Josh Cohen, Saint Thomas help USC fend off Idaho State 75-69
LOS ANGELES (AP) Josh Cohen had 19 points and Saint Thomas hit a late 3-pointer to help Southern California hold off Idaho State 75-69 on Thursday night.
Dylan Darling made both ends of a one-and-one following his layup to give Idaho State a 58-57 lead with 8:45 left to play. USC (2-0) moved back ahead by three, but Evan Otten hit 1 of 2 free throws and followed with a dunk to tie the game at 63 with 4:02 remaining.
Clark Slajchert made 2 of 3 free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt and Cohen hit a jumper following a Bengals turnover to give the Trojans a 68-65 lead with 2:25 left. Idaho State (0-2) turned a missed 3-pointer by Slajchert into a fastbreak layup by Jake O’Neil to get within a point.
Both teams missed shots before Thomas buried a 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining to put the Trojans up 71-67. Darling had a layup with 4.5 seconds left, but Slajchert hit two foul shots for a two-possession lead.
Cohen made 8 of 12 shots from the floor and 3 of 4 free throws for USC. Wesley Yates III scored 13 points off the bench. Thomas finished with 10 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Darling, a sophomore transfer from Washington State, finished with a career-high 22 points for Idaho State. Isaiah Griffin had 10 points. O'Neil had nine points and nine rebounds.
Cohen had a layup with five seconds left and scored 12 points to help USC take a 38-35 lead into halftime. Darling had 15 points for Idaho State to keep it a one-possession game. The Bengals fell behind 19-7 but stayed close by making 14 of 16 foul shots, while the Trojans sank only 6 of 14.
USC, which opened with a 77-51 home victory over Chattanooga, will host UT Arlington on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Evan Otten vs. Josh Cohen (Dylan Darling gains possession) | ||
| 19:32 |  | +3 | Isaiah Griffin makes three point jump shot (Dylan Darling assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | | +2 | Josh Cohen makes two point jump shot | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | | Evan Otten shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul) | ||
| 18:59 | | Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 18:59 | | Evan Otten defensive rebound | ||
| 18:50 | | Chibuzo Agbo personal foul | ||
| 18:46 | | Jake O'Neil misses two point layup | ||
| 18:44 | | Evan Otten offensive rebound | ||
| 18:43 | | +2 | Evan Otten makes two point layup | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | | +2 | Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists) | 5-4 |
| 18:09 | | Dylan Darling turnover (lost ball) (Saint Thomas steals) | ||
| 17:59 | | +2 | Isaiah Elohim makes two point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists) | 5-6 |
| 17:43 | | Isaiah Griffin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:41 | | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 17:29 | | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:27 | | Evan Otten defensive rebound | ||
| 17:07 | | Isaiah Griffin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:05 | | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 16:58 | | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:56 | | Isaiah Griffin defensive rebound | ||
| 16:53 | | Saint Thomas personal foul | ||
| 16:39 | | Connor Hollenbeck misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:37 | | Isaiah Elohim defensive rebound | ||
| 16:23 | | Josh Cohen misses two point hook shot | ||
| 16:21 | | Evan Otten defensive rebound | ||
| 16:10 | | Jake O'Neil turnover (traveling) | ||
| 15:59 | | +2 | Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 5-8 |
| 15:33 | | Isaiah Griffin turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:33 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:15 | | Saint Thomas misses two point layup | ||
| 15:12 | | Connor Hollenbeck personal foul | ||
| 15:07 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point layup (Josh Cohen assists) | 5-10 |
| 14:46 | | Quentin Meza turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 14:31 | | Desmond Claude turnover (traveling) | ||
| 14:11 | | Desmond Claude personal foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul) | ||
| 14:06 | | Blake Daberkow turnover (bad pass) (Wesley Yates III steals) | ||
| 14:02 | | Dylan Darling shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul) | ||
| 14:02 | | +1 | Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-11 |
| 14:02 | | +1 | Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-12 |
| 13:48 | | Desmond Claude shooting foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul) | ||
| 13:48 | | +1 | Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-12 |
| 13:48 | | +1 | Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-12 |
| 13:29 | | +2 | Matt Knowling makes two point layup (Rashaun Agee assists) | 7-14 |
| 13:29 | | Jackson Greene shooting foul (Matt Knowling draws the foul) | ||
| 13:29 | | Matt Knowling misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 13:29 | | Rashaun Agee offensive rebound | ||
| 13:15 | | +2 | Jalen Shelley makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 7-16 |
| 13:15 | | AJ Burgin shooting foul (Jalen Shelley draws the foul) | ||
| 13:15 | | Jalen Shelley misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 13:15 | | Jake O'Neil defensive rebound | ||
| 13:02 | | Jake O'Neil turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Shelley steals) | ||
| 12:52 | | Blake Daberkow blocks Matt Knowling's two point layup | ||
| 12:50 | | Bengals defensive rebound | ||
| 12:23 | | Rashaun Agee personal foul (Jake O'Neil draws the foul) | ||
| 12:19 | | AJ Burgin turnover (bad pass) (Wesley Yates III steals) | ||
| 12:16 | | Jake O'Neil blocks Matt Knowling's two point layup | ||
| 12:14 | | Evan Otten defensive rebound | ||
| 11:59 | | Evan Otten turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 11:44 | | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 7-18 |
| 11:11 | | Jake O'Neil turnover (bad pass) (Saint Thomas steals) | ||
| 11:11 | | Isaiah Griffin personal foul | ||
| 11:11 | | TV timeout | ||
| 10:41 | | Connor Hollenbeck shooting foul (Jalen Shelley draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | Jalen Shelley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:41 | | +1 | Jalen Shelley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-19 |
| 10:30 | | Jake O'Neil misses two point layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Jackson Greene offensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Jackson Greene makes two point layup | 9-19 |
| 9:56 | | Chibuzo Agbo turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:47 | | Dylan Darling misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Trojans defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Clark Slajchert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Rashaun Agee offensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Rashaun Agee misses two point layup | ||
| 9:02 | | Jake O'Neil defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +3 | Jake O'Neil makes three point jump shot (Evan Otten assists) | 12-19 |
| 8:43 | | Evan Otten blocks Saint Thomas's two point layup | ||
| 8:41 | | Evan Otten defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +3 | Dylan Darling makes three point jump shot | 15-19 |
| 8:03 | | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Rashaun Agee offensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Matt Knowling misses two point layup | ||
| 7:51 | | Bengals defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:39 | | Jake O'Neil misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Josh Cohen offensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot (Chibuzo Agbo assists) | 15-21 |
| 7:03 | | Matt Knowling personal foul | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Dylan Darling makes two point layup | 17-21 |
| 6:40 | | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Evan Otten defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Dylan Darling makes two point jump shot | 19-21 |
| 6:09 | | Matt Knowling misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Josh Cohen offensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Josh Cohen misses two point layup | ||
| 6:05 | | Evan Otten defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Josh Cohen personal foul (Evan Otten draws the foul) | ||
| 6:05 | | +1 | Evan Otten makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-21 |
| 6:05 | | Evan Otten misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:05 | | Josh Cohen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Wesley Yates III makes two point layup | 20-23 |
| 5:26 | | Isaiah Griffin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Evan Otten offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Wesley Yates III personal foul (Evan Otten draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | +1 | Evan Otten makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-23 |
| 5:23 | | Evan Otten misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:23 | | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 21-25 |
| 4:53 | | Rashaun Agee blocks Jake O'Neil's two point dunk | ||
| 4:53 | | Jackson Greene offensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Jackson Greene draws the foul) | ||
| 4:53 | | +1 | Jackson Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-25 |
| 4:53 | | +1 | Jackson Greene makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-25 |
| 4:36 | | Jake O'Neil personal foul | ||
| 4:36 | | Matt Knowling misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:36 | | Jake O'Neil defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | +2 | Jake O'Neil makes two point hook shot (Blake Daberkow assists) | 25-25 |
| 4:03 | | +3 | Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists) | 25-28 |
| 3:41 | | Jackson Greene offensive foul | ||
| 3:41 | | Jackson Greene turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:27 | | Wesley Yates III turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 3:03 | | Blake Daberkow misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Connor Hollenbeck offensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | Quentin Meza misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Matt Knowling defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Jake O'Neil personal foul (Matt Knowling draws the foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | Matt Knowling misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:55 | | +1 | Matt Knowling makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-29 |
| 2:34 | | Wesley Yates III personal foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | +1 | Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-29 |
| 2:34 | | +1 | Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-29 |
| 2:24 | | +2 | Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 27-31 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Dylan Darling makes two point layup | 29-31 |
| 1:57 | | +3 | Isaiah Elohim makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists) | 29-34 |
| 1:45 | | Matt Knowling personal foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | +1 | Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-34 |
| 1:45 | | +1 | Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-34 |
| 1:31 | | AJ Burgin shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:31 | | +1 | Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-35 |
| 1:31 | | +1 | Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-36 |
| 1:11 | | Matt Knowling personal foul (AJ Burgin draws the foul) | ||
| 1:11 | | +1 | AJ Burgin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-36 |
| 1:11 | | +1 | AJ Burgin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-36 |
| 1:11 | | Bengals 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:47 | | Dylan Darling personal foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 0:47 | | Saint Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:47 | | Saint Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:47 | | Evan Otten defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Isaiah Elohim personal foul (Quentin Meza draws the foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | +1 | Quentin Meza makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-36 |
| 0:31 | | +1 | Quentin Meza makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-36 |
| 0:05 | | +2 | Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 35-38 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |