Pacific Tigers vs Southern California Trojans Box Score on Feb 08, 2022

Boogie Ellis scored 13 points while Chevez Goodwin and Drew Peterson added 12 each as No. 21 Southern California put together a second-half rally to escape with a 74-68 nonconference victory over Pacific on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Seldom-used freshman Harrison Hornery hit three key 3-pointers in the second half for the Trojans (20-4). USC added the game as a replacement for a December contest against Oklahoma State that was canceled because of COVID-19 issues within the Trojans' program.

USC struggled without leading scorer and rebounder Isaiah Mobley, who was out because of a non-displaced nose fracture.

Alphonso Anderson scored 22 points, Nick Blake added 12 and Khaleb Wilson-Rouse had 11 for Pacific (7-16), which has another challenge looming when it plays at No. 2 Gonzaga on Thursday.

Tuesday's game appeared to be a way for the Trojans to rebound from a loss Saturday at then-No. 7 Arizona before a home game against No. 12 UCLA this weekend. It was anything but.

Pacific had a 22-12 lead midway through the first half as USC struggled through a 1 of 10 stretch from the field. The Tigers led 30-22 at halftime as the Trojans went 0 of 7 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.

Pacific pushed its advantage to a game-high 13 points with 17:01 remaining before the Trojans switched to a full-court defense. The Tigers' lead began to melt away as USC went on a 14-4 run capped by a Hornery 3-pointer to pull within 43-40 with 11:28 to play.

Hornery then added two more 3-pointers in an 8-0 run as the Trojans took their first lead since the opening three minutes at 53-51 with 8:01 remaining. A Peterson basket gave USC a 57-56 lead with 5:27 remaining, and the Trojans never trailed again. Hornery finished with nine points.

Without Mobley, USC was outrebounded 38-29.

--Field Level Media