National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 63, Oregon St. 62
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2022
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Jim Schipper, # Glen Mayberry, # Eric Curry
Attendance: 3273

Kobe Johnson scored 17 points and made five steals, including a crucial takeaway late, as USC rallied to take down Pac-12 Conference counterpart Oregon State 63-62 Sunday in Los Angeles.

USC (6-3, 2-0 Pac-12) gave up an 11-0 run late in the first half that put it behind the visiting Beavers for much of the conference matchup.

But while holding Oregon State (4-5, 1-1) to just 8-of-27 shooting from the floor and generating nine turnovers in the second half, the Trojans chipped away at the 11-point halftime deficit until Johnson took control.

He headlined a game-changing 8-0 run with about three minutes remaining in regulation, keyed by his 3-pointer to tie the game at 53. A Reese Dixon-Waters steal led to a Johnson drive and basket to give USC the lead with 2:25 left.

Just 15 seconds later, Johnson made the last of his career-high-matching five steals -- equaling the total he made against Oregon State in February -- setting up a possession ending with a Drew Peterson put-back score.

Peterson finished with 10 points, dished a game-high-tying six assists and grabbed five rebounds. Joining him in double-figure scoring for the Trojans was Joshua Morgan, who finished with 15 points and blocked three shots, but shot just 5-for-10 from the free-throw line, including two misses in the closing seconds.

Morgan scored late to push the lead to five points, but Oregon State gave itself a chance to come back when Dzmitry Ryuny connected on a 3-pointer and Jordan Pope hit another, both of which came in the final nine seconds.

The Beavers sent Morgan to the line but could not get up a shot after his misses.

Dexter Akanno led Oregon State with 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Pope shot 3 of 7 from deep and finished with 11 points. The Beavers were 10-for-22 from beyond the arc overall.

Ryuny and Rodrigue Andela each grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Oregon St.   Southern California
Dexter Akanno 17 Scoring Kobe Johnson 17
Dexter Akanno 6 Assists Drew Peterson 6
Rodrigue Andela 9 Rebounds Kobe Johnson 6
Dexter Akanno 4 Free Throws Made Joshua Morgan 5
Dzmitry Ryuny 2 Steals Kobe Johnson 5
Rodrigue Andela 1 Blocks Joshua Morgan 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oregon St. 62 42.3 10-22 8-8 11 30 3 2 15
Southern California 63 46.0 4-16 13-21 13 22 6 9 6