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Josh Cohen, Saint Thomas help USC fend off Idaho State 75-69

AP
Nov 08, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) Josh Cohen had 19 points and Saint Thomas hit a late 3-pointer to help Southern California hold off Idaho State 75-69 on Thursday night.

Dylan Darling made both ends of a one-and-one following his layup to give Idaho State a 58-57 lead with 8:45 left to play. USC (2-0) moved back ahead by three, but Evan Otten hit 1 of 2 free throws and followed with a dunk to tie the game at 63 with 4:02 remaining.

Clark Slajchert made 2 of 3 free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt and Cohen hit a jumper following a Bengals turnover to give the Trojans a 68-65 lead with 2:25 left. Idaho State (0-2) turned a missed 3-pointer by Slajchert into a fastbreak layup by Jake O’Neil to get within a point.

Both teams missed shots before Thomas buried a 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining to put the Trojans up 71-67. Darling had a layup with 4.5 seconds left, but Slajchert hit two foul shots for a two-possession lead.

Cohen made 8 of 12 shots from the floor and 3 of 4 free throws for USC. Wesley Yates III scored 13 points off the bench. Thomas finished with 10 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

Darling, a sophomore transfer from Washington State, finished with a career-high 22 points for Idaho State. Isaiah Griffin had 10 points. O'Neil had nine points and nine rebounds.

Cohen had a layup with five seconds left and scored 12 points to help USC take a 38-35 lead into halftime. Darling had 15 points for Idaho State to keep it a one-possession game. The Bengals fell behind 19-7 but stayed close by making 14 of 16 foul shots, while the Trojans sank only 6 of 14.

USC, which opened with a 77-51 home victory over Chattanooga, will host UT Arlington on Wednesday.

