1/27/00: #17 USC (17-1, 9-0) @ Oregon (16-2, 8-1)
Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Ouside
3. Key players: Jr SG Frank Perry (22.2 ppg - #1 Pac 12, 5.4 rpg, 46% FG, Conf POY and DPOY last season)
4. Perry is arguably the best player in the Pac 12. But they have other offensive weapons, with 5 players scoring at least 7 ppg. They had their 1st loss of the conf regular season last week at Stanford, 70-73
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
During my last season (last year) at Sam Houston St, we met (then #10) Oregon in the NCAA Round of 32. SG Frank Perry had a miserable shooting game, 2-12 FG, and we beat them 78-59. Their entire starting 5 is back this year; I'm sure they (and their fans) would like to get some revenge
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Tip off (1st Half)
14:03, Up 11-6
We get all our pts inside. C JR Myerss off to a good start, 8 pts, 4-5 FG
11:30, Up 15-6
7:49, Up 21-12
Despite the lead, I wasn't pleased with our turn overs; 6 already
3:36, Up 25-18
Halftime, Up 33-28
Our 10 turn overs at the half, resulted in a 10-2 advantage in fast break pts for OR. We're lucky so far that OR is shooting 32% FG, and 8-15 FT. Both teams have not hit a 3 pt shot
C JR Myers with 13 pts so far.
After hitting his 1st shot, OR's Frank Perry missed 5 consecutive FGs; he finished the half with 5 pts
We need to pressure more in the 2nd half; OR only had 2 turn overs in the 1st
Start of 2nd Half
15:51, Up 38-30
11:12, Up 42-31
C JR Myers continue to carry our team offensively, scoring 7 of our 9 pts in this low-scoring 2nd half; he's currently resting on the bench
7:54, Up 45-33
3:26, Up 51-37
I was forced to sit out C JR Myers after he got his 4th. PF Brian Salvi provided some quality minutes; he now has 10 pts, 6 rebs. We'll slow down the pace
Final score: USC - 58, Oregon - 45
Box Score
[INDENT]Myers 22, 8, 0, 3 blks, 8-11 FG, fouled out (*)
Jamison 12, 4, 6, 8 tos
Salvi 11, 7, 1
Wheat 5, 7, 2, 4 tos
Thorne 4, 6, 0
Austin 4, 3, 1
Hutson 0, 3, 2
London 0, 3, 1
Dawson 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons
[INDENT]FG: 42-27%
REB: +11 (6-8 off)
TO: +8 (18-10)
Paint: Even (20-20)
2nd Chance : +2
Fast Break: -12 (2-14)
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. For the 2nd consecutive game, we limited our opponents to 17 pts in the 2nd half. This game was a slug fest; the scoreline would have been much lower if not for FTs (we shot 20-28 FT, while OR 15-25 FT)
2. OR's Frank Perry had a miserable day, 9 pts, 2-7 FG, 4 tos
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Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#17 USC, 10-0
#6 Oregon, 8-2
Washington St, 7-3
Utah, 7-3
Stanford, 5-5
UCLA, 4-6
Colorado, 4-6
California, 4-6
Arizona, 3-7
Oregon St, 3-7
Arizona St, 3-7
Washington, 2-8
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