USC becomes latest First Four success with upset of SMU
Elijah Stewart hit a late 3-pointer for No. 11 seed Southern California as the Trojans upset sixth-seeded SMU 66-65 Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
USC Trojans
66
SMU Mustangs
65
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 30 | 36 | 66 |
| SMU | 38 | 27 | 65 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Wichita State Shockers | W 93-86 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Milwaukee Panthers | W 95-63 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:13 66-65
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 66-65
Foul on Jonah Mathews.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:36 66-65
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonah Mathews.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:33 63-65
Shake Milton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Brown.
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PersonalFoul 1:47 63-62
Foul on Jordan McLaughlin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:10 63-62
Bennie Boatwright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
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JumpShot 2:31 60-62
Semi Ojeleye made Jumper. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:01 60-60
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:01 59-60
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:01 58-60
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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LayUpShot 3:28 58-60
De'Anthony Melton made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:55 56-60
Shake Milton made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:23 56-57
Foul on De'Anthony Melton.
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PersonalFoul 5:11 56-57
Foul on Jordan McLaughlin.
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LayUpShot 5:40 56-57
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
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PersonalFoul 6:05 54-57
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:28 54-57
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:28 54-56
Foul on Elijah Stewart.
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JumpShot 6:28 54-56
Semi Ojeleye made Jumper. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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PersonalFoul 6:58 54-54
Foul on Shake Milton.
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DunkShot 7:33 54-54
Elijah Stewart made Dunk. Assisted by De'Anthony Melton.
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PersonalFoul 7:36 52-54
Foul on Ben Moore.
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LayUpShot 8:45 52-54
Jonah Mathews made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:14 50-54
Bennie Boatwright made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:18 48-54
Foul on Semi Ojeleye.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:43 48-54
Jarrey Foster made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:43 48-53
Foul on Nick Rakocevic.
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LayUpShot 10:07 48-53
Bennie Boatwright made Layup. Assisted by De'Anthony Melton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:10 46-53
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Anthony Melton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:36 43-53
Sterling Brown made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:07 43-50
De'Anthony Melton made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:40 41-50
Foul on Nick Rakocevic.
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JumpShot 13:33 41-50
Sterling Brown made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:58 41-48
Semi Ojeleye made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:39 41-45
Sterling Brown made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:06 41-43
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:06 40-43
Foul on Shake Milton.
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PersonalFoul 15:18 40-43
Foul on Ben Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:38 40-43
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:40 40-42
Foul on Bennie Boatwright.
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LayUpShot 15:40 40-42
Semi Ojeleye made Layup. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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DunkShot 16:05 40-40
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
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PersonalFoul 16:27 38-40
Foul on Ben Moore.
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JumpShot 17:32 38-40
Chimezie Metu made Jumper.
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DunkShot 17:53 36-40
Semi Ojeleye made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:42 36-38
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:09 33-38
Bennie Boatwright made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 30-38
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 29-38
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 28-38
Foul on Semi Ojeleye.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:25 28-38
Shake Milton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarrey Foster.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 28-35
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 28-34
Foul on Chimezie Metu.
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LayUpShot 2:39 28-34
Ben Moore made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:07 28-32
Foul on Ben Moore.
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LayUpShot 3:33 28-32
Elijah Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
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LayUpShot 3:58 26-32
Nick Rakocevic made Layup. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:02 24-32
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:02 24-31
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:04 24-30
Foul on Nick Rakocevic.
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End Game 0:00 66-65
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 66-65
USC Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:03 66-65
Shake Milton missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:13 66-65
Semi Ojeleye Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 66-65
Chimezie Metu missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 66-65
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 66-65
Chimezie Metu Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 66-65
Ben Moore missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 66-65
Foul on Jonah Mathews.
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Offensive Rebound 0:14 66-65
Ben Moore Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:14 66-65
Sterling Brown missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:36 66-65
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonah Mathews.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:47 63-65
Sterling Brown Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:02 63-65
Jordan McLaughlin Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 1:14 63-65
USC Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:33 63-65
Shake Milton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Brown.
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Offensive Rebound 1:47 63-62
Jarrey Foster Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 63-62
Sterling Brown missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:47 63-62
Foul on Jordan McLaughlin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:10 63-62
Bennie Boatwright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
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JumpShot 2:31 60-62
Semi Ojeleye made Jumper. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:01 60-60
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:01 59-60
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:01 58-60
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:01 58-60
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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Defensive Rebound 3:01 58-60
Bennie Boatwright Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:01 58-60
Ben Moore missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:28 58-60
De'Anthony Melton made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:35 56-60
De'Anthony Melton Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:35 56-60
Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:55 56-60
Shake Milton made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:23 56-57
Foul on De'Anthony Melton.
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Defensive Rebound 4:23 56-57
Sterling Brown Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:23 56-57
Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:48 56-57
Elijah Stewart Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 4:48 56-57
Elijah Stewart Block.
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JumpShot 4:48 56-57
Sterling Brown missed Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:11 56-57
Foul on Jordan McLaughlin.
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LayUpShot 5:40 56-57
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
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Defensive Rebound 5:46 54-57
Chimezie Metu Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
USC
SMU
24-50
FG
24-57
48
Field Goal %
42
8-28
3PT
9-23
29
Three Point %
39
10-14
FT
8-11
71
Free Throw %
73
34
Rebounds
30
9
Offensive Rebounds
10
25
Defensive Rebounds
20
14
Assists
11
5
Steals
5
4
Blocks
0
10
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
30
Points in Paint
28
16
Fouls
15
1
Largest Lead
12
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