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[randy]

12/20/99: USC (7-1) @ Alabama-Birmingham (2-6)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)
3. Key players: Jr(R) Eric Thomas (11.0 ppg, 45% 3PT)

Jr SG Terrance Jones (12.1 ppg)
4. They take almost 25 3PApg

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 65%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 1-2-2 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:58, Up 11-3

11:50, Up 19-6
C JR Myers and SF Damion Hutson combine for 17 of our 19 pts

7:24, Up 29-12

3:35, Up 39-20


Halftime, Up 46-30
C JR Myers was simply unstoppable inside, 15 pts, 7-9 FG, 6 rebs


Start of 2nd Half

14:38, Up 51-36

10:27, Up 57-46
UAB was able to cut the lead down to 9 on twice, but C JR Myers answered back on both occasions. Myers with 21 pts, 9 rebs

7:38, Up 59-53
UAB rallied while Myers was on the bench. He's back onthe floor now

3:38, Up 61-56
We went on a drought; only 4 pts in the last 7 mins

2 FTs by UAB. trading misses. We hit a basket. UAB missed. C JR Myers scores another for us. Lead is now 7. 3 possession game. 0:55. We'll slow down the game


Final score: USC - 71, Alabama-Birmingham - 58

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 25, 13, 0, 4 blks (*)
Hutson 13, 8, 2
Wheat 7, 1, 2
Thorne 6, 9, 2, 3 tos
Austin 6, 4, 2
Salvi 4, 5, 1
Jamison 4, 4, 5, fouled out
Palmer 4, 2, 0
London 2, 2, 0
[/INDENT]

Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 42-36%
REB: +18 (15-9 off)
TO: +2 (11-9)
Paint: Even (36-36)
2nd Chance : +5
Fast Break: -3
[/INDENT]

Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. 2nd consecutive game that PG Marquel Jamison has fouled out.
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[randy]

12/27/99: UCLA (5-4, 0-0) @ USC (8-1)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players: Fr PG Omar English (14.2 ppg, 48% 3PT)
4. UCLA takes more than 25 3PApg at 31% shooting

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 55%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 2-3 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7

We'll take our chances with their shooters
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:56, Up 9-6
UCLA 3 turn overs

11:19, Up 18-13
UCLA took 7 of their 12 FGAs from beyond the arc; they are 3-7 3PT.

7:39, Up 29-17
6 straight pts from C Aaron Thorne, including 2 from the outside, has opened up our biggest lead

2:35, Up 43-33
UCLA continues to hit 3s, 7-13 FT, and has kept them in the game. It now forces me to switch to 1-2-2


Halftime, Up 51-39
UCLA was called for a foul 12 times, and we capitalized with 15-20 FT.


Start of 2nd Half

15:38, Up 59-38
C JR Myers going to work, scoring 6 of our 1st 8 pts of the half.

11:49, Up 65-54

7:55, Up 67-59

Just when UCLA is about to make a run, we made a series of stops, 2 baskets, and then a big 3 PG Marquel Jamison. UCLA forced to call a timeout

4:41, Up 74-59


Final score: UCLA - 72, USC - 84

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 22, 12, 3 (*)
Thorne 18, 13, 0
Austin 13, 3, 4
Jamison 8, 3, 6, 6 tos
Salvi 8, 3, 0
Hutson 7, 5, 5, 2 stls
London 4, 3, 0
Wheat 4, 0, 3
[/INDENT]

Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 48-45%
REB: +24 (19-5 off)
TO: Even (14-14)
Paint: +26 (42-16)
2nd Chance : +9 (14-5)
Fast Break: +5 (16-11)
[/INDENT]

Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. Another big game from our 2 big men, C Aaron Thorne and C JR Myers, who both got a double-double. When those two bring their A-game at the same time, we are a completely different team. The rebounding differential tells the story of this game.
2. UCLA's SG Omar English finished with 15 pts, 5-12 FG
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Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]Utah, 1-0
#18 Oregon, 1-0
Arizona St, 1-0
California, 1-0
USC, 1-0
Washington St, 1-0
Colorado, 0-1
Arizona, 0-1
Oregon St, 0-1
UCLA, 0-1
Stanford, 0-1
Washington, 0-1
[/INDENT]

[randy]

12/30/99: Stanford (4-7, 0-1) @ USC (9-1, 1-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)
3. Key players: So SG Early Boyce (9.3 ppg)
4. Stanford ranks last in ppg and 3PT%, in the conference

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 55%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 2-3 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
[/INDENT]


Tip off (1st Half)

13:25, Up 13-7

7:00, Up 25-15
We have controlled the pace (fast), and STAN clearly not used to this type of game; they are shooting 7-21 FG.

3:44, Up 27-20


Halftime, Up 33-24
PG Marquel Jamison the only player in double figures with 10 pts


Start of 2nd Half

15:11, Up 47-36
PG Marquel Jamison connecting on 2 3s, to up his total to 16 pts

10:40, Up 56-43

7:45, Up 60-43


Final score: Stanford - 51, USC - 75

Box Score

[INDENT]Jamison 23, 13, 4, 5-10 3PT (*)
Thorne 11, 10, 1
Myers 11, 7, 2, 2 blks
Austin 10, 6, 0
Hutson 9, 4, 1
Salvi 6, 1, 0
Wheat 3, 2, 2
London 2, 1, 1
Palmer 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]

Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 42-38%
REB: +21 (14-3 off)
TO: -4 (7-11)
Paint: +10 (24-14)
2nd Chance : +8 (8-0)
Fast Break: +12 (12-0)
[/INDENT]

Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. PG Marquel Jamison stands only 5-10, but has shown tremendous effort and energy, in grabbing 13 rebs. Again, we won this game with our rebounding. Count in discipline as well, in not allowing STAN to score a single 2nd chance or fast break point.
2. PG Tom melson top scored for STAN, 14 pts, 4-9 3PT. SG Earl Boyce not a factor, 2 pts, 1-7 FG
[/INDENT]


Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]Utah, 2-0
USC, 2-0
#18 Oregon, 2-0
Washington St, 2-0
Arizona St, 1-1
California, 1-1
Oregon St, 1-1
UCLA, 1-1
Colorado, 0-2
Stanford, 0-2
Arizona, 0-2
Washington, 0-2
[/INDENT]

[randy]

1/3/00: USC (10-1, 2-0) @ Washington (2-9, 0-2)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players: Jr PG Matt Darting (16.3 ppg, 42% 3PT)

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 55%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 1-2-2 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
[/INDENT]


Tip off (1st Half)

15:00, Up 8-2
SG Mark Austin, 2-2 3PT

11:38, Up 13-9
PG Marquel Jamison with 2 fouls

6:18, Tied at 20
We're in the penalty

2:18, Down 21-28
We're shooting 31% FG


Halftime, Down 27-33
It didn't help that we only shot 6-12 FT. If not for SG Mark Austin's 11 pts, we would have been blown out already

WASH is 5-9 3PT

We'll go m2m defense in the 2nd half


Start of 2nd Half

15:11, Down 32-40
Shots being missed, even on the paint. C JR Myers is 0-6 FG. PG Marquel Jamison has 4 fouls

11:51, Down 38-46
WASH scoring more on the post, since we went m2m. We'll go back to 1-2-2

7:03, Down 49-52

We cut it to 2 several times. But each time, we'll get called for a foul and WASH will hit 2 shots. Just like in the previous possession. PG Marquel Jamison fouled out

3:58, Down 54-56

WASH: To shoot 1-and-1. Missed the front end
USC: Reserve SG Jonathan Dawson gets the ball. Dawson shoots a medium-range jumper. Dawson scores (4 pts)

3:37, Tied at 56

WASH: Blocked. Ball out of bounds. WASH ball. Play reset. Steal
USC: PG Shea Wheat calls a play. Pass to SG Jonathan Dawson. Dumps it into C JR Myers on the low post. Myers shoots. Myers scores! That is only his 2nd FG (6 pts, 2-8 FG)

2:59, Up 58-56

WASH: They shoot a jumper from about 18 feet. Missed. They get the long off rebound. Play reset. Foul called. 2 FTs. Split

2:08, Up 58-57

USC. Pass to C JR Myers again. Myers powers his way. Shoots. Missed but got fouled. 2 FTs. Myers is 2-5 FT today. He goes to the line. Hits the 1st. Miss the 2nd. We're 13-22 FT today (59%)

1:53, Up 59-57

WASH: They go to their center. He shoots. Hits the iron, bounces up and in! Plus a foul. Missed the bonus FT. WASH is 15-23 FT (65%)
SAM: We dribble to the front court. Timeout

1:31, Tied at 59

USC: Pass goes to SF Damion Hutson. He shoots a 3. Miss Off rebound by C JR Myers. Myers shoots. Miss. Ball is knocked out. Last touch WASH. I call another timeout

1:13, Tied at 59

I want an isolation on SG Mark Austin

USC: SG Mark Austin gets the pass. Austin can't get a shot. Pass back to PG Shea Wheat. Wheat to C Aaron Thorne. Thorne back to Wheat who is outside the arc. Wheat launches a 3. Wheat sinks a long one! What a shot. Wheat with 5 pts. Timeout WASH

0:57, Up 62-59

We'll stay with 1-2-2

WASH: Turnover. 0:46
USC: I signaled for 2-for-1. C JR Myers takes the shot. Miss. Out of bounce. WASH ball. Timeout WASH.

0:37, Up 62-59

WASH: They opted for a 2. They score. I called a timeout

0:21, Up 62-61

They will foul intentionally

USC: They are not fouling(?) I shouted to slow down the pace. But SG Mark Austin takes his man. He pops up for a jumper. It's good plus a foul. he hits the bonus FT. Up 4. 0:10
WASH: Missed a 3

We escaped this one


Final score: USC - 65, Washington - 61

Box Score

[INDENT]Austin 18, 3, 2 (*)
Thorne 11, 9, 3
Jamison 8, 2, 2, fouled out
Myers 7, 11, 1
Hutson 6, 5, 1
Salvi 6, 3, 1, 2 stls, 2 blks, 4 tos
Wheat 5, 1, 1
Dawson 4, 0, 1
London 0, 2, 2
[/INDENT]

Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 40-42%
REB: +3 (10-6 off)
TO: -5 (9-14)
Paint: -2 (22-24)
2nd Chance : +9 (12-3)
Fast Break: +8 (10-2)
[/INDENT]

Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. We shot poorly again. We kept the game close any which way we can, scoring either on transition, or FTs, or 2nd chance pts. And when we had the chance to win in the end game, bench players like PG Shea Wheat and SG Jonathan Dawson made clutch baskets
2. WASH PG Matt Darting finished with 11 pts, 3-10 FG
[/INDENT]


Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]USC, 3-0
#14 Oregon, 3-0
Utah, 3-0
Washington St, 3-0
California, 2-1
Arizona St, 1-2
Oregon St, 1-2
UCLA, 1-2
Stanford, 1-2
Colorado, 0-3
Arizona, 0-3
Washington, 0-3
[/INDENT]

[randy]

1/6/00: Oregon St (8-4, 1-2) @ USC (11-1, 3-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)
3. Key players: So SG Casey Robertson (15.2 ppg, 1-time All Conf)

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 55%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 1-2-2 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
[/INDENT]


Tip off (1st Half)

15:41, Up 9-2

10:59, Up 17-11

7:56, Up 25-13
ORST shooting just 26% FG

3:30, Up 33-22
PF Jesse London off the bench with 8 pts


Halftime, Up 46-27
PF JR Myers powering himself again to another big game, 15 pts, 6-11 FG. SF Damion Hutson hit some shots early i the game, and has 11 pts, 4-4 FG

ORST's starting lineup only scored 10 pts


Start of 2nd Half

15:57, Up 57-32
SF Damion Hutson has not missed, 17 pts, 7-7 FG

11:47, Up 67-39

6:28, Up 78-46

3:37, Up 82-50
The entire starting 5 will head to the bench. Job well done


Final score: Oregon St. - 50, USC - 92

Box Score

[INDENT]Hutson 19, 5, 3, 8-8 FG
Myers 19, 2, 2, 3 stls (*)
Thorne 15, 6, 0
Salvi 11, 5, 1
London 10, 10, 0
Jamison 7, 4, 4, 3 tos
Austin 4, 2, 2
Palmer 4, 0, 0
Wheat 3, 2, 5, 3 tos
Dawson 0, 0, 1
[/INDENT]

Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 61-38%
REB: +12 (9-5 off)
TO: -9 (10-19)
Paint: +32 (58-26)
2nd Chance : +6
Fast Break: +8
[/INDENT]

Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. You know everything is going well in your game when your 4th string big-man (PF Jesse London) gets a double-double. I would certainly insert London into my regular rotation, to give more rest to my starting big men (Myers and Thorne)
2. SF Damion Hutson needs to shoot more in future games. He is capable of being a major scorer for this team
3. ORST shot poorly from the perimeter, 5-22 3PT. SG Casey Robertson a non-factor, 2 pts, 1-5 FG
[/INDENT]


Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]USC, 4-0
#14 Oregon, 4-0
Utah, 4-0
Washington St, 4-0
UCLA, 2-2
California, 2-2
Arizona St, 1-3
Colorado, 1-3
Oregon St, 1-3
Stanford, 1-3
Arizona, 0-4
Washington, 0-4
[/INDENT]

