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Oregon beats USC 78-69, sending Trojans to 6th straight loss in longest skid since 2014-15 season

AP
Feb 02, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) Jackson Shelstad scored 20 points, tying his career high with four 3-pointers, and Oregon defeated Southern California 78-69 on Thursday night, sending the Trojans to their sixth straight loss.

Shelstad made all of his first six shots, including three 3-pointers. He scored 15 of the Ducks’ first 29 points before missing a 3-pointer midway through the first half.

The Ducks (15-6, 7-3 Pac-12) got 12 points from Kario Oquendo. Jermaine Cousinard, Jadrian Tracey and N'Faly Dante added 11 points each.

Boogie Ellis scored 17 points to lead the Trojans (8-13, 2-8), who are on their longest skid since dropping nine in a row in 2014-15. Their only lead came on a 3-pointer by Ellis to open the game.

USC's Bronny James finished with six points, a career-high seven assists and four rebounds in the nationally televised game. He made two 3-pointers and had two steals. Oziyah Sellers added 12 points.

Tracey’s 3-pointer gave the Ducks a 74-56 lead, their largest of the game.

The Trojans answered with 11 straight points to get within seven on Vincent Iwuchukwu's dunk off James' inbounds pass.

USC missed four shots on its wild next-to-last possession, two 3-pointers by Kobe Johnson, another by Ellis and a dunk by Kijani Wright.

The Trojans trailed 32-31 on a basket by Ellis before the Ducks closed on a 14-8 run, including nine straight points, to lead 46-39 at the break.

BIG PICTURE

Oregon: The Ducks completed a season sweep of the Trojans, having won by eight points at home on Dec. 28.

USC: Sellers continues to be a bright spot. He has scored in double figures six times, including four times since January. The Trojans remain without standout freshman Isaiah Collier, who missed his fifth straight game while recovering from right hand surgery.

UP NEXT

Oregon: Visits UCLA on Saturday.

USC: Hosts Oregon State on Saturday.

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1st Half
ORE
Ducks
46
USC
Trojans
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Boogie Ellis gains possession)
19:47	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Joshua Morgan assists)	0-3
19:40	+3	Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Kario Oquendo assists)	3-3
19:28		Arrinten Page turnover (Kario Oquendo steals)
19:23		Kario Oquendo misses two point layup
19:21		Jackson Shelstad offensive rebound
19:12	+2	Jackson Shelstad makes two point layup	5-3
18:56		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:54		Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
18:44	+2	Jackson Shelstad makes two point layup (Kario Oquendo assists)	7-3
18:24		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
18:22		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
18:16		Joshua Morgan personal foul
18:16		Kario Oquendo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:16	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-3
18:07		Jadrian Tracey personal foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul)
18:07	+1	Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-4
18:07	+1	Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-5
17:49	+3	Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	11-5
17:34	+3	Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	11-8
17:02		Joshua Morgan blocks Kario Oquendo's two point layup
17:00		Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
16:47	+2	Oziyah Sellers makes two point layup (Joshua Morgan assists)	11-10
16:34		Joshua Morgan blocks Jadrian Tracey's two point jump shot
16:32		Jermaine Couisnard offensive rebound
16:17		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
16:11		Kobe Johnson personal foul
16:11	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point dunk (Jackson Shelstad assists)	13-10
16:11		Oziyah Sellers turnover (Kwame Evans Jr. steals)
15:57		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
15:55		Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
15:41		Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (DJ Rodman steals)
15:41	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point dunk (DJ Rodman assists)	13-12
15:35		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
15:33		Kario Oquendo offensive rebound
15:26	+3	Kwame Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kario Oquendo assists)	16-12
15:11	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)	16-14
14:49	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Kwame Evans Jr. assists)	19-14
14:27		N'Faly Dante blocks Bronny James's two point layup
14:25		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
14:18		Kobe Johnson blocks Kwame Evans Jr.'s two point layup
14:16		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
14:12	+3	DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	19-17
13:52	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point layup (Kario Oquendo assists)	21-17
13:52		Kobe Johnson personal foul
13:52		TV timeout
13:51	+1	N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-17
13:24	+3	Bronny James makes three point jump shot (Oziyah Sellers assists)	22-20
13:01	+3	Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Mahamadou Diawara assists)	25-20
12:37		Oziyah Sellers turnover (Jermaine Couisnard steals)
12:31		Bronny James personal foul
12:28	+2	Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point layup (Jackson Shelstad assists)	27-20
12:11	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point layup (Bronny James assists)	27-22
12:02	+2	Jackson Shelstad makes two point jump shot	29-22
11:47		Bronny James turnover
11:47		TV timeout
11:19		Mahamadou Diawara turnover (Bronny James steals)
11:14		Mahamadou Diawara personal foul
11:12	+2	Oziyah Sellers makes two point jump shot (Bronny James assists)	29-24
11:02		Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
11:00		Jadrian Tracey offensive rebound
10:53		Jadrian Tracey misses two point layup
10:51		DJ Rodman defensive rebound
10:51		Kijani Wright offensive foul
10:51		Kijani Wright turnover (offensive foul)
10:32		Joshua Morgan blocks Kario Oquendo's two point layup
10:30		Kijani Wright defensive rebound
10:04		Oziyah Sellers misses two point jump shot
10:02		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
9:49		N'Faly Dante turnover (Bronny James steals)
9:42	+3	DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (Bronny James assists)	29-27
9:21		Brennan Rigsby misses two point jump shot
9:19		Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
9:04		Kario Oquendo personal foul
8:58		Boogie Ellis misses two point layup
8:56		Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
8:33	+3	Jadrian Tracey makes three point jump shot (Kario Oquendo assists)	32-27
8:15		N'Faly Dante blocks DJ Rodman's two point layup
8:13		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
7:59		DJ Rodman blocks Brennan Rigsby's three point jump shot
7:57		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
7:43	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point jump shot (Joshua Morgan assists)	32-29
7:20		Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot
7:18		DJ Rodman defensive rebound
7:09	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot	32-31
6:42	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup	34-31
6:35		Boogie Ellis turnover (Kario Oquendo steals)
6:17		Arrinten Page personal foul
6:17		TV timeout
6:17	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-31
6:17		Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:17		Vincent Iwuchukwu defensive rebound
5:55	+2	Oziyah Sellers makes two point jump shot (Vincent Iwuchukwu assists)	35-33
5:44		Kwame Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:42		Jermaine Couisnard offensive rebound
5:24		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
5:22		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
5:10		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:08		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
4:49		Arrinten Page blocks Jackson Shelstad's two point layup
4:47		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
4:39	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point jump shot (Oziyah Sellers assists)	35-35
4:39		Arrinten Page blocks Kario Oquendo's two point layup
4:39		Kario Oquendo offensive rebound
4:39		Kobe Johnson personal foul
4:39	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-35
4:39	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-35
4:10		Kwame Evans Jr. personal foul
4:10		Oziyah Sellers misses two point layup
4:08		Mahamadou Diawara defensive rebound
3:57		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
3:55		DJ Rodman defensive rebound
3:55		Jackson Shelstad personal foul
3:55		TV timeout
3:55	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-36
3:55	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-37
3:43		N'Faly Dante turnover (bad pass)
3:34		Arrinten Page turnover (Jackson Shelstad steals)
3:29		Arrinten Page blocks Jackson Shelstad's two point layup
3:27		Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
3:14		DJ Rodman personal foul
3:09	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-37
3:09	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-37
2:48		Oziyah Sellers misses three point jump shot
2:46		Mahamadou Diawara personal foul
2:41		DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot
2:39		Jackson Shelstad defensive rebound
2:23		Vincent Iwuchukwu blocks Kwame Evans Jr.'s three point jump shot
2:21		DJ Rodman defensive rebound
2:08		Arrinten Page misses three point jump shot
2:06		DJ Rodman offensive rebound
2:04		Brennan Rigsby blocks DJ Rodman's two point layup
2:02		Ducks defensive rebound
1:46		Arrinten Page personal foul
1:46	+1	Jadrian Tracey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-37
1:46	+1	Jadrian Tracey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-37
1:18		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
1:16		Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
1:08	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists)	44-37
1:05		Trojans 30 second timeout
0:54		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
0:52		Ducks defensive rebound
0:40		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
0:38		Brennan Rigsby offensive rebound
0:37		Joshua Morgan personal foul
0:37	+1	Brennan Rigsby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-37
0:37	+1	Brennan Rigsby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-37
0:10		Kwame Evans Jr. blocks Boogie Ellis's three point jump shot
0:08		Vincent Iwuchukwu offensive rebound
0:04	+2	Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point layup	46-39
0:00		Jackson Shelstad turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ORE
Ducks
32
USC
Trojans
30

