Texas A&M Aggies vs Southern California Trojans Match Player Stats On Nov 26, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 27, 2017

Five Texas A&M players scored in double figures, led by 15 points by D.J. Hogg, in the 16th-ranked Aggies' 75-59 victory Sunday night over No. 10 USC at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

Duane Wilson had 13 points and Tyler Davis, Tonny Trocha-Morelos and T.J. Starks each had 10 points for the Aggies (6-0).

Texas A&M also had four players with at least eight rebounds, led by Admon Gilder with 10 boards. The Aggies outrebounded USC 52-39.

The Trojans, who made only 28.2 percent of their shots, were led by Chimezie Metu's 13 points and eight rebounds.

USC's leading scorer, Bennie Boatwright (18.5 points a game), struggled throughout, missing his first eight shots from the field and finishing with 10 points. He didn't score until 8:16 remained, on two free throws with USC trailing 61-47.

Boatwright missed four 3-point attempts until making his first field goal with a 3-pointer with 7:46 left, cutting Texas A&M's lead to 61-50. He finished 3 of 13 from the field.

The Trojans (4-1) could not draw closer than 10 points afterward.

A 15-2 run by Texas A&M, capped by a Hogg 3-pointer, gave the Aggies a 61-45 lead before Boatwright started to warm up.

Wilson, a graduate transfer from Marquette, where he started 51 games in three seasons, was hobbled by a knee injury in the first half and was taken to the locker room before halftime.

Wilson, who landed awkwardly on his left leg on a layup attempt with 2:43 left before halftime, returned in the second half.

The Aggies managed to build the lead from 32-28 when Wilson exited to 38-31 by the half. Wilson had a team-best nine points at the break.

USC reserve Nick Rakocevic kept the Trojans close in the first half by scoring 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting. He did not score in the second half.

NOTES: The matchup of No. 10 USC vs. No. 16 Texas A&M is the first game between ranked teams at the Galen Center since 2007. The only other matchup of ranked opponents at the Galen Center came on Dec. 2, 2007, when No. 4 Kansas defeated No. 22 USC 59-55. ... Texas A&M won its third game on the road against a ranked opponent. The Aggies beat No. 6 Kansas in Lawrence on Feb. 3, 2007, and No. 5 Texas in Austin on Jan. 30, 1982. ... USC won its previous 21 nonconference home games. ... The Trojans started the season 4-0 for the third consecutive season. Prior to that, USC had not gone 4-0 since the 2000-01 season.