EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Boogie Ellis led USC men’s basketball with 19 points and four assists, but it wasn’t enough as the Trojans fell at Oregon, 78-60, on Thursday.
Drew Peterson and Kobe Johnson added 11 points apiece. USC (17-7, 9-4 Pac-12)had a four-game win streak end.
N’Faly Dante scored 17 points and Will Richardson added 16 for Oregon.
Dante sank 8 of 11 shots from the floor for the Ducks (15-10, 9-5 Pac-12 Conference). He added five rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Richardson made 4 of 6 shots with two 3-pointers and hit all six of his free throws. Jermaine Couisnard had 13 points and Nate Bittle contributed 11 points and six rebounds.
Couisnard scored 11 points and N’Faly added nine to guide the Ducks to a 42-27 lead at halftime. Peterson hit a 3-pointer seven minutes into the game to pull the Trojans within 11-10.
Dante answered with a three-point play, igniting an 18-1 run and Oregon led 29-11 with 12 minutes left in the half. Kel’el Ware had back-to-back dunks in the run, the second leading to a three-point play.
USC got no closer than 14 points in the second half. The Ducks pushed their lead to 20 on three occasions.
Oregon shot 54% overall but made just 6 of 18 from beyond the arc. USC shot 41% and made only 4 of 16 from distance. The Trojans finished with 12 turnovers to Oregon’s 11, but the Ducks had a 17-3 edge in points off turnovers.
The Trojans lead the series 69-60.
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