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Claude scores 20 points, leads hot-shooting USC over Washington 85-61 to end a three-game skid
SEATTLE (AP) Desmond Claude scored 20 points to lead four in double figures and Southern California rolled to an 85-61 victory over Washington on Saturday night to end a three-game skid.
USC shot 70% (19 of 27) in the first half for a 26-point lead, 51-25, at the break. Claude and Wesley Yates III each scored 12 points and Saint Thomas added 10 for USC (6-4, 1-1 Big Ten). Washington pulled within 22 points early in the second but didn’t get closer.
Thomas hit a step-back jumper to stretch the Trojans' lead to 31 points, 66-35, with 12:36 remaining. It was the Trojans' largest lead of the season.
Claude was 5 of 6 from the floor and 9 of 11 from the free-throw line. Yates and Thomas each scored 19 points. Yates made three of the Trojans’ seven 3-pointers. Rashaun Agee added 15 points for USC, which finished 32-of-50 (64%) shooting overall.
Mekhi Mason scored 15 points to lead Washington (6-3, 0-2). Zoom Diallo added 10 points.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Chibuzo Agbo vs. Wilhelm Breidenbach (Trojans gains possession) | Â |
| 19:43 |  | +2 | Wesley Yates III makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | | Â | Great Osobor misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:26 | | Â | Josh Cohen defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:13 | | +2 | Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | | +3 | Wilhelm Breidenbach makes three point jump shot (Great Osobor assists) | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | | +3 | Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists) | 7-3 |
| 18:06 | | +2 | Tyree Ihenacho makes two point jump shot (Great Osobor assists) | 7-5 |
| 17:49 | | +2 | Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot | 9-5 |
| 17:32 | | Â | Wilhelm Breidenbach misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:30 | | Â | Tyler Harris offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:23 | | Â | Zoom Diallo misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:21 | | Â | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:07 | | +2 | Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot | 11-5 |
| 16:40 | | +2 | Tyree Ihenacho makes two point jump shot | 11-7 |
| 16:17 | | Â | Wesley Yates III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:15 | | Â | Huskies defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | Tyler Harris turnover (lost ball) (Saint Thomas steals) | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | Tyree Ihenacho shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:49 | | +1 | Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-7 |
| 15:49 | | Â | Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | Tyler Harris defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:19 | | Â | Great Osobor turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 14:50 | | +2 | Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot | 14-7 |
| 14:30 | | Â | Tyree Ihenacho turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Claude steals) | Â |
| 14:24 | | Â | Tyree Ihenacho shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:24 | | +1 | Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-7 |
| 14:24 | | +1 | Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-7 |
| 14:11 | | +2 | Great Osobor makes two point dunk (Zoom Diallo assists) | 16-9 |
| 13:59 | | +2 | Matt Knowling makes two point dunk (Saint Thomas assists) | 18-9 |
| 13:34 | | Â | Wesley Yates III blocks DJ Davis's two point layup | Â |
| 13:32 | | Â | Wesley Yates III defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:27 | | Â | Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Tyler Harris defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Chibuzo Agbo personal foul | Â |
| 13:13 | | +2 | Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot | 18-11 |
| 12:50 | | Â | Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:48 | | Â | Luis Kortright defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:40 | | Â | Luis Kortright turnover (bad pass) (Saint Thomas steals) | Â |
| 12:27 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point layup | 20-11 |
| 12:07 | | Â | Great Osobor offensive foul | Â |
| 12:07 | | Â | Great Osobor turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:57 | | Â | Saint Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Zoom Diallo steals) | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | Saint Thomas shooting foul | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:53 | | +1 | Zoom Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-12 |
| 11:53 | | +1 | Zoom Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-13 |
| 11:41 | | +3 | Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists) | 23-13 |
| 11:13 | | Â | Zoom Diallo turnover (bad pass) (Wesley Yates III steals) | Â |
| 11:10 | | Â | Kevin Patton Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Mekhi Mason makes two point layup | 23-15 |
| 10:44 | | +3 | Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot | 26-15 |
| 10:25 | | Â | DJ Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:23 | | Â | Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:57 | | +3 | Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot | 29-15 |
| 9:40 | | Â | Tyler Harris misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:38 | | Â | Great Osobor offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:35 | | Â | Great Osobor turnover (lost ball) (Wesley Yates III steals) | Â |
| 9:29 | | Â | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:27 | | Â | Rashaun Agee offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:13 | | Â | Rashaun Agee misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:11 | | Â | Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:10 | | +2 | Chibuzo Agbo makes two point jump shot | 31-15 |
| 9:10 | | Â | Huskies 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:54 | | Â | Luis Kortright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:52 | | Â | Rashaun Agee defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:35 | | Â | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | DJ Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:27 | | Â | DJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (Desmond Claude steals) | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:18 | | Â | Huskies defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:00 | | +3 | Luis Kortright makes three point jump shot (Jase Butler assists) | 31-18 |
| 7:50 | | Â | Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Mason steals) | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | Mekhi Mason turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:19 | | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point hook shot (Saint Thomas assists) | 33-18 |
| 7:02 | | Â | Luis Kortright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:00 | | Â | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Jase Butler personal foul | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Luis Kortright defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:12 | | Â | Luis Kortright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:10 | | Â | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:42 | | +2 | Saint Thomas makes two point layup | 35-18 |
| 5:29 | | Â | Jase Butler misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:27 | | Â | Wilhelm Breidenbach offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:22 | | +2 | Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup | 35-20 |
| 5:05 | | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 37-20 |
| 5:05 | | Â | Wilhelm Breidenbach shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:05 | | +1 | Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-20 |
| 4:47 | | Â | Saint Thomas shooting foul (Jase Butler draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:47 | | +1 | Jase Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-21 |
| 4:47 | | Â | Jase Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Matt Knowling defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:28 | | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point jump shot | 40-21 |
| 4:14 | | Â | Great Osobor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:12 | | Â | Wesley Yates III defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:03 | | Â | Jase Butler shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:03 | | +1 | Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-21 |
| 4:03 | | +1 | Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-21 |
| 3:41 | | Â | Matt Knowling shooting foul (Great Osobor draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:41 | | Â | Great Osobor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:41 | | +1 | Great Osobor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-22 |
| 3:25 | | Â | Wesley Yates III turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 3:09 | | Â | Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:07 | | Â | Wesley Yates III defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 2:41 | | +3 | DJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists) | 42-25 |
| 2:24 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point dunk | 44-25 |
| 2:24 | | Â | Zoom Diallo shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:24 | | Â | Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 2:24 | | Â | Tyler Harris defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:04 | | Â | DJ Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:02 | | Â | Matt Knowling defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:45 | | Â | Rashaun Agee turnover (bad pass) (DJ Davis steals) | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Chibuzo Agbo personal foul | Â |
| 1:29 | | Â | Great Osobor misses two point dunk | Â |
| 1:28 | | Â | Tyler Harris offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:28 | | Â | Jalen Shelley personal foul | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | DJ Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:11 | | Â | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:05 | | +2 | Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists) | 46-25 |
| 0:54 | | Â | Great Osobor misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Matt Knowling defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Luis Kortright personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-25 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-25 |
| 0:08 | | Â | Rashaun Agee blocks Great Osobor's two point layup | Â |
| 0:06 | | Â | Great Osobor offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:06 | | Â | Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Great Osobor draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:06 | | Â | Great Osobor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:06 | | Â | Great Osobor misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:06 | | Â | Rashaun Agee defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot | 51-25 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |