Ellis scores 17, Southern Cal beats Utah 71-56
LOS ANGELES (AP) Boogie Ellis scored 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting, Tre White added 13 points and Southern California beat Utah 71-56 Saturday night.
USC (13-5, 5-2 Pac-12) has won nine consecutive home games, the longest single-season streak of its kind since the Trojans won their first nine games at the Galen Center to start the 2016-17 season.
Reese Dixon-Waters and Drew Peterson each had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists for Southern Cal.
Branden Carlson returned from a one-game absence (non-COVID illness) for Utah (12-7, 5-3) and finished with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting (3 of 5 from 3-point range), nine rebounds and three blocks. Rollie Worster added 12 points.
Worster made a layup to trim Utah's deficit to 39-34 at halftime. Carlson made two free throws and then threw down a dunk before Gabe Madsen hit a 3-pointer to cap a 7-0 run to open the second half and give the Runnin' Utes a two-point lead. Ellis answered with a 3-pointer to give USC the lead for good and Dixon-Waters hit a 3-pointer in an 11-2 spurt that made it 59-49 with eight minutes to go.
Utah shot 34% (21 of 61) from the field and made 8 of 25 (32%) from 3-point range.
Ellis has scored in double figures in each of the last eight games following a three-game stretch in which he scored a total of 18 points on 7-of-28 shooting, 2 of 15 from behind the arc.
The Utes have lost three games in a row.
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Utah heads north to play Thursday at Washington State
USC hits the road to take on No. 9 Arizona on Thursday
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Branden Carlson vs. Joshua Morgan (Ben Carlson gains possession) | ||
| 19:39 |  | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:37 | | Ben Carlson offensive rebound | ||
| 19:31 | | Joshua Morgan shooting foul (Marco Anthony draws the foul) | ||
| 19:31 | | +1 | Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | | +1 | Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | | Joshua Morgan turnover (lost ball) (Gabe Madsen steals) | ||
| 19:09 | | Marco Anthony turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 19:01 | | Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:59 | | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | ||
| 18:50 | | Tre White personal foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul) | ||
| 18:34 | | Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:32 | | Marco Anthony offensive rebound | ||
| 18:25 | | Gabe Madsen misses two point layup | ||
| 18:23 | | Gabe Madsen offensive rebound | ||
| 18:16 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point layup | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | | +3 | Boogie Ellis makes three point pullup jump shot | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | | +2 | Ben Carlson makes two point hook shot | 6-3 |
| 17:08 | | +2 | Tre White makes two point hook shot | 6-5 |
| 16:50 | | +3 | Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists) | 9-5 |
| 16:30 | | +3 | Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot (Joshua Morgan assists) | 9-8 |
| 16:00 | | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point layup | 11-8 |
| 15:51 | | Drew Peterson misses two point layup | ||
| 15:49 | | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | ||
| 15:43 | | Ben Carlson turnover (bad pass) (Boogie Ellis steals) | ||
| 15:36 | | Branden Carlson blocks Boogie Ellis's two point layup | ||
| 15:35 | | Trojans offensive rebound | ||
| 15:35 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:32 | | +2 | Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot | 11-10 |
| 15:13 | | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:11 | | Branden Carlson offensive rebound | ||
| 15:08 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point hook shot | 13-10 |
| 14:47 | | Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:45 | | Vincent Iwuchukwu personal foul | ||
| 14:36 | | Rollie Worster turnover (lost ball) (Boogie Ellis steals) | ||
| 14:30 | | Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:28 | | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | ||
| 14:19 | | Reese Dixon-Waters personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul) | ||
| 14:12 | | +3 | Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes three point jump shot (Marco Anthony assists) | 16-10 |
| 13:48 | | Rollie Worster personal foul (Vincent Iwuchukwu draws the foul) | ||
| 13:46 | | +3 | Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Vincent Iwuchukwu assists) | 16-13 |
| 13:18 | | +3 | Rollie Worster makes three point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists) | 19-13 |
| 12:50 | | +2 | Drew Peterson makes two point pullup jump shot | 19-15 |
| 12:28 | | Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:26 | | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 12:17 | | Keba Keita personal foul (Vincent Iwuchukwu draws the foul) | ||
| 12:14 | | Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (Lazar Stefanovic steals) | ||
| 12:06 | | Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:02 | | Trojans defensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | +2 | Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point hook shot (Drew Peterson assists) | 19-17 |
| 11:26 | | Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 11:26 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | Tre White makes two point jump shot (Reese Dixon-Waters assists) | 19-19 |
| 10:34 | | Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Trojans defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Jaxon Brenchley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Kijani Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Malik Thomas offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Ben Carlson personal foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Tre White makes two point layup (Malik Thomas assists) | 19-21 |
| 9:10 | | +3 | Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists) | 22-21 |
| 8:36 | | Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Tre White offensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Kijani Wright makes two point dunk (Tre White assists) | 22-23 |
| 8:12 | | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | +3 | Tre White makes three point jump shot (Drew Peterson assists) | 22-26 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point hook shot | 24-26 |
| 7:04 | | Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Marco Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:44 | | Malik Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Kijani Wright misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Marco Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:05 | | Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Joshua Morgan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists) | 24-28 |
| 5:19 | | Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Keba Keita personal foul | ||
| 4:55 | | Oziyah Sellers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Tre White offensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Jump ball. Tre White vs. Keba Keita (Trojans gains possession) | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Tre White makes two point jump shot (Oziyah Sellers assists) | 24-30 |
| 4:23 | | Keba Keita misses two point layup | ||
| 4:21 | | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Tre White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Joshua Morgan offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Utes 30 second timeout | ||
| 4:03 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:55 | | Kobe Johnson personal foul | ||
| 3:43 | | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Joshua Morgan defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot (Reese Dixon-Waters assists) | 24-32 |
| 2:58 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Bostyn Holt assists) | 26-32 |
| 2:32 | | Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Bostyn Holt defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | Branden Carlson blocks Reese Dixon-Waters's two point layup | ||
| 1:58 | | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Drew Peterson blocks Gabe Madsen's two point hook shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | Bostyn Holt personal foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:37 | | +2 | Joshua Morgan makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists) | 26-34 |
| 1:18 | | Drew Peterson personal foul (Ben Carlson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:15 | | +3 | Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists) | 29-34 |
| 0:59 | | +2 | Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot | 29-36 |
| 0:43 | | +3 | Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists) | 32-36 |
| 0:15 | | +3 | Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists) | 32-39 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point driving layup | 34-39 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:33 | | Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:31 | | Branden Carlson offensive rebound | ||
| 19:29 | | Tre White shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul) | ||
| 19:29 | | +1 | Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-39 |
| 19:29 | | +1 | Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-39 |
| 19:15 | | Rollie Worster personal foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul) | ||
| 19:03 | | Drew Peterson turnover (lost ball) (Branden Carlson steals) | ||
| 18:37 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Marco Anthony assists) | 38-39 |
| 18:17 | | Kobe Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 18:15 | | Ben Carlson defensive rebound | ||
| 18:07 | | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:05 | | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:55 | | Tre White misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:53 | | Ben Carlson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:46 | | +3 | Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Marco Anthony assists) | 41-39 |
| 17:45 | | Trojans 30 second timeout | ||
| 17:45 | | TV timeout | ||
| 17:30 | | Branden Carlson blocks Joshua Morgan's two point layup | ||
| 17:28 |