The lowdown: Oregon State got things going early, knocking down their first two shots to take a 6-0 lead within the first minute of the game.
Elijah Stewart’s triple cut it to 6-5 before Bennie Boatwright dished to Chimezie Metu for an alley-oop slam. Then Jordan McLaughlin’s three-pointer gave USC their first lead of the game at 10-8.
McLaughlin’s bright start continued with a steal which led to a Jonah Matthews three ball to extend USC’s lead.
Back-to-back three pointers from Stewart gave USC a 22-15 lead as the midway point of the half neared.