There was a late-night Sunday game between ranked Big Ten foes in the 23rd-ranked Michigan Wolverines and the fourth-ranked USC Trojans. The Trojans dominated in the second half to secure a 78-58 home win on the back of JuJu Watkins scoring 31 points and dishing out seven assists.
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The Wolverines (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) were able to step up and play at a decent level but were not able to do enough on the offensive side of things to keep the game close. The Trojans (12-1, 2-0) dominated on both sides of the basketball to have a complete game.
Let's take a deeper dive into the Michigan Wolverines vs. USC Trojans box score and discuss how the game played out.
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Michigan vs. USC box score
Michigan vs. USC box score
Team
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Final Score
Michigan
11
20
16
11
58
USC
17
17
23
21
78
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Michigan Wolverines box score
Player
Position
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
PTS
Yulia Grabovskaia
C
2-3
0-0
0-0
4
6
0
1
0
3
2
4
Mila Holloway
G
1-8
0-1
3-4
1
3
5
2
0
5
1
5
Olivia Olson
G
5-17
0-2
1-3
0
3
2
3
2
5
3
11
Jordan Hobbs
G
7-19
4-12
1-2
0
4
4
1
0
6
1
19
Greta Kampschroeder
G
5-9
3-5
1-2
1
4
0
0
0
2
3
14
Ally VanTimmeren
F
0-1
0-0
0-0
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
0
Alyssa Crockett
F
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Te'Yala Delfosse
G
0-2
0-0
0-0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
Macy Brown
G
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Brooke Daniels
G
1-4
0-0
3-3
5
7
0
0
0
0
3
5
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USC Trojans box score
Player
Position
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
PTS
Kiki Iriafen
F
8-12
0-0
2-2
5
9
0
0
1
5
5
18
Rayah Marshall
C
6-10
0-0
3-3
1
5
5
3
1
3
0
15
Talia von Oelhoffen
G
0-2
0-2
0-0
0
3
3
1
0
3
4
0
Kennedy Smith
G
1-5
0-1
1-2
1
2
0
3
0
2
0
3
JuJu Watkins
G
8-19
2-7
13-14
0
5
7
3
3
1
1
31
Clarice Akunwafo
C
0-1
0-0
0-0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Avery Howell
G
2-5
1-3
1-2
1
5
1
0
2
1
3
6
Kayleigh Heckel
G
2-4
1-1
0-0
1
2
0
0
0
3
2
5
Malia Samuels
G
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
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Michigan vs. USC Game Summary
The Michigan Wolverines had a decent offensive showing in this game as the team went just 21-of-63 (33.3%) from the field, 7-of-20 (35.0%) from beyond the arc, and 9-of-14 (64.3%) from the charity stripe.
The team was able to crash the glass at a good level with 38 total rebounds (16 offensive, 22 defensive) and had eight steals with three blocks to help the defense. The passing game struggled as the Wolverines had 15 assists but 23 turnovers. Michigan struggled without any fast break points but recorded 24 points in the paint.
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On the other side, the USC Trojans shot the basketball at a strong level in the game as the team finished shooting 27-of-58 (46.6%) from the floor, 4-of-14 (28.6%) from the 3-point line, and 20-of-23 (87.0%) from the free-throw line.
The team had 14 fast break points and 34 points in the paint. The offense had 17 assists to 18 turnovers, which was decent at best, especially for a team of the Trojans' quality. USC grabbed rebounds at a good level with 37 total rebounds (nine offensive, 28 defensive) and stepped up on the defensive side of things with 11 steals and seven blocks to help secure the victory.
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