Before Sunday’s game against Washington State, USC men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman told Jacob Cofie to be aggressive and look for his shot.
The 6-foot-10 sophomore forward did what he was told, scoring his team’s first four baskets and finishing with 21 points and 10 rebounds in the Trojans’ 68-61 nonconference victory at Galen Center.
USC led by as many as 16 points in the first half but were ahead by only three with five minutes remaining before outscoring the Cougars 13-9 down the stretch to notch their second straight win and improve to 10-1.
“We needed more from him in the Washington and San Diego games, so we needed him to bounce back,” Musselman said of Cofie, who has started every game.