Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. USC Trojans

Jan 31, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
RUTG	30	45	75
USC	40	38	78

Game Recap

USC holds off Rutgers' late rally, wins 78-75. Ezra Ausar scored 21 points, Jacob Cofie had a double-double and Southern California held off Rutgers for a 78-75 victory on Saturday night.

Player Stats

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Dylan Grant	32	6-13	1-4	1-2	10	2	0	0	1	3	14
21Emmanuel Ogbole	16	0-3	0-0	0-0	6	3	2	3	1	1	0
3Kaden Powers	16	4-8	1-3	0-1	1	0	1	1	1	1	9
1Jamichael Davis	21	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	20	0-5	0-0	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	1	3
4Bryce Dortch	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	2
11Chris Nwuli	8	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	4
13Harun Zrno	26	3-10	3-8	0-0	4	0	3	0	1	2	9
2Lino Mark	20	2-7	2-4	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	2	6
0Tariq Francis	27	10-19	1-3	5-5	2	5	0	0	1	4	26
TOTAL	-	29-7439.2%	8-2433.3%	9-1275.0%	31	14	7	4	8	21	75

USC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Ezra Ausar	34	6-8	0-0	9-11	7	2	1	0	2	3	21
6Jacob Cofie	37	6-11	0-2	3-6	10	3	1	3	3	1	15
0Alijah Arenas	19	3-9	2-4	1-2	1	2	0	0	2	4	9
13Kam Woods	38	1-3	0-0	6-8	9	4	1	0	4	1	8
4Chad Baker-Mazara	38	7-15	2-6	1-1	5	3	2	1	3	0	17
5Terrance Williams II	6	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
45Gabe Dynes	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8Jerry Easter II	20	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	4	6
9Ryan Cornish	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

TOTAL	-	26-5151.0%	4-1233.3%	22-3073.3%	37	16	6	4	16	13	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfRUTGUSC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by USC.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Rutgers.
(19:38) Alijah Arenas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:34) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
(19:27) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:23) Alijah Arenas Offensive Rebound.
(19:23) Alijah Arenas misses tip in layup.
(19:22) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:57) Kaden Powers makes layup (Dylan Grant assists).
20
(18:35) Alijah Arenas bad pass turnover.
(18:12) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 17-foot jumper.
(18:11) USC Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:50) Jacob Cofie makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot (Kam Woods assists).
22
(17:31) Kaden Powers misses 19-foot floating jump shot.
(17:28) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:19) Alijah Arenas makes driving layup (Kam Woods assists).
24
+2 (16:47) Dylan Grant makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists).
44
(16:27) Alijah Arenas misses driving layup.
(16:25) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Emmanuel Ogbole misses layup.
(16:07) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:02) Ezra Ausar makes layup (Kam Woods assists).
46
(15:31) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:31) Jacob Cofie Block.
(15:28) Dylan Grant misses tip in layup.
(15:27) Emmanuel Ogbole Offensive Rebound.
(15:27) Emmanuel Ogbole misses tip in layup.
(15:26) Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.
(15:26) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(15:08) Alijah Arenas misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:05) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(14:56) Jamichael Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:53) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:49) Jacob Cofie makes layup (Chad Baker-Mazara assists).
48
(14:49) Foul on Emmanuel Ogbole.
+1 (14:49) Jacob Cofie makes free throw 1 of 1.
49
(14:29) Dylan Grant bad pass turnover.
+2 (14:11) Ezra Ausar makes 3-foot dunk (Jacob Cofie assists).
411
(13:42) Tariq Francis misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(13:40) Jerry Easter II Defensive Rebound.
(13:26) Ezra Ausar misses layup.
(13:22) Harun Zrno Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:02) Jamichael Davis makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Dylan Grant assists).
611
+2 (12:40) Jerry Easter II makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jacob Cofie assists).
613
(12:34) Bryce Dortch out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:17) Foul on Tariq Francis.
+1 (12:17) Kam Woods makes free throw 1 of 2.
614
+1 (12:17) Kam Woods makes free throw 2 of 2.
615
(11:59) Tariq Francis misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:56) Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:48) Kam Woods makes layup.
617
(11:24) Dylan Grant misses layup.
(11:24) Jacob Cofie Block.
(11:20) Harun Zrno Offensive Rebound.
(11:19) Harun Zrno bad pass turnover.
(11:19) Terrance Williams II Steal.
(11:15) Foul on Bryce Dortch.
(11:15) Jacob Cofie misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:15) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:15) Jacob Cofie makes free throw 2 of 2.
618
+2 (10:58) Tariq Francis makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
818
(10:41) Foul on Tariq Francis.
+1 (10:41) Terrance Williams II makes free throw 1 of 2.
819
+1 (10:41) Terrance Williams II makes free throw 2 of 2.
820
+3 (10:13) Tariq Francis makes 24-foot three pointer.
1120
+2 (9:41) Jerry Easter II makes 12-foot hook shot.
1122
(9:25) Tariq Francis misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(9:22) Bryce Dortch Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:19) Harun Zrno makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lino Mark assists).
1422
+2 (8:56) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Terrance Williams II assists).
1424
(8:51) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
+1 (8:51) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1524
+1 (8:51) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1624
+2 (8:39) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
1626
(8:30) Tariq Francis misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(8:26) Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:26) Dylan Grant makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1826
(8:13) Chad Baker-Mazara bad pass turnover.
(7:51) Lino Mark misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:48) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:41) Ezra Ausar makes layup (Chad Baker-Mazara assists).
1828
(7:29) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
(7:25) Lino Mark bad pass turnover.
(7:25) Jacob Cofie Steal.
+2 (7:22) Jacob Cofie makes 1-foot dunk.
1830
(6:59) Kaden Powers bad pass turnover.
(6:59) Kam Woods Steal.
+2 (6:44) Ezra Ausar makes layup.
1832
+2 (6:38) Chris Nwuli makes layup (Jamichael Davis assists).
2032
(6:20) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:18) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Jamichael Davis misses driving layup.
(5:49) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(5:43) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(5:38) Kaden Powers Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:36) Dylan Grant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tariq Francis assists).
2332
+2 (5:09) Jacob Cofie makes driving layup.
2334
(4:55) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(4:45) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(4:44) Foul on Chris Nwuli.
(4:44) Ezra Ausar misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:44) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:44) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2.
2335
+2 (4:33) Tariq Francis makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
2535
(4:20) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:17) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
(4:15) Ezra Ausar misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:12) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(4:10) Tariq Francis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:08) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:08) Foul on Kaden Powers.
+2 (3:47) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 3-foot dunk (Alijah Arenas assists).
2537
+2 (3:28) Tariq Francis makes driving layup.
2737
(3:16) Foul on Harun Zrno.
+1 (3:16) Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2.
2738
(3:14) Alijah Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:13) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:55) Dylan Grant makes driving layup.
2938
(2:45) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
(2:45) Alijah Arenas turnover.
(2:22) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
(2:22) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:22) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:22) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3038
(2:06) Kam Woods bad pass turnover.
(2:06) Harun Zrno Steal.
(1:58) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses driving layup.
(1:56) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(1:50) Kam Woods misses driving layup.
(1:50) Emmanuel Ogbole Block.
(1:50) USC Offensive Rebound.
(1:45) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:42) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(1:18) Harun Zrno misses dunk.
(1:15) Jerry Easter II Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Kam Woods misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:59) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:58) Jacob Cofie makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
3040
(0:31) Dylan Grant misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:29) Chad Baker-Mazara Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Chad Baker-Mazara out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(0:01) Tariq Francis misses driving layup.
(0:00) Chad Baker-Mazara Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

RUTG

USC

75Points78

29-74(39.2%)Field Goal(%)26-51(51.0%)

8-24(33.3%)3-Point(%)4-12(33.3%)

9-12(75.0%)Free Throw(%)22-30(73.3%)

33(17)Rebounds(Offensive)40(12)

14Assists16

7Steals6

4Blocks4

8Turnovers17

21(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

2Largest Lead19

Game Details

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Galen Center · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 5,322 (51.9%)

tv: Peacock

spread: USC -11.5

over/under: 146.5