USC Trojans vs. Michigan Wolverines

Jan 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
USC	31	35	66
MICH	49	47	96

Game Recap

Morez Johnson Jr. scores career-high 29 points in No. 2 Michigan's 96-66 win over No. 24 USC. Morez Johnson Jr. scored a career-high 29 points, including 17 in the first half, and No. 2 Michigan beat No. 24 Southern California 96-66 on Friday night.

Player Stats

USC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Ezra Ausar	27	3-9	0-0	9-13	6	0	0	0	3	3	15
6Jacob Cofie	16	0-3	0-2	1-2	6	0	1	0	0	3	1
45Gabe Dynes	24	1-1	0-0	3-5	2	0	0	2	2	1	5
9Ryan Cornish	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4Chad Baker-Mazara	23	3-11	2-6	4-5	0	2	0	1	5	4	12
33Jaden Brownell	28	6-10	2-5	2-2	6	0	1	0	1	5	16
5Terrance Williams II	25	2-4	0-1	1-4	4	0	0	0	0	3	5
Kam Woods	16	1-5	0-2	0-0	3	1	2	0	2	1	2
7Jordan Marsh	16	1-6	1-4	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	3	3
12EJ Neal Jr.	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
8Jerry Easter II	15	3-7	0-1	1-2	2	1	0	0	3	2	7

TOTAL	-	20-5834.5%	5-2321.7%	21-3363.6%	29	4	5	3	21	26	66

MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Yaxel Lendeborg	18	3-10	1-7	1-2	5	1	0	3	1	1	8
21Morez Johnson Jr.	26	10-12	1-2	8-10	6	0	2	0	0	3	29
15Aday Mara	17	2-3	0-0	1-4	6	2	3	1	0	2	5
3Elliot Cadeau	29	2-8	1-4	2-4	6	7	2	0	3	2	7
4Nimari Burnett	14	0-4	0-4	3-4	2	0	1	0	0	1	3
5Oscar Goodman	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
42Will Tschetter	20	3-6	1-3	3-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	10
32Malick Kordel	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2L.J. Cason	24	3-6	1-3	3-4	3	4	2	0	2	2	10
10Winters Grady	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
11Roddy Gayle Jr.	18	4-6	1-2	3-4	4	2	1	0	3	5	12
1Trey McKenney	26	3-6	0-3	4-4	2	0	1	0	2	3	10
TOTAL	-	31-6547.7%	6-3020.0%	28-3971.8%	38	17	12	4	11	22	96

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUSCMICH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Michigan.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by USC.
(19:46) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:43) Aday Mara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:41) Aday Mara makes layup.
02
(19:26) Ryan Cornish bad pass turnover.
(19:26) Aday Mara Steal.
(19:19) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:15) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(19:07) Chad Baker-Mazara bad pass turnover.
(19:07) Aday Mara Steal.
+2 (19:02) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 2-foot dunk (Aday Mara assists).
04
(18:42) Gabe Dynes bad pass turnover.
(18:42) Nimari Burnett Steal.
(18:22) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
(18:10) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:09) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:09) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
(17:59) Nimari Burnett misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) Chad Baker-Mazara Block.
(17:55) USC Defensive Rebound.
(17:48) Jordan Marsh bad pass turnover.
(17:48) Aday Mara Steal.
(17:38) Elliot Cadeau misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:34) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(17:21) Jordan Marsh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:18) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:10) Morez Johnson Jr. makes driving layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
06
(16:46) Jacob Cofie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:43) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(16:31) Yaxel Lendeborg misses driving layup.
(16:29) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(16:18) Chad Baker-Mazara bad pass turnover.
(16:17) Technical Foul on USC.
(16:17) Yaxel Lendeborg misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:17) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:17) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2.
07
(15:53) Elliot Cadeau misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(15:49) Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound.
(15:47) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
(15:47) Ezra Ausar turnover.
(15:29) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
(15:15) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:13) Roddy Gayle Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(15:09) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
(15:09) Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover.
(14:58) Jordan Marsh misses layup.
(14:55) L.J. Cason Defensive Rebound.
(14:49) L.J. Cason bad pass turnover.
(14:49) Jordan Marsh Steal.
(14:36) Terrance Williams II misses 11-foot jumper.
(14:33) Jaden Brownell Offensive Rebound.
(14:21) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 5-foot jumper.
(14:21) Yaxel Lendeborg Block.
(14:14) L.J. Cason Defensive Rebound.
(14:13) Foul on Terrance Williams II.
(14:12) Foul on Chad Baker-Mazara.
(14:08) Trey McKenney misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:06) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:05) Yaxel Lendeborg makes layup.
09
(13:34) Kam Woods misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(13:30) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(13:29) Foul on Kam Woods.
+1 (13:29) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
010
+1 (13:29) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
011
+2 (13:19) Ezra Ausar makes layup.
211
(13:19) Foul on Aday Mara.
+1 (13:19) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 1.
311
+2 (12:57) Will Tschetter makes driving layup.
313
+3 (12:41) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 25-foot three point jumper.
613
(12:40) Foul on L.J. Cason.
+1 (12:40) Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 1 of 1.
713
+2 (12:26) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (L.J. Cason assists).
715
+3 (12:06) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1015
(11:54) L.J. Cason bad pass turnover.
(11:54) Kam Woods Steal.
(11:50) Jaden Brownell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:44) Kam Woods Offensive Rebound.
(11:42) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:39) Will Tschetter Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Trey McKenney misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(11:20) Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound.
(11:02) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:58) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(10:52) Trey McKenney bad pass turnover.
(10:52) Jaden Brownell Steal.
(10:21) Kam Woods misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:20) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:10) Chad Baker-Mazara misses driving layup.
(10:06) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
(9:51) Will Tschetter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:48) Gabe Dynes Defensive Rebound.
(9:43) Foul on Gabe Dynes.
(9:43) Gabe Dynes turnover.
+3 (9:29) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1018
+2 (9:04) Ezra Ausar makes layup.
1218
+3 (8:56) Elliot Cadeau makes 28-foot three point jumper.
1221
(8:48) Foul on Nimari Burnett.
(8:33) Kam Woods misses 15-foot jumper.
(8:30) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
(8:30) Foul on Aday Mara.
(8:30) Ezra Ausar misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:30) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:30) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2.
1321
+2 (8:06) Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup.
1323
(7:43) Ezra Ausar misses 9-foot jumper.
+2 (7:42) Jerry Easter II makes layup.
1523
(7:40) Jerry Easter II Offensive Rebound.
(7:32) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
(7:12) Ezra Ausar misses 7-foot jumper.
(7:12) Yaxel Lendeborg Block.
(7:12) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:49) Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup.
1525
(6:36) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
+1 (6:36) Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 1 of 2.
1625
+1 (6:36) Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 2 of 2.
1725
(6:19) Foul on Jaden Brownell.
(6:19) Morez Johnson Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:17) Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound.
(6:04) Jerry Easter II misses 18-foot jumper.
(6:01) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:48) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:44) Elliot Cadeau Offensive Rebound.
(5:37) Trey McKenney misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:35) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
(5:35) Yaxel Lendeborg bad pass turnover.
+2 (5:15) Jerry Easter II makes 8-foot jumper.
1925
+2 (5:06) Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup (Elliot Cadeau assists).
1927
(5:06) Foul on Terrance Williams II.
+1 (5:06) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
1928
+2 (4:55) Ezra Ausar makes 1-foot dunk (Chad Baker-Mazara assists).
2128
(4:39) Foul on Chad Baker-Mazara.
+1 (4:39) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2129
+1 (4:39) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2130
(4:33) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:32) L.J. Cason Defensive Rebound.
(4:32) Foul on Chad Baker-Mazara.
+1 (4:32) L.J. Cason makes free throw 1 of 2.
2131
+1 (4:32) L.J. Cason makes free throw 2 of 2.
2132
(4:21) Jerry Easter II bad pass turnover.
(4:15) L.J. Cason misses driving layup.
(4:15) USC Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Jordan Marsh misses layup.
(4:07) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
(4:04) Michigan Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Michigan charged with a timeout.
(4:04) Ezra Ausar bad pass turnover.
+2 (3:46) Elliot Cadeau makes driving layup.
2134
+3 (3:23) Jaden Brownell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jerry Easter II assists).
2434
(3:09) Foul on Jordan Marsh.
(3:09) Elliot Cadeau misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:09) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:09) Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 2 of 2.
2435
(2:58) Kam Woods misses 11-foot jumper.
(2:55) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:51) L.J. Cason makes driving layup (Elliot Cadeau assists).
2437
+2 (2:31) Terrance Williams II makes 9-foot jumper.
2637
+2 (2:15) Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup (Elliot Cadeau assists).
2639
(2:06) Terrance Williams II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:02) Will Tschetter Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Elliot Cadeau misses 7-foot jumper.
(1:55) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:42) Jerry Easter II bad pass turnover.
(1:42) Elliot Cadeau Steal.
+2 (1:36) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists).
2641
(1:30) Jordan Marsh bad pass turnover.
(1:30) Morez Johnson Jr. Steal.
+2 (1:25) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists).
2643
(1:07) Jaden Brownell misses 14-foot jumper.
(1:04) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
(1:02) Ezra Ausar misses layup.
(1:02) USC Offensive Rebound.
(1:01) Foul on Trey McKenney.
+1 (1:01) Jerry Easter II makes free throw 1 of 2.
2743
(1:01) Jerry Easter II misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:57) Jerry Easter II Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:55) Jerry Easter II makes 9-foot jumper.
2943
(0:46) Elliot Cadeau misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(0:45) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:45) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
+1 (0:45) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2.
3043
+1 (0:45) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2.
3143
(0:45) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
+1 (0:45) Nimari Burnett makes free throw 1 of 2.
3144
(0:45) Nimari Burnett misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:45) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:41) Nimari Burnett misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:38) Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(0:35) Foul on Jaden Brownell.
+1 (0:35) Will Tschetter makes free throw 1 of 3.
3145
+1 (0:35) Will Tschetter makes free throw 2 of 3.
3146
+1 (0:35) Will Tschetter makes free throw 3 of 3.
3147
(0:13) Chad Baker-Mazara bad pass turnover.
(0:13) L.J. Cason Steal.
(0:08) Foul on Chad Baker-Mazara.
+1 (0:08) Nimari Burnett makes free throw 1 of 2.
3148
+1 (0:08) Nimari Burnett makes free throw 2 of 2.
3149
(0:02) Jerry Easter II misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) USC Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

USC

MICH

66Points96

20-58(34.5%)Field Goal(%)31-65(47.7%)

5-23(21.7%)3-Point(%)6-30(20.0%)

21-33(63.6%)Free Throw(%)28-39(71.8%)

35(11)Rebounds(Offensive)40(11)

4Assists17

5Steals12

3Blocks4

21Turnovers11

27(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

0Largest Lead30

Game Details

Friday, January 2, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Crisler Center · Ann Arbor, MI

attendance: 12,707 (100%)

tv: Peacock

spread: MICH -22.5

over/under: 173.5