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Chibuzo Agbo hits 4 3s, scores 21 to help USC beat Grambling 80-69

AP
Nov 24, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) Boise State transfer Chibuzo Agbo scored 16 of his season-high 21 points in the second half, Josh Cohen added 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Southern California beat Grambling 80-69 Sunday.

Desmond Claude scored all his 14 points in the second half for USC (5-1) and finished with five rebounds and five assists. Agbo made 4 of 5 from 3-point range - his second consecutive game with four 3s and at least 20 points.

Reserves Wesley Yates III, Claude and Agbo started the second half for the Trojans after Grambling shot 54% from the field in the first to take a 38-37 lead into the break.

Claude converted a three-point play, Agbo sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around a layup and and-1 free throw by Saint Thomas before Terrence Williams II capped a 14-0 run that made it 65-53 midway through the second half and gave USC the lead for good.

The Trojans went 6-plus minutes without a made field goal as Grambling scored 13 of the next 16 points to make it a two-point game when P.J. Eason threw down a dunk with 4:36 remaining. Claude answered with a layup that ended USC’s drought 22 seconds later and sparked a 12-3 closing run.

Grambling (1-4) has lost four games in a row since a 92-42 win over NAIA-member Southern-New Orleans in the season opener.

Kintavious Dozier scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half for the Tigers. Mikale Stevenson added 14, 11 in the second half, and Antwan Burnett scored 13.

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1st Half
GRAMB
Tigers
38
USC
Trojans
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Trojans gains possession)
19:43	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup (Josh Cohen assists)	0-2
19:26		Ernest Ross offensive foul
19:26		Ernest Ross turnover (offensive foul)
19:14		Antwan Burnett technical foul
19:14	+1	Terrance Williams II makes technical free throw 1 of 2	0-3
19:14	+1	Terrance Williams II makes technical free throw 2 of 2	0-4
19:02		Saint Thomas turnover (out of bounds)
18:43		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
18:41		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
18:32		Josh Cohen turnover (Kintavious Dozier steals)
18:32		Josh Cohen personal foul
18:11		Ernest Ross turnover (traveling)
17:49	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	0-6
17:28	+3	Mikale Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Ernest Ross assists)	3-6
17:14		Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
17:12		P.J. Eason defensive rebound
17:00	+3	Ernest Ross makes three point jump shot (Mikale Stevenson assists)	6-6
16:44		Saint Thomas turnover (Kintavious Dozier steals)
16:40	+2	Kintavious Dozier makes two point layup	8-6
16:40		Saint Thomas shooting foul (Kintavious Dozier draws the foul)
16:40		Kintavious Dozier misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:40		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
16:27	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Matt Knowling assists)	8-8
16:04		Louis Hutchinson misses three point jump shot
16:02		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
15:52	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	8-10
15:34		Mikale Stevenson misses two point layup
15:32		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
15:24	+2	Chibuzo Agbo makes two point jump shot	8-12
15:04	+2	Kintavious Dozier makes two point jump shot (Antwan Burnett assists)	10-12
14:38		Josh Cohen misses two point layup
14:36		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
14:30	+3	Josh Cohen makes three point jump shot	10-15
14:06	+3	Kintavious Dozier makes three point jump shot	13-15
13:44		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (Mikale Stevenson steals)
13:36	+2	Kintavious Dozier makes two point layup (Mikale Stevenson assists)	15-15
13:24		Mikale Stevenson personal foul
13:24		TV timeout
13:05		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
13:03		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
13:03		Louis Hutchinson personal foul
12:40		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
12:38		P.J. Edwards defensive rebound
12:30	+2	P.J. Edwards makes two point layup	17-15
12:10		James Flippin shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
12:10	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 1 of 3	17-16
12:10	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 2 of 3	17-17
12:10	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 3 of 3	17-18
12:01		Isaiah Elohim personal foul
11:49	+3	Kintavious Dozier makes three point jump shot	20-18
11:25		Isaiah Elohim misses two point layup
11:23		Saint Thomas offensive rebound
