Montana State Bobcats at USC Trojans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Claude, Thomas help Southern California beat Montana State 89-63
Desmond Claude scored 19 points, Saint Thomas scored 13 of his season-high 17 points in the the first half and Southern California never trailed Sunday night as the Trojans beat Montana State 89-63.
Claude made 6 of 8 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line. Chibuzo Agbo finished with 12 points and Rashaun Agee scored 10 for USC.
Claude made a layup 17 seconds into the game and USC (7-4) led the rest of the way. Agbo followed with a 3-pointer and, after Brandon Walker's layup got Montana State on the scoreboard with 17:57 left in the first half, the Trojans scored 22 of the next 25 points to make it 27-5 when Saint Thomas hit a 3-pointer with 9:58 until halftime.
USC took a 47-21 lead into halftime and led by at least 20 throughout the second half.
Walker led Montana State (5-6) with 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting. The rest of the Bobcats combined to make 15 of 50 (30%) from the field. Jeremiah Davis made 8 of 8 from the free-throw line and scored nine of his 11 points in the second half.
Southern Cal made 32 of 63 (51%) from the field and outrebounded the Bobcats 49-27.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Harrison Hornery Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Bryce Zephir missed Free Throw. | 63 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Foul on Harrison Hornery. | 63 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Bryce Zephir made Layup. | 63 - 89 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 USC |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-61 | FG | 32-63 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 18-25 | FT | 19-24 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fouls | 23 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 2,381 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| 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 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| 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 |