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USC To Play At Oregon State Saturday
January 19, 2018 | Men's Basketball, Features
The USC Trojans (14-6, 5-2) will play at the Oregon State Beavers (11-7, 3-3) at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore. on Jan. 20 at 5:00 p.m. USC has won its last three games. Its season-best winning streak was four games to open the season. USC's sweep at the Washington schools last season was its only conference road sweep since the Pac-12 was formed (2011-12) and it has not won both games in Oregon since the 2008 season.
BREAKING DOWN THE BEAVERS -- Oregon State (11-7, 3-3) is coming off a 69-63 home win vs. UCLA on Jan. 19. Forward Tres Tinkle (18.1) and guard Stephen Thompson Jr. (16.3) lead OSU in scoring. USC has won its last three games against OSU and leads the all-time series 70-63, which includes two wins in 2008 vacated due to NCAA penalty. USC won 70-63 at Oregon State last season which snapped a seven-game losing streak for the Trojan in Corvallis.
USC GUTS OUT WIN AT OREGON -- USC rallied from four points down with five minutes remaining to defeat Oregon 75-70 in Eugene, Ore. on Jan. 18 to snap a 14-game losing streak to the Ducks. USC's last victory over the Ducks in Eugene came on Jan. 2, 2009 at the old Mac Court. Chimezie Metu's short jumper in the lane tied it a 68-all with 1:48 to go, then after a missed 3-pointer by Paul White, Jonah Mathews hit 1 of 2 free throws to give USC the lead for good. Jordan McLaughlin hit 6 consecutive free throws in the final 39 seconds to salt away the victory. USC led by 10 points early and took a one-point lead of 36-35 at the half. The lead changed 14 times and the game was tied 6 times in the second half, with Oregon's largest lead being 4 and USC's the final margin of 5 points. Metu and Bennie Boatwright both scored 18 points to lead USC. Jordan McLaughlin added 11 points and a team-high 9 rebounds and 7 assists. USC outrebounded Oregon 36-26 and held it to 4 offensive rebounds.
STANFORD ON DECK - USC's next game will be vs. Stanford (11-8, 5-1) on Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. The Cardinal defeated Arizona State 86-77 on Jan. 17 and will host Arizona on Jan. 20 before traveling to Los Angeles to face the Trojans. Stanford has five players scoring in double figures, led by forward Reid Travis. Stanford defeated USC at home 77-76 on a shot from past halfcourt at the buzzer on Jan. 7. Stanford leads the all-time series 126-123, which reflects one win vacated by USC due to NCAA penalty.
DEFENSIVE CHARGE -- Since allowing Washington to shoot 67.3 percent in a loss on Dec. 29, the highest shooting percentage by a Trojan opponent since 2003, USC has combined to hold its last six opponents to a 43.3 shooting percentage (146-for-337). In the six games, USC has registered 49 steals and forced 101 turnovers. USC is 7-0 this season when holding the opposition to under 40 percent shooting and 7-6 when they shoot better than 40 percent. USC is also 8-1 when forcing the opposition into 15 or more turnovers.
LAUNCHING THE LONG BALL -- USC is shooting 39.0 percent from three-point range this season which ranks second among Pac-12 teams (WSU - 39.3 percent) and is tied with Oregon for second in the conference with a total of 173 three-pointers made this season. USC has had nine games this season when it has shot over 40 percent from three-point range and has had 12 games with at least eight three-pointers made.
McLAUGHLIN JOINS EXCLUSIVE GROUP -- Jordan McLaughlin has 609 career assists and 1,449 career points scored to become the 10th player in Pac-12 history to surpass 600 career assists and 1,400 career points scored. He joins the following Pac-12 players as having accomplished the feat: Tyus Edney (UCLA), Jason Gardner (Arizona), Brandon Granville (USC), Brevin Knight (Stanford), Gary Payton (OSU), Pooh Richardson (UCLA), Damon Stoudamire (Arizona), Earl Watson (UCLA) and Kenya Wilkins (Oregon). Also, Andre Miller of current Pac-12 school Utah accomplished the feat.
PUT ME IN COACH -- As the Trojans have gotten healthier following early-season injuries, the bench has started to show the team's depth. Since Derryck Thornton returned to the lineup on Dec. 31 vs. Washington State, meaning the team was basically at full strength, USC's bench has outscored the opponent's bench 158-113. USC has averaged 26.3 points off the bench the past six games, after averging 13.0 bench points in the first 14 games. USC still trails its opponents on bench points for the season at 330-348.
PROTECTING THE ROCK -- USC ranks 16th in the country with a 1.44 assist to turnover ratio through games of Jan. 18. USC also ranks 28th in fewest turnovers per game at 11.4 (11.35) per game. USC leads all Pac-12 teams in both categories.
McGLAUGHLIN RISING UP THE CHARTS -- Senior point guard Jordan McLaughlin continues to lead the Trojans and move up some of USC's all-time lists. McLaughlin is averaging 13.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.6 assists this season. He leads all Pac-12 players in assists per game and is second in steals per game (2.0). He also ranks fourth nationally in assists per game (7.6) and third in total assists (152) behind Emmett Naar of St. Mary's (186) and Trea Young of Oklahoma (166). McLaughlin ranks second on USC's all-time list and is sixth among current players with 609 career assists. He also ranks 5th in steals (181), 8th in three-pointers (164), 11th in scoring (1,449) and 4th in minutes played on USC's all-time lists. McLaughlin also is 13 assists outside of the Pac-12's all-time top 10 in career assists.
