Southern Cal rallies to beat Providence in First Four
Bennie Boatwright scored a career-high 24 points as Southern Cal rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half to beat Providence 75-71 in a First Four game Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
USC Trojans
75
Providence Friars
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 29 | 46 | 75 |
| PROV | 44 | 27 | 71 |
UD Arena · 11,528 att.
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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JumpShot 0:01 75-71
Emmitt Holt made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 75-69
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 74-69
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 73-69
Foul on Kyron Cartwright.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 73-69
Rodney Bullock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Lindsey.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 73-66
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 72-66
Foul on Kyron Cartwright.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 72-66
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 71-66
Foul on Jalen Lindsey.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 71-66
Alpha Diallo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 71-65
Alpha Diallo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:12 71-64
Foul on Chimezie Metu.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 71-64
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 70-64
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 69-64
Foul on Alpha Diallo.
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JumpShot 2:38 69-64
Rodney Bullock made Jumper. Assisted by Emmitt Holt.
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JumpShot 3:00 69-62
Bennie Boatwright made Jumper.
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DunkShot 3:39 67-62
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.
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LayUpShot 4:43 65-62
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:41 63-62
Emmitt Holt made Layup. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.
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LayUpShot 5:54 63-60
Bennie Boatwright made Layup. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
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JumpShot 6:48 61-60
Chimezie Metu made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
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JumpShot 7:10 59-60
Jordan McLaughlin made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:46 57-60
Nick Rakocevic made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:46 56-60
Nick Rakocevic made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:46 55-60
Foul on Emmitt Holt.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:09 55-60
Kyron Cartwright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:09 55-59
Foul on Jonah Mathews.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:28 55-59
Jonah Mathews made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
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LayUpShot 8:45 52-59
Emmitt Holt made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Lindsey.
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JumpShot 9:07 52-57
Jordan McLaughlin made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:33 50-57
Isaiah Jackson made Layup.
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TipShot 10:06 50-55
Chimezie Metu made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 10:43 48-55
Nick Rakocevic made Jumper. Assisted by De'Anthony Melton.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:10 46-55
Kyron Cartwright made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:10 46-54
Kyron Cartwright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:10 46-53
Foul on De'Anthony Melton.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:20 46-53
Nick Rakocevic made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:20 45-53
Foul on Isaiah Jackson.
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LayUpShot 11:20 45-53
Nick Rakocevic made Layup. Assisted by De'Anthony Melton.
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PersonalFoul 11:32 43-53
Foul on Alpha Diallo.
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PersonalFoul 11:34 43-53
Foul on Emmitt Holt.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:42 43-53
Kyron Cartwright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:42 43-52
Foul on Nick Rakocevic.
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PersonalFoul 11:59 43-52
Foul on Jonah Mathews.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:38 43-52
Bennie Boatwright made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:56 40-52
Jalen Lindsey made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:00 40-50
Foul on Nick Rakocevic.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:47 40-50
Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:47 39-50
Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:47 38-50
Foul on Alpha Diallo.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:42 38-50
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:42 37-50
Foul on Rodney Bullock.
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LayUpShot 15:03 37-50
Emmitt Holt made Layup. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.
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LayUpShot 15:44 37-48
Rodney Bullock made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 16:08 37-46
Foul on Shaqquan Aaron.
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PersonalFoul 16:19 37-46
Foul on Jonah Mathews.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:36 37-46
Jordan McLaughlin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:09 34-46
Jonah Mathews made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:09 33-46
Foul on Jalen Lindsey.
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End Game 0:00 75-71
End of Game
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JumpShot 0:01 75-71
Emmitt Holt made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:01 75-69
Rodney Bullock Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:01 75-69
Bennie Boatwright Block.
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JumpShot 0:01 75-69
Alpha Diallo missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:04 75-69
Alpha Diallo Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:04 75-69
Chimezie Metu Block.
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JumpShot 0:04 75-69
Alpha Diallo missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 75-69
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 74-69
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 73-69
Foul on Kyron Cartwright.
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ShortTimeOut 0:19 73-69
Providence Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 73-69
Rodney Bullock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Lindsey.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 73-66
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:28 72-66
USC Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 72-66
Jordan McLaughlin missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 72-66
Foul on Kyron Cartwright.
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Defensive Rebound 0:38 72-66
Jordan McLaughlin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 72-66
Jalen Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 72-66
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:48 71-66
USC Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 71-66
Jordan McLaughlin missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 71-66
Foul on Jalen Lindsey.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 71-66
Alpha Diallo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 71-65
Alpha Diallo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:12 71-64
Foul on Chimezie Metu.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 71-64
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 70-64
Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 69-64
Foul on Alpha Diallo.
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Offensive Rebound 1:44 69-64
USC Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:44 69-64
Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:15 69-64
Jordan McLaughlin Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:15 69-64
Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:38 69-64
Rodney Bullock made Jumper. Assisted by Emmitt Holt.
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JumpShot 3:00 69-62
Bennie Boatwright made Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:11 67-62
Official TV Timeout
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Steal 3:20 67-62
Jordan McLaughlin Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:20 67-62
Kyron Cartwright Turnover.
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DunkShot 3:39 67-62
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.
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Offensive Rebound 3:58 65-62
Jordan McLaughlin Offensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 304 events.
Team Stats
USC
PROV
24-57
FG
25-51
42
Field Goal %
49
7-19
3PT
9-20
37
Three Point %
45
20-27
FT
12-17
74
Free Throw %
71
36
Rebounds
27
16
Offensive Rebounds
7
20
Defensive Rebounds
20
12
Assists
17
4
Steals
3
4
Blocks
2
7
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
7
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
20
Points in Paint
24
13
Fouls
21
7
Largest Lead
17
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