LIVE GAME THREAD: Oregon vs. USC
When the final horn blew at the Galen Center in Los Angeles just over a month ago, Oregon was on the wrong end a 72-58 loss. After suffering a brutal scoring run from USC, the Ducks found themselves in a hole they would never be able to climb out of.
LJ Figueroa and Eric Williams Jr. took care of most of the scoring, leading the team with 14 points each, but the Trojans' dominance in the paint and dominant shooting were too much for Oregon to overcome.
However, that was a month ago, and No. 7 seed Oregon (21-6, 14-4) looks like a title contender reborn, knocking off Arizona and UCLA in Eugene at Matthew Knight Arena and smacking Iowa in the face and running to a 95-80 win the round of 32. The Ducks should be fresh after having most of the week to sharpen things up.
They'll need to be on their A game against No. 6 seed USC (24-7, 15-5) and slow down Evan Mobley and Tahj Eaddy, just a few of Andy Enfield's most dominant players. The NCAA tournament is full of great stories, and getting revenge over the Trojans would be a great way to land in the Elite 8, something Dana Altman's team hasn't done since the 2016-2017 season when the Ducks danced all the way to the Final Four.
Oregon Starters: Will Richardson, Chris Duarte, LJ Figueroa, Eugene Omoruyi, Eric Williams Jr.
USC Starters: Isaiah White, Tahj Eaddy, Drew Peterson, Isaiah Mobley, Evan Mobley.
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse
When: Sunday March 28, Approx. 6:45 p.m. PST
TV: TBS
TV Crew: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (Analyst), Grant Hill (Analyst), Tracy Wolfson (Sideline reporter).
Stream: Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV, Sling
Listen: Oregon Sports Network from Learfield IMG College
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Evan Mobley makes dunk.
Chris Duarte makes layup, Oregon leads 7-3.
Isaiah White sinks 3-point shot.
Chris Duarte 3-point shot.
Isaiah White makes and-one second chance layup. Will Richardson foul.
Will Richardson makes 3-point shot.
Chris Duarte makes layup.
Isaiah Mobley makes layup, Oregon leads 15-13.
Tahj Eaddy makes 3-point shot.
Eric Williams Jr. makes second-chance layup.
Isaiah White sinks 3-point shot.
USC leads 19-17 at the under-12 media timeout.
Oregon 1 of last 7 shooting, no points for last 2:15.
Ethan Anderson makes difficult reverse layup.
Chris Duarte makes baseline floater, first bucket in 3:00.
Evan Mobley makes second-chance dunk.
USC leads 23-19 at under-8 media timeout.
Isaiah White makes layup.
Tahj Eaddy makes 3-point jump shot, USC leads 28-19. 7-0 run.
Drew Peterson hits 3-pointer.
Tahj Eaddy makes layup.
Eugene Omoruyi steal, makes transition slam dunk.
USC leads 33-21 at under-4 media timeout.
Eugene. Omoruyi makes 3 of 3 free throws.
Tahj Eaddy makes layup. Up to 10 points.
Isaiah Mobley makes layup, USC leads 39-24.
LJ Figueroa makes floater.
Tahj Eaddy makes layup.
USC leads 41-26 at halftime.
Will Richardson makes layup.
Isaiah Mobley makes second-chance layup.
Chris Duarte makes layup.
Tahj Eaddy converts and-one layup.
Chris Duarte makes fading jumper.
Isaiah White makes 3-point shot.
Drew Peterson makes 3-point shot, USC Leads 52-32.
Eugene Omoruyi makes 3-point shot, Will Richardson assist.
USC leads 52-35 at the under-16 media timeout.
LJ Figueroa makes jumper.
Chris Duarte makes layup.
Isaiah White drains corner 3-pointer. Up to 20 points in the game.
Eugene Omoruyi makes second-chance layup.
Isaiah Mobley makes second-chance layup.
Eugene Omoruyi makes 2 of 2 free throws.
Isaiah White makes layup.
Isaiah Mobley makes and-one layup.
Eugene Omoruyi converts and-one layup, USC leads 64-46.
Chris Duarte makes 3-pointer.
Eugene Omoruyi makes second chance layup.
USC leads 69-54 at under 8-media timeout.
Franck Kepnang makes layup.
Eugene Omoruyi makes layup. 9-0 run. USC leads 69-58. 6:10-2Q
USC scoring drought last 3:42.
Eugene Omoruyi makes second-chance layup.
Tahj Eaddy makes 3-pointer. USC leads 72-60.
Evan Mobley makes slam dunk.
Franck Kepnang makes alley-oop slam.
USC makes 2 of 2 free throws, leads 80-64.
Franck Kepnang makes layup.
Franck Kepnang makes dunk.
USC wins 82-68.
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