BREAKING DOWN THE BEAVERS -- Oregon State (11-7, 3-3) is coming off a 69-63 home win vs. UCLA on Jan. 19. Forward Tres Tinkle (18.1) and guard Stephen Thompson Jr. (16.3) lead OSU in scoring. USC has won its last three games against OSU and leads the all-time series 70-63, which includes two wins in 2008 vacated due to NCAA penalty. USC won 70-63 at Oregon State last season which snapped a seven-game losing streak for the Trojan in Corvallis.
USC GUTS OUT WIN AT OREGON -- USC rallied from four points down with five minutes remaining to defeat Oregon 75-70 in Eugene, Ore. on Jan. 18 to snap a 14-game losing streak to the Ducks. USC's last victory over the Ducks in Eugene came on Jan. 2, 2009 at the old Mac Court. Chimezie Metu's short jumper in the lane tied it a 68-all with 1:48 to go, then after a missed 3-pointer by Paul White, Jonah Mathews hit 1 of 2 free throws to give USC the lead for good. Jordan McLaughlin hit 6 consecutive free throws in the final 39 seconds to salt away the victory. USC led by 10 points early and took a one-point lead of 36-35 at the half. The lead changed 14 times and the game was tied 6 times in the second half, with Oregon's largest lead being 4 and USC's the final margin of 5 points. Metu and Bennie Boatwright both scored 18 points to lead USC. Jordan McLaughlin added 11 points and a team-high 9 rebounds and 7 assists. USC outrebounded Oregon 36-26 and held it to 4 offensive rebounds.
STANFORD ON DECK - USC's next game will be vs. Stanford (11-8, 5-1) on Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. The Cardinal defeated Arizona State 86-77 on Jan. 17 and will host Arizona on Jan. 20 before traveling to Los Angeles to face the Trojans. Stanford has five players scoring in double figures, led by forward Reid Travis. Stanford defeated USC at home 77-76 on a shot from past halfcourt at the buzzer on Jan. 7. Stanford leads the all-time series 126-123, which reflects one win vacated by USC due to NCAA penalty.
DEFENSIVE CHARGE -- Since allowing Washington to shoot 67.3 percent in a loss on Dec. 29, the highest shooting percentage by a Trojan opponent since 2003, USC has combined to hold its last six opponents to a 43.3 shooting percentage (146-for-337). In the six games, USC has registered 49 steals and forced 101 turnovers. USC is 7-0 this season when holding the opposition to under 40 percent shooting and 7-6 when they shoot better than 40 percent. USC is also 8-1 when forcing the opposition into 15 or more turnovers.
LAUNCHING THE LONG BALL -- USC is shooting 39.0 percent from three-point range this season which ranks second among Pac-12 teams (WSU - 39.3 percent) and is tied with Oregon for second in the conference with a total of 173 three-pointers made this season. USC has had nine games this season when it has shot over 40 percent from three-point range and has had 12 games with at least eight three-pointers made.
McLAUGHLIN JOINS EXCLUSIVE GROUP -- Jordan McLaughlin has 609 career assists and 1,449 career points scored to become the 10th player in Pac-12 history to surpass 600 career assists and 1,400 career points scored. He joins the following Pac-12 players as having accomplished the feat: Tyus Edney (UCLA), Jason Gardner (Arizona), Brandon Granville (USC), Brevin Knight (Stanford), Gary Payton (OSU), Pooh Richardson (UCLA), Damon Stoudamire (Arizona), Earl Watson (UCLA) and Kenya Wilkins (Oregon). Also, Andre Miller of current Pac-12 school Utah accomplished the feat.
PUT ME IN COACH -- As the Trojans have gotten healthier following early-season injuries, the bench has started to show the team's depth. Since Derryck Thornton returned to the lineup on Dec. 31 vs. Washington State, meaning the team was basically at full strength, USC's bench has outscored the opponent's bench 158-113. USC has averaged 26.3 points off the bench the past six games, after averging 13.0 bench points in the first 14 games. USC still trails its opponents on bench points for the season at 330-348.
PROTECTING THE ROCK -- USC ranks 16th in the country with a 1.44 assist to turnover ratio through games of Jan. 18. USC also ranks 28th in fewest turnovers per game at 11.4 (11.35) per game. USC leads all Pac-12 teams in both categories.
McGLAUGHLIN RISING UP THE CHARTS -- Senior point guard Jordan McLaughlin continues to lead the Trojans and move up some of USC's all-time lists. McLaughlin is averaging 13.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.6 assists this season. He leads all Pac-12 players in assists per game and is second in steals per game (2.0). He also ranks fourth nationally in assists per game (7.6) and third in total assists (152) behind Emmett Naar of St. Mary's (186) and Trea Young of Oklahoma (166). McLaughlin ranks second on USC's all-time list and is sixth among current players with 609 career assists. He also ranks 5th in steals (181), 8th in three-pointers (164), 11th in scoring (1,449) and 4th in minutes played on USC's all-time lists. McLaughlin also is 13 assists outside of the Pac-12's all-time top 10 in career assists.
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