[randy]

1/10/00: Washington St (11-3, 4-0) @ #22 USC (12-1, 4-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players: Sr SG Ricky Bryant (14.0 ppg, 1-time All Conf)
4. 2nd leading scorer is suspended due to academics. Washington St leads the conference in FG% (49.7% - #6 Nat'l)

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 55%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 2-3 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7

They can score inside and outside. We'll adjust our defense mid-game if necessary
[/INDENT]


Tip off (1st Half)

15:58, Up 12-7

11:45, Up 19-11
SF Damion Hutson leading the scoring again, 7 pts

6:45, Up 24-18

3:25, Up 32-20
WASHST got it down to 4, but C JR Myers scoring 6 pts in an 8-0 run


Halftime, Up 39-29
Would have been a larger lead if we did better than 5-11 FT.

C JR Myers lead all scorers with 14 pts, 7-7 FG

WASHST is 3-16 3PT, so we'll continue with the 2-3 zone


Start of 2nd Half

15:08, Up 44-39
WASHST making a run, including hitting 2 more 3s. We'll adjust to 1-2-2 zone

11:23, Up 52-44

SF Damion Hutson has kept our scoring in the 2nd half. He scored 9 pts already in the 2nd half, bringing his total to 18

After WASHST splits their FTs, we go on a 7-0 run

9:57, Up 59-45

7:57, Up 61-47

3:50, Up 68-51


Final score: Washington St. - 59, USC - 74

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 20, 6, 0, 2 blks (*)
Hutson 18, 4, 4
Austin 15, 5, 3
Salvi 8, 4, 0
Thorne 6, 6, 2
London 4, 3, 0
Jamison 3, 6, 5
Wheat 0, 4, 2
[/INDENT]

Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 49-39%
REB: +9 (12-9 off)
TO: -2 (9-11)
Paint: +20 (40-20)
2nd Chance : +6
Fast Break: -1
[/INDENT]

Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. Another good offensive game for SF Damion Hutson. He scored 19 pts in the previous, and 18 today.
2. SG Ricky Bryant led WASHST, 13 pts, 5-13 FG
[/INDENT]


Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#22 USC, 5-0
#11 Oregon, 5-0
Utah, 4-1
Washington St, 4-1
UCLA, 3-2
Stanford, 2-3
California, 2-3
Colorado, 2-3
Arizona, 1-4
Arizona St, 1-4
Oregon St, 1-4
Washington, 0-5
[/INDENT]

[randy]

1/13/00: #22 USC (13-1, 5-0) @ Colorado (8-6, 2-3)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players: So SF Andrea Thompson (14.8 ppg, 49% FG, 1-time All Conf)
4. Top 4 scorers are all perimeter players

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 55%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 1-2-2 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
[/INDENT]


Tip off (1st Half)

15:58, Down 4-5

11:41, Up 18-14
C JR Myers, 10 pts, 3-4 FG. COL's PC Cary Owens, 3-3 3PT

7:41, 29-16
C Aaron Thorne scored 7 pts on an 11-2 run

3:33, Up 36-26

2:45, Up 36-30
After trailing by 15, COL is on a 9-0 run. I called a time out


Halftime, Up 42-38
COL clawed their way back into this game, by shooting 7-12 3PT

Starting front court of Myers/Thorne/Hutson all in double figures, accounting for 25 of our 42 pts

COL's PG Cary Owens, 14 pts, 4-4 3PT.


Start of 2nd Half

14:59, Up 49-43

11:41, Up 57-53
Bench players PF Brian Salvi and Shea Wheat scored our last 8 pts. COL's Cary Owens can't miss, 23 pts, 7-7 3 PT. We'll go m2m, double on Owens

7:40, Up 70-60
PF Brian Salvi has been huge coming off the bench, 12 pts

3:24, Up 77-68
Back to m2m, with COL's PG Cary Owens back on the floor

Owens hits another 3 for COL. We miss. COL got called for a charge

2:01, Up 77-71

USC: C Aaron Thorne hits a jumper. We'll slow down the game

1:45, Up 79-71

COL: Miss
USC: We run some time off the clock. Miss. Out of bounds. COL ball. Timeout COL

0:57, Up 79-71

We need to watch out for Owens

COL: PG Cary Owens dribbles. Takes a contested 3 in front of a double team. Miss. We rebound. 0:42. That should do it


Final score: USC - 83, Colorado - 73

Box Score

[INDENT]Thorne 19, 4, 0, 2 stls, 3 tos
Hutson 18, 8, 0 (*)
Myers 16, 3, 0, 2 stls
Salvi 12, 4, 0
Austin 11, 7, 4
Wheat 4, 1, 4
Jamison 2, 4, 3
Aggers 1, 0, 0
London 0, 2, 1
Dawson 0, 1, 1
[/INDENT]

Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 46-45%
REB: +10 (16-8 off)
TO: -4 (12-16)
Paint: +32 (44-12)
2nd Chance : +13 (19-6)
Fast Break: +6
[/INDENT]

Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. It was inside vs outside; we had 44 pts in the paint, while COL shot 12-23 3PT. Our advantage in off rebounding and 2nd chance were enough to gave us this win
2. PF Brian Salvi provided timely baskets when both C JR Myers and C Aaron Thorne were sitting on the bench.
3. COL's PG Cary Owens excellent game today, 26 pts, 8-10 3PT. SF Andrea Thompson with 15 pts, 5-13 FG
[/INDENT]


Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#22 USC, 6-0
#11 Oregon, 6-0
Utah, 5-1
Washington St, 5-1
UCLA, 3-3
Stanford, 3-3
California, 3-3
Colorado, 2-4
Arizona, 1-5
Arizona St, 1-5
Oregon St, 1-5
Washington, 0-6
[/INDENT]

[randy]

1/17/00: Arizona (5-11, 1-5) @ #19 USC (14-1, 6-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)
3. Key players: So SG Marcus Leib (11.9 ppg, 44% 3PT)
4. Arizona averages only 11 3PAs per game

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 55%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 2-3 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
[/INDENT]


Tip off (1st Half)

15:58, Up 13-6
PG Marquel Jamison, 6 pts, but picked up his 2nd foul

11:23, Up 21-8

5:50, Up 32-19
Leading by 20 earlier, but ARIZ on a 7-0 run

3:10, Up 43-21
C JR Myers scored 6 pts on an 11-2 run of our own


Halftime, Up 50-31
We shot 59% FG in the 1st half, led by C JR Myers' 16 pts, 8-9 FG


Start of 2nd Half

14:28, Up 60-39

10:07, Up 69-47

7:40, Up 71-49

3:17, Up 81-54
C JR Myers heads to the bench. The home crowd cheered wildly, acknowledging another MVP performance for Myers


Final score: Arizona - 60, USC - 85

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 26, 10, 1, 13-18 FG (*)
Jamison 19, 4, 6, 2 blks
Thorne 12, 6, 0
Salvi 7, 3, 2
Austin 7, 3, 1
Hutson 6, 4, 5
Wheat 6, 2, 1
Dawson 2, 1, 1
London 0, 2, 1
Palmer 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]

Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 52-47%
REB: +5 (9-4 off)
TO: -8 (7-15)
Paint: +20 (38-18)
2nd Chance : +4
Fast Break: +12 (14-2)
[/INDENT]

Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. After averaging only 5 ppg in the last 4 games, PG Marquel Jamison had one his better offensive games today. More importantly, he had zero turn overs
2. SG Marcus Leib had 12 pts, 5-7 FG for ARIZ
[/INDENT]


Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#19 USC, 7-0
#7 Oregon, 7-0
Utah, 6-1
Washington St, 6-1
UCLA, 3-4
Stanford, 3-4
California, 3-4
Arizona St, 2-5
Colorado, 2-5
Oregon St, 2-5
Arizona, 1-6
Washington, 0-7
[/INDENT]

[randy]

1/17/00: Utah (11-5, 6-1) @ #19 USC (15-1, 7-0)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players: Sr PG Julian Ford (12.1 ppg, 3.5 apg, 48% 3PT)
4. Very balanced team, 6 players averaging 7 ppg or more. Only lost was @ #11 Oregon. An average offensive and defensive team; they just do a little bit of everything, to find ways to win

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 55%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: M2M / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7
[/INDENT]


Tip off (1st Half)

15:55, Up 13-3
UTAH, 0-5 FG

11:54, Up 20-5
What UTAH is doing is they draw our big men outside on defense, which resulted in for them having 7 off rebs; unfortunately for them, they haven't taken advantage of that, going cold at 1-15 FG

6:48, Up 32-16
UTAH went on a 9-1 run to cut the lead to 7, but we responded by fishing fouls on them and shooting FTs

3:03, Up 42-18
UTAH went cold again


Halftime, Up 44-26
We got out-rebounded, but fortunately our shots were falling, 55% FG

SG Mark Austin was efficient on offense, 13 pts, 5-6 FG


Start of 2nd Half

15:49, Up 48-33
UTAH beginning to hit their jumpers. We shift to 1-2-2 zone

11:01, Up 56-40
We connected on 2 3s to answer a mini-run from UTAH

7:48, Up 65-46

3:31, Up 78-50
SF Damion Hutson hits back-to-back 3s earlier, to douse off any hopes UTAH might have


Final score: Utah - 64, USC - 81

Box Score

[INDENT]Hutson 21, 4, 4, 3 stls, 2 blks (*)
Austin 17, 0, 2
Myers 16, 8, 2, 3 blks
Jamison 8, 3, 5
Thorne 8, 3, 1, 3 blks
Wheat 5, 2, 4
Salvi 4, 2, 0, 3 tos
Palmer 2, 0, 0
London 0, 5, 2, 2 stls
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 49-42%
REB: -8 (7-11 off)
TO: -8 (8-16)
Paint: +12 (28-16)
2nd Chance : -2
Fast Break: +8
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. SF Damion Hutson and SG Mark Austin hit their outside shots today
2. UTAH's SF Jason Watkins, a 1-time All Conf, had a good game today finishing with 24 pts, 5-6 3PT
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Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#19 USC, 8-0
#7 Oregon, 8-0
Utah, 6-2
Washington St, 6-2
UCLA, 4-4
California, 3-5
Arizona St, 3-5
Stanford, 3-5
Colorado, 3-5
Oregon St, 2-6
Washington, 1-7
Arizona, 1-7
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[randy]

1/24/00: #17 USC (16-1, 8-0) @ UCLA (9-8, 4-4)

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players: Fr PG Omar English (14.8 ppg, 44% 3PT)
4. UCLA averages almost 25 3PApg

Initial instructions

[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor Inside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 55%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: 1-2-2 / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 7

Previous Meetings:
- 12/27/99 (Home): Won 84-72 (Myers - 22 pts, 12 rebs)
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:27, Down 3-7
After making our 1st shot, we missed 6 consecutive

11:27, Down 5-13
Our offense continue to struggle, 2-13 FG

7:31, Down 14-21
We started to hit some shots. We're on the penalty, and UCLA has zero fouls


Halftime, Down 30-35
Fouls were 11-5 in UCLA's favor.

SF Damion Hutson hits a couple of 3s, and PF Brian Salvi contributed 6 pts off the bench, to help keep us in the game

It was UCLA's C Luke Thompkins who burned us with 13 pts, 6-9 FG. We'll go m2m to start the 2nd half


Start of 2nd Half

13:53, Tied at 39
We forced UCLA into some turn overs. Also, C Aaron Thorne did a good job defending UCLA C Luke Thompkins

10:14, Up 45-43

8:32, Up 52-43
It was tied at 43 earlier. UCLA got into penalty early, plus some more turn overs, and we slowly built this lead

7:07, Up 56-49
We increased the lead to 13. UCLA hit from 3, and a converted 3-pt play, and they're back in the game

3:43, Up 64-51
After scoring only 2 pts in the 1st half, C JR Myers has erupted for 11 pts in the 2nd.


Final score: USC - 70, UCLA - 52

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 13, 8, 0 2 blks (*)
Hutson 13, 5, 2, 2 stls
Austin 11, 2, 0
Jamison 10, 3, 4, 2 stls
Thorne 9, 8, 1, 3 tos
Salvi 8, 3, 1
London 4, 2, 2
Wheat 2, 2, 4
Palmer 0, 1, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 42-32%
REB: Even (10-10 off)
TO: -10 (10-20)
Paint: +20 (34-14)
2nd Chance : +5
Fast Break: +15 (19-4)
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. The defensive adjustments at half time worked wonders, allowing only 17 pts in the 2nd half. Additionally, we converted a lot of UCLA turn overs into fast break pts
2. After scoring 13 pts in the 1st half, UCLA C Luke Thompkins went scoreless in the 2nd. C Aaron Thorne was effective in his m2m defense
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Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#17 USC, 9-0
#6 Oregon, 8-1
Utah, 7-2
Washington St, 6-3
UCLA, 4-5
Stanford, 4-5
Colorado, 4-5
California, 4-5
Arizona St, 3-6
Arizona, 2-7
Oregon St, 2-7
Washington, 1-8
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