Idaho State Bengals at USC Trojans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Josh Cohen, Saint Thomas help USC fend off Idaho State 75-69
Dylan Darling made both ends of a one-and-one following his layup to give Idaho State a 58-57 lead with 8:45 left to play. USC (2-0) moved back ahead by three, but Evan Otten hit 1 of 2 free throws and followed with a dunk to tie the game at 63 with 4:02 remaining.
Clark Slajchert made 2 of 3 free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt and Cohen hit a jumper following a Bengals turnover to give the Trojans a 68-65 lead with 2:25 left. Idaho State (0-2) turned a missed 3-pointer by Slajchert into a fastbreak layup by Jake O’Neil to get within a point.
Both teams missed shots before Thomas buried a 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining to put the Trojans up 71-67. Darling had a layup with 4.5 seconds left, but Slajchert hit two foul shots for a two-possession lead.
Cohen made 8 of 12 shots from the floor and 3 of 4 free throws for USC. Wesley Yates III scored 13 points off the bench. Thomas finished with 10 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Darling, a sophomore transfer from Washington State, finished with a career-high 22 points for Idaho State. Isaiah Griffin had 10 points. O'Neil had nine points and nine rebounds.
Cohen had a layup with five seconds left and scored 12 points to help USC take a 38-35 lead into halftime. Darling had 15 points for Idaho State to keep it a one-possession game. The Bengals fell behind 19-7 but stayed close by making 14 of 16 foul shots, while the Trojans sank only 6 of 14.
USC, which opened with a 77-51 home victory over Chattanooga, will host UT Arlington on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Wesley Yates III made Free Throw. | 69 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Wesley Yates III made Free Throw. | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Jaedyn Brown. | 69 - 73 |
Statistics
 IDST |
 USC |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-45 | FG | 24-56 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-12 | 3PT | 5-20 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 23-30 | FT | 22-34 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 12 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 26 | Fouls | 23 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 3,731 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-8 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |