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[randy]

2/8/01: Stanford (13-8, 7-5) @ #5 USC (22-1, 11-1)

Scouting Report
[INDENT]1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)
3. Key players: Jr SF Langston Robinson (11.2 ppg)
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Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor 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
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Last Meeting
[INDENT]1/31/00 (Away): Won 76-48 (Hutson - 11 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts)
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:35, Tied at 6

11:41, Up 13-10

7:49, Up 15-13
We're missing easy shots, including those inside the paint

3:31, Up 26-22
STAN is +11 FTA. We're giving up too many fouls


Halftime, Up 33-27
16 fouls called on us.

STAN does not like to take many 3s. Given our foul situation, and STAN grabbing 7 off rebs in the 1st half, we'll shift to 2-3 zone in the 2nd half

Top players
- USC: C Antonio Forney, 8 pts, 5 rebs
- AZST: PF Casey Skipworth, 6 pts, 8 rebs


Start of 2nd Half

11:51, Up 50-32
STAN forced to shoot from the outside, and they can't hit them; 0-4 3PT in the 2nd half. C Antonio Forney continues to work on the inside, 16 pts, 9 rebs

6:35, Up 56-38

3:05, Up 62-43


Final score: Stanford - 49, USC - 66

Box Score

[INDENT]Forney 18, 10, 2, 9-12 FG (*)
Thorne 11, 3, 0
Myers 9, 6, 0, 3 tos
Hutson 8, 5, 3
Bryant 6, 5, 0
Austin 6, 2, 2
Jamison 4, 4, 7
Millar 4, 3, 0
Salvi 0, 4, 0
Wheat 0, 1, 0, 2 stls, 3 tos
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 47-29%
REB: +13
TO: +3 (14-11)
Paint: +34 (40-6)
2nd Chance : +7
Fast Break: +9
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. We committed only 1 foul in the 2nd half (using the 2-3 zone), after being whistled for 16 in the 1st half (using m2m)
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Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#5 USC, 12-1 (W8)
Colorado, 11-2 (W5)
Arizona, 7-6 (W1)
Oregon, 7-6 (W2)
Stanford, 7-6 (L1)
UCLA, 6-7 (W1)
Arizona St, 6-7 (L2)
Washington, 6-7 (L1)
Utah, 5-8 (L1)
Oregon St, 5-8 (W1)
Washington St, 4-9 (L2)
California, 2-11 (L5)
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[randy]

2/8/01: #5 USC (23-1, 12-1) @ Washington (11-11, 6-7)

Scouting Report
[INDENT]1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players: Jr(R) SG Mike Reyes (12.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg)
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Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor 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
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Last Meeting
[INDENT]1/4/01 (Home): Won 82-61 (Millar - 17 pts, 5 rebs)
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:39, Down 7-10
They do indeed play fast; and likes to shoot quickly from the outside

11:35, Up 16-12
I put in SF Anthony Bryant on the floor, and he immediately scored on 2 dunks, to energize our offense

7:58, Up 24-21

1:47, Down 36-39
It seems we're the one who can't keep up with this fast pace game


Halftime, Up 38-41
WASH shot 53% FG i the 1st half. We'll try to alter their offensive flow, by going to a 1-2-2 zone in the 2nd half

Top players
- USC: C Antonio Forney, 9 pts, 4 rebs
- AZST: reserve SF Matt Wynn, 9 pts


Start of 2nd Half

15:35, Down 49-54
WASH continues their hot shooting, going 6-8 in the 2nd half

11:56, Down 49-58
Two costly turn overs that WASH turned into easy fast break pts. We'll adjust to balanced offense, as WASH starts using 2-3 zone more

7:05, Down 54-67
WASH continues to shoot well, while our offense went to a halt the last 5 possessions. We go back to m2m defense

Teams traded baskets, alternating WASH's lead between 11 and 13.

We cut it down to 11 at the 5:37 mark, when WASH's SG Mike Reyes hits a dagger 3. We're staring down at a 14-pt deficit with just over 5 mins remaining

SG Mark Austin responds back with a 3. We get a steal, ran the fast break, and scores on a dunk. Still down 9, 4:34 left

WASH hits on a jumper, and brought back their lead to 11

SG Mark Austin hits another 3. Down 8. We steal the ball. We're on the break. PG Marquel Jamison passed the ball to the streaking PF Brian Salvi for a dunk plus a foul. Media timeout

3:40, Down 70-76

USC: Salvi to shoot a bonus FT. Miss
WASH: They shoot a 3. Miss.
USC: SF Sam Millar tries his luck from 3. No good
WASH: Foul. Only our 5th team. Foul again. I was complaining to the refs. I replaced SF Sam Millar with SF Anthony Bryant

WASH: They go the post. Shoots. Miss. We rebound
USC: WASH go a 2-3 zone. SF Anthony Bryant shoots a 3. It's good!

2:28, Down 73-76

WASH: PF Landon Layne shoots from the high post. Layne scores!

2:12, Down 73-78

USC: SG Mark Austin fakes a 3. He gets closer. Pulls up a jumper. Miss
WASH: Foul called again. 1-and-1. Split

1:43, Down 73-79

USC: SG Mark Austin missed again. Tired legs
WASH: Turn over. I called a time out

1:10, Down 73-79

We'll quickly go for 3s. I put in a small lineup

USC: Seldom-used SG Kaniel Coley shoots a 3. It's good. Not yet over

0:55, Down 76-79

I shouted that we'll go 2-3 zone

WASH: They miss. We rebound. Dribbled to the front court. Timeout

0:36, Down 76-79

Last shot time. What the heck. We'll design for another 3-pt shot for SG Kaniel Coley.

USC: Coley receives the ball. Without hesitation, he took a quick shot. It's good again! Where did this guy came from

0:32, Tied at 79

WASH: They did not call a time out. They obviously are looking for the last shot. PG Matt Darting has the ball. 0:03 left. He goes for a 3 at the top of the key. It's good. Game over. What a match!


Final score: USC - 79, Washington - 82

Box Score

[INDENT]Myers 15, 4, 0
Bryant 12, 4, 0
Forney 11, 5, 1
Millar 10, 2, 0
Austin 8, 3, 1
Coley 6, 1, 0
Jamison 5, 4, 12, 2 stls, 4 tos
Thorne 5, 4, 0
Hutson 4, 0, 1, fouled out
Salvi 2, 2, 0
Wheat 1, 1, 2
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 47-52%
REB: -7
TO: -3 (9-12)
Paint: -2 (28-30)
2nd Chance : -3
Fast Break: -5
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. We're not too bad offensively in this game, but WASH shot better and were active on the boards. Despite WASH's inspired game, I commended my team for not giving up and erased a 14-pt deficit with only 5 mins remaining
2. This is just SG Keith Coley's 6th game of the season, and is averaging only 6 mpg. Those were 2 big-time 3s that he hit. Coley is a So transfer from Duke, and this is his 1st playing year here at USC
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Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#5 USC, 12-2 (L1)
Colorado, 11-3 (L1)
Stanford, 8-6 (W1)
UCLA, 7-7 (W2)
Washington, 7-7 (W1)
Arizona, 7-7 (L1)
Oregon, 7-7 (L1)
Utah, 6-8 (W1)
Arizona St, 6-8 (L3)
Oregon St, 5-9 (L1)
Washington St, 5-9 (W1)
California, 3-11 (W1)
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[randy]

2/15/01: Oregon St (8-15, 5-9) @ #4 USC (23-2, 12-2)

Scouting Report
[INDENT]1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)
3. Key players: Jr SG Casey Robertson (18.6 ppg, 41% 3PT)
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Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor 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
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Last Meeting
[INDENT]1/7/01 (Away): Won 83-52 (Forney - 22 pts, 10 rebs)
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:38, Down 6-7

9:58, Down 12-18
We are getting plenty of 2nd chances, but nothing falling on our shots; 24% FG

7:49, Tied at 18

3:05, Up 32-24

Halftime, Up 41-27
How can a team shoot 35% FG, and still score 41 pts in the 1st half? Grab 18 off rebs!

Top players
- USC: C JR Myers, 12 pts, 5 rebs
- ORST: SG Casey Robertson, 11 pts, 5 rebs


Start of 2nd Half

14:46, Up 44-40
Good start for ORST. We're still missing a lot of shots

11:52, Up 51-42

7:08, Up 57-45

3:29, Up 63-47

Game over? Not yet ...

ORST hits a triple. Up 13, 3:14.

We miss. On ORST's possession, we've stolen the ball. We scored on a fast break. Up 15, 2:44

ORST missed. They grab the off board. They miss again but we got called for a foul. They hit both FTs. Up 13, 2:21

We miss. ORST hits a 3. Up 10, 1:56

We drive to the basket. Miss. ORST shoots from way downtown ... BANG!

1:22, Up 65-58

USC: Miss
ORST: Foul called. 1-and-1. They hit both. Timeout

0:46, Up 65-60

We'll slow down

USC: Turnover. Timeout ORST

0:33, Up 65-60

ORST: They shoot another 3. Basket is good! Timeout

0:20, Up 65-63

USC: They are not fouling. We shoot. Miss. We grabbed the off rebound. Game over

It was a torrid 16-2 run by ORST in the last 3.5 minutes. Not enough time though


Final score: Oregon St - 63, USC - 65

Box Score

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

[INDENT]FG: 34-44%
REB: +12 (23-6 off)
TO: -10 (12-22)
Paint: +24 (42-18)
2nd Chance : +6
Fast Break: +10 (20-10)
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. It goes to show that no lead is safe.
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Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#4 USC, 13-2 (W1)
Colorado, 12-3 (W1)
Arizona, 8-7 (W1)
Oregon, 8-7 (W1)
Stanford, 8-7 (L1)
UCLA, 7-8 (L1)
Washington, 7-8 (L1)
Utah, 7-8 (W2)
Washington St, 6-9 (W2)
Arizona St, 6-9 (L4)
Oregon St, 5-10 (L2)
California, 3-12 (L1)
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[randy]

2/18/01: Washington St (10-14, 6-9) @ #4 USC (24-2, 13-2)

Scouting Report
[INDENT]1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)
3. Key players: Jr C Ricardo Gunn (11.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg)
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Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor 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
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Last Meeting
[INDENT]1/11/01 (Away): Lost 41-51 (WASHST's Gunn - 13 pts, 7 rebs)
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:45, Up 10-2
Our first 2 shots were from beyond the arc. We nailed them both

11:16, Up 15-7

7:41, Up 23-12

3:45, Up 36-17


Halftime, Up 42-23
Last time we played WASHST, we scored only 41 pts the entire game. Now, we surpassed that already after the 1st half. We're shooting 64% FG, with a +22 on pts in the paint

Top players
- USC: C Antonio Forney, 14 pts, 5-9 FG
- WASHST: SG Jules Rogers, 7 pts, 3-6 FG


Start of 2nd Half

15:40, Up 48-27
SG Mark Austin seems to have sustained an injury.

11:44, Up 53-34

6:42, Up 63-45


Final score: Washington St - 62, USC - 82

Box Score

[INDENT]Forney 20, 3, 2, 2 stls
Myers 17, 5, 2, 4 stls, 3 blks (*)
Bryant 17, 2, 0
Millar 12, 3, 1
Hutson 7, 3, 4, 2 stls
Salvi 4, 0, 0
Jamison 3, 4, 11, 5 tos
Wheat 2, 0, 2
Thorne 0, 1, 0
Austin 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 68-46%
REB: +3
TO: -11 (13-24)
Paint: +30 (44-14)
2nd Chance : -1
Fast Break: +14 (18-4)
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. Good to see our shooting back. Last time we shot more than 50% FG was almost a month ago
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Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#4 USC, 14-2 (W2)
Colorado, 13-3 (W2)
Arizona, 9-7 (W2)
Oregon, 9-7 (W2)
Stanford, 9-7 (W1)
UCLA, 8-8 (W1)
Washington, 7-9 (L2)
Utah, 7-9 (L1)
Washington St, 6-10 (L1)
Arizona St, 6-10 (L5)
Oregon St, 5-11 (L3)
California, 3-13 (L2)
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[randy]

2/22/01: #4 USC (25-2, 14-2) @ Colorado (19-6, 13-3)

Scouting Report
[INDENT]1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced
3. Key players: Jr SF Andrea Thompson (15.9 ppg, 49% 3PT)
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Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor 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
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Last Meeting
[INDENT]1/11/01 (Home): Won 81-65 (Forney - 21 pts, 9-11 FG)
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Tip off (1st Half)

14:50, Up 10-2
SF Damian Hutson off to a good start, 5 pts, 2-3 FG, and good denial defense on COL's SF Andrea Thompson

11:10, Up 18-5
COL 1-9 FG, 7 turn overs

5:38, Up 28-21
COL's outside shooting brought them back


Halftime, Up 34-32
We wasted a 15 pt-lead. We allowed COL's bench to score 17 pts

Top players
- USC: SF Damion Hutson, 9 pts, 2 stls
- COL: SF Andrea Thompson, 6 pts, 2-3 FG


Start of 2nd Half

15:19, Up 51-40
Game of runs to start the 2nd half. We scored the 1st 5 pts, COL scored the next 6, and now we are currently on an 12-2 run.

11:50, Up 55-44

7:37, Up 61-51

3:59, Up 72-56
COL got to within 7 pts, but we quickly recovered, thanks to outside shooting from SG Mark Austin. We'll shift to 1-2-2 now. Slow down the game


Final score: USC - 77, Colorado - 62
Box Score

[INDENT]Austin 18, 1, 2 (*)
Myers 14, 10, 0
Forney 11, 4, 2, 3 stls
Hutson 9, 1, 2, 2 stls, 3 tos
Jamison 7, 6, 4, 5 stls, 5 tos
Salvi 6, 2, 1
Thorne 4, 4, 1
Bryant 4, 2, 1
Millar 2, 1, 2, 2 stls
Wheat 2, 0, 3
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 51-40%
REB: -2
TO: -8 (17-25)
Paint: +18 (36-18)
2nd Chance : Even
Fast Break: +5
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. Good win against a team ranked #9 in RPI, and on their home court. Also, the win secured our 2nd straight Pac 12 regular season title
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Pac 12 Conference Standings
[INDENT]#4 USC, 15-2 (W3)
Colorado, 13-4 (L1)
Stanford, 10-7 (W2)
Arizona, 10-7 (W3)
UCLA, 9-8 (W2)
Oregon, 9-8 (L1)
Utah, 7-10 (L2)
Washington St, 7-10 (W1)
Arizona St, 7-10 (W1)
Washington, 7-10 (L3)
Oregon St, 5-12 (L4)
California, 3-14 (L3)
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[randy]

We have 7 seniors (scholarship players) in the lineup, playing the last home game of their collegiate careers:

1. PG Marquel Jamison (JuCo recruit last season)
2. SG Mark Austin (4 yrs with the program)
3. SF Damion Hutson (JuCo recruit last season)
4. PF Jesse London (4 years with program)
5. PF Brian Salvi (JuCo recruit last season)
6. C Aaron Thorne (JuCo recruit last season)
7. C JR Myers (JuCo recruit last season)


2/25/01: Arizona (16-11, 10-7) @ #4 USC (26-2, 15-2)

Scouting Report
[INDENT]1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)
3. Key players: Jr SG Marcus Leib (14.9 ppg, 49% FG, 1-time All Conf)
4. ARIZ is averaging almost 84 ppg, shooting more than 50% FG, intheir current 3-game win streak
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Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Favor 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
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Last Meeting
[INDENT]1/18/01 (Away): Won 83-61 (Jamison - 12 pts, 6 stls)
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:09, Up 11-9

10:57, Tied at 15

7:23, Down 22-24
ARIZ shooting 62% FG

3:50, Up 31-28


Halftime, Up 38-36
Almost even on all major stat categories, except for ARIZ having 4 more turn overs than us

Top players
- USC: C Damion Forney, 6 pts, 4 rebs
- ARIZ: SG Marcus Leib, 12 pts, 5-5 FG

We'll double on Leib in the 2nd half. We'l also go on balanced offense


Start of 2nd Half

14:36, Up 44-40

11:11, Up 54-47

7:49, Up 54-50
Our offense went sleep mode again. I will let the seniors finish out this game

3:52, Up 64-56

ARIZ got it down to 6. PF Brian Salvi scored on the low post. A 3 by SG Mark Austin, and a fast break finish by PG Marquel Jamison. No chance for ARIZ; not against these seniors on the floor

I called up seldom-used Sr PF Jesse London to go the scorers table

1:21, Up 71-58

Final score: Arizona - 58, USC- 74
Box Score

[INDENT]Austin 16, 1, 3 (*)
Hutson 13, 1, 5, 2 stls
Salvi 10, 4, 0, 2 blks
Jamison 9, 3, 8
Bryant 7, 0, 1
Forney 6, 4, 4, 3 stls
Myers 6, 3, 1, 2 stls
Millar 4, 1, 1
Thorne 2, 4, 0, 2 blks
London 1, 1, 0
Wheat 0, 1, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 51-46%
REB: -5
TO: -12 (8-20)
Paint: +16 (30-14)
2nd Chance : -2
Fast Break: +6
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Post Game Notes
[INDENT]1. It was good night. We limited one of the conference best scoring teams to less than 60. All seniors scored.
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Pac 12 Conference Final Standings
[INDENT]#4 USC, 16-2 (W4)
Colorado, 13-5 (L2)
Stanford, 11-7 (W3)
Arizona, 10-8 (L1)
UCLA, 10-8 (W3)
Oregon, 10-8 (W1)
Arizona St, 8-10 (W2)
Washington, 7-11 (L4)
Utah, 7-11 (L3)
Washington St, 7-11 (L1)
Oregon St, 5-13 (L5)
California, 4-14 (W1)
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[randy]

Points
#5 Antonio Forney, 412 (14.2 ppg)
#6 JR Myers, 341 (11.8)
#18 Anthony Bryant, 281 (9.7)
T#33 Damion Hutson, 222 (8.2)
T#36 Sam Millar, 220 (7.8)
T#41 Aaron Thorne, 205 (7.1)

Rebounds
#1 Antonio Forney, 234 (8.1 rpg - #15 Nat'l)
T#3 Aaron Thorne, 171 (5.9)
T#3 JR Myers, 171 (5.9)

Assists
#1 Marquel Jamison, 148 (5.3 apg - #11 Nat'l)
T#7 Damion Hutson, 95 (3.5)
#18 Mark Austin, 58 (2.0)

Steals
#2 Marquel Jamison, 42 (1.5 spg)
#4 Antonio Forney, 37 (1.3)
#5 Damion Hutson, 35 (1.3)

Blocks
#1 JR Myers, 34 (1.2 bpg - #24 Nat'l)
#2 Antonio Forney, 31 (1.1 - #30 Nat'l)
#6 Damion Hutson, 24 (0.9)
T#8 Sam Millar, 22 (0.8)

FG%
#1 Antonio Forney, 51.0%
#2 Anthony Bryant, 50.2%

Turnovers
#14 Marquel Jamison, 64 (2.3 topg)

3 points made
None in Top 10

[randy]

[DTO]
- 23.2% (#1 Pac 12, #8 Nat'l)
- Translates to 18.3 opp turn over per game, 5th best in the country.
- Constant pressure defense contributes to generating turn overs.

OeFG
- 46.7% (#2 Pac 12)
- We shoot 33.4% in 3PT, which translates to about 50% eFG. Thus, if we shoot more 3s, we can increase our OeFG%

OR
- 36.6% (#1 National)
- Only around 8% of our total off rebounds were grabbed by the guards. Thus, we can sag off a bit to defend against fast breaks by the opposition

OFTRate
- 27.7% (bottom half National)
- We don't get to the FT line a lot. One possible explanation is that our big guards and small forwards don't drive a lot, and settle for outside shots. Not enough time to address it this season, but something to be considered next season.

DeFG
- 38.0% (#1 National)
- Translates to 37.5% opp FG, 2nd best in the country
- Our m2m defense, together with a "9" in defensive intensity, contributes to why we scored well on this metric. However, these factors may have been the same reasons for our poor performance in the next metric

DFTRate
- 40.9% (Last Pac 12, 11th worst National)
- We give up a lot of FTs to the opposition. In a low scoring tight game, FTs can spell the difference between victory and defeat
- In general, m2m defense results in more fouls. Also, a high defensive intensity increases the likelihood of fouls being called.
- Mixing in some zone and/or decreasing defensive intensity would be a solution to decrease the DFTRate metric. But by doing so, it would sacrifice a bit on DeFG%.


Final Analysis
[INDENT]1. We'll continue to max out (10) on pressure defense. This is possible because we have a deep bench on all positions, so fatigue is not a factor.

2. By default, use a more Balanced offensive focus against teams employing m2m defense. Adjust depending on opposition's defensive formation and/or late game situation:

2-3 or 3-2 zone: Favor Outside focus

1-2-2 or 1-3-1 zone: Favor Inside focus

Need a 3pt shot: Heavy Outside focus

3. Lower offensive rebounding intensity to 8. May need to adjust in late game situations, e.g. increase if we need to score, decrease further if we are protecting a small lead

4. Use a mix of m2m and zone defense during the 1st half, with the objective of reducing fouls and therefore, FTs given up. By default, we'll use 60% m2m, 20% 2-3 zone, and 20% 1-2-2 zone, during the 1st half. Adjustments during the 2nd half depends on opponent's offensive focus:

Balanced: No adjustments needed

Outside: Use 1-2-2 zone

Inside: Use 2-3 zone

Late game situations will be handled on a case to case basis

5. Lower defensive intensity to 7 during the 1st half. Increase to 8 during the 2nd half
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[randy]

3/7/01: (8) Washington (13-15, 7-11) @ (1) #4 USC (27-2, 16-2)

Scouting Report
[INDENT]1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players: Jr(R) SG Mike Reyes (12.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 51% 3PT)
4. 3PT shooting: 17 3PApg, 38%
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Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Balanced
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 25%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 8 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: Auto / 7
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 10
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Last Meeting
[INDENT]1/4/01 (Home): Won 82-61
2/11/01 (Away): Lost 79-82; WASH shot 52% FG, and out rebounded us
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:05, Up 12-8
WASH: 2-3 3PT

11:06, Up 17-14
USC: 4 turn overs

7:56, Up 25-18
USC: +12 rebs

3:03, Up 37-18
USC: 56% FG


Halftime, Up 43-27

Highlights
- Committed just 5 turn overs
- Limited WASH to 31% FG
- Limited WASH to 1 off reb
- Plus 22 in pts in the paint
- Plus 10 fast break pts
- 11-12 FT

Lowlights
- WASH converted 6 3PTs (out of 15 3PA)

Top players
- USC: PG Marquel Jamison, 8 pts, 4 rebs, 3 stls
- WASH: SF Reggie Barrett, 9 pts, 3-6 3PT

Adjustments
- None


Start of 2nd Half

15:44, Up 53-34

11:12, Up 66-40

7:19, Up 72-50

3:03, Up 78-56
Slow down the game. Rest key players


Final score: Washington - 63, USC- 81

Box Score

[INDENT]Forney 17, 12, 1 (*)
Myers 12, 6, 0, 2 blks
Jamison 10, 4, 4, 6 stls
Bryant 10, 4, 0
Thorne 9, 4, 0
Austin 6, 2, 3
Millar 6, 2, 2
Hutson 4, 7, 4, 3 stls
Salvi 4, 2, 0
Coley 3, 0, 0
Wheat 0, 0, 1
London 0, 1, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 46-39%
REB: +22
TO: -6
Paint: +36
2nd Chance : +15
Fast Break: +12
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Highlights
[INDENT]17 off rebs resulting in 17 2nd chance pts
12 steals
16-18 FT
Only 10 turn overs
Majority of pts scored were in the paint (44)
18 pts in transition
Limited WASH to 39% FG
Committed only 13 fouls, resulting in only 10 FTAs for WASH
Limited 2nd chance opportunities for WASH (2)
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Lowlights
[INDENT]WASH shot 12-28 3PTs
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[randy]

3/8/01: (5) UCLA (20-9, 10-8) vs (1) #4 USC (28-2, 16-2)

Scouting Report
[INDENT]1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players: Sr SF Quincy Welch (12.2 ppg, 6.0 rebs, 1-time All Conf)
4. 3PT shooting: 20 3PApg, 34%
5. UCLA plays a small lineup; 1 PF as their only big man
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Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto / Balanced
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 8 / 25%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 8 / 9
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: Auto / 7
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 10
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Last Meeting
[INDENT]12/28/00 (Away): Won 72-52
1/25/01 (Home): Won 78-61
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:13, Down 9-10
UCLA: 4-6 FG, including 2 3s

10:58, Down 17-23
UCLA: 73% FG, 3-3 3PT
Switch to 1-2-2. Increase def intensity to 8

6:11, Down 21-29
Decrease def rebounding to 8

3:46, Down 27-29


Halftime, Up 38-35

Highlights
- We were able to come back from a 10 pt deficit
- We scored 22 pts in the paint
- After converting 3-3 3PT in the early goings, UCLA shot 0-5 3PT since
- UCLA committed 10 turn overs
- Only allowed 6 FTAs for UCLA

Lowlights
- We only scored 2 2nd chance pts
- We committed 11 turn overs

Top players
- USC: C Antonio Forney, 11 pts, 5-10 FG
- UCLA: SG Dante Ostler, 10 pts, 4-5 FG

Adjustments
- Increase def rebounding back to 9


Start of 2nd Half

15:42, Up 45-41
USC: 5 team fouls. UCLA: 52% FG. We switch to m2m defense

11:26, Up 54-50
We will start to double on UCLA's SG Dante Ostler (14 pts, 6-8 FG)

7:00, Up 61-60
UCLA's SG Dante Ostler is on the bench. We'll focus our double teams on PG Travis Moore (14 pts, 6-15 FGAs) and PF Matt Harris (15 pts, 6-10 FG). We'll swicth to favor inside, to take advantage of UCLA's small front line

Score was tied at 64. We shot 4 consecutive FTs to go to a 4 pt lead. UCLA able to rally and tie again at 68.

We got a basket inside the paint. UCLA responded with a drive to basket slam.

2:45, Tied at 70

USC: PG Marquel Jamison surveys the defense. Pass to C JR Myers at the low post. Myers makes his move down low. Myers lays it in for an easy basket

2:30, Up 72-70

UCLA: Turnover (traveling). Media timeout

2:18, Up 72-70

UCLA has been successful with their dribble drive penetrations. We'll go back to 1-2-2

USC: PG Marquel Jamison on the high post. Jamison puts up a jumper. Shot hits the iron, bounces up and in!

2:01, Up 74-70

UCLA: They attempt a 3. Miss. Timeout

1:39, Up 74-70

We'll go heavy inside

USC: PG Marquel Jamison to SG Mark Austin. C Antonio Forney sealing his defender and begging for the ball. Forney gets the pass. Forney powers his way to the basket. Forney scores

1:19, Up 76-70

UCLA: Foul called. 1-and-1. Hits both. Timeout

1:10, Up 76-72

We'll slow down. Max def rebounding. I reminded the team to take as much time as possible

USC: PG Marquel Jamison has the ball. Pass to SF Damion Hutson. Hutson gets a massive pick from C JR Myers. Hutson goes around the screen. Hutson got freed up and takes a shot from 8 feet. Hutson's shot hits nothing but the bottom of the net! Timeout UCLA

0:47, Up 78-72

I put in 2 athletic SFs to the 1 and 2 position.

UCLA: They shoot a 3. Miss. They get the off rebound. They score a 2.

0:31, 78-74

USC: They immediately foul. 1-and-1 for SF Anthony Bryant. Hits the 1st. And also the 2nd. Timeout UCLA

0:29, Up 80-74

UCLA: PG Travis Moore shoots a 3 with a hand in his face. Too strong
USC: They foul again. Double bonus. Hits both. That should do it


Final score: UCLA - 77, USC- 82

Box Score

[INDENT]Austin 20, 2, 1 (*)
Forney 15, 7, 2
Myers 12, 5, 0
Jamison 11, 0, 9, 2 stls, 2 blks, 5 tos
Hutson 10, 3, 1, 4 tos
Bryant 5, 2, 3, 2 stls
Thorne 4, 3, 0
Millar 4, 1, 2
Salvi 1, 2, 1
Wheat 0, 0, 2
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 56-55%
REB: +8
TO: +2
Paint: +12
2nd Chance : +2
Fast Break: +5
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Highlights
[INDENT]We dished out 21 asts, on 32 FGMs
We shot well from the field, 56% FG
We got to the line a lot, 15-19 FT
Majority of pts scored were in the paint (44)
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Lowlights
[INDENT]We committed 17 turn overs
We allowed UCLA to shoot 54% FG
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