Friday, February 10
Los Angeles, Calif.
7:00 PM
USC
18-6,8-5Pac-12
56
vs
51
Oregon
14-10,5-8Pac-12
1
2
3
4
F
Oregon
20
9
12
10
51
Southern California
8
13
23
12
56
Team Stats
Oregon
USC
FG%
.345
.302
3FG%
.267
.350
FT%
.563
.611
RB
38
44
TO
16
15
STL
7
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballG/F
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballPhoto by: Jenny Chuang
Okako Adika’s Double-Double Helps USC Women’s Basketball Down Oregon 56-51
February 10, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Trojans snap a 12-game slump against the Ducks with an impressive comeback effort at Galen Center.
LOS ANGELES — The USC women's basketball team earned a long-awaited win over Oregon tonight, snapping a 12-game losing skid to the Ducks with a dominant defensive effort that helped the Trojans capture a 56-51 victory at Galen Center. A double-double from Okako Adika with four 3-pointers made helped turn the tide for the Trojans, who trailed by as much a 14 points in the first half before mounting their largest comeback win of the season. The victory improves USC to 18-6 overall and to 8-5 in Pac-12 play, while Oregon goes to 14-10, 5-8.
It was slow going for the Trojans out of the gates while Oregon built out a double-digit lead, but USC held the Ducks to just nine points in the second quarter to get back in reach. USC would trail 29-21 at halftime after shooting just 25 percent from the floor in the first half. Oregon was hitting at a 39.3-percent clip and had a 20-17 edge on the boards by the break. The Trojan turnaround came in the third, as USC made a 9-0 rally to take its first lead of the game with 1:50 on the clock. Oregon wouldn't lead again the rest of the way. USC would wrap the game on 30.2 percent shooting from the floor with seven 3-pointers made — four from Okako Adika. Oregon wound up at 34.5 percent overall and was 4-of-15 from 3-point range. USC worked out ahead on the boards 44-38 to help keep the Ducks at bay down the stretch.
USC had Okako Adika and Destiny Littleton each finish with a game-high 18 points, with Adika hauling in 11 rebounds for her second double-double as a Trojan. Rayah Marshall matched that with 11 rebounds to go along with seven booming blocks for the Trojan cause. Oregon received 14 points from India Rogers and 10 from Grace VanSlooten, with Phillipina Kyei bringing in 15 rebounds for the Ducks.
USC found its touch from beyond the arc to open the third, with Destiny Littleton knocking down a three to start the half. Adika buried her third of the night to tug the Trojans within four at 33-29. Oregon fired back with a three next, but USC was undeterred. After trading buckets, a putback from Adika was followed by back-to-back steals from Doumbia. The first helped fuel a 3-pointer from Littleton, and the next would send USC on the attack for another Littleton strike. Her runner snarled things up at 38-38 with 4:00 on the clock. Adika would take it to the hoop two minutes later to make it a 9-0 USC run into the lead for the first time, up 40-38 at 1:50. Marshall would take it coast-to-coast with 55 ticks to go, and Adika had the last word with a jumper following a Duck bucket, and USC took a 44-41 lead into the fourth. Offenses slowed on both ends next, with just a bucket apiece falling in the first five minutes of the final frame. Marshall hit the front end of her free-throw visit at the 5:03 mark, nudging USC ahead 47-43. Adika nailed a key three for the USC cause soon after to net USC a 50-43 advantage, although the Ducks trimmed things to 51-47 with 23 seconds on the clock. Littleton and Sissoko would put in perfect stands from the stripe around a scored from Oregon, and USC was up 55-49 with 13 seconds to go to stay the course to a final 56-51 victory.
NEXT:
USC continues its home stretch at 12 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 12), when the Trojans aim to claim a second win this season over Oregon State.
NOTABLE:
- USC's victory against Oregon snaps a 12-game losing streak against the Ducks, with the Trojans' last win coming on Jan. 4, 2016 in Los Angeles.
- This is the first game this season that USC has trailed by double digits and came back to win
- Oregon's nine points scored in the second quarter marked the 19th time this season that USC has allowed fewer than 10 points in a quarter.
- Now at 18-6 overall, USC's has recorded its best 24-game start since 1993-94 (21-3).
- At 8-5 in Pac-12 play, USC has recorded its best 13-game conference start since 2013-14 (9-4).
- With seven blocks, SO Rayah Marshall has recorded at least one block in 45 consecutive games played.
- Marshall recorded her sixth game with five blocks or more this season, and her second consecutive game with seven blocks.
- Over the last three games, Marshall has recorded 17 blocks for an average of 5.6 per contest.
- Marshall's 11 rebounds makes it her seventh straight game with double-digit rebounds and the 16th time this season.
- During Marshall's seven-game streak of double-digit rebounds, she has grabbed 102 total rebounds, for an average of 14.5 per contest.
- With 18 points, GS Destiny Littleton scored in double digits for a team-leading 19th time this season
- Making two 3-pointers, Littleton has now made two 3-pointers or more in six consecutive games.
- With 18 points, GS Okako Adika set a new season high and recorded her seventh game this season in double digits.
- Adika also grabbed 11 rebounds, recording her second double-double of the season.
- Making four 3-pointers, Adika also tied her season high in made 3-pointers.
- GS Rokia Doumbia set a new career high with four steals.
- USC improves to 17-0 when allowing 58 points or less, 12-0 against unranked opponents at home, and 17-1 vs unranked opponents this season.
- USC held Oregon to a season-low 51 points and a season-low 19 field goals made.
- USC's 10 steals mark the 11th time this season with double-digit steals.
- The 23 offensive rebounds USC grabbed are the most Oregon has allowed this season, surpassing the previous high of 19 also set by USC on January 1, 2023.
- USC's 21 first-half points are the fewest it has scored in a half this season.
It was slow going for the Trojans out of the gates while Oregon built out a double-digit lead, but USC held the Ducks to just nine points in the second quarter to get back in reach. USC would trail 29-21 at halftime after shooting just 25 percent from the floor in the first half. Oregon was hitting at a 39.3-percent clip and had a 20-17 edge on the boards by the break. The Trojan turnaround came in the third, as USC made a 9-0 rally to take its first lead of the game with 1:50 on the clock. Oregon wouldn't lead again the rest of the way. USC would wrap the game on 30.2 percent shooting from the floor with seven 3-pointers made — four from Okako Adika. Oregon wound up at 34.5 percent overall and was 4-of-15 from 3-point range. USC worked out ahead on the boards 44-38 to help keep the Ducks at bay down the stretch.
USC had Okako Adika and Destiny Littleton each finish with a game-high 18 points, with Adika hauling in 11 rebounds for her second double-double as a Trojan. Rayah Marshall matched that with 11 rebounds to go along with seven booming blocks for the Trojan cause. Oregon received 14 points from India Rogers and 10 from Grace VanSlooten, with Phillipina Kyei bringing in 15 rebounds for the Ducks.
Shots were failing to fall for the Trojans through much of the first quarter, while the Ducks built out a double-digit lead. Rayah Marshall's first points of the night made it 13-6, but Oregon followed with a three and another bucket to put USC behind 18-6 entering the final minute of the frame. After a successful trip to the line, Oregon would lead it 20-8 after 10 minutes of action. USC got the deficit down to single digits with a 3-pointer landed by Okako Adika to make it 22-13 with 6:40 on the clock. The Trojans got down 27-13 midway through the second before mounting a run sparked by a 3-pointer from Rokia Doumbia. Kadi Sissoko struck next for the Trojans, and Adika made it an 8-0 USC surge to get the margin to 27-21. Oregon got one last bucket to go to snap the rally, though, and the Ducks would lead it 29-21 at halftime.
USC found its touch from beyond the arc to open the third, with Destiny Littleton knocking down a three to start the half. Adika buried her third of the night to tug the Trojans within four at 33-29. Oregon fired back with a three next, but USC was undeterred. After trading buckets, a putback from Adika was followed by back-to-back steals from Doumbia. The first helped fuel a 3-pointer from Littleton, and the next would send USC on the attack for another Littleton strike. Her runner snarled things up at 38-38 with 4:00 on the clock. Adika would take it to the hoop two minutes later to make it a 9-0 USC run into the lead for the first time, up 40-38 at 1:50. Marshall would take it coast-to-coast with 55 ticks to go, and Adika had the last word with a jumper following a Duck bucket, and USC took a 44-41 lead into the fourth. Offenses slowed on both ends next, with just a bucket apiece falling in the first five minutes of the final frame. Marshall hit the front end of her free-throw visit at the 5:03 mark, nudging USC ahead 47-43. Adika nailed a key three for the USC cause soon after to net USC a 50-43 advantage, although the Ducks trimmed things to 51-47 with 23 seconds on the clock. Littleton and Sissoko would put in perfect stands from the stripe around a scored from Oregon, and USC was up 55-49 with 13 seconds to go to stay the course to a final 56-51 victory.
NEXT:
USC continues its home stretch at 12 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 12), when the Trojans aim to claim a second win this season over Oregon State.
NOTABLE:
- USC's victory against Oregon snaps a 12-game losing streak against the Ducks, with the Trojans' last win coming on Jan. 4, 2016 in Los Angeles.
- This is the first game this season that USC has trailed by double digits and came back to win
- Oregon's nine points scored in the second quarter marked the 19th time this season that USC has allowed fewer than 10 points in a quarter.
- Now at 18-6 overall, USC's has recorded its best 24-game start since 1993-94 (21-3).
- At 8-5 in Pac-12 play, USC has recorded its best 13-game conference start since 2013-14 (9-4).
- With seven blocks, SO Rayah Marshall has recorded at least one block in 45 consecutive games played.
- Marshall recorded her sixth game with five blocks or more this season, and her second consecutive game with seven blocks.
- Over the last three games, Marshall has recorded 17 blocks for an average of 5.6 per contest.
- Marshall's 11 rebounds makes it her seventh straight game with double-digit rebounds and the 16th time this season.
- During Marshall's seven-game streak of double-digit rebounds, she has grabbed 102 total rebounds, for an average of 14.5 per contest.
- With 18 points, GS Destiny Littleton scored in double digits for a team-leading 19th time this season
- Making two 3-pointers, Littleton has now made two 3-pointers or more in six consecutive games.
- With 18 points, GS Okako Adika set a new season high and recorded her seventh game this season in double digits.
- Adika also grabbed 11 rebounds, recording her second double-double of the season.
- Making four 3-pointers, Adika also tied her season high in made 3-pointers.
- GS Rokia Doumbia set a new career high with four steals.
- USC improves to 17-0 when allowing 58 points or less, 12-0 against unranked opponents at home, and 17-1 vs unranked opponents this season.
- USC held Oregon to a season-low 51 points and a season-low 19 field goals made.
- USC's 10 steals mark the 11th time this season with double-digit steals.
- The 23 offensive rebounds USC grabbed are the most Oregon has allowed this season, surpassing the previous high of 19 also set by USC on January 1, 2023.
- USC's 21 first-half points are the fewest it has scored in a half this season.
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