLA
90
F
GrCan
90
CBU
73
F
CS-Ful
80
CAPoly
63
F
USF
63
USD
67
F
UCSB
82
LongB
71
F
UCRiv
64
UCIrv
82
F
Ida
53
PorSt
69
F
E WA
94
Sac
92
F(OT)
UCDav
60
HI
80
F

Jan 26, 2019, 8:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Arizona State

38

29

67

USC

35

34

69

Boatwright's 3-pointer gives USC 69-67 win over Arizona St.
Sat Jan 26, 2019 11:51 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) USC's Bennie Boatwright wasn't about to miss another game-winning 3-point attempt.

The senior forward gave the Trojans their third straight win on a jumper from the top of the key as they rallied for a 69-67 victory over Arizona State on Saturday. Boatwright scored 18 points as USC (12-8, 5-2 Pac-12) moved into a tie for second in the conference going into a Wednesday showdown against league-leading Washington.

"It was a big game for us. We've had a lot of ups and downs this year but we have been playing well the last month of the season," USC coach Andy Enfield said. "Bennie has been playing like the MVP of our league."

Boatwright came into the game third in the Pac-12 in scoring at 17 points per game. He had made 41 percent of his 3-pointers in conference play but missed a game-winning attempt in an overtime loss at Oregon State on Jan. 10.

"Derryck (Thornton) did a great job of bringing the man down, Jonah (Mathews) set me a good screen and I got a good look at it and was able to knock it down," Boatwright said.

Arizona State (14-6, 5-3) led 67-66 with 24 seconds remaining when Zylan Cheatham missed the front end of a bonus. Kevin Porter Jr. got the rebound and passed it to Thornton, who brought the ball up court before Boatwright was able to get open.

Remy Martin missed a 3-pointer on the ensuing trip and Mathews got the rebound. Mathews missed the front end of a bonus and the Sun Devils called a timeout with 0.8 seconds remaining. Luguentz Dort missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

"He's one of the better players in the league and in a big spot he made a big shot," Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley said.

The Trojans were able to rally despite their top two scorers - Boatwright and Nick Rakocevic - each having four fouls midway through the second half. Rakocevic scored 15 points before fouling out with 1:35 remaining. Shaqquan Aaron added 13 and Mathews 11.

Romello White led the Sun Devils with 11 points and Kimani Lawrence, Zylan Cheatham and Martin scored 10 apiece.

A pair of Dort free throws gave Arizona State a 44-39 advantage when the Trojans (12-8, 5-2) scored 13 straight points. USC was 6 of 8 from the field and forced five turnovers as Thornton and Rakocevic scored four apiece. Rakocevic's layup off a Thornton assist gave the Trojans a 52-44 lead with 13:33 remaining.

USC led 62-57 with 6:31 remaining when the Sun Devils took the lead with eight straight points by Martin, including a pair of 3-pointers. Rakocevic scored four straight points to put the Trojans back on top with 1:46 remaining but he fouled Dort in the paint on the ensuing possession. Dort made both free throws to make it 67-66 with 1:35 left.

Arizona State led 38-35 at the half as there were six ties and five lead changes in the first 20 minutes.

BOTTOM LINE

Arizona State: The Sun Devils remain one of three Pac-12 teams that haven't posted a road sweep since the conference expanded in 2011-12. They have not swept the Los Angeles portion of the trip since 1987.

USC: The Trojans held Arizona State to 30.6 percent from the field (19 of 62). In the last three games - wins over UCLA, Arizona and Arizona State - USC has held opponents to 33.2 percent (68 of 205).

BATTLE OF THE BOARDS

The game was a matchup of the top two rebounders in the Pac-12. Cheatham, who came into the game leading the conference with 10.2 boards per game, finished with 14 and got his eighth double-double of the season while Rakocevic, who was second at 9.8, had nine and just missed his third straight double-double.

TURNIING POINT

There was a 1:40 stretch midway in the second half when Boatwright and Rakocevic were both on the bench and Arizona State wasn't able to take the lead. The Trojans were up by as many as six before the Sun Devils went on a 7-1 run to get within 58-57 with 8:54 remaining. Enfield called a timeout and put both players back in.

"We were doing some really bad things out there. ... We didn't take advantage," Hurley said.

UP NEXT

Arizona State: Begins a stretch of three straight home games against Arizona on Thursday.

USC: Hits the road for its next two, starting against Washington on Wednesday.

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Leaders

Arizona State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
R. White 11 0 0 7 1 0
Z. Cheatham 10 0 1 14 0 0
USC PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
B. Boatwright 17 0 2 4 0 0
N. Rakocevic 15 0 1 9 0 0

Team Comparison

AzSt USC
Points For 67 69
Field Goals 19/62-31% 25/60-42%
Three Pointers 7/21-33% 8/26-31%
Free Throws 22/25-88% 11/18-61%
Offensive Rebounds 14 5
Defensive Rebounds 35 30
Rebounds 51 39
Blocks 1 2
Steals 5 9
Turnovers 15 10
Personal Fouls 17 21
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - USC Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 26 AzSt 67 @ USC 69 R. White 11 B. Boatwright 17

Game Information

Stadium: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 5,111
Game Time: