USC Trojans vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

Feb 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
USC	36	41	77
PSU	40	35	75

Game Recap

Alijah Arenas scores 11 of his 24 in final 4 minutes, USC beats Penn State 77-75. Alijah Arenas scored 11 of his 24 points in the final four minutes, including the go-ahead basket with 0.7 seconds left, to help USC beat Penn State 77-75 on Sunday.

Player Stats

USC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Ezra Ausar	28	4-6	0-0	5-6	2	1	2	0	4	4	13
6Jacob Cofie	34	5-8	0-0	0-1	7	0	1	1	1	2	10
0Alijah Arenas	35	8-17	3-6	5-6	3	2	2	2	4	3	24
9Ryan Cornish	19	0-2	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
13Kam Woods	36	6-13	0-4	1-1	5	9	4	0	2	3	13
33Jaden Brownell	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Terrance Williams II	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
45Gabe Dynes	15	1-2	0-0	0-2	7	1	0	4	2	2	2
7Jordan Marsh	22	3-8	3-7	0-0	4	2	1	0	2	3	9
8Jerry Easter II	5	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	-	29-6048.3%	6-1931.6%	13-1872.2%	31	15	10	7	15	17	77

PENN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Ivan Juric	26	4-9	1-3	4-5	8	1	3	0	1	4	13
10Josh Reed	37	8-11	1-3	0-1	4	1	1	0	1	3	17
7Dominick Stewart	34	4-5	2-3	1-2	3	2	2	0	3	3	11
4Kayden Mingo	32	3-9	0-2	2-2	3	2	3	0	4	1	8
5Freddie Dilione V	38	10-18	1-3	2-4	4	4	3	0	4	1	23
21Justin Houser	12	1-4	1-3	0-0	3	1	0	3	2	3	3
1Mason Blackwood	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Melih Tunca	16	0-2	0-1	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0


TOTAL	-	30-5851.7%	6-1833.3%	9-1560.0%	27	12	12	3	15	16	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUSCPSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Penn State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by USC.
(19:27) Ivan Juric misses 4-foot hook shot.
(19:24) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:17) Jacob Cofie makes 19-foot jumper.
20
(18:59) Freddie Dilione V misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(18:57) Ryan Cornish Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Alijah Arenas misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:46) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) Ivan Juric misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:37) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(18:18) Ezra Ausar misses 4-foot jumper.
(18:16) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(18:06) Freddie Dilione V misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:03) USC Defensive Rebound.
(17:49) Kam Woods bad pass turnover.
(17:49) Dominick Stewart Steal.
+2 (17:39) Josh Reed makes layup.
22
(17:27) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
(17:27) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
(17:27) Ezra Ausar turnover.
(17:08) Josh Reed misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:05) Ivan Juric Offensive Rebound.
(17:05) Ivan Juric misses tip in layup.
(17:04) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(16:52) Ezra Ausar bad pass turnover.
(16:52) Freddie Dilione V Steal.
+2 (16:49) Freddie Dilione V makes layup.
24
+2 (16:24) Alijah Arenas makes driving layup.
44
+2 (16:02) Josh Reed makes 10-foot hook shot.
46
+2 (15:36) Alijah Arenas makes layup (Ezra Ausar assists).
66
+2 (15:24) Kayden Mingo makes driving layup.
68
(14:57) Jacob Cofie misses driving layup.
(14:55) Dominick Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(14:47) Melih Tunca misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(14:43) Kayden Mingo Offensive Rebound.
(14:39) Kayden Mingo misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:36) Melih Tunca Offensive Rebound.
(14:36) Josh Reed misses layup.
(14:36) Jacob Cofie Block.
(14:34) Penn State Offensive Rebound.
(14:26) Foul on Josh Reed.
(14:26) Josh Reed turnover.
(14:12) Jacob Cofie misses layup.
(14:09) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:08) Jacob Cofie makes layup.
88
(13:58) Kayden Mingo misses layup.
(13:57) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
+1 (13:57) Ivan Juric makes free throw 1 of 2.
89
+1 (13:57) Ivan Juric makes free throw 2 of 2.
810
(13:56) Ivan Juric Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:48) Alijah Arenas makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1110
(13:21) Kayden Mingo bad pass turnover.
(13:15) Terrance Williams II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:12) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
(13:12) Foul on Ivan Juric.
(13:03) Alijah Arenas misses 21-foot jumper.
(13:01) Mason Blackwood Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
(12:42) Kayden Mingo misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:38) Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:33) Jordan Marsh makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1410
+3 (12:07) Ivan Juric makes 23-foot three point jumper (Melih Tunca assists).
1413
(11:48) Jordan Marsh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:46) Penn State Defensive Rebound.
(11:26) Justin Houser misses layup.
(11:26) Gabe Dynes Block.
(11:22) Jordan Marsh Defensive Rebound.
(10:57) Kam Woods misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(10:53) Justin Houser Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:46) Justin Houser makes 25-foot three point jumper (Freddie Dilione V assists).
1416
+2 (10:29) Jerry Easter II makes 11-foot jumper (Kam Woods assists).
1616
(10:04) Foul on Jordan Marsh.
+3 (10:03) Dominick Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Freddie Dilione V assists).
1619
+2 (9:39) Ezra Ausar makes layup.
1819
+2 (9:26) Freddie Dilione V makes driving layup.
1821
(9:07) Foul on Justin Houser.
+1 (9:07) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2.
1921
(9:07) Ezra Ausar misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:03) Kam Woods Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:02) Kam Woods makes layup.
2121
+2 (8:49) Freddie Dilione V makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
2123
+2 (8:35) Jacob Cofie makes 17-foot jumper (Kam Woods assists).
2323
(8:26) Freddie Dilione V bad pass turnover.
(8:26) Ezra Ausar Steal.
+2 (8:22) Ezra Ausar makes 1-foot dunk.
2523
(8:02) Justin Houser misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:57) Josh Reed Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:57) Josh Reed makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2525
(7:42) Kam Woods misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:38) Penn State Defensive Rebound.
(7:27) Freddie Dilione V bad pass turnover.
(7:27) Kam Woods Steal.
+2 (7:23) Ezra Ausar makes 1-foot dunk (Kam Woods assists).
2725
+3 (7:05) Freddie Dilione V makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2728
(6:43) Ezra Ausar bad pass turnover.
(6:43) Ivan Juric Steal.
(6:33) Dominick Stewart bad pass turnover.
(6:33) Ezra Ausar Steal.
+3 (6:28) Jordan Marsh makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kam Woods assists).
3028
(6:10) Kayden Mingo bad pass turnover.
(6:10) Alijah Arenas Steal.
+2 (6:06) Alijah Arenas makes layup (Kam Woods assists).
3228
(5:47) Dominick Stewart bad pass turnover.
(5:38) Penn State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Penn State retains its timeout.
(5:38) Gabe Dynes bad pass turnover.
(5:38) Ivan Juric Steal.
+2 (5:15) Ivan Juric makes layup (Josh Reed assists).
3230
(4:47) Kam Woods misses 7-foot jumper.
(4:45) USC Offensive Rebound.
(4:37) Alijah Arenas misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(4:36) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Foul on Kam Woods.
(4:08) Ivan Juric misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:03) Alijah Arenas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:59) Ezra Ausar makes layup (Alijah Arenas assists).
3430
+2 (3:39) Kayden Mingo makes 13-foot jumper.
3432
(3:24) Alijah Arenas misses 7-foot jumper.
(3:21) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:12) Freddie Dilione V makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
3434
(2:43) Alijah Arenas bad pass turnover.
(2:43) Kayden Mingo Steal.
(2:39) Freddie Dilione V misses layup.
(2:39) Alijah Arenas Block.
(2:35) Ivan Juric Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:18) Freddie Dilione V makes layup (Kayden Mingo assists).
3436
(1:57) Alijah Arenas misses 16-foot jumper.
(1:55) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:51) Josh Reed makes driving layup.
3438
(1:31) Ezra Ausar misses layup.
(1:28) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:14) Josh Reed makes layup (Dominick Stewart assists).
3440
(0:56) Ryan Cornish misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:53) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
(0:43) Freddie Dilione V turnover.
(0:24) Ryan Cornish misses 20-foot jumper.
(0:24) Kam Woods Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:04) Kam Woods makes layup.
3640
(0:02) Ivan Juric bad pass turnover.
(0:02) Jordan Marsh Steal.

2nd half

Team Stats

USC

PSU

77Points75

29-60(48.3%)Field Goal(%)30-58(51.7%)

6-19(31.6%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)

13-18(72.2%)Free Throw(%)9-15(60.0%)

34(12)Rebounds(Offensive)31(9)

15Assists12

10Steals12

7Blocks3

15Turnovers17

17(1)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

6Largest Lead12

Game Details

Sunday, February 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA

attendance: 6,504 (43.1%)

tv: BTN

spread: USC -3.5

over/under: 157.5