No. 14 Arizona holds on over USC, 73-66
Lauri Markkanen scored 23 points, including a rainbow 3-pointer with 33 seconds left, and No. 14 Arizona held on late in a 73-66 victory over USC on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Arizona Wildcats
73
USC Trojans
66
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIZ | 29 | 44 | 73 |
| USC | 19 | 47 | 66 |
Galen Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | W 90-59 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Cal Poly Mustangs | W 104-84 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ UCLA Bruins | L 75-84 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 73-66
Kobi Simmons made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 72-66
Kobi Simmons made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 71-66
Foul on Jordan McLaughlin.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 71-66
Dusan Ristic made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 70-66
Foul on De'Anthony Melton.
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LayUpShot 0:28 70-66
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:33 70-64
Lauri Markkanen made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 67-64
Shaqquan Aaron made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 67-63
Shaqquan Aaron made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 67-62
Foul on Rawle Alkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 67-62
Shaqquan Aaron made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 67-61
Shaqquan Aaron made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 67-60
Foul on Lauri Markkanen.
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LayUpShot 1:46 67-60
Lauri Markkanen made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 65-60
De'Anthony Melton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 65-59
De'Anthony Melton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 65-58
De'Anthony Melton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:36 65-57
Foul on Rawle Alkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:54 65-57
Kobi Simmons made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:54 64-57
Foul on De'Anthony Melton.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:35 64-57
Elijah Stewart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:35 64-56
Foul on Dusan Ristic.
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TipShot 3:35 64-56
Elijah Stewart made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 3:44 64-54
Lauri Markkanen made Layup.
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DunkShot 4:06 62-54
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Shaqquan Aaron.
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LayUpShot 4:24 62-52
Dusan Ristic made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:47 60-52
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:47 60-51
Foul on Dusan Ristic.
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LayUpShot 4:47 60-51
Chimezie Metu made Layup. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
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PersonalFoul 4:49 60-49
Foul on Parker Jackson-Cartwright.
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LayUpShot 5:10 60-49
De'Anthony Melton made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:21 60-47
Lauri Markkanen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:21 59-47
Lauri Markkanen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:21 58-47
Foul on Chimezie Metu.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:53 58-47
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Anthony Melton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:40 58-44
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:52 58-41
Rawle Alkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:52 57-41
Rawle Alkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:52 56-41
Foul on Jordan McLaughlin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:30 56-41
Jordan McLaughlin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Anthony Melton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:11 56-38
Jordan McLaughlin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Anthony Melton.
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PersonalFoul 9:20 56-35
Foul on Elijah Stewart.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:55 56-35
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:55 56-34
Foul on Dusan Ristic.
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PersonalFoul 10:50 56-34
Foul on Rawle Alkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:01 56-34
Kadeem Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:01 55-34
Kadeem Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:01 54-34
Foul on Nick Rakocevic.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:13 54-34
Dusan Ristic made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:13 53-34
Dusan Ristic made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:13 52-34
Foul on Elijah Stewart.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:45 52-34
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonah Mathews.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:01 52-31
Rawle Alkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chance Comanche.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:48 49-31
Chance Comanche made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:48 48-31
Chance Comanche made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:48 47-31
Foul on Chimezie Metu.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:16 47-31
Shaqquan Aaron made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:16 47-30
Foul on Parker Jackson-Cartwright.
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LayUpShot 13:16 47-30
Shaqquan Aaron made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:44 47-28
Lauri Markkanen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobi Simmons.
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End Game 0:00 73-66
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 73-66
Kadeem Allen Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:09 73-66
Shaqquan Aaron missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:19 73-66
USC Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 73-66
Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 73-66
Kobi Simmons made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 72-66
Kobi Simmons made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 71-66
Foul on Jordan McLaughlin.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 71-66
Dusan Ristic made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:25 70-66
Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 70-66
Dusan Ristic missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 70-66
Foul on De'Anthony Melton.
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RegularTimeOut 0:28 70-66
Arizona Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:28 70-66
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:33 70-64
Lauri Markkanen made Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:00 67-64
USC Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 67-64
Shaqquan Aaron made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 67-63
Shaqquan Aaron made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 67-62
Foul on Rawle Alkins.
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Offensive Rebound 1:02 67-62
Shaqquan Aaron Offensive Rebound.
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DunkShot 1:02 67-62
Jordan McLaughlin missed Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 1:11 67-62
USC Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:11 67-62
Chimezie Metu missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:21 67-62
De'Anthony Melton Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:21 67-62
Dusan Ristic missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 67-62
Shaqquan Aaron made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 67-61
Shaqquan Aaron made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 67-60
Foul on Lauri Markkanen.
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LayUpShot 1:46 67-60
Lauri Markkanen made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:50 65-60
Lauri Markkanen Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:50 65-60
Rawle Alkins missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:55 65-60
Jordan McLaughlin Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:06 65-60
Jordan McLaughlin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:06 65-60
Kobi Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 65-60
De'Anthony Melton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 65-59
De'Anthony Melton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 65-58
De'Anthony Melton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:36 65-57
Foul on Rawle Alkins.
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Defensive Rebound 2:54 65-57
De'Anthony Melton Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:54 65-57
Kobi Simmons missed Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 335 events.
Team Stats
ARIZ
USC
23-58
FG
22-59
40
Field Goal %
37
10-26
3PT
7-21
38
Three Point %
33
17-22
FT
15-18
77
Free Throw %
83
33
Rebounds
37
12
Offensive Rebounds
13
21
Defensive Rebounds
24
11
Assists
16
6
Steals
5
4
Blocks
8
10
Turnovers
12
1
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
11
Points Off Turnovers
14
2
Fast Break Points
7
22
Points in Paint
26
18
Fouls
17
23
Largest Lead
2
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