LOS ANGELES (AP) Jackson Shelstad scored 21 of his career-high 24 points after halftime and No. 12 Oregon beat USC 68-60 in the Big Ten Conference debut for both teams Wednesday night.
Shelstad made 12 of 14 free throws and reserve Keeshawn Barthelemey added 18 points on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range.
Oregon’s leading scorers, Nate Bittle and TJ Bamba, each had just five points. Bittle entered averaging 14.6 per game, and Bamba was averaging 13.
Oregon (9-0, 1-0) shot 21 of 55 (38.2%) from the field, including 8 of 23 (34.8%) on 3s.
Desmond Claude had 20 points for USC (5-4, 0-1), and Chibuzo Agbo added 18 while making all 10 of his foul shots.
Oregon: After trailing for most of the game, the Ducks surged ahead late. Shelstad hit a 3-pointer with 4:10 remaining to break a 55-all tie and give Oregon its first lead since 2-0.
USC: The starters did the lion’s share of the work as coach Eric Musselman used four players off the bench – one of whom played just one minute. The reserves contributed eight points, all by Kevin Patton, in 50 combined minutes.
Bamba missed his first 11 shots before burying a corner 3 to trim Oregon’s deficit to 49-44 with eight minutes left. The Ducks took control with a 10-0 run aided by five USC turnovers down the stretch.
Oregon outscored the Trojans 22-7 in the final 6 1/2 minutes.
Oregon hosts UCLA on Sunday. USC plays at Washington on Saturday.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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3
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J. Shelstad G | 24PTS | 2REB | 1AST | |
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1
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D. Claude G | 22PTS | 4REB | 4AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Shelstad | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Angel | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| T. Bamba | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| N. Bittle | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Tracey | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| K. Barthelemy | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| S. Cook | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Cook | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| K. Evans Jr. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Moss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Carter | – | – | – | – |
| J. Cooper | – | – | – | – |
| J. Williams-Johnson | – | – | – | – |
| O. Kobzystyi | – | – | – | – |
| L. Johnson | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 68 | 30 | 13 | 21 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Claude | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| C. Agbo | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| T. Williams II | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Cohen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Thomas | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| K. Patton Jr. | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| W. Yates III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Knowling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| I. Elohim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Pope | – | – | – | – |
| C. Slajchert | – | – | – | – |
| J. Plough | – | – | – | – |
| J. Goorin | – | – | – | – |
| J. Shelley | – | – | – | – |
| A. Dorian | – | – | – | – |
| B. Burden | – | – | – | – |
| R. Agee | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 60 | 30 | 9 | 21 |