USC 89-84 Middle Tennessee (Dec 23, 2017) Play-by-Play

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

8-3

	1	2	T
MTSU	43	41	84
USC	42	47	89

USC Trojans

8-4

Nick Rakocevic made Dunk. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.
Chimezie Metu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.
Nick Rakocevic missed Jumper.
Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.
Jordan McLaughlin missed Three Point Jumper.
Bennie Boatwright missed Jumper.
Jordan Usher missed Jumper.
Chimezie Metu missed Jumper.
Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Usher.
Chimezie Metu missed Jumper.
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Shaqquan Aaron made Layup.
Bennie Boatwright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Chimezie Metu made Layup. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
Chimezie Metu made Dunk.
Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
Bennie Boatwright missed Dunk.
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Chimezie Metu missed Layup.
Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
Bennie Boatwright missed Layup.
Chimezie Metu missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
Jordan McLaughlin made Three Point Jumper.
Chimezie Metu made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.
Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
Chimezie Metu made Jumper. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.
Jordan Usher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Shaqquan Aaron.
Bennie Boatwright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Shaqquan Aaron.
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.
Bennie Boatwright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.
Shaqquan Aaron missed Layup.
Shaqquan Aaron made Layup. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
Chimezie Metu made Jumper.
Shaqquan Aaron made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.
Shaqquan Aaron made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.
Chimezie Metu made Layup. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.
Bennie Boatwright made Dunk. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.
Edward Simpson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick King.
Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Nick King.
Brandon Walters missed Layup.
Brandon Walters made Layup.
Nick King made Dunk.
Nick King missed Jumper.
Tyrik Dixon made Jumper.
Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyrik Dixon missed Layup.
Giddy Potts missed Layup.
Karl Gamble missed Jumper.
Nick King made Jumper.
Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.
Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antwain Johnson.
Nick King made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.
Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.
Karl Gamble made Dunk. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.
Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
Nick King made Jumper.
Nick King missed Jumper.
Nick King made Layup.
Tyrik Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyrik Dixon made Jumper.
Tyrik Dixon missed Jumper.
Antwain Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Karl Gamble made Dunk.
David Simmons made Jumper.
Nick King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edward Simpson.
Nick King missed Jumper.
Antwain Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Walters missed Layup.
Tyrik Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick King made Layup.
Edward Simpson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick King.
Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.
Tyrik Dixon made Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Walters missed Jumper.
Edward Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
Edward Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
Giddy Potts missed Jumper.
Nick King missed Jumper.
Antwain Johnson missed Jumper.
Nick King missed Layup.
Nick King missed Jumper.
Antwain Johnson missed Layup.
Brandon Walters made Jumper.
Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Edward Simpson.
Nick King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edward Simpson.
David Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Walters made Dunk. Assisted by David Simmons.
Nick King made Layup.
Nick King missed Layup.
Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.
Giddy Potts made Dunk. Assisted by Antwain Johnson.
Nick King missed Three Point Jumper.
Karl Gamble missed Layup.
Nick King missed Layup.
Nick King made Jumper.
Nick King missed Layup.
Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper.
Antwain Johnson made Layup.

MTSU

USC

TIME		MTSU	USC
20:00	Jump Ball won by USC	0	0
19:47	Edward Simpson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick King.	3	0
19:26	Foul on Brandon Walters.	3	0
19:26	Nick Rakocevic made Dunk. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.	3	2
19:20	Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Nick King.	5	2
19:10	Chimezie Metu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bennie Boatwright.	5	5
19:06	Brandon Walters missed Layup.	5	5
19:06	Nick Rakocevic Defensive Rebound.	5	5
18:40	Jordan McLaughlin Turnover.	5	5
18:27	Brandon Walters made Layup.	7	5
18:27	Foul on Bennie Boatwright.	7	5
18:27	Brandon Walters made Free Throw.	8	5
18:15	Jordan McLaughlin Turnover.	8	5
18:15	Edward Simpson Steal.	8	5
18:02	Nick King made Dunk.	10	5
17:46	Chimezie Metu Turnover.	10	5
17:32	USC Timeout	10	5
17:25	Nick King missed Jumper.	10	5
17:25	Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.	10	5
17:14	Foul on Nick Rakocevic.	10	5
17:06	Tyrik Dixon made Jumper.	12	5
16:53	Foul on Edward Simpson.	12	5
16:53	Bennie Boatwright missed Free Throw.	12	5
16:53	USC Deadball Team Rebound.	12	5
16:53	Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.	12	6
16:33	Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.	12	6
16:33	Jordan McLaughlin Defensive Rebound.	12	6
16:23	Foul on Edward Simpson.	12	6
16:23	Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.	12	7
16:23	Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.	12	8
16:16	Karl Gamble Turnover.	12	8
15:55	Nick Rakocevic missed Jumper.	12	8
15:55	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	12	8
15:35	Tyrik Dixon missed Layup.	12	8
15:35	USC Deadball Team Rebound.	12	8
15:28	Foul on Tyrik Dixon.	12	8
15:28	Official TV Timeout	12	8
15:20	Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.	12	8
15:20	Jordan McLaughlin Offensive Rebound.	12	8
15:14	Jordan McLaughlin missed Three Point Jumper.	12	8
15:14	Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.	12	8
15:14	Foul on Nick Rakocevic.	12	8
15:07	David Simmons Turnover.	12	8
15:07	Shaqquan Aaron Steal.	12	8
14:59	Bennie Boatwright Turnover.	12	8
14:59	Giddy Potts Steal.	12	8
14:43	Giddy Potts missed Layup.	12	8
14:43	Jordan McLaughlin Defensive Rebound.	12	8
14:43	Bennie Boatwright missed Jumper.	12	8
14:43	Jordan Usher Offensive Rebound.	12	8
14:40	Jordan Usher missed Jumper.	12	8
14:40	Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	12	8
14:20	Middle Tennessee Turnover.	12	8
13:55	Foul on Brandon Walters.	12	8
13:55	Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.	12	9
13:55	Chimezie Metu made Free Throw.	12	10
13:37	Karl Gamble missed Jumper.	12	10
13:37	Elijah Stewart Defensive Rebound.	12	10
13:24	Chimezie Metu missed Jumper.	12	10
13:24	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	12	10
13:13	Nick King made Jumper.	14	10
12:59	Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.	14	10
12:59	USC Offensive Rebound.	14	10
12:54	Foul on Antwain Johnson.	14	10
12:53	Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Usher.	14	13
12:33	Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.	17	13
12:06	Chimezie Metu missed Jumper.	17	13
12:06	Chimezie Metu Offensive Rebound.	17	13
11:59	Foul on Chimezie Metu.	17	13
11:59	Chimezie Metu Turnover.	17	13
11:59	Official TV Timeout	17	13
11:45	Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antwain Johnson.	20	13
11:29	Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	20	15
11:08	Nick King made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.	22	15
10:51	Shaqquan Aaron made Layup.	22	17
10:25	Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.	22	17
10:25	Bennie Boatwright Defensive Rebound.	22	17
10:16	Bennie Boatwright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	22	20
10:02	Karl Gamble made Dunk. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.	24	20
9:48	Chimezie Metu made Layup. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	24	22
9:32	Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper.	27	22
9:06	Foul on Giddy Potts.	27	22
9:06	Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.	27	23
9:06	Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.	27	24
8:43	Foul on Jordan Usher.	27	24
8:43	Antwain Johnson made Free Throw.	28	24
8:43	Antwain Johnson made Free Throw.	29	24
8:16	Foul on James Hawthorne.	29	24
8:16	Bennie Boatwright missed Free Throw.	29	24
8:16	USC Deadball Team Rebound.	29	24
8:16	Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.	29	25
8:06	Nick King made Jumper.	31	25
8:06	Foul on James Hawthorne.	31	25
7:48	Official TV Timeout	31	25
7:48	Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.	31	26
7:48	Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.	31	27
7:30	Nick King missed Jumper.	31	27
7:30	Chimezie Metu Defensive Rebound.	31	27
7:13	Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	31	30
6:49	Nick King made Layup.	33	30
6:30	Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chimezie Metu.	33	33
6:10	Tyrik Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	33	33
6:10	Tyrik Dixon Offensive Rebound.	33	33
6:04	Tyrik Dixon made Jumper.	35	33
5:48	Foul on Giddy Potts.	35	33
5:48	Elijah Stewart made Free Throw.	35	34
5:48	Elijah Stewart made Free Throw.	35	35
5:30	Foul on Elijah Stewart.	35	35
5:13	Tyrik Dixon missed Jumper.	35	35
5:13	Chimezie Metu Defensive Rebound.	35	35
4:57	Foul on Tyrik Dixon.	35	35
4:57	Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.	35	36
4:57	Bennie Boatwright made Free Throw.	35	37
4:33	Antwain Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	35	37
4:33	Karl Gamble Offensive Rebound.	35	37
4:33	Karl Gamble made Dunk.	37	37
4:18	Chimezie Metu made Dunk.	37	39
3:48	David Simmons made Jumper.	39	39
3:31	Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.	39	39
3:31	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	39	39
3:10	Nick King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edward Simpson.	42	39
2:29	Foul on David Simmons.	42	39
2:29	Official TV Timeout	42	39
2:29	Elijah Stewart missed Free Throw.	42	39
2:29	USC Deadball Team Rebound.	42	39
2:29	Elijah Stewart made Free Throw.	42	40
2:01	Nick King missed Jumper.	42	40
2:01	Elijah Stewart Defensive Rebound.	42	40
1:42	Bennie Boatwright missed Dunk.	42	40
1:42	Karl Gamble Block.	42	40
1:42	Antwain Johnson Defensive Rebound.	42	40
1:26	Foul on Shaqquan Aaron.	42	40
1:26	Nick King made Free Throw.	43	40
1:26	Nick King missed Free Throw.	43	40
1:26	Chimezie Metu Defensive Rebound.	43	40
1:00	Jump Ball won by USC	43	40
0:39	Chimezie Metu made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.	43	42
0:38	Antwain Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	43	42
0:38	Bennie Boatwright Defensive Rebound.	43	42
0:31	Chimezie Metu missed Layup.	43	42
0:31	Chimezie Metu Offensive Rebound.	43	42
0:03	Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.	43	42
0:03	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	43	42
0:00	End of 1st half	43	42

Aaron finds Metu for two-handed jam

0:20

Metu delivers emphatic slam

0:23

Gamble denies Boatwright's dunk attempt

0:28

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4:30 PM, December 23, 2017Coverage: ESPN2

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Referees:
Jason Baker
Tony Padilla
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