Game Date: Nov 10th, 2049
USC 73 - North Carolina Central 81
Date: March 18th, 2049
Game: College [Tournament] [#1170730] 
Arena: Tournament Arena
Attendance: 12,032
Player Of The Game: Stephen Staples (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| USC Trojans | 33 | 40 | 73 | |
| North Carolina Central Eagles | 49 | 32 | 81 | |
| USC Trojans | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 54 | O. Nielsen sf | 35 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 15.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 42 | L. Shepherd pf | 26 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1-4 | 3 | 2 | +11 | 3.8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | T. Ernst c | 36 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | D. Cash sg | 32 | 2-11 | 0-6 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5-15 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 25 | G. Rasmussen pg | 26 | 6-19 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 13.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 55 | K. Bayer pg | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | -16 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 51 | D. Newton c | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | M. Hunt pf | 23 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0 | 0 | -19 | 8.5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 28-64 | 5-26 | 12-16 | 73 | 6 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 29-63 | 15 | 13 | -40 | 8.4 | 34 | 8 | 14 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 43.8% | 19.2% | 75.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 21 | K. Crosby sf | 30 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 15.6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 4 | S. Lewis pf | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | J. Holm c | 26 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | S. Staples sg | 30 | 5-11 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3-13 | 3 | 3 | +9 | 5.8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 41 | Y. Badji pg | 28 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 5 | 1 | +11 | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | M. Snell pf | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | D. Graham sf | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 2 | G. Oldham pg | 21 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-9 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 16.8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 40 | G. Fair sg | 3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 30-64 | 8-26 | 13-16 | 81 | 8 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 26-62 | 19 | 14 | +40 | 7.6 | 42 | 16 | 13 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 46.9% | 30.8% | 81.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
North Carolina Central: Stephen Staples
Head Coaches
USC: Teddy Reeder
North Carolina Central: Terrence Carruth
Offensive Efficiencies
USC: At the rim (7/9 77.8%) Inside (10/14 71.4%) Mid-range (6/15 40.0%) Beyond the Arc (5/26 19.2%)
North Carolina Central: At the rim (12/13 92.3%) Inside (9/17 52.9%) Mid-range (1/8 12.5%) Beyond the Arc (8/26 30.8%)
Defensive Tactics
USC: Man-To-Man (7.6%) Zone (70.7%) Pressure (0.0%) 2nd Chance (6.5%) Transition (15.2%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
North Carolina Central: Man-To-Man (67.4%) Zone (9.0%) Pressure (7.9%) 2nd Chance (4.5%) Transition (11.2%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
USC: 151.4 / 151.3
North Carolina Central: 153.1 / 153.9
Injuries
USC: sf-Hawley
North Carolina Central: none
Overworked
USC: none
North Carolina Central: none
Game Information
Date: Thursday, March 18th, 2049
Game Type: College [Tournament]
Arena: Hardwood Tournament Arena
City: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 12,032
Version: 1.035
Simulated: Sat Jan 3 2026 @ 9:07:39 am PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
USC: PG-Rasmussen (6' 6½"), SG-Cash (6' 3"), SF-Nielsen (6' 6½"), PF-Shepherd (7' 1"), C-Ernst (6' 9½")
North Carolina Central: PG-Badji (6' 5½"), SG-Staples (6' 5½"), SF-Crosby (6' 8"), PF-Lewis (6' 10½"), C-Holm (6' 10")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! USC gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Rasmussen leads the fast break with Cash to the right. Rasmussen lays it up. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the rebound.
19:50 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cash steals the pass from Badji.
19:43 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Staples grabs the rebound.
19:30 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Shepherd! Ernst grabs the rebound.
19:17 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! USC 2 - 0.
19:05 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cash steals the pass from Badji.
18:58 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Rasmussen leads the fast break with Cash and Nielsen. Rasmussen lays it up. The shot goes in! USC 4 - 0.
18:53 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Newton to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Shooting Guard, Snell to Power Forward and Lewis to Center.
18:53 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji drives down the lane. Badji lays it up. The shot goes in! USC 4 - 2.
18:42 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Oldham steals the pass from Newton.
18:31 - North Carolina Central: Breakaway! Oldham takes the ball the length of the court. Oldham lays it up. Foul! Shepherd fouls Oldham on the shot. Oldham makes the first free throw. Oldham makes the second free throw. Tied 4 - 4.
18:24 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cash passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd shoots in the paint. Foul! Snell fouls Shepherd on the shot. Shepherd makes the first free throw. Shepherd makes the second free throw. USC 6 - 4.
18:10 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Cash grabs the rebound.
18:00 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break. Foul! Oldham commits the foul on Cash.
17:55 - USC: The ball is inbounded to Newton. Newton passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:50 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Tied 6 - 6.
17:39 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rasmussen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the rebound.
17:31 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rasmussen steals the pass from Badji.
17:24 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crosby steals the pass from Rasmussen.
17:19 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Oldham leads the fast break with Badji to the right. Oldham passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 9 - 6.
17:13 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Badji grabs the long rebound.
16:55 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Oldham leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Oldham passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Newton grabs the rebound.
16:28 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Newton outside. Newton passes the ball to Shepherd. Shepherd tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Shepherd passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton shoots in the paint. Foul! Snell fouls Newton on the shot. Newton makes the first free throw. Newton makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 9 - 8.
16:05 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Ernst to Center.
16:05 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielsen steals the pass from Badji.
15:58 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break with Rasmussen to the right. Cash lays it up. The shot goes in! USC 10 - 9.
15:54 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Bayer to Point Guard, Hunt to Shooting Guard and Cash to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard, Fair to Shooting Guard, Graham to Small Forward, Crosby to Power Forward and Snell to Center.
15:54 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Graham outside. Graham passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Fair on the perimeter. Fair shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the offensive rebound.
15:30 - North Carolina Central: Crosby has the rebound. Crosby shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Shepherd grabs the rebound.
15:28 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Bayer in the paint. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! USC 12 - 9.
15:09 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Oldham passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! USC 12 - 11.
14:59 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Rasmussen to Point Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Staples to Shooting Guard, Crosby to Small Forward, Snell to Power Forward and Holm to Center.
14:59 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Rasmussen. Rasmussen shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the rebound.
14:43 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen steals the pass from Oldham.
14:38 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Hunt attacks with the ball on the fast break. Hunt passes the ball to Rasmussen at the basket. Rasmussen lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. USC 14 - 11.
14:32 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Bayer to Point Guard.
14:32 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Bayer grabs the rebound.
14:20 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Cash outside. Cash passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Shepherd. Shepherd passes the ball to Cash. Cash shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Holm grabs the rebound.
13:51 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Staples passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell shoots from the inside. Foul! Shepherd fouls Snell on the shot. Snell makes the first free throw. Snell makes the second free throw. USC 14 - 13.
13:34 - Game Event: Time out. Shepherd must sit with 2 fouls. USC substitutes Rasmussen to Point Guard, Cash to Shooting Guard, Nielsen to Small Forward and Hunt to Power Forward.
13:34 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen in the paint. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Oldham steals the pass from Ernst.
13:16 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Oldham to the right. Staples attempts to dunk it. Foul! Rasmussen fouls Staples on the shot. Staples missed the first free throw. Staples makes the second free throw. Tied 14 - 14.
13:12 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Oldham grabs the rebound.
13:07 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Oldham to the right. Staples lays it up. Foul! Nielsen fouls Staples on the shot. Staples makes the first free throw. Staples makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 16 - 14.
13:02 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Hunt passes the ball to Rasmussen in the paint. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Snell grabs the rebound.
12:35 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Oldham to the right. Staples passes the ball to Oldham at the basket. Oldham lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Staples. North Carolina Central 18 - 14.
12:28 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Bayer to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Fair to Shooting Guard, Graham to Small Forward, Staples to Power Forward and Snell to Center.
12:28 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rasmussen. North Carolina Central 18 - 16.
12:17 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Staples in the paint. Staples passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Oldham passes the ball to Fair. Fair with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the rebound.
11:57 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Bayer leads the fast break with Nielsen and Rasmussen. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fair grabs the long rebound.
11:52 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Fair leads the fast break with Oldham and Graham. Fair passes the ball to Oldham at the basket. Oldham attempts to dunk it. Foul! Bayer fouls Oldham on the shot. Oldham makes the first free throw. Oldham missed the second free throw. Nielsen grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 19 - 16.
11:45 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Foul! Staples fouls Hunt blocking out to get the rebound.
11:34 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard, Staples to Shooting Guard, Snell to Power Forward and Lewis to Center.
11:34 - USC: The ball is inbounded to Ernst. Ernst passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielsen passes the ball to Rasmussen. Rasmussen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Graham grabs the rebound.
11:17 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Graham on the perimeter. Graham passes the ball to Staples in the paint. Staples shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Graham. North Carolina Central 21 - 16.
11:03 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Staples grabs the long rebound.
10:59 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Badji leads the fast break with Graham to the right. Badji attempts to dunk it. Foul! Rasmussen fouls Badji on the shot. Badji makes the first free throw. Badji makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 23 - 16.
10:55 - Game Event: Time out. Rasmussen must sit with 2 fouls. USC substitutes Bayer to Point Guard and Newton to Shooting Guard.
10:55 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Lewis! Snell grabs the rebound.
10:43 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji drives by Bayer. Badji lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 25 - 16.
10:32 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bayer passes the ball to Newton on the perimeter. Newton passes the ball to Bayer on the perimeter. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen turns the ball over to the other team.
10:13 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell shoots from the block. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
10:03 - USC: Newton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Newton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the long rebound.
9:59 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Badji attacks with the ball on the fast break. Badji passes the ball to Staples at the basket. Staples lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 27 - 16.
9:53 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard, Lewis to Power Forward and Holm to Center.
9:53 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer drives down the lane. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt at the basket. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bayer. North Carolina Central 27 - 18.
9:43 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bayer steals the pass from Oldham.
9:39 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against pressure defense. Graham steals the pass from Bayer.
9:33 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Staples grabs the offensive rebound.
9:12 - North Carolina Central: Staples has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ernst steals the pass from Staples.
9:06 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Bayer leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bayer passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Newton outside. Newton shoots from well beyond the arc. Offensive foul! Newton charged with the foul while taking the shot over Staples.
8:39 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Cash to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard.
8:39 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Staples passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! North Carolina Central 29 - 18.
8:29 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:19 - USC: Hunt has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ernst shoots from the inside. Foul! Lewis fouls Ernst on the shot. Ernst makes the first free throw. Ernst makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 29 - 20.
7:59 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Crosby to Small Forward.
7:59 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Staples passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crosby. North Carolina Central 31 - 20.
7:45 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Bayer in the paint. Bayer passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Bayer. Bayer shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the offensive rebound.
7:15 - USC: Nielsen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielsen passes the ball to Cash in the paint. Cash shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. North Carolina Central 31 - 22.
7:05 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Newton to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard and Graham to Small Forward.
7:05 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Oldham passes the ball to Graham on the perimeter. Graham drives down the lane. Graham passes the ball to Holm at the basket. Holm lays it up. Offensive foul! Holm charged with the foul while taking the shot over Hunt.
6:47 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Cash to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard, Oldham to Shooting Guard, Crosby to Small Forward and Snell to Power Forward.
6:47 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Cash. Cash tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cash passes the ball to Bayer. Bayer with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 31 - 24.
6:32 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Oldham outside. Oldham shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Badji grabs the long offensive rebound.
6:15 - North Carolina Central: Badji has the rebound and restarts the offense. Badji passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Badji. North Carolina Central 33 - 24.
6:05 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard, Fair to Shooting Guard and Graham to Small Forward.
6:05 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hunt tips it in. North Carolina Central 33 - 26.
5:49 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard, Staples to Shooting Guard and Crosby to Small Forward.
5:49 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby drives by Bayer. Crosby passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the long rebound.
5:36 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash drives down the lane. Cash passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cash. North Carolina Central 33 - 29.
5:36 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to USC!
5:16 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holm. North Carolina Central 36 - 29.
4:49 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Lewis to Power Forward.
4:49 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer turns the ball over out of bounds.
4:45 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Hunt steals the pass from Lewis.
4:32 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holm steals the pass from Bayer.
4:26 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Crosby and Badji. Staples passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the offensive rebound.
4:21 - North Carolina Central: Lewis has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lewis shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the rebound.
4:16 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break with Bayer and Nielsen. Cash passes the ball to Bayer on the perimeter. Bayer shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the long rebound.
4:11 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Badji. North Carolina Central 38 - 29.
4:00 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Shooting Guard and Snell to Power Forward.
4:00 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Hunt passes the ball to Bayer outside. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Oldham steals the pass from Nielsen.
3:39 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Oldham leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Oldham shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
3:30 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break. Foul! Badji commits the foul on Cash. In the bonus, Cash is shooting one-and-one. Cash makes the first free throw. Cash missed the second free throw. Holm grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 38 - 30.
3:23 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots in the paint. Hunt rotates over and blocks the shot! Hunt grabs the rebound.
3:12 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Hunt drives to the basket. Foul! Snell commits the foul on Hunt. In the bonus, Hunt is shooting one-and-one. Hunt makes the first free throw. Hunt missed the second free throw. Holm grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 38 - 31.
2:57 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Oldham drives by Bayer. Oldham lays it up. The shot misses. Holm tips it in. North Carolina Central 40 - 31.
2:45 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Staples to Shooting Guard and Lewis to Power Forward.
2:45 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Bayer. Bayer passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Bayer outside. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
2:14 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Staples passes the ball to Crosby in the paint. Crosby passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples passes the ball to Crosby in the paint. Crosby tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Crosby passes the ball to Badji. Badji with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
1:44 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Hunt outside. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 40 - 33.
1:23 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Staples passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji drives down the lane. Badji passes the ball to Holm at the basket. Holm lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Badji. North Carolina Central 42 - 33.
1:05 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bayer passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the rebound.
0:54 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Staples passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Staples. North Carolina Central 44 - 33.
0:45 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Staples steals the pass from Bayer.
0:40 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Badji leads the fast break with Staples to the right. Badji passes the ball to Staples at the basket. Staples lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Badji. And Staples is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Staples makes the first free throw. North Carolina Central 47 - 33.
0:35 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Hunt passes the ball to Bayer on the perimeter. Bayer passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Bayer. Bayer shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Holm grabs the rebound.
0:08 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Badji to the right. Staples lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 49 - 33.
0:03 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cash with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
USC 33, North Carolina Central 49
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors North Carolina Central. They receive the ball...
19:55 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Crosby. Crosby passes the ball to Badji. Badji shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the rebound.
19:44 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer drives down the lane. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Badji grabs the long rebound.
19:32 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Staples passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 51 - 33.
19:14 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Rasmussen to Point Guard and Shepherd to Power Forward.
19:14 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielsen shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rasmussen. North Carolina Central 51 - 35.
18:58 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Newton to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Shooting Guard, Snell to Power Forward and Lewis to Center.
18:58 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Oldham outside. Cash steals the pass from Oldham.
18:46 - USC: Breakaway! Cash takes the ball the length of the court. Cash lays it up. Foul! Crosby fouls Cash on the shot. Cash makes the first free throw. Cash makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 51 - 37.
18:39 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji drives to the basket. Foul! Cash commits the foul on Badji.
18:26 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Badji. Badji drives down the lane. Badji passes the ball to Snell at the basket. Snell lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Badji. North Carolina Central 53 - 37.
18:07 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton passes the ball to Cash. Cash passes the ball to Newton in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Newton shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 53 - 39.
17:35 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Ernst to Center.
17:35 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the offensive rebound.
17:24 - North Carolina Central: Lewis has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lewis passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Snell. North Carolina Central 55 - 39.
17:07 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shepherd. North Carolina Central 55 - 42.
16:51 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Oldham commits the foul on the drive.
16:40 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Shepherd grabs the offensive rebound.
16:21 - USC: Shepherd has the rebound and restarts the offense. Shepherd passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shepherd. North Carolina Central 55 - 44.
16:09 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby passes the ball to Badji. Badji passes the ball to Oldham outside. Oldham passes the ball to Crosby in the paint. Crosby tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Crosby shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Crosby charged with the foul while taking the shot over Shepherd.
