Trojans go 0-for-Oregon, losing to Beavers on road
CORVALLIS, ORE. » Tyler Bilodeau scored a career-high 27 points and Jordan Pope added 20 to lead host Oregon State to an 86-70 victory Saturday over USC.
Oregon State (9-4, 1-1 Pac12) scored the first 11 points of the second half, culminated by Pope's 3-pointer to extend the lead to 50-30 with 15:13 remaining.
USC (6-7, 0-2 Pac-12) responded with a 9-0 run, but the Beavers quickly regained control and maintained a double-digit lead the remainder of the game.
KC Ibekwe's three-point play gave Oregon State its largest lead at 64-41 midway through the second half.
Bronny James was one of the few bright spots for USC with a season-high 15 points. Playing in his fifth game since making his collegiate debut Dec. 6, James made an immediate impact.
The freshman guard entered the game at 12:17 of the first half and within seconds came up with a steal at midcourt that he converted into a three-point play.
James had another steal late in the first half, and dribbled the length of the court for a slam dunk.
James, who is the oldest son of LeBron James, was 6 of 11 from the field in a season-high 20 minutes, made two 3-pointers, and had two assists and one steal.
Oregon State guard Jordan Pope drives to the basket against USC guard Boogie Ellis on Saturday night.
OREGON ST. 86, USC 70
Up next: Cal at USC, Wednesday, 7p.m., Pac-12 Network
He continues to play under a minutes restriction since suffering a cardiac arrest during practice July 24.
Boogie Ellis scored 20 points to lead the Trojans, who lost to Oregon on Thursday.
Oregon State led 39-30 at the break behind 11 points from Bilodeau and 10 from Pope.
SUMMARY
Iwuchukwu 1-1 0-0 2, Rodman 1-4 0-0 2, Collier 3-5 0-1 7, Ellis 7-11 2-2 20, Johnson 2-7 2-2 8, James 6-11 1-1 15, Morgan 3-4 1-2 7, Sellers 1-3 0-0 3, Hornery 2-4 0-0 4, K.Wright 0-1 0-0 0, Page 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-53 6-8 70.
Bilodeau 9-14 8-9 26, Rataj 1-3 0-0 2, Ibekwe 3-4 3-7 9, Akanno 6-8 3-5 18, Pope 7-16 3-4 20, C.Wright 2-2 0-0 6, Marial 0-0 2-2 2, Lake 0-0 3-4 3, Rochelin 0-0 0-0 0, Ndong 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-47 22-31 86. Halftime: Oregon St; 39-30; 3-Point Goals: USC 10-26 (Ellis 4-7, Johnson 2-5, James 2-6, Collier 1-3, Sellers 1-3, Hornery 0-1, Rodman 0-1), Oregon St; 8-17 (Akanno 3-3, Pope 3-9, C.Wright 2-2, Rataj 0-1, Bilodeau 0-2); Fouled Out: Morgan; Rebounds: USC 17 (Hornery, Page 3), Oregon St; 25 (Bilodeau, Ibekwe 5); Assists: USC 14 (Collier, Ellis 4), Oregon St; 16 (Pope 6); Total Fouls: USC 26, Oregon St; 15; A: 4,318 (9,604).