- AP
- Nov 14, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) Desmond Claude scored 26 points and made consecutive shots down the stretch to help Southern California beat UT Arlington 98-95 on Wednesday night.
Claude made a layup and jumper to give USC a 94-90 lead with 19 seconds left. Jaxon Ellingsworth hit a 3-pointer to pull UTA to 94-93 with 12 seconds to go before Terrance Williams II and Saint Thomas each made a pair of free throws.
UTA made four 3-pointers during a 23-11 run to take its first lead of the second half, 69-68, with 11:54 remaining. Kade Douglas scored eight points and Ellingsworth added six during the stretch.
Williams answered with a layup and Kevin Patton Jr. added a one-handed dunk to put the Trojans ahead 72-69 with 10:30 left. Then neither team had more than a one-possession advantage until Claude put the Trojans up by four in the final seconds.
Claude was 9-of-12 shooting and made 8 of 9 free throws to go with eight assists and five rebounds. Josh Cohen scored 19 points and Williams finished with 18 for USC (3-0). Wesley Yates III added 14 points.
Jaden Wells scored 27 points and Ellingsworth had 19 for UTA (1-2). Wells made seven 3-pointers and Ellingsworth hit four for the Mavericks, who shot 16 of 24 (67%) from long range.
USC opened on a 17-5 run and led 51-42 at the break. Cohen scored 12 first-half points and Yates had 10. Wells made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points in the first half for the Mavericks.
It was the first meeting between the teams.
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12T UT Arlington 1-2425395 USC 3-0514798 |
Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Wells | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| R. Seamster | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| B. Robinson | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Hupstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Smith | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Ellingsworth | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| K. Douglas | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| D. Burford | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Talbot | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| J. Cook | – | – | – | – |
| Z. Mianab | – | – | – | – |
| C. Jackson | – | – | – | – |
| T. Onuoha | – | – | – | – |
| J. Wright | – | – | – | – |
| L. Ware | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 95 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Claude | 26 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| J. Cohen | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Williams II | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| S. Thomas | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| C. Agbo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| W. Yates III | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| K. Patton Jr. | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Slajchert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| I. Elohim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Shelley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Agee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Hornery | – | – | – | – |
| J. Plough | – | – | – | – |
| J. Goorin | – | – | – | – |
| A. Dorian | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 98 | 22 | 22 | 21 |