15:37 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Hunt to Shooting Guard and Cash to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard, Staples to Shooting Guard, Graham to Small Forward, Crosby to Power Forward and Snell to Center.
15:37 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd. Shepherd passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt hands off the ball to Cash. Cash shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the rebound.
15:03 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Oldham to the right. Staples passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Ernst fouls Snell blocking out to get the rebound.
14:57 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Cash to Shooting Guard and Nielsen to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Crosby to Small Forward, Snell to Power Forward and Holm to Center.
14:57 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Oldham. Oldham passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the long rebound.
14:48 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Rasmussen leads the fast break with Nielsen and Cash. Rasmussen lays it up. The shot misses. Staples grabs the rebound.
14:42 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Shepherd grabs the rebound.
14:30 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 55 - 47.
14:30 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to USC!
14:20 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Hunt to Shooting Guard and Cash to Small Forward.
14:20 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 58 - 47.
14:14 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash. Cash passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Holm! Snell grabs the rebound.
13:57 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Oldham passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby passes the ball to Oldham. Oldham passes the ball to Staples. Shepherd steals the pass from Staples.
13:39 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt passes the ball to Cash in the paint. Cash passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Snell grabs the rebound.
13:11 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Crosby in the paint. Crosby passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Staples. Staples turns the ball over to the other team.
12:57 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Hunt leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt lays it up. Foul! Staples fouls Hunt on the shot. Hunt makes the first free throw. Hunt makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 58 - 49.
12:41 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Nielsen to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Fair to Shooting Guard, Graham to Small Forward, Staples to Power Forward and Snell to Center.
12:41 - North Carolina Central: Fair brings up the ball against a zone defense. Fair passes the ball to Graham in the paint. Graham passes the ball to Oldham. Oldham passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Shepherd steals the pass from Snell.
12:15 - USC: Breakaway! Shepherd takes the ball the length of the court. Shepherd lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 58 - 51.
12:10 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Fair on the perimeter. Fair shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
11:57 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Graham grabs the rebound.
11:53 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Fair on the perimeter. Fair passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Staples grabs the offensive rebound.
11:38 - North Carolina Central: Staples has the rebound and restarts the offense. Staples passes the ball to Graham outside. Graham passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 61 - 51.
11:21 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard, Staples to Shooting Guard, Snell to Power Forward and Lewis to Center.
11:21 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd. Shepherd passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shepherd. North Carolina Central 61 - 53.
11:05 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
10:54 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Hunt attacks with the ball on the fast break. Hunt lays it up. Foul! Staples fouls Hunt on the shot. Hunt missed the first free throw. Hunt missed the second free throw. Snell grabs the rebound.
10:48 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Staples passes the ball to Graham outside. Graham passes the ball to Badji. Badji tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Badji shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Staples grabs the offensive rebound.
10:24 - North Carolina Central: Staples has the rebound and restarts the offense. Staples passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
10:03 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Staples steals the pass from Rasmussen.
9:58 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Staples passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
9:42 - USC: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt passes the ball to Rasmussen. Rasmussen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Snell grabs the rebound.
9:30 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Staples outside. Staples passes the ball to Badji. Badji tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Badji with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Nielsen fouls Badji on the shot. Badji makes the first free throw. Badji makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 63 - 53.
8:58 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Cash to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard, Lewis to Power Forward and Holm to Center.
8:58 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Shepherd. Holm steals the pass from Shepherd.
8:40 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
8:18 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash in the paint. Cash passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd passes the ball to Rasmussen in the paint. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the long rebound.
7:50 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
7:31 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rasmussen. North Carolina Central 63 - 55.
7:18 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard and Crosby to Small Forward.
7:18 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Staples passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby drives down the lane. Crosby lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 65 - 55.
7:03 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Hunt to Shooting Guard.
7:03 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rasmussen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 65 - 57.
6:52 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Cash to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Snell to Power Forward.
6:52 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Badji passes the ball to Staples. Staples shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
6:44 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen outside. Rasmussen shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cash grabs the offensive rebound.
6:32 - USC: Cash has the rebound. Cash shoots from the block. The shot misses. Ernst tips it in. North Carolina Central 65 - 59.
6:30 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Shepherd steals the pass from Snell.
6:19 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. North Carolina Central 65 - 61.
6:04 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Shooting Guard.
6:04 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 68 - 61.
5:54 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Staples to Shooting Guard.
5:54 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Cash. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen outside. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash outside. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd. The shot clock winding down. Shepherd shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rasmussen. North Carolina Central 68 - 63.
5:20 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Staples passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Cash steals the pass from Badji.
5:10 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen in the paint. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Staples grabs the rebound.
4:52 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Badji and Crosby. Staples passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Cash grabs the rebound.
4:47 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Holm steals the pass from Nielsen.
4:32 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Badji leads the fast break with Crosby to the right. Badji passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! And Crosby is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Crosby missed the first free throw. Shepherd grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 71 - 63.
4:25 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash outside. Cash passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cash. North Carolina Central 71 - 65.
4:07 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Shooting Guard and Lewis to Power Forward.
4:07 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm passes the ball to Oldham in the paint. Oldham shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Oldham charged with the foul while taking the shot over Shepherd.
3:52 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Staples to Shooting Guard.
3:52 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd. Staples steals the pass from Shepherd.
3:44 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Staples passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Shepherd grabs the long rebound.
3:21 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 71 - 68.
