Oregon Defeats USC 80-75 Behind Young's 26 Points

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joseph Young scored 26 points to lead Oregon to an 80-75 win against USC on Wednesday night.

Dillon Brooks and Elgin Cook each scored 15 points as the Ducks (18-7, 8-4 Pac-12) never trailed and won their fourth straight.

Young scored on a drive to give Oregon a 72-62 lead after USC went on a 5-0 run. He made a 3-pointer from the corner out of a media timeout to put the Ducks ahead 64-51. Young broke a 41-41 tie with three straight baskets early in the second half on a jumper, a layup and a 3-pointer.

Julian Jacobs scored 18 points to lead the Trojans (9-15, 1-11), who have lost nine straight, their longest streak since they dropped 10 in a row last season. USC pulled to 76-73 on Jacobs' drive with one minute left before Kahlil Dukes missed a 3-point attempt.

Young effectively sealed the season-series sweep with two free throws with 20 seconds remaining.

Oregon took a 35-27 lead into halftime behind Young's 10 points and Jalil Abdul-Bassit's eight. The Ducks shot 50 percent in the first half and led by 14 points on a breakaway dunk by Jordan Bell.

USC missed 11 of its first 13 field-goal attempts and shot 33 percent in the first half. It took three timeouts but only one resulted in a run.

TIP-INS

Oregon: Bell had eight points on 4-of-6 shooting and four rebounds after he was suspended the previous game for an incident involving a parking citation. ... The Ducks have won 10 straight against the Trojans, the longest streak in the series.

USC: Five of the Trojans' past nine losses have been by five points or fewer. The Trojans lost despite shooting 47 percent from the field. ... USC held its previous six opponents to a combined 41 percent shooting but allowed Oregon to shoot 58 percent.

NEXT UP

Oregon visits UCLA on Saturday.

USC is host to Oregon State on Saturday.

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