Williams, Agbo score 20 points apiece, USC beats San Jose State 82-68
LOS ANGELES -- — Terrence Williams II and Chibuzo Agbo scored 20 points apiece, Wesley Yates III added 14 Wednesday night and Southern California beat San Jose State 82-68.
Matt Knowling finished with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting with eight rebounds and five assists for USC (4-1).
Josh Uduje made 5 of 5 from 3-point range and scored 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting overall for San Jose State (1-4) and Will McClendon added 18 points, including four 3s.
Williams converted a three-point play that gave USC the lead for good amid a 13-2 run that made it 23-18 when Williams hit a jumper to cap the spurt with 7:50 left in the first half. Latrell Davis hit a 3-pointer that trimmed SJSU’s deficit to 33-31 with 2:55 to go until halftime but the Trojans scored nine of the next 11 points — including four by Williams — before Robert Vaihola made a layup for the Spartans to make it 42-35 at intermission.
USC scored 10 consecutive points early in the second half to make it 52-37 when Knowling made a jumper in the paint with 15:59 to play and led by double figures the rest of the way.
The Trojans, who shot 62% (16 of 26) in the second half, made 32 of 56 (57%) from the field, hit 10 of 22 (45%) from 3-point range.
USC had its three-game win streak to open the season snapped with a 71-66 loss to Cal at home on Sunday.
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- Referees:
- Brian Dorsey
- Jason Phillips
- Ian Caldwell
2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| San Diego State | 1-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Boise State | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| New Mexico | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Colorado State | 1-0 | - | 7-5 |
| UNLV | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-5 |
| Nevada | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Wyoming | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| San José State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Fresno State | 0-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Air Force | 0-1 | 1 | 3-9 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Michigan | 2-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Oregon | 1-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
| Maryland | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Penn State | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Nebraska | 1-1 | 1 | 7-2 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Northwestern | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Purdue | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Rutgers | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Wisconsin | 0-2 | 2 | 9-3 |
| Washington | 0-2 | 2 | 8-3 |
| Minnesota | 0-2 | 2 | 7-5 |
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