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11/26/00: Vanderbilt (1-1) @ USC (3-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Outside (slow)
3. Key players: Jr SG Mike London

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 35%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: M2M / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

14:30, Up 10-5

11:08, Up 19-5

7:35, Up 27-10
VANDY, 13 turn overs

3:48, Up 37-12


Halftime, Up 45-26
VANDY had 18 turn overs, which gave us a +10 FGAs advantage


Start of 2nd Half

13:34, Up 54-36

11:26, Up 59-39


Final score: Vanderbilt - 63, UNC - 81

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 14, 9, 1, 2 stls
Forney 14, 8, 3, 4 stls, 4 tos (*)
Jamison 14, 5, 2, 4 tos
Bryant 13, 1, 3
Thorne 8, 3, 0, 2 blks
Millar 7, 1, 1, 3 tos, fouled out
Hutson 5, 4, 5
Salvi 4, 0, 0
Wheat 2, 0, 3, 2 stls
Austin 0, 1, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 52-41%
REB: +5
TO: -6 (19-25)
Paint: +20 (36-16)
2nd Chance : +8
Fast Break: +6
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. Almost the entire, the 2nd half in particular, was characterized by turn overs, fouls, and FTs. Combined 44 turn overs, 39 fouls, and 50 FTAs (VANDY: 17-24 FT, USC: 20-26 FT). Our deeper bench was an advantage in such situations.
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11/30/00: Florida St (1-2) @ USC (4-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players: Jr SF Karl Dyce (12.7 ppg)

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 35%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: M2M / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9

Injuries
- SF Damion Hutson (strained knee, 75%, 11 days); won't play
- PG Marquel Jamison (strained knee, 75%, 6 days); won't play
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:46, Up 9-3

11:56, Up 18-9

7:53, Up 26-13

3:18, Up 36-16


Halftime, Up 48-18
The defense was excellent in the 1st half; FLST with 14 turn overs, 26% FG. We were also the more aggressive team, being fouled 15 times, and had 21 FTAs (made 13)


Start of 2nd Half

15:00, Up 54-27

11:18, Up 62-34

7:46, Up 70-39

3:03, Up 74-43


Final score: Florida St - 47, UNC - 80

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 23, 8, 0, 5 blks (*)
Bryant 17, 9, 3
Forney 15, 14, 2, 2 stls, 3 blks
Millar 12, 4, 4
Thorne 6, 0, 1
Wheat 4, 4, 5, 2 stls, 3 tos
Salvi 2, 0, 0
Austin 1, 4, 2, 3 stls
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 43-33%
REB: +12 (19-9 off)
TO: -14 (7-21)
Paint: +38 (48-10)
2nd Chance : +13 (15-2)
Fast Break: +9
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. I am pleased with the contributions of my 2 new wing players, SF Anthony Bryant and SF Sam Millar. More than the offense they provide, they are very athletic to defend the opposing 2 and 3, who are often the other team's leading scorers
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12/7/00: Virginia (6-0) @ USC (5-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: 2-3 zone
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players: Sr SF Derek Sarpy (14.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 50% 3PT)

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Balanced
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 35%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: M2M / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9

Injuries
- SF Damion Hutson (strained knee, 86%, 4 days); won't play
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Tip off (1st Half)

14:56, Up 12-9

11:07, Up 20-13

7:42, Up 22-13

3:57, Up 29-19


Halftime, Up 38-23
We may experience downtime in offense, but the defense was today was consistent the entire 1st half. Virginia only made 8 FGMs


Start of 2nd Half

15:43, Up 41-26

11:11, Up 45-34

7:48, Up 49-34

3:50, Up 56-37


Final score: Virginia - 40, USC - 63

Box Score

[INDENT]Bryant 15, 2, 1, 2 blks, 3 tos
Austin 14, 6, 3, 4 stls (*)
Thorne 10, 9, 2
Forney 9, 4, 1, 3 blks
Salvi 7, 4, 0
Myers 5, 4, 4, 2 stls
Jamison 3, 5, 5, 4 stls, 3 blks, 4 tos
Millar 0, 6, 0
Wheat 0, 0, 1
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 36-30%
REB: +7
TO: -10 (12-22)
Paint: +16
2nd Chance : +6
Fast Break: +7
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. The defense was even better in the 2nd half, even if we already established a big lead. For the entire game, we had 12 stls and 9 blks
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I'd like to think of this as just another game, but it is a special one as I return to where I started my head coach. Six memorable years at Sam Houston St, and we had a pretty good run.

12/14/00: USC (6-0) @ Sam Houston St (7-3)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players: C Teron Dupree (15.4 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 4.6 bpg)

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Balanced
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 35%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: M2M (double on Dupree) / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:05, Up 12-10
SG MArk Austin, 6 pts. SAM's SF Tony Webb had converted 2 3s

10:36, Up 22-16

7:34, Up 26-18
Double team defense on SAM's C Teron Dupree is effective, as Dupree is struggling at 1-6 FG.

3:12, Up 37-23
SF Damion Hutson, 11 pts, 4-4 FG


Halftime, Up 45-32
An entertaining 1st half, as both teams like to play an up-tempo game

SF Damion Hutson leads all scorers with 11 pts. C Antonio Forney, 10 pts, 7 rebs.

SAM's Tony Webb has 9 pts, 3-4 3PT. C Tony Dupree, 6 pts, 9 rebs, 2 blks.


Start of 2nd Half

15:12, Up 51-36
SAM's C Tony Dupree beginning to be more active on offense

11:21, Up 59-45
SAM's C Teron Dupree with a double-double already, 11 pts, 11 rebs. C Antonio Forney matching up well with Dupree, 17 pts, 8 rebs

7:32, Up 65-52
SAM able to cut the lead down to 9, but we recovered our double-digit lead quickly

3:23, Up 74-59


Final score: USC - 78, Sam Houston - 65

Box Score

[INDENT]Forney 17, 9, 0 (*)
Hutson 17, 4, 3
Millar 16, 0, 3
Jamison 13, 3, 6, 3 blks
Austin 6, 0, 2
Myers 3, 7, 1
Salvi 3, 1, 0
Wheat 2, 0, 0
Thorne 1, 7, 0
Bryant 0, 1, 1
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 44-38%
REB: +11
TO: -13 (5-18)
Paint: +2
2nd Chance : +5
Fast Break: -2
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. C Antonio Forney held his own against a tough match up. SF Sam Millar had a huge game coming off the bench. Best of all, we only had 5 turn overs
2. SAM's C Tony Dupree finished with 14 pts, 3-9 FG, 14 rebs, 4 blks. Dupree was a transferee I recruited two years ago, during my last season at Sam Houston St. He was a former All-ACC 1st team at Wake Forest. I never had the chance to coach him, but he is a strong and talented kid
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12/21/00: Ohio St (1-7) @ USC (7-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players:

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Balanced
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 35%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: M2M / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:37, Up 9-5
Both teams early in the penalty

11:28, Up 17-11

7:31, Up 30-15
11 out of OSST's 15 pts were from the FT line

3:55, Up 35-23


Halftime, Up 49-28
We shot 76% FG. Only our 7 turnover have prevented us from taking more attempts

15:36, Up 55-31

11:59, Up 57-38

7:02, Up 67-48


Final score: Ohio St - 61, Sam Houston - 82

Box Score

[INDENT]Forney 17, 8, 2, 3 tos (*)
Myers 14, 6, 0, 2 blks
Millar 14, 3, 3
Bryant 12, 4, 3
Hutson 11, 4, 2, 4 tos
Thorne 6, 7, 2
Wheat 3, 1, 3
Austin 3, 0, 1
Jamison 2, 6, 8
Salvi 0, 2, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 58-27%
REB: +6 (6-15 off)
TO: +3 (14-11)
Paint: +32 (46-14)
2nd Chance : -2
Fast Break: +4
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. 5 players scored in double figures. We dished out 24 asts
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12/23/00: (8) Evansville (5-5) vs (1) USC (8-0)

Halftime, Tied at 35

Final score: Evansville - 66, USC - 71

Box Score

[INDENT]Forney 20, 9, 0 (*)
Myers 13, 3, 1, 3 blks
Thorne 12, 6, 0, 3 tos
Millar 10, 5, 2, 4 tos
Bryant 7, 2, 0
Jamison 6, 1, 3, 3 tos
Salvi 3, 4, 0
Hutson 0, 1, 6, 2stls
Wheat 0, 1, 4
Austin 0, 0, 1
Coley 0, 0, 1
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 50-38%
REB: +1 (7-13 off)
TO: Even (17-17)
Paint: +22 (38-16)
2nd Chance : -3
Fast Break: Even
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12/24/00: (5) Santa Clara (8-3) vs (1) USC (9-0)

Halftime, Up 49-23

Final score: Santa Clara - 54, USC - 94

Box Score

[INDENT]Millar 16, 7, 2, 2 blks, 8-10 FG (*)
Thorne 14, 10, 2, 2 blks
Salvi 14, 4, 0
Forney 12, 11, 1, 3 blks
Bryant 12, 4, 1, 2 blks
London 8, 2, 0
Austin 8, 1, 2
Coley 4, 1, 2
Hutson 2, 4, 5
Myers 2, 3, 0
Jamison 2, 2, 10, 2 stls
Woods 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 62-33%
REB: +30 (16-6 off)
TO: -1 (12-13)
Paint: +40 (60-20)
2nd Chance : +12 (18-6)
Fast Break: +17 (25-8)
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12/25/00: (2) Boston College (6-4) vs (1) #23 USC (10-0)

Halftime, Up 38-21

Final score: Boston College - 54, USC - 71

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 16, 11, 0 (*)
Hutson 12, 6, 1
Bryant 11, 2, 1, 3 stls
Thorne 10, 13, 1, 2 stls, 2 blks
Forney 8, 8, 1, 2 stls, 5, blks
Jamison 6, 2, 5, 3 stls
Coley 6, 1, 4, 3 tos
Millar 2, 1, 4, 2 stls
Salvi 0, 2, 0
Austin 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 40-35%
REB: +15 (20-8 off)
TO: -11 (12-23)
Paint: +30 (42-12)
2nd Chance : +3
Fast Break: +17 (24-7)
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12/28/00: #23 USC (11-0, 0-0) @ UCLA (8-1, 0-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players:Sr SF Quincy Welch (11.9 ppg, 5.7 apg, 40% 3PT, 1-time All Conf)
4. C Luke Thompkins having a good performance so far (17.4 ppg) but he got suspended. They are left with only 1 PF/C in their (small) lineup

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Heavy Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 25%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: M2M / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 10

They start a 6-3 player at 4, and 6-7 at 5.

Injuries:
- PG Shea Wheat (strained hamstring, 75%, 10 days); won't play
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:56, Up 7-2

11:45, Up 14-6
PG Marquel Jamison picked up 2 fouls; and my backup PG is injured. Both teams sloppy with the ball, combining for 10 turn overs

7:46,Up 25-18
UCLA successful in their penetration plays; players too late to help out in the lane

3:39, Up 33-27


Halftime, Up 40-34
UCLA made their living from the FT line, shooting 17-18.

Despite UCLA's size disadvantage, we haven't taken advantage much, scoring only 18 inside pts

Top players
- USC: SF Anthony Bryant, 11 pts, 5-5 FG
- UCLA: PG Travis Moore, 13 pts, 9-10 FT


Start of 2nd Half

15:59, Up 48-40
UCLA, 5 turn overs in the 2nd half

11:08, Up 55-44
8 UCLA turn overs in the 2nd half. We're in the penalty

7:18, Up 62-44
UCLA FG shooting has dropped down below 30%

3:59, Up 68-46


Final score: USC - 72, UCLA - 52

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 18, 7, 0 (*)
Bryant 15, 7, 3
Forney 10, 13, 0, 3 stls
Hutson 6, 2, 3, 3 tos
Salvi 6, 2, 1
Thorne 5, 9, 0
Millar 4, 2, 0, 3 tos
Austin 4, 1, 0, 3 stls, 3 tos
Woods, 2, 1, 6, 3 tos
Jamison 2, 1, 4, fouled out
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 44-24%
REB: +13 (15-5 off)
TO: -9 (13-22)
Paint: +32 (40-8)
2nd Chance : +12 (12-0)
Fast Break: +13 (18-5)
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. We ran more inside plays in the 2nd half, and built a heavy advantage on pts in the paint, and 2nd chance pts.
2. I was forced to use 3rd-string walk-on PG Torris Woods, and he gave a good performance in his 18 mins of playing time
3. UCLA performance at the line today, 26-28 FT
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Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#23 USC, 1-0 (W1)
Arizona, 1-0 (W1)
Colorado, 1-0 (W1)
Stanford, 1-0 (W1)
Washington, 1-0 (W1)
Oregon St, 1-0 (W1)
UCLA, 0-1 (L1)
Oregon, 0-1 (L1)
Arizona St, 0-1 (L1)
Washington St, 0-1 (L1)
Utah, 0-1 (L1)
California, 0-1 (L1)
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12/31/00: #23 USC (12-0, 1-0) @ Stanford (7-3, 1-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)
3. Key players: Jr SF Langston Robinson (12.4 ppg)
4. Stanford is good offensive rebounding team. They also go to the FT line a lot

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 25%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 10
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: M2M / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 10

Injuries:
- PG Shea Wheat (strained hamstring, 76%, 7 days); won't play
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:44, Up 7-4

11:46, Up 13-9
Both teams shooting below 40% FG. We're +6 in rebs

6:18, Up 25-13

3:55, Up 33-18
Cs Antonio Forney and JR Myers began to get pts inside


Halftime, Up 44-28
We limited STAN to only 1 off rebound, and not getting any 2nd opportunities. We controlled the boards, with +8 on rebs. STAN also had 10 turn overs

Top players
- USC: PF JR Myers, 12 pts, 4 rebs
- STAN: PF Casey Skipworth, 7 pts, 3-4 FG


Start of 2nd Half

15:46, Up 54-33
We're getting a lot of opportunites at the line, and we're making them, now at 15-18 FT

11:18, Up 58-38

6:18, Up 65-40


Final score: USC - 76, Stanford - 48

Box Score

[INDENT]Forney 18, 7, 1
Myers 14, 6, 0, 2 blks
Hutson 11, 7, 6, 4 stls, 4 tos (*)
Austin 10, 4, 1, 3 tos
Thorne 8, 6, 0
Jamison 7, 1, 3
Millar 6, 6, 2 stls
Bryant 2, 3, 1
Salvi 0, 1, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 39-38%
REB: +9 (17-7 off)
TO: -11 (9-20)
Paint: +12
2nd Chance : +2
Fast Break: -4
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. SF Daniel Hutson's performance today typifies what you want in your "glue guy" - someone who does a little of everything (in his case today, he did a lot of everything)
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Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#23 USC, 2-0 (W2)
Colorado, 2-0 (W2)
Washington, 2-0 (W2)
Oregon St, 1-1 (L1)
Oregon, 1-1 (W1)
Arizona, 1-1 (L1)
Stanford, 1-1 (L1)
UCLA, 1-1 (W1)
Utah, 1-1 (W1)
Arizona St, 0-2 (L2)
Washington St, 0-2 (L2)
California, 0-2 (L2)
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