TALKING POINTS
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USC plays first game in 3 weeks, beats Santa Clara 86-63
LOS ANGELES — Evan Mobley had 17 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, and Southern California beat Santa Clara 86- 63 on Tuesday night, the first game for the Trojans in nearly three weeks.
Isaiah Mobley added 13 points, seven rebounds and blocked two shots for USC (5- 1). The Mobley brothers combined for 12- of-16 shooting and had 14 of the Trojans 44 rebounds.
The Trojans hadn’t played since Dec. 8, a 91-56 rout of UC Irvine, due to a confirmed COVID-19 case within the program. They canceled games against San Francisco and Texas Southern, and had their opening Pac-12 matchups against Stanford and Oregon State postponed.
Tahj Eaddy added 13 points for the Trojans. Drew Peterson, a junior transfer from Rice, had seven points and nine assists. Chevez Goodwin added 10 points off the bench.
Josip Vrankic and Christian Carlyle scored 13 points apiece for Santa Clara (6-2), which has lost two consecutive games after a 6-0 start.
Evan Mobley scored six points during a 14-4 run that gave the Trojans a 20-10 lead with 14 minutes remaining in the first half, and they led by double digits the rest of the way.
The 20 days without a game is the longest stretch for the Trojans since the 1967 season, when they went 36 days without a game (Dec. 21-Jan. 27).
Dodgers get pitcher in 3-way trade with Rays, Phillies
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired pitcher Garrett Cleavinger from the Phillies in a three-way trade Tuesday involving Tampa Bay and Philadelphia.
The Dodgers will send minor league infielder Dillon Paulson and a player to be named or cash to Tampa Bay, while the Rays will send left-handed pitcher José Alvarado to Philadelphia to complete the transaction.
Cleavinger, a 26-year-old left-hander, made his major league debut last season for the Phillies, tossing two-thirds of an inning with one strikeout on Sept. 17 against the Mets.
In five minor league seasons with the Phillies, Cleavinger posted
convert a fourth-and-9 with under two minutes remaining.
Miami outgained Oklahoma State 512-418.
THE TAKEAWAY
Oklahoma State used a near perfect performance from Sanders to earn its fourth bowl victory in the past five years. Sanders was 27-of-40 passing and did not commit a turnover.
Miami will finish the season with back-to-back losses. It has lost five consecutive bowl games and 11 of its past 12.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Oklahoma State was unranked coming into the game, but likely will make the final Top 25 of the season.
Miami, ranked No. 18, could be out of the final rankings after consecutive losses.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma State should have a dynamic offense with Spencer returning at quarterback when it opens next season against Missouri State.
Miami has to hope King’s injury isn’t serious enough to keep him out of spring practice because the Hurricanes open next season against Alabama in Atlanta.