3:05 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Badji drives down the lane. Badji lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 73 - 68.
2:54 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen in the paint. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash outside. Cash shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the rebound.
2:34 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Staples passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby passes the ball to Staples outside. Staples shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crosby. North Carolina Central 76 - 68.
2:08 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. North Carolina Central 76 - 70.
1:51 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Lewis passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Shepherd grabs the rebound.
1:35 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cash shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the rebound.
1:22 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Badji to the right. Staples passes the ball to Badji at the basket. Badji lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Staples. North Carolina Central 78 - 70.
1:16 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cash. North Carolina Central 78 - 73.
1:05 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Foul! Rasmussen commits a foul away from the ball.
0:58 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Badji. Badji passes the ball to Staples. Staples passes the ball to Badji outside. Badji passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Staples. North Carolina Central 81 - 73.
0:29 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Cash in the paint. Cash passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Badji grabs the long rebound.
0:10 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Staples shoots from deep. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the long rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
USC 73, North Carolina Central 81
Starting Line-Ups
USC: PG-Rasmussen (6' 6½"), SG-Cash (6' 3"), SF-Nielsen (6' 6½"), PF-Shepherd (7' 1"), C-Ernst (6' 9½")
North Carolina Central: PG-Badji (6' 5½"), SG-Staples (6' 5½"), SF-Crosby (6' 8"), PF-Lewis (6' 10½"), C-Holm (6' 10")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! USC gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Rasmussen leads the fast break with Cash to the right. Rasmussen lays it up. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the rebound.
19:50 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cash steals the pass from Badji.
19:43 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Staples grabs the rebound.
19:30 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Shepherd! Ernst grabs the rebound.
19:17 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! USC 2 - 0.
19:05 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cash steals the pass from Badji.
18:58 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Rasmussen leads the fast break with Cash and Nielsen. Rasmussen lays it up. The shot goes in! USC 4 - 0.
18:53 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Newton to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Shooting Guard, Snell to Power Forward and Lewis to Center.
18:53 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji drives down the lane. Badji lays it up. The shot goes in! USC 4 - 2.
18:42 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Oldham steals the pass from Newton.
18:31 - North Carolina Central: Breakaway! Oldham takes the ball the length of the court. Oldham lays it up. Foul! Shepherd fouls Oldham on the shot. Oldham makes the first free throw. Oldham makes the second free throw. Tied 4 - 4.
18:24 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cash passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd shoots in the paint. Foul! Snell fouls Shepherd on the shot. Shepherd makes the first free throw. Shepherd makes the second free throw. USC 6 - 4.
18:10 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Cash grabs the rebound.
18:00 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break. Foul! Oldham commits the foul on Cash.
17:55 - USC: The ball is inbounded to Newton. Newton passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:50 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Tied 6 - 6.
17:39 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rasmussen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the rebound.
17:31 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rasmussen steals the pass from Badji.
17:24 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crosby steals the pass from Rasmussen.
17:19 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Oldham leads the fast break with Badji to the right. Oldham passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 9 - 6.
17:13 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Badji grabs the long rebound.
16:55 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Oldham leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Oldham passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Newton grabs the rebound.
16:28 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Newton outside. Newton passes the ball to Shepherd. Shepherd tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Shepherd passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton shoots in the paint. Foul! Snell fouls Newton on the shot. Newton makes the first free throw. Newton makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 9 - 8.
16:05 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Ernst to Center.
16:05 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielsen steals the pass from Badji.
15:58 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break with Rasmussen to the right. Cash lays it up. The shot goes in! USC 10 - 9.
15:54 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Bayer to Point Guard, Hunt to Shooting Guard and Cash to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard, Fair to Shooting Guard, Graham to Small Forward, Crosby to Power Forward and Snell to Center.
15:54 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Graham outside. Graham passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Fair on the perimeter. Fair shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the offensive rebound.
15:30 - North Carolina Central: Crosby has the rebound. Crosby shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Shepherd grabs the rebound.
15:28 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Bayer in the paint. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! USC 12 - 9.
15:09 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Oldham passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! USC 12 - 11.
14:59 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Rasmussen to Point Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Staples to Shooting Guard, Crosby to Small Forward, Snell to Power Forward and Holm to Center.
14:59 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Rasmussen. Rasmussen shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the rebound.
14:43 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen steals the pass from Oldham.
14:38 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Hunt attacks with the ball on the fast break. Hunt passes the ball to Rasmussen at the basket. Rasmussen lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. USC 14 - 11.
14:32 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Bayer to Point Guard.
14:32 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Bayer grabs the rebound.
14:20 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Cash outside. Cash passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Shepherd. Shepherd passes the ball to Cash. Cash shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Holm grabs the rebound.
13:51 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Staples passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell shoots from the inside. Foul! Shepherd fouls Snell on the shot. Snell makes the first free throw. Snell makes the second free throw. USC 14 - 13.
13:34 - Game Event: Time out. Shepherd must sit with 2 fouls. USC substitutes Rasmussen to Point Guard, Cash to Shooting Guard, Nielsen to Small Forward and Hunt to Power Forward.
13:34 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen in the paint. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Oldham steals the pass from Ernst.
13:16 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Oldham to the right. Staples attempts to dunk it. Foul! Rasmussen fouls Staples on the shot. Staples missed the first free throw. Staples makes the second free throw. Tied 14 - 14.
13:12 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Oldham grabs the rebound.
13:07 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Oldham to the right. Staples lays it up. Foul! Nielsen fouls Staples on the shot. Staples makes the first free throw. Staples makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 16 - 14.