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (N'Faly Dante assists)	49-39
19:16		Oziyah Sellers misses two point jump shot
19:14		Arrinten Page offensive rebound
19:00	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	49-42
18:27	+3	Jadrian Tracey makes three point jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists)	52-42
18:04		Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
18:02		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
17:51		Arrinten Page blocks Jackson Shelstad's two point layup
17:49		N'Faly Dante offensive rebound
17:31		N'Faly Dante misses two point dunk
17:29		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
17:29		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
17:29		Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound
17:29	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point dunk (Jadrian Tracey assists)	54-42
17:29		Trojans 30 second timeout
17:29		TV timeout
17:13		Joshua Morgan misses two point layup
17:11		Ducks defensive rebound
16:49		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup
16:47		Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
16:26		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:24		Joshua Morgan offensive rebound
16:20	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point layup	54-44
15:53	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point layup	56-44
15:24		Kobe Johnson turnover (Jadrian Tracey steals)
14:54		Joshua Morgan blocks Jadrian Tracey's two point layup
14:52		Jadrian Tracey offensive rebound
14:52		TV timeout
14:50		Jackson Shelstad turnover (Kobe Johnson steals)
14:32		Boogie Ellis turnover
14:07	+3	Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Mahamadou Diawara assists)	59-44
13:49		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
13:47		Bronny James offensive rebound
13:41	+2	Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists)	59-46
13:25	+3	Brennan Rigsby makes three point jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists)	62-46
13:16		Boogie Ellis turnover
13:16		Trojans 30 second timeout
12:53		Kwame Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:51		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
12:47		Brennan Rigsby personal foul
12:36		Kwame Evans Jr. personal foul
12:27		Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
12:25		Kijani Wright personal foul
12:04		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
12:02		DJ Rodman defensive rebound
11:54	+2	Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point layup (Bronny James assists)	62-48
11:24		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
11:22		Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
11:17		TV timeout
11:08		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
11:06		DJ Rodman defensive rebound
10:37		Oziyah Sellers turnover (Jermaine Couisnard steals)
10:20		Bronny James personal foul
10:16	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point dunk (Brennan Rigsby assists)	64-48
10:04	+3	Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Joshua Morgan assists)	64-51
9:37		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
9:35		Bronny James defensive rebound
9:19		Joshua Morgan turnover (Jackson Shelstad steals)
9:13		Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
9:11		Trojans defensive rebound
8:41		Joshua Morgan misses two point layup
8:39		Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound
8:34	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup (Brennan Rigsby assists)	66-51
8:34		Joshua Morgan personal foul
8:34	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-51
8:23		Mahamadou Diawara blocks Kijani Wright's two point layup
8:21		Vincent Iwuchukwu offensive rebound
8:15		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
8:15		Boogie Ellis personal foul
8:01		Kobe Johnson personal foul
7:55		Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (Boogie Ellis steals)
7:39	+3	Bronny James makes three point jump shot	67-54
7:16	+2	Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point layup	69-54
7:16		Kijani Wright personal foul
7:16		TV timeout
7:16	+1	Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-54
6:52		Bronny James misses two point jump shot
6:50		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
6:35		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
6:33		Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
6:29		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass)
6:14		Kario Oquendo misses two point layup
6:12		Trojans defensive rebound
5:46		Boogie Ellis misses two point layup
5:44		Trojans turnover (shot clock violation)
5:30		DJ Rodman blocks N'Faly Dante's two point layup
5:28		Ducks offensive rebound
5:21		Oziyah Sellers personal foul
5:21		Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:21	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-54
4:58		Arrinten Page misses two point layup
4:56		Arrinten Page offensive rebound
4:51	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point dunk	71-56
4:29	+3	Jadrian Tracey makes three point jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists)	74-56
4:07	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point dunk (Boogie Ellis assists)	74-58
3:39		Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot
3:37		Jermaine Couisnard offensive rebound
3:30		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
3:28		Jadrian Tracey offensive rebound
3:28		Boogie Ellis blocks Jadrian Tracey's two point layup
3:28		Ducks offensive rebound
3:28		TV timeout
3:19		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
3:17		Bronny James defensive rebound
3:06	+2	Kijani Wright makes two point hook shot (Bronny James assists)	74-60
2:51		Kario Oquendo offensive foul
2:51		Kario Oquendo turnover (offensive foul)
2:35		Bronny James misses two point layup
2:33		Kijani Wright offensive rebound
2:27	+2	Kijani Wright makes two point layup	74-62
2:08		Jackson Shelstad misses two point layup
2:06		Jermaine Couisnard offensive rebound
2:06		Jump ball. (Trojans gains possession)
1:52		Kijani Wright blocks Jermaine Couisnard's two point layup
1:52		Kwame Evans Jr. blocks Kobe Johnson's two point dunk
1:50		Vincent Iwuchukwu offensive rebound
1:50		Kwame Evans Jr. personal foul
1:50	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Bronny James assists)	74-65
1:19		Brennan Rigsby misses two point jump shot
1:17		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
1:01	+2	Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point dunk (Bronny James assists)	74-67
0:57		Trojans 30 second timeout
0:57		Vincent Iwuchukwu personal foul
0:57	+1	N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-67
0:57	+1	N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-67
0:49		Jadrian Tracey personal foul
0:49	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-68
0:49	+1	Boogie Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-69
0:49		Ducks 30 second timeout
0:47		Jadrian Tracey turnover (Vincent Iwuchukwu steals)
0:32		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:30		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
0:25		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:23		Bronny James offensive rebound
0:17		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
0:15		Kijani Wright offensive rebound
0:15		Kijani Wright misses two point dunk
0:15		Boogie Ellis personal foul
0:15	+1	Jackson Shelstad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-69
0:15	+1	Jackson Shelstad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-69
0:11		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:09		Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound