Surging USC leads from start-to-finish in 99-89 win over Iowa behind Claude's 25 points
LOS ANGELES (AP) Desmond Claude scored 25 points and Saint Thomas had a near-perfect shooting night scoring 24 points and USC beat Iowa 99-89 on Tuesday night.
Claude made 10 of 12 from the foul line and Thomas was 9-for-10 shooting, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the foul line. Wesley Yates III scored 21 points and Chibuzo Agbo 18 point for USC which shot 64.9% (37 for 57) including 66.7% (10 for 15) from beyond the arc.
Owen Freeman scored 23 points shooting 11 for 14, Payton Sandfort scored 20 points, Drew Thelwell scored 16 points and Josh Dix 13 for Iowa.
USC (11-6, 3-3 Big Ten) never trailed. Iowa (12-5, 3-3) saw its two-game win streak end.
The Trojans went on a 10-5 spurt in the last 2 1/2 minutes of the first half and led 48-32. The Hawkeyes began a methodical climb back in it, and Thelwell's layup with 6:07 remaining reduced the deficit to 81-74. Thelwell made a pair of foul shots, a layup and two more foul shots to get Iowa within 85-80 but they couldn't get closer.
Iowa will remain in Los Angeles to take on UCLA on Friday night. The Trojans host 24th-ranked Wisconsin on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Owen Freeman vs. Chibuzo Agbo (Trojans gains possession) | Â | |
19:43 | +2 | Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists) | 0-2 | |
19:23 | Â | Josh Dix turnover (bad pass) (Josh Cohen steals) | Â | |
19:18 | +3 | Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists) | 0-5 | |
18:59 | +3 | Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists) | 3-5 | |
18:40 | +2 | Wesley Yates III makes two point jump shot | 3-7 | |
18:19 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup | 5-7 | |
17:47 | Â | Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:45 | Â | Josh Dix defensive rebound | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Payton Sandfort turnover (bad pass) (Josh Cohen steals) | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Owen Freeman steals) | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Drew Thelwell misses two point layup | Â | |
17:18 | Â | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
17:08 | Â | Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Josh Dix defensive rebound | Â | |
16:56 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:54 | Â | Trojans defensive rebound | Â | |
16:41 | +2 | Josh Cohen makes two point jump shot (Wesley Yates III assists) | 5-9 | |
16:30 | Â | Brock Harding misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Josh Cohen defensive rebound | Â | |
16:19 | +2 | Chibuzo Agbo makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 5-11 | |
15:47 | Â | Saint Thomas shooting foul (Josh Dix draws the foul) | Â | |
15:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Josh Dix misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Josh Dix misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | Â | |
15:25 | Â | Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Josh Dix steals) | Â | |
15:25 | Â | Jump ball. (Hawkeyes gains possession) | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Hawkeyes turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
14:44 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:42 | Â | Rashaun Agee offensive rebound | Â | |
14:25 | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 5-13 | |
14:16 | Â | Brock Harding turnover (bad pass) (Chibuzo Agbo steals) | Â | |
14:12 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo turnover (bad pass) (Brock Harding steals) | Â | |
14:12 | +3 | Brock Harding makes three point jump shot | 8-13 | |
13:54 | +3 | Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists) | 8-16 | |
13:29 | Â | Drew Thelwell misses two point layup | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
13:24 | Â | Brock Harding shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul) | Â | |
13:24 | Â | Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:24 | +1 | Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-17 | |
13:12 | +3 | Owen Freeman makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists) | 11-17 | |
12:49 | Â | Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:47 | Â | Ladji Dembele defensive rebound | Â | |
12:38 | +2 | Brock Harding makes two point layup | 13-17 | |
12:17 | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point layup | 13-19 | |
11:45 | Â | Desmond Claude blocks Ladji Dembele's two point jump shot | Â | |
11:43 | Â | Kevin Patton Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
11:36 | +3 | Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Kevin Patton Jr. assists) | 13-22 | |
11:15 | Â | Pryce Sandfort misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:13 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound | Â | |
11:02 | Â | Wesley Yates III misses two point layup | Â | |
11:00 | Â | Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Brock Harding misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:44 | Â | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | Â | |
10:36 | Â | Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Brock Harding steals) | Â | |
10:30 | +2 | Seydou Traore makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists) | 15-22 | |
10:07 | Â | Owen Freeman blocks Desmond Claude's two point dunk | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | Â | |
10:07 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Chris Tadjo offensive foul | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Chris Tadjo turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Seydou Traore shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul) | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Ladji Dembele defensive rebound | Â | |
9:17 | Â | Kevin Patton Jr. shooting foul (Seydou Traore draws the foul) | Â | |
9:17 | +1 | Seydou Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-22 | |
9:17 | +1 | Seydou Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-22 | |
9:04 | +3 | Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot (Wesley Yates III assists) | 17-25 | |
8:51 | Â | Seydou Traore offensive foul | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Seydou Traore turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:36 | Â | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:34 | Â | Saint Thomas offensive rebound | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Drew Thelwell personal foul | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Rashaun Agee offensive foul | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Rashaun Agee turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Ladji Dembele misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:55 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound | Â | |
7:37 | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot | 17-27 | |
7:31 | Â | Josh Dix misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:29 | Â | Rashaun Agee defensive rebound | Â | |
7:12 | Â | Rashaun Agee misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
7:01 | +2 | Payton Sandfort makes two point jump shot | 19-27 | |
6:40 | +3 | Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists) | 19-30 | |
6:26 | +2 | Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup | 21-30 | |
6:00 | Â | Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
5:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:49 | Â | Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound | Â | |
5:36 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point hook shot (Drew Thelwell assists) | 23-30 | |
5:19 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:17 | Â | Saint Thomas offensive rebound | Â | |
5:17 | +2 | Chibuzo Agbo makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 23-32 | |
5:17 | Â | Owen Freeman shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul) | Â | |
5:17 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
5:17 | Â | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
4:58 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup | 25-32 | |
4:58 | Â | Josh Cohen shooting foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul) | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Owen Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | Â | |
4:33 | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 25-34 | |
4:18 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Josh Dix assists) | 27-34 | |
3:53 | +2 | Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot (Wesley Yates III assists) | 27-36 | |
3:39 | Â | Drew Thelwell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Desmond Claude misses two point layup | Â | |
3:28 | Â | Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
3:21 | Â | Owen Freeman misses two point hook shot | Â | |
3:19 | Â | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
3:12 | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point dunk (Wesley Yates III assists) | 27-38 | |
2:45 | Â | Josh Dix misses two point layup | Â | |
2:43 | Â | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | Â | |
2:37 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:21 | +3 | Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists) | 27-41 | |
2:00 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists) | 29-41 | |
1:45 | Â | Pryce Sandfort shooting foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul) | Â | |
1:45 | +1 | Saint Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-42 | |
1:45 | +1 | Saint Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-43 | |
1:32 | +3 | Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Pryce Sandfort assists) | 32-43 | |
1:12 | +3 | Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists) | 32-46 | |
0:42 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:40 | Â | Rashaun Agee defensive rebound | Â | |
0:13 | Â | Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:11 | Â | Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound | Â | |
0:05 | +2 | Chibuzo Agbo makes two point jump shot | 32-48 | |
0:02 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Trojans defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |