2/16/03: Washington St (17-8, 10-5) @ #6 USC (22-3, 13-2)
Scouting Report
- Primary defense: 2-3
- Offense focus: Balanced
Injury- SF James Slay - sore foot (86%, 2 days); won't play, SF Brian Dissinger to start at 3
Tip off (1st Half)
14:31, Down 6-9
11:32, Tied at 11
6:07, Down 21-25
4:09, Down 21-32
A succession of fouls, and FTs awarded to WASHST. I got called for a T as well
Halftime, Down 29-36Highlights
- My T somehow fired up the squad, but we feel we're still a long way down in this game. We need more energy, and play with more sense of urgency
Adjustments
- Defense sets: M2M
- Pace: Increase to 6
Start of 2nd Half
15:46, Down 39-44
We were hitting our shots, including 2 3pt shots by SG Kaniel Coley, but WASHST able to keep up
11:43, Tied at 48
We finally tied the game, on SG Kaniel Coley's 5th triple of the game.
7:18. Up 54-53
We got the lead on a fast break
4:25, Tied at 58
3:50, Down 58-62
3:03, Tied at 62
2:44, Down 62-64
2:28, Tied at 64
WASHST: Miss. I called a timeout
2:07, Tied at 64
USC: Miss by SG Kaniel Coley
WASHST: Steal by PG Antonio Parker
USC: Turn over
WASHST: They run the break and score. Timeout
1:12, Down 64-66
We'll go favor Inside
USC: Kaniel Coley fakes a 3. He moves closer. Pull up jumper is good
0:56, Tied at 66
WASHST: They hit a 3! Timeout again
0:44, Down 66-69
Increase pace to 8. We go 2 for 1. Not necessarily needing a 3
USC: SG Kaniel Coley gets the ball from beyond the arc. Is he thinking 3? Coley puts up a shot. Coley rattles home the three ball! Coley with 27 pts, 7th triple of the game
WASHST: Not calling a timeout. Turn over. Timeout (my last)
0:16, Tied at 69
We go back to a pace of 6. Last shot
USC: Everybody knows who is going to get the ball. SG Kaniel gets the pass. He appears to square up for another 3pt shot. He passed instead to C Elliot Dare at the low post. Dare with a kickout to PG Antonio Parker at the top of the key. Parker lets one go. Parker sticks it from deep for three! Timeout WASHST
0:03, Up 72-69
We can foul; we only have 4 team fouls. Go 1-2-2 zone
They can't even put up a shot.
What a game!
Final score: Washington St - 69, USC - 72Box Score
[INDENT]Coley 27, 5, 1 (*)
Dare 12, 8, 2, 2 blks
Parker 10, 3, 5, 4 tos
Bailey 7, 2, 1, 3 blks
Stuart 6, 6, 5
Dissinger 6, 2, 1
Owes 2, 2, 1
Henry 2, 0, 0
Martin 0, 1, 0
Wheat 0, 0, 3, 3 stls
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Team Stats Comparisons
[INDENT]FG: 50-49%
REB: +4
TO: +2
Paint: +4
2nd Chance: +4
Fast Break: Even
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Notes- Even the stats don't lie on how close this game was. We were just lucky to snatch this one
- I called upon SG Kaniel Coley and PG Antonio Parker for their poor performances in our last game. Today, they were the ones who hit two big shots in the end
Pac 12 Conference Standings- #6 USC, 14-2 (W8)
- #10 Arizona, 12-4 (W1)
- UCLA, 12-4 (W7)
- Washington St, 10-6 (L1)
- Stanford, 10-6 (L2)
- Oregon, 8-8 (W2)
- California, 6-10 (L7)
- Oregon St, 6-10 (L3)
- Arizona St, 5-11 (L6)
- Colorado, 5-11 (W2)
- Utah, 4-12 (L1)
- Washington, 4-12 (W1)