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1st Half
IDST
Bengals
35
USC
Trojans
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Evan Otten vs. Josh Cohen (Dylan Darling gains possession)
19:32	+3	Isaiah Griffin makes three point jump shot (Dylan Darling assists)	3-0
18:59	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point jump shot	3-2
18:59		Evan Otten shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
18:59		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:59		Evan Otten defensive rebound
18:50		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul
18:46		Jake O'Neil misses two point layup
18:44		Evan Otten offensive rebound
18:43	+2	Evan Otten makes two point layup	5-2
18:21	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	5-4
18:09		Dylan Darling turnover (lost ball) (Saint Thomas steals)
17:59	+2	Isaiah Elohim makes two point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	5-6
17:43		Isaiah Griffin misses three point jump shot
17:41		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
17:29		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
17:27		Evan Otten defensive rebound
17:07		Isaiah Griffin misses two point jump shot
17:05		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
16:58		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
16:56		Isaiah Griffin defensive rebound
16:53		Saint Thomas personal foul
16:39		Connor Hollenbeck misses two point jump shot
16:37		Isaiah Elohim defensive rebound
16:23		Josh Cohen misses two point hook shot
16:21		Evan Otten defensive rebound
16:10		Jake O'Neil turnover (traveling)
15:59	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	5-8
15:33		Isaiah Griffin turnover (bad pass)
15:33		TV timeout
15:15		Saint Thomas misses two point layup
15:12		Connor Hollenbeck personal foul
15:07	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup (Josh Cohen assists)	5-10
14:46		Quentin Meza turnover (bad pass)
14:31		Desmond Claude turnover (traveling)
14:11		Desmond Claude personal foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul)
14:06		Blake Daberkow turnover (bad pass) (Wesley Yates III steals)
14:02		Dylan Darling shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
14:02	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-11
14:02	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-12
13:48		Desmond Claude shooting foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul)
13:48	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-12
13:48	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-12
13:29	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup (Rashaun Agee assists)	7-14
13:29		Jackson Greene shooting foul (Matt Knowling draws the foul)
13:29		Matt Knowling misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:29		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
13:15	+2	Jalen Shelley makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	7-16
13:15		AJ Burgin shooting foul (Jalen Shelley draws the foul)
13:15		Jalen Shelley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:15		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
13:02		Jake O'Neil turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Shelley steals)
12:52		Blake Daberkow blocks Matt Knowling's two point layup
12:50		Bengals defensive rebound
12:23		Rashaun Agee personal foul (Jake O'Neil draws the foul)
12:19		AJ Burgin turnover (bad pass) (Wesley Yates III steals)
12:16		Jake O'Neil blocks Matt Knowling's two point layup
12:14		Evan Otten defensive rebound
11:59		Evan Otten turnover (bad pass)
11:44	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	7-18
11:11		Jake O'Neil turnover (bad pass) (Saint Thomas steals)
11:11		Isaiah Griffin personal foul
11:11		TV timeout
10:41		Connor Hollenbeck shooting foul (Jalen Shelley draws the foul)
10:41		Jalen Shelley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:41	+1	Jalen Shelley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-19
10:30		Jake O'Neil misses two point layup
10:28		Jackson Greene offensive rebound
10:26	+2	Jackson Greene makes two point layup	9-19
9:56		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (traveling)
9:47		Dylan Darling misses two point jump shot
9:45		Trojans defensive rebound
9:26		Clark Slajchert misses three point jump shot
9:24		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
9:02		Rashaun Agee misses two point layup
9:02		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
9:02	+3	Jake O'Neil makes three point jump shot (Evan Otten assists)	12-19
8:43		Evan Otten blocks Saint Thomas's two point layup
8:41		Evan Otten defensive rebound
8:22	+3	Dylan Darling makes three point jump shot	15-19
8:03		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
8:01		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
7:53		Matt Knowling misses two point layup
7:51		Bengals defensive rebound
7:51		TV timeout
7:39		Jake O'Neil misses two point hook shot
7:37		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
7:28		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
7:26		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
7:17	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	15-21
7:03		Matt Knowling personal foul
6:55	+2	Dylan Darling makes two point layup	17-21
6:40		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
6:38		Evan Otten defensive rebound
6:20	+2	Dylan Darling makes two point jump shot	19-21
6:09		Matt Knowling misses two point jump shot
6:07		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
6:05		Josh Cohen misses two point layup
6:05		Evan Otten defensive rebound
6:05		Josh Cohen personal foul (Evan Otten draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Evan Otten makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-21
6:05		Evan Otten misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:05		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
5:55	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup	20-23
5:26		Isaiah Griffin misses three point jump shot
5:24		Evan Otten offensive rebound
5:23		Wesley Yates III personal foul (Evan Otten draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Evan Otten makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-23
5:23		Evan Otten misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:23		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
5:14	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	21-25
4:53		Rashaun Agee blocks Jake O'Neil's two point dunk
4:53		Jackson Greene offensive rebound
4:53		Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Jackson Greene draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Jackson Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-25
4:53	+1	Jackson Greene makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-25
4:36		Jake O'Neil personal foul
4:36		Matt Knowling misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:36		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
4:19	+2	Jake O'Neil makes two point hook shot (Blake Daberkow assists)	25-25
4:03	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	25-28
3:41		Jackson Greene offensive foul
3:41		Jackson Greene turnover (offensive foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:27		Wesley Yates III turnover (bad pass)
3:03		Blake Daberkow misses three point jump shot
3:01		Connor Hollenbeck offensive rebound
3:01		Quentin Meza misses three point jump shot
2:59		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
2:55		Jake O'Neil personal foul (Matt Knowling draws the foul)
2:55		Matt Knowling misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:55	+1	Matt Knowling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-29
2:34		Wesley Yates III personal foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul)
2:34	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-29
2:34	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-29
2:24	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	27-31
2:14	+2	Dylan Darling makes two point layup	29-31
1:57	+3	Isaiah Elohim makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	29-34
1:45		Matt Knowling personal foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-34
1:45	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-34
1:31		AJ Burgin shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
1:31	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-35
1:31	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-36
1:11		Matt Knowling personal foul (AJ Burgin draws the foul)
1:11	+1	AJ Burgin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-36
1:11	+1	AJ Burgin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-36
1:11		Bengals 30 second timeout
0:47		Dylan Darling personal foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
0:47		Saint Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:47		Saint Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:47		Evan Otten defensive rebound
0:31		Isaiah Elohim personal foul (Quentin Meza draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Quentin Meza makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-36
0:31	+1	Quentin Meza makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-36
0:05	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	35-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
IDST
Bengals
34
USC
Trojans
37

