No. 10 USC rolls past Cal State Fullerton 84-42 in opener
Chimezie Metu had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 10 Southern California routed Cal State Fullerton 84-42 on Friday night to open the season with its highest ranking since 1974-75.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Cal State Fullerton Titans
42
USC Trojans
84
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSUF | 15 | 27 | 42 |
| USC | 42 | 42 | 84 |
Galen Center · 6,327 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | @ South Dakota Coyotes | W 87-85 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | @ San Diego State Aztecs | L 78-102 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:18 42-84
Foul on Kurt Karis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 42-84
Kurt Karis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 42-83
Foul on Josh Pitts.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 42-83
Daniel Venzant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 41-83
Foul on Charles O'Bannon Jr..
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PersonalFoul 1:21 41-83
Foul on Victor Uyaelunmo.
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LayUpShot 1:47 41-83
Derryck Thornton made Layup.
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JumpShot 2:38 41-81
Daniel Venzant made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:55 39-81
Victor Uyaelunmo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:55 39-80
Victor Uyaelunmo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:55 39-79
Foul on Josh Pitts.
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PersonalFoul 3:10 39-79
Foul on Harrison Henderson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:57 39-79
Davon Clare made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:57 38-79
Foul on Harrison Henderson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:09 38-79
Victor Uyaelunmo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:09 38-78
Victor Uyaelunmo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:09 38-77
Foul on Josh Pitts.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:26 38-77
Jamal Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:26 37-77
Jamal Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:26 36-77
Foul on Nick Rakocevic.
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LayUpShot 4:47 36-77
Austen Awosika made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:48 34-77
Jamal Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:48 33-77
Foul on Shaqquan Aaron.
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PersonalFoul 7:01 33-77
Foul on Shaqquan Aaron.
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PersonalFoul 7:25 33-77
Foul on Shaqquan Aaron.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:25 33-77
Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:25 33-76
Foul on Dwight Ramos.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:56 33-76
Elijah Stewart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:56 33-75
Foul on Austen Awosika.
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LayUpShot 7:56 33-75
Elijah Stewart made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:09 33-73
Shaqquan Aaron made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:42 33-70
Jonah Mathews made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:42 33-69
Jonah Mathews made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:42 33-68
Foul on Jamal Smith.
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PersonalFoul 9:33 33-68
Foul on Jordan Usher.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:20 33-68
Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:20 33-67
Foul on Johnny Wang.
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LayUpShot 10:38 33-67
Khalil Ahmad made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:15 31-67
Derryck Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
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JumpShot 11:39 31-64
Bennie Boatwright made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 11:49 31-62
Khalil Ahmad made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:10 29-62
Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:10 29-61
Foul on Kyle Allman.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:25 29-61
Khalil Ahmad made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:25 28-61
Foul on Nick Rakocevic.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:45 28-61
Kyle Allman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:45 27-61
Foul on Jordan Usher.
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PersonalFoul 13:10 27-61
Foul on Shaqquan Aaron.
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JumpShot 13:59 27-61
Jackson Rowe made Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Allman.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:11 25-61
Nick Rakocevic made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:11 25-60
Foul on Jackson Rowe.
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LayUpShot 14:30 25-60
Khalil Ahmad made Layup.
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LayUpShot 14:49 23-60
Shaqquan Aaron made Layup. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
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JumpShot 15:35 23-58
Jordan McLaughlin made Jumper.
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JumpShot 15:51 23-56
Khalil Ahmad made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:18 21-56
Foul on Bennie Boatwright.
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DunkShot 16:41 21-56
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.
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DunkShot 17:01 21-54
Jackson Rowe made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:17 19-54
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:17 19-53
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 42-84
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 42-84
Devin Fleming Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 42-84
Daniel Venzant missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:18 42-84
CSU Fullerton Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 42-84
Daniel Venzant missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 42-84
Foul on Kurt Karis.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:23 42-84
Kurt Karis Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 0:31 42-84
Kurt Karis Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:31 42-84
Harrison Henderson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:43 42-84
Charles O'Bannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:43 42-84
Ian Fox missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 42-84
Kurt Karis made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:52 42-83
USC Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 42-83
Kurt Karis missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 42-83
Foul on Josh Pitts.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 42-83
Daniel Venzant made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:59 41-83
CSU Fullerton Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 41-83
Daniel Venzant missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 41-83
Foul on Charles O'Bannon Jr..
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Defensive Rebound 1:05 41-83
Daniel Venzant Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:05 41-83
Devin Fleming missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:21 41-83
Victor Uyaelunmo Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 41-83
Josh Pitts missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:21 41-83
CSU Fullerton Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 41-83
Josh Pitts missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 41-83
Foul on Victor Uyaelunmo.
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ShortTimeOut 1:46 41-83
USC Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:47 41-83
Derryck Thornton made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:54 41-81
Harrison Henderson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:54 41-81
Ian Fox missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:59 41-81
Ian Fox Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:59 41-81
Daniel Venzant missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:10 41-81
Ian Fox Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:10 41-81
Josh Pitts missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:10 41-81
Josh Pitts Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:10 41-81
Josh Pitts missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:17 41-81
Josh Pitts Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:17 41-81
Ian Fox missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:25 41-81
Jordan Usher Turnover.
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JumpShot 2:38 41-81
Daniel Venzant made Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 407 events.
Team Stats
CSUF
USC
14-60
FG
28-68
23
Field Goal %
41
2-19
3PT
10-24
11
Three Point %
42
12-29
FT
18-25
41
Free Throw %
72
44
Rebounds
52
16
Offensive Rebounds
13
28
Defensive Rebounds
39
4
Assists
11
4
Steals
6
3
Blocks
9
21
Turnovers
13
2
Team Turnovers
0
21
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
25
0
Largest Lead
44
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