13:02 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Hunt passes the ball to Rasmussen in the paint. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Snell grabs the rebound.
12:35 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Oldham to the right. Staples passes the ball to Oldham at the basket. Oldham lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Staples. North Carolina Central 18 - 14.
12:28 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Bayer to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Fair to Shooting Guard, Graham to Small Forward, Staples to Power Forward and Snell to Center.
12:28 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rasmussen. North Carolina Central 18 - 16.
12:17 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Staples in the paint. Staples passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Oldham passes the ball to Fair. Fair with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the rebound.
11:57 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Bayer leads the fast break with Nielsen and Rasmussen. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fair grabs the long rebound.
11:52 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Fair leads the fast break with Oldham and Graham. Fair passes the ball to Oldham at the basket. Oldham attempts to dunk it. Foul! Bayer fouls Oldham on the shot. Oldham makes the first free throw. Oldham missed the second free throw. Nielsen grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 19 - 16.
11:45 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Foul! Staples fouls Hunt blocking out to get the rebound.
11:34 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard, Staples to Shooting Guard, Snell to Power Forward and Lewis to Center.
11:34 - USC: The ball is inbounded to Ernst. Ernst passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielsen passes the ball to Rasmussen. Rasmussen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Graham grabs the rebound.
11:17 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Graham on the perimeter. Graham passes the ball to Staples in the paint. Staples shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Graham. North Carolina Central 21 - 16.
11:03 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Staples grabs the long rebound.
10:59 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Badji leads the fast break with Graham to the right. Badji attempts to dunk it. Foul! Rasmussen fouls Badji on the shot. Badji makes the first free throw. Badji makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 23 - 16.
10:55 - Game Event: Time out. Rasmussen must sit with 2 fouls. USC substitutes Bayer to Point Guard and Newton to Shooting Guard.
10:55 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Lewis! Snell grabs the rebound.
10:43 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji drives by Bayer. Badji lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 25 - 16.
10:32 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bayer passes the ball to Newton on the perimeter. Newton passes the ball to Bayer on the perimeter. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen turns the ball over to the other team.
10:13 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell shoots from the block. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
10:03 - USC: Newton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Newton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the long rebound.
9:59 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Badji attacks with the ball on the fast break. Badji passes the ball to Staples at the basket. Staples lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 27 - 16.
9:53 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard, Lewis to Power Forward and Holm to Center.
9:53 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer drives down the lane. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt at the basket. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bayer. North Carolina Central 27 - 18.
9:43 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bayer steals the pass from Oldham.
9:39 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against pressure defense. Graham steals the pass from Bayer.
9:33 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Staples grabs the offensive rebound.
9:12 - North Carolina Central: Staples has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ernst steals the pass from Staples.
9:06 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Bayer leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bayer passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Newton outside. Newton shoots from well beyond the arc. Offensive foul! Newton charged with the foul while taking the shot over Staples.
8:39 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Cash to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard.
8:39 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Staples passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! North Carolina Central 29 - 18.
8:29 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:19 - USC: Hunt has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ernst shoots from the inside. Foul! Lewis fouls Ernst on the shot. Ernst makes the first free throw. Ernst makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 29 - 20.
7:59 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Crosby to Small Forward.
7:59 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Staples passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crosby. North Carolina Central 31 - 20.
7:45 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Bayer in the paint. Bayer passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Bayer. Bayer shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the offensive rebound.
7:15 - USC: Nielsen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielsen passes the ball to Cash in the paint. Cash shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. North Carolina Central 31 - 22.
7:05 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Newton to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard and Graham to Small Forward.
7:05 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Oldham passes the ball to Graham on the perimeter. Graham drives down the lane. Graham passes the ball to Holm at the basket. Holm lays it up. Offensive foul! Holm charged with the foul while taking the shot over Hunt.
6:47 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Cash to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard, Oldham to Shooting Guard, Crosby to Small Forward and Snell to Power Forward.
6:47 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Cash. Cash tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cash passes the ball to Bayer. Bayer with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 31 - 24.
6:32 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Oldham outside. Oldham shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Badji grabs the long offensive rebound.
6:15 - North Carolina Central: Badji has the rebound and restarts the offense. Badji passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Badji. North Carolina Central 33 - 24.
6:05 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard, Fair to Shooting Guard and Graham to Small Forward.
6:05 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hunt tips it in. North Carolina Central 33 - 26.
5:49 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard, Staples to Shooting Guard and Crosby to Small Forward.
5:49 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby drives by Bayer. Crosby passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the long rebound.
5:36 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash drives down the lane. Cash passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cash. North Carolina Central 33 - 29.
5:36 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to USC!
5:16 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holm. North Carolina Central 36 - 29.
4:49 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Lewis to Power Forward.
4:49 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer turns the ball over out of bounds.
4:45 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Hunt steals the pass from Lewis.
4:32 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holm steals the pass from Bayer.
4:26 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Crosby and Badji. Staples passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the offensive rebound.
4:21 - North Carolina Central: Lewis has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lewis shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the rebound.
4:16 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break with Bayer and Nielsen. Cash passes the ball to Bayer on the perimeter. Bayer shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the long rebound.
4:11 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Badji. North Carolina Central 38 - 29.
4:00 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Shooting Guard and Snell to Power Forward.
4:00 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Hunt passes the ball to Bayer outside. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Oldham steals the pass from Nielsen.
3:39 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Oldham leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Oldham shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
3:30 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break. Foul! Badji commits the foul on Cash. In the bonus, Cash is shooting one-and-one. Cash makes the first free throw. Cash missed the second free throw. Holm grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 38 - 30.
3:23 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Badji passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots in the paint. Hunt rotates over and blocks the shot! Hunt grabs the rebound.
3:12 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Hunt drives to the basket. Foul! Snell commits the foul on Hunt. In the bonus, Hunt is shooting one-and-one. Hunt makes the first free throw. Hunt missed the second free throw. Holm grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 38 - 31.
2:57 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Oldham drives by Bayer. Oldham lays it up. The shot misses. Holm tips it in. North Carolina Central 40 - 31.
2:45 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Staples to Shooting Guard and Lewis to Power Forward.
2:45 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Bayer. Bayer passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Bayer outside. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
2:14 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Staples passes the ball to Crosby in the paint. Crosby passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples passes the ball to Crosby in the paint. Crosby tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Crosby passes the ball to Badji. Badji with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
1:44 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Hunt outside. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 40 - 33.
1:23 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Staples passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji drives down the lane. Badji passes the ball to Holm at the basket. Holm lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Badji. North Carolina Central 42 - 33.
1:05 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bayer passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the rebound.
0:54 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Staples passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Staples. North Carolina Central 44 - 33.
0:45 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Staples steals the pass from Bayer.
0:40 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Badji leads the fast break with Staples to the right. Badji passes the ball to Staples at the basket. Staples lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Badji. And Staples is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Staples makes the first free throw. North Carolina Central 47 - 33.
0:35 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Hunt passes the ball to Bayer on the perimeter. Bayer passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Bayer. Bayer shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Holm grabs the rebound.
0:08 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Badji to the right. Staples lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 49 - 33.
0:03 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cash with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
USC 33, North Carolina Central 49
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors North Carolina Central. They receive the ball...
19:55 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Crosby. Crosby passes the ball to Badji. Badji shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the rebound.
19:44 - USC: Bayer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bayer drives down the lane. Bayer passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Badji grabs the long rebound.
19:32 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Staples passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 51 - 33.
19:14 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Rasmussen to Point Guard and Shepherd to Power Forward.
19:14 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielsen shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rasmussen. North Carolina Central 51 - 35.
18:58 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Newton to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Shooting Guard, Snell to Power Forward and Lewis to Center.
18:58 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Oldham outside. Cash steals the pass from Oldham.
18:46 - USC: Breakaway! Cash takes the ball the length of the court. Cash lays it up. Foul! Crosby fouls Cash on the shot. Cash makes the first free throw. Cash makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 51 - 37.
18:39 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji drives to the basket. Foul! Cash commits the foul on Badji.
18:26 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Badji. Badji drives down the lane. Badji passes the ball to Snell at the basket. Snell lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Badji. North Carolina Central 53 - 37.
18:07 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton passes the ball to Cash. Cash passes the ball to Newton in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Newton shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 53 - 39.
17:35 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Ernst to Center.
17:35 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the offensive rebound.
17:24 - North Carolina Central: Lewis has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lewis passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Snell. North Carolina Central 55 - 39.
17:07 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shepherd. North Carolina Central 55 - 42.
16:51 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Oldham commits the foul on the drive.
16:40 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Shepherd grabs the offensive rebound.
16:21 - USC: Shepherd has the rebound and restarts the offense. Shepherd passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shepherd. North Carolina Central 55 - 44.
16:09 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby passes the ball to Badji. Badji passes the ball to Oldham outside. Oldham passes the ball to Crosby in the paint. Crosby tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Crosby shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Crosby charged with the foul while taking the shot over Shepherd.
15:37 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Hunt to Shooting Guard and Cash to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard, Staples to Shooting Guard, Graham to Small Forward, Crosby to Power Forward and Snell to Center.
15:37 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd. Shepherd passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt hands off the ball to Cash. Cash shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the rebound.
15:03 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Oldham to the right. Staples passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Ernst fouls Snell blocking out to get the rebound.
14:57 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Cash to Shooting Guard and Nielsen to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Crosby to Small Forward, Snell to Power Forward and Holm to Center.
14:57 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Oldham. Oldham passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the long rebound.
14:48 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Rasmussen leads the fast break with Nielsen and Cash. Rasmussen lays it up. The shot misses. Staples grabs the rebound.
14:42 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Shepherd grabs the rebound.
14:30 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 55 - 47.
14:30 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to USC!
14:20 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Hunt to Shooting Guard and Cash to Small Forward.
14:20 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 58 - 47.
14:14 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash. Cash passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Holm! Snell grabs the rebound.
13:57 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Oldham passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby passes the ball to Oldham. Oldham passes the ball to Staples. Shepherd steals the pass from Staples.
13:39 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt passes the ball to Cash in the paint. Cash passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Snell grabs the rebound.
13:11 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Crosby in the paint. Crosby passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Staples. Staples turns the ball over to the other team.
12:57 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Hunt leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt lays it up. Foul! Staples fouls Hunt on the shot. Hunt makes the first free throw. Hunt makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 58 - 49.
12:41 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Nielsen to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Fair to Shooting Guard, Graham to Small Forward, Staples to Power Forward and Snell to Center.
12:41 - North Carolina Central: Fair brings up the ball against a zone defense. Fair passes the ball to Graham in the paint. Graham passes the ball to Oldham. Oldham passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Shepherd steals the pass from Snell.
12:15 - USC: Breakaway! Shepherd takes the ball the length of the court. Shepherd lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 58 - 51.
12:10 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Fair on the perimeter. Fair shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
11:57 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Graham grabs the rebound.
11:53 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Fair on the perimeter. Fair passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Staples grabs the offensive rebound.
11:38 - North Carolina Central: Staples has the rebound and restarts the offense. Staples passes the ball to Graham outside. Graham passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 61 - 51.
11:21 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard, Staples to Shooting Guard, Snell to Power Forward and Lewis to Center.
11:21 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd. Shepherd passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shepherd. North Carolina Central 61 - 53.
11:05 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
10:54 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Hunt attacks with the ball on the fast break. Hunt lays it up. Foul! Staples fouls Hunt on the shot. Hunt missed the first free throw. Hunt missed the second free throw. Snell grabs the rebound.
10:48 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Staples passes the ball to Graham outside. Graham passes the ball to Badji. Badji tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Badji shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Staples grabs the offensive rebound.
10:24 - North Carolina Central: Staples has the rebound and restarts the offense. Staples passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
10:03 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Staples steals the pass from Rasmussen.
9:58 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Staples passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
9:42 - USC: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt passes the ball to Rasmussen. Rasmussen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Snell grabs the rebound.
9:30 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Snell passes the ball to Staples outside. Staples passes the ball to Badji. Badji tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Badji with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Nielsen fouls Badji on the shot. Badji makes the first free throw. Badji makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 63 - 53.
8:58 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Cash to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Point Guard, Lewis to Power Forward and Holm to Center.
8:58 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Shepherd. Holm steals the pass from Shepherd.
8:40 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
8:18 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash in the paint. Cash passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd passes the ball to Rasmussen in the paint. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash on the perimeter. Cash shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the long rebound.
7:50 - North Carolina Central: Oldham brings up the ball against a zone defense. Oldham passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
7:31 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rasmussen. North Carolina Central 63 - 55.
7:18 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Badji to Point Guard and Crosby to Small Forward.
7:18 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Staples passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby drives down the lane. Crosby lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 65 - 55.
7:03 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Hunt to Shooting Guard.
7:03 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rasmussen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 65 - 57.
6:52 - Game Event: Time out. USC substitutes Cash to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes Snell to Power Forward.
6:52 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Badji passes the ball to Staples. Staples shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
6:44 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen outside. Rasmussen shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cash grabs the offensive rebound.
6:32 - USC: Cash has the rebound. Cash shoots from the block. The shot misses. Ernst tips it in. North Carolina Central 65 - 59.
6:30 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Snell in the paint. Shepherd steals the pass from Snell.
6:19 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. North Carolina Central 65 - 61.
6:04 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Shooting Guard.
6:04 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Oldham on the perimeter. Oldham shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 68 - 61.
5:54 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Staples to Shooting Guard.
5:54 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Cash. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen outside. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash outside. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd. The shot clock winding down. Shepherd shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rasmussen. North Carolina Central 68 - 63.
5:20 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Staples passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Cash steals the pass from Badji.
5:10 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen in the paint. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Staples grabs the rebound.
4:52 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Badji and Crosby. Staples passes the ball to Badji on the perimeter. Badji shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Cash grabs the rebound.
4:47 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Holm steals the pass from Nielsen.
4:32 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Badji leads the fast break with Crosby to the right. Badji passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! And Crosby is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Crosby missed the first free throw. Shepherd grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 71 - 63.
4:25 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash outside. Cash passes the ball to Shepherd in the paint. Shepherd shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cash. North Carolina Central 71 - 65.
4:07 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Oldham to Shooting Guard and Lewis to Power Forward.
4:07 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Holm in the paint. Holm passes the ball to Oldham in the paint. Oldham shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Oldham charged with the foul while taking the shot over Shepherd.
3:52 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Staples to Shooting Guard.
3:52 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Shepherd. Staples steals the pass from Shepherd.
3:44 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Staples passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Shepherd grabs the long rebound.
3:21 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 71 - 68.
3:05 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Badji drives down the lane. Badji lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 73 - 68.
2:54 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen in the paint. Rasmussen passes the ball to Cash outside. Cash shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Crosby grabs the rebound.
2:34 - North Carolina Central: Staples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Staples passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby passes the ball to Staples outside. Staples shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crosby. North Carolina Central 76 - 68.
2:08 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. North Carolina Central 76 - 70.
1:51 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Lewis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Lewis passes the ball to Crosby. Crosby with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Shepherd grabs the rebound.
1:35 - USC: Fast break opportunity! Cash leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cash shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lewis grabs the rebound.
1:22 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break with Badji to the right. Staples passes the ball to Badji at the basket. Badji lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Staples. North Carolina Central 78 - 70.
1:16 - USC: Cash brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cash passes the ball to Rasmussen on the perimeter. Rasmussen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cash. North Carolina Central 78 - 73.
1:05 - North Carolina Central: Badji brings up the ball against a zone defense. Badji passes the ball to Lewis in the paint. Foul! Rasmussen commits a foul away from the ball.
0:58 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Badji. Badji passes the ball to Staples. Staples passes the ball to Badji outside. Badji passes the ball to Staples on the perimeter. Staples passes the ball to Crosby on the perimeter. Crosby shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Staples. North Carolina Central 81 - 73.
0:29 - USC: Rasmussen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rasmussen passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Cash in the paint. Cash passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Badji grabs the long rebound.
0:10 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Staples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Staples shoots from deep. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the long rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
USC 73, North Carolina Central 81
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