11:07	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot (Rashaun Agee assists)	20-21
10:48		Isaiah Elohim personal foul
10:48		TV timeout
10:44		Matt Knowling shooting foul (Kintavious Dozier draws the foul)
10:44	+1	Kintavious Dozier makes regular free throw 1 of 3	21-21
10:44	+1	Kintavious Dozier makes regular free throw 2 of 3	22-21
10:44	+1	Kintavious Dozier makes regular free throw 3 of 3	23-21
10:27		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:25		P.J. Edwards defensive rebound
10:04		Ernest Ross offensive foul
10:04		Ernest Ross turnover (offensive foul)
9:45		P.J. Edwards blocks Saint Thomas's two point jump shot
9:43		Trojans offensive rebound
9:39		Kintavious Dozier personal foul (Terrance Williams II draws the foul)
9:39	+1	Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-22
9:39		Terrance Williams II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:39		Antwan Burnett defensive rebound
9:19		P.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
9:17		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
8:54		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
8:52		Kintavious Dozier defensive rebound
8:45		Kintavious Dozier turnover
8:29	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point hook shot (Saint Thomas assists)	23-24
8:10	+2	Antwan Burnett makes two point jump shot (Mikale Stevenson assists)	25-24
7:52		TV timeout
7:47		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point layup
7:45		Mikale Stevenson defensive rebound
7:38	+2	Antwan Burnett makes two point layup (Mikale Stevenson assists)	27-24
7:21	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	27-26
6:58		Antwan Burnett misses three point jump shot
6:56		Louis Hutchinson offensive rebound
6:50	+2	Louis Hutchinson makes two point layup	29-26
6:31		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
6:29		Wesley Yates III offensive rebound
6:21	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	29-28
6:21		P.J. Eason shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
6:21		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:21		Antwan Burnett defensive rebound
6:04	+2	Antwan Burnett makes two point layup (Mikale Stevenson assists)	31-28
5:31		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
5:29		Kintavious Dozier defensive rebound
5:07		Antwan Burnett turnover (Wesley Yates III steals)
4:56	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point hook shot	31-30
4:56		Kintavious Dozier shooting foul (Matt Knowling draws the foul)
4:56		Matt Knowling misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:56		Mikale Stevenson defensive rebound
4:34		Mikale Stevenson misses three point jump shot
4:32		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
4:32		Samuel Onu flagrant 1 (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
4:31	+1	Josh Cohen makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	31-31
4:31		Josh Cohen misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
4:17		Antwan Burnett blocks Wesley Yates III's two point layup
4:15		Wesley Yates III offensive rebound
4:04		Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
4:02		Louis Hutchinson defensive rebound
3:54		Terrance Williams II blocks Antwan Burnett's two point layup
3:52		Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
3:39	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists)	31-34
3:20		Terrance Williams II shooting foul
3:20		TV timeout
3:20	+1	Louis Hutchinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-34
3:20	+1	Louis Hutchinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-34
3:04		Louis Hutchinson personal foul (Clark Slajchert draws the foul)
3:04	+1	Clark Slajchert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-35
3:04		Clark Slajchert misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:04		P.J. Edwards defensive rebound
2:37		Mikale Stevenson misses three point jump shot
2:35		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
2:25		Wesley Yates III turnover (Kintavious Dozier steals)
2:07	+3	P.J. Edwards makes three point jump shot (Antwan Burnett assists)	36-35
1:53	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point hook shot	36-37
1:32		James Flippin offensive foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
1:32		James Flippin turnover (offensive foul)
1:13		Saint Thomas turnover (P.J. Edwards steals)
1:04		P.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
1:02		Clark Slajchert defensive rebound
0:47		Matt Knowling misses two point hook shot
0:45		Antwan Burnett defensive rebound
0:32		Antwan Burnett misses two point jump shot
0:30		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
0:07		Saint Thomas turnover (Mikale Stevenson steals)
0:02	+2	Antwan Burnett makes two point dunk (Mikale Stevenson assists)	38-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GRAMB
Tigers
31
USC
Trojans
43

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Kintavious Dozier misses three point jump shot
19:40		Trojans defensive rebound
19:37		P.J. Eason personal foul
19:31	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup (Matt Knowling assists)	38-39
19:15		P.J. Eason turnover (Chibuzo Agbo steals)
19:06		Josh Cohen turnover (P.J. Eason steals)
18:45		Matt Knowling personal foul
18:40		Antwan Burnett misses two point jump shot
18:38		Ernest Ross offensive rebound
18:34	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point layup	40-39
18:26		P.J. Eason shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
18:26	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-40
18:26	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-41
18:15	+3	Antwan Burnett makes three point jump shot (Mikale Stevenson assists)	43-41
17:48	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Josh Cohen assists)	43-44
17:29	+2	Mikale Stevenson makes two point jump shot	45-44
17:09		Saint Thomas turnover (double dribble)
16:55		Antwan Burnett misses two point jump shot
16:53		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
16:45		Desmond Claude turnover (Mikale Stevenson steals)
16:37		Tigers 30 second timeout
16:37		TV timeout
16:26	+2	Mikale Stevenson makes two point jump shot	47-44
16:08		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
16:06		P.J. Eason defensive rebound
15:56		Mikale Stevenson misses two point layup
15:56		Tigers offensive rebound
15:56		TV timeout
15:50		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
15:48		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
15:36		Matt Knowling turnover (Kintavious Dozier steals)
15:30	+2	Mikale Stevenson makes two point layup	49-44
15:07		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
15:05		Terrance Williams II offensive rebound
14:59		Kintavious Dozier personal foul
14:59		Tigers technical foul
14:59	+1	Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-45
14:59	+1	Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-46
14:48		Saint Thomas turnover
14:48		Antwan Burnett misses two point layup
14:46		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
14:33		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
14:31		Antwan Burnett defensive rebound
14:16	+2	P.J. Edwards makes two point layup (Mikale Stevenson assists)	51-46
14:00	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	51-49
13:35		P.J. Edwards misses two point jump shot
13:33		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
13:26	+2	Clark Slajchert makes two point driving floating jump shot	51-51
13:07	+2	Mikale Stevenson makes two point layup (James Flippin assists)	53-51
12:46		Clark Slajchert misses three point jump shot
12:44		Desmond Claude offensive rebound
12:42	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	53-53
12:42		James Flippin shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
12:42	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-54
12:23		P.J. Edwards misses two point jump shot
12:21		James Flippin offensive rebound
12:20		Terrance Williams II personal foul
12:16		James Flippin misses two point layup
12:14		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
12:09	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Clark Slajchert assists)	53-57
11:45		Mikale Stevenson misses three point jump shot
11:43		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
11:35		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
11:33		James Flippin defensive rebound
11:30		James Flippin turnover (Clark Slajchert steals)
11:29	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup (Clark Slajchert assists)	53-59
11:29		James Flippin shooting foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
11:29		TV timeout
11:29	+1	Saint Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-60
11:00		P.J. Edwards turnover
10:45	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	53-63
10:22		Kintavious Dozier misses two point layup
10:20		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
10:14		P.J. Edwards personal foul
10:14	+1	Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-64
10:14	+1	Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-65
9:55		Saint Thomas blocks Kintavious Dozier's two point layup
9:53		Tigers offensive rebound
9:44		Terrance Williams II shooting foul (Kintavious Dozier draws the foul)
9:44	+1	Kintavious Dozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-65
9:44	+1	Kintavious Dozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-65
9:29		Clark Slajchert misses three point jump shot
9:27		P.J. Eason defensive rebound
9:16		Clark Slajchert shooting foul (Ernest Ross draws the foul)
9:16	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-65
9:16	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-65
9:06		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
9:04		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
8:45		Louis Hutchinson misses three point jump shot
8:43		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
8:34		Kintavious Dozier shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
8:34	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-66
8:34		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:34		Tigers defensive rebound
8:09	+2	Antwan Burnett makes two point layup	59-66
7:45		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
7:43		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
7:15		Antwan Burnett misses two point layup
7:13		Mikale Stevenson offensive rebound
7:06	+3	Louis Hutchinson makes three point jump shot (Mikale Stevenson assists)	62-66
6:53		Ernest Ross personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
6:53		TV timeout
6:53	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-67
6:53		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:53		Louis Hutchinson defensive rebound
6:36		Desmond Claude shooting foul (Mikale Stevenson draws the foul)
6:36	+1	Mikale Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-67
6:36	+1	Mikale Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
6:14		Ernest Ross blocks Clark Slajchert's two point layup
6:12		Louis Hutchinson defensive rebound
6:04		Mikale Stevenson turnover (Saint Thomas steals)
5:50		Mikale Stevenson personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
5:50	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
5:50		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:50		Desmond Claude offensive rebound
5:37		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
5:35		P.J. Eason defensive rebound
5:09		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul
5:06		Louis Hutchinson misses three point jump shot
5:04		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
4:57		Antwan Burnett shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
4:57		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:57		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:57		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
4:40	+2	P.J. Eason makes two point dunk (Mikale Stevenson assists)	66-68
4:17	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	66-70
3:57		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
3:55		P.J. Eason offensive rebound
3:51		P.J. Eason turnover (Chibuzo Agbo steals)
3:51		TV timeout
3:27	+2	Chibuzo Agbo makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	66-72
3:08		Louis Hutchinson misses three point jump shot
3:06		P.J. Eason offensive rebound
3:01		Saint Thomas personal foul (Mikale Stevenson draws the foul)
3:01	+1	Mikale Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-72
3:01		Mikale Stevenson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:01		Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
2:33		P.J. Eason shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
2:33	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-73
2:33	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-74
2:18	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point jump shot	69-74
1:50	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	69-76
1:36		Antwan Burnett misses three point jump shot
1:34		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
1:06		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
1:04		Terrance Williams II offensive rebound
0:52		Ernest Ross personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
0:52	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-78
0:49		Mikale Stevenson turnover (Desmond Claude steals)
0:42	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	69-80
0:29		Kintavious Dozier misses two point layup
0:27		Trojans defensive rebound
0:20		Clark Slajchert turnover
0:18		Mikale Stevenson misses two point layup
0:16		Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Terrance Williams II defensive rebound