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Isaiah Griffin misses three point jump shot
19:45		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
19:23	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Elohim assists)	35-41
19:06		Isaiah Elohim personal foul
18:49	+2	Isaiah Griffin makes two point layup (Dylan Darling assists)	37-41
18:49		Josh Cohen shooting foul (Isaiah Griffin draws the foul)
18:49	+1	Isaiah Griffin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-41
18:25		Isaiah Elohim misses three point jump shot
18:23		Saint Thomas offensive rebound
18:17	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup	38-43
17:52		Connor Hollenbeck turnover (bad pass)
17:37		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
17:35		Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
17:35		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point layup
17:33		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
17:28		Desmond Claude shooting foul (Connor Hollenbeck draws the foul)
17:28	+1	Connor Hollenbeck makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-43
17:28	+1	Connor Hollenbeck makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-43
17:11		Dylan Darling blocks Isaiah Elohim's two point layup
17:11		Isaiah Elohim offensive rebound
17:11	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Elohim assists)	40-45
16:48		Evan Otten offensive foul
16:48		Evan Otten turnover (offensive foul)
16:35		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
16:33		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
16:32	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup	40-47
16:32		Evan Otten shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
16:32	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-48
16:17	+2	Isaiah Griffin makes two point jump shot (Jake O'Neil assists)	42-48
15:57		Josh Cohen misses two point layup
15:55		Connor Hollenbeck defensive rebound
15:40		Saint Thomas shooting foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul)
15:40		TV timeout
15:40		Dylan Darling misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:40	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-48
15:18	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Elohim assists)	43-51
14:58		Jake O'Neil misses two point layup
14:56		Blake Daberkow offensive rebound
14:56	+2	Blake Daberkow makes two point layup	45-51
14:40		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
14:38		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
14:28		Dylan Darling turnover (bad pass)
14:05		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
14:03		Isaiah Griffin defensive rebound
13:50		Isaiah Griffin turnover (lost ball)
13:40		Wesley Yates III turnover (lost ball)
13:16		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Connor Hollenbeck draws the foul)
13:16	+1	Connor Hollenbeck makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-51
13:16	+1	Connor Hollenbeck makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-51
12:57		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
12:55		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
12:50		Wesley Yates III personal foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul)
12:28		Blake Daberkow misses three point jump shot
12:26		Bengals offensive rebound
12:17	+2	Jackson Greene makes two point layup (Dylan Darling assists)	49-51
12:03		Jackson Greene shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
12:03	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 1 of 3	49-52
12:03	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 2 of 3	49-53
12:03	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 3 of 3	49-54
11:55		AJ Burgin misses three point jump shot
11:53		Isaiah Griffin offensive rebound
11:39		Isaiah Griffin misses three point jump shot
11:37		Blake Daberkow offensive rebound
11:27	+2	Blake Daberkow makes two point jump shot (Dylan Darling assists)	51-54
11:10		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
11:07		Blake Daberkow personal foul
11:07		TV timeout
11:04		Blake Daberkow personal foul
10:57		Connor Hollenbeck shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
10:57	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-55
10:57	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-56
10:41	+3	Connor Hollenbeck makes three point jump shot (Dylan Darling assists)	54-56
10:29		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
10:27		Bengals defensive rebound
10:02		Blake Daberkow misses two point jump shot
10:00		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
9:59		Connor Hollenbeck personal foul
9:59		Chibuzo Agbo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:59		Evan Otten defensive rebound
9:43		Dylan Darling misses two point jump shot
9:41		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
9:36		Jackson Greene shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
9:36		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:36	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-57
9:12	+2	Dylan Darling makes two point layup	56-57
8:48		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
8:46		Dylan Darling defensive rebound
8:44		Saint Thomas personal foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul)
8:44	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-57
8:44	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-57
8:32		Wesley Yates III turnover (lost ball)
8:08		Jake O'Neil misses two point jump shot
8:06		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
7:55	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Wesley Yates III assists)	58-59
7:42		Wesley Yates III personal foul (Isaiah Griffin draws the foul)
7:42		TV timeout
7:42		Isaiah Griffin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:42		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
7:21		Evan Otten blocks Saint Thomas's two point layup
7:19		Jackson Greene defensive rebound
7:04		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Evan Otten draws the foul)
7:04		Evan Otten misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:04		Evan Otten misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:04		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
6:42		Josh Cohen misses three point jump shot
6:40		Dylan Darling defensive rebound
6:31		Josh Cohen blocks Dylan Darling's two point layup
6:29		Isaiah Griffin offensive rebound
6:15	+2	Isaiah Griffin makes two point layup (Dylan Darling assists)	60-59
5:53		Clark Slajchert misses two point jump shot
5:51		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
5:34		Isaiah Griffin misses two point jump shot
5:34		Jackson Greene flagrant 1
5:34	+1	Clark Slajchert makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	60-60
5:34	+1	Clark Slajchert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-61
5:17	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup (Josh Cohen assists)	60-63
4:51		Josh Cohen shooting foul (Evan Otten draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Evan Otten makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-63
4:51		Evan Otten misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:51		Bengals offensive rebound
4:34		Dylan Darling misses two point layup
4:32		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
4:29		Saint Thomas turnover (lost ball)
4:03	+2	Evan Otten makes two point dunk (Jake O'Neil assists)	63-63
4:02		Bengals 30 second timeout
4:02		TV timeout
3:43		Isaiah Griffin shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
3:43		TV timeout
3:43		Chibuzo Agbo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:43	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-64
3:24	+2	Jake O'Neil makes two point layup	65-64
3:04		Evan Otten shooting foul (Clark Slajchert draws the foul)
3:04	+1	Clark Slajchert makes regular free throw 1 of 3	65-65
3:04	+1	Clark Slajchert makes regular free throw 2 of 3	65-66
3:04		Clark Slajchert misses regular free throw 3 of 3
3:04		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
3:04		Bengals 30 second timeout
2:53		Jake O'Neil turnover (bad pass)
2:25	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point jump shot (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	65-68
2:01		Connor Hollenbeck offensive foul
2:01		Connor Hollenbeck turnover (offensive foul)
1:48		Clark Slajchert misses three point jump shot
1:46		Evan Otten defensive rebound
1:41	+2	Jake O'Neil makes two point layup (Dylan Darling assists)	67-68
1:08		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
1:06		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
0:49		Dylan Darling misses two point jump shot
0:47		Trojans defensive rebound
0:19	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot (Josh Cohen assists)	67-71
0:12		Josh Cohen blocks Dylan Darling's two point layup
0:10		Bengals offensive rebound
0:05	+2	Dylan Darling makes two point layup (Jake O'Neil assists)	69-71
0:05		Bengals 30 second timeout
0:04		Isaiah Griffin personal foul (Clark Slajchert draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Clark Slajchert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-72
0:04	+1	Clark Slajchert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-73
0:02		Jaedyn Brown turnover (bad pass) (Wesley Yates III steals)
0:02		Jaedyn Brown personal foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-74
0:02	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-75
0:00		End of period

+ 1

Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2