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March Madness: USC advances to Elite 8 with rout of Oregon – Los Angeles Times

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USC advances to the Elite 8 for the first time since 2001 with an 82-68 win over Oregon.

Isaiah White led the way for the Trojans with 22 points, including 4 of 5 from three-point range. Tahj Eaddy had 20 points, including three three-pointers. Overall, USC made 57% of its shots and 58% from three-point range.

Eugene Omoruyi led all scorers with 28 points and teammate Chris Duarte had 21 for the Ducks, who shot 38% from the floor and 24% from three-point range.

USC's Evan Mobley dunks over Oregon's Franck Kepnang during the second half of the Trojans' 82-68 win.

USC’s Evan Mobley dunks over Oregon’s Franck Kepnang during the second half of the Trojans’ 82-68 win in the NCAA tournament Sweet 16 on Sunday.

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USC 82, Oregon 68 (final)

Evan Mobley delivered a monstrous, two-handed dunk.

Eugene Omoruyi makes two free throws to keep Oregon within 12 with less than 3 minutes remaining. Evan Mobley made two free throws. Frank Kepnang and Max Agbonkpolo exchanged dunks on either end of the floor.

Tahj Eaddy made a pair of free throws for an 80-64 lead with under 2 minutes remaining. Kepnang got a layup and was fouled at 1:30. He missed the free throw, USC up by 14.
Max Agbonkpolo made two free throws. Kepnang got a dunk to close out the scoring.

USC 72, Oregon 60 (3:20 left in second half)

Franck Kepnang pulls Oregon to within 13 with a layup. Eugene Omoruyi tips it in for the Ducks, who are on a 9-0 run. Omoruyi got another tip in to bring Oregon to within nine points, but Tahj Eaddy hit a three-pointer to break a Trojans scoring drought that lasted more than five minutes.

USC 69, Oregon 54 (7:35 left in second half)

Isaiah Mobley got a third-chance layup. Eugene Omoruyi made two free throws. Isaiah White hit a layup. Isaiah Mobley got fouled on a layup and completed the three-point player for a 21-point USC lead with less than 10-minutes remaining.

Omoruyi made a jumper and free throw. Max Agbonkpolo hit a layup for USC, Oregon’s Chris Duarte got a three-pointer and Agbonkpolo answered with a three-pointer of his own. Duarte made three free throws. Omoruyi got a tip shot for Oregon.

USC 57, Oregon 41 (13:01 left in second half)

LJ Figueroa made a jumper and Chris Duarte got a layup to pull Oregon to within 52-39. Isaiah White got a fast-break layup on a goal-tending call, then hit his fifth three-pointer of the game. Eugene Omoruyi hit a layup before an Oregon timeout.

USC 52, Oregon 35 (15:37 left in second half)

Will Richardson opened the second-half scoring with a three-pointer for Oregon. Isaiah Mobley got a second-chance basket for USC. Chris Duarte drove for a layup. Tahj Eaddy hit a running layup and drew the foul. He completed the three-point play. Duarte hit a jumper for Oregon. Isaiah White hit another three-pointer for a 49-32 USC lead at the 17-minute mark.

Drew Peterson added a three-pointer to put the Trojans up by 20. USC is hitting 58% from three-point range. Eugene Omoruyi hit a three-pointer for the Ducks.

USC forward Evan Mobley grabs a rebound in front of Oregon guard Chris Duarte.

USC forward Evan Mobley grabs a rebound in front of Oregon guard Chris Duarte.

(Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)

USC 41, Oregon 26 (halftime)

Tahj Eaddy went quick to the basket for a layup, giving the Trojans a 15-point lead at halftime. He has 12 points tonight, as does Isaiah White .

USC 39, Oregon 26 (0:56 left in first half)

Evan Mobley hit a jumper for a 14-point Trojan lead. Oregon’s Eugene Omoruyi made three of three free throws. Tahj Eaddy drove in for a layup. Isaiah Mobley got a putback for a 15-point USC lead with just over 1:30 left. LJ Figueroa hit a jumper.

USC 33, Oregon 21 (3:47 left in first half)

Drew Peterson made a three-pointer for a 12-point Trojan lead. Tahj Eaddy got a layup for a 12-0 USC run. Oregon missed 11 of last 12 shots before got a steal and a dunk.

USC guard Tahj Eaddy drives between Oregon guard LJ Figueroa, left, and guard Will Richardson.

USC guard Tahj Eaddy drives between Oregon guard LJ Figueroa, left, and guard Will Richardson.

(Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)

USC 28, Oregon 19 (5:57 left in first half)

Isaiah White fed by Evan Mobley for a layup. Tahj Eaddy drained another three-pointer.

USC 23, Oregon 19 (6:40 left in first half)

USC’s Ethan Anderson hit a falling, underhand layup. Chris Duarte hit a layup to break a 3-minute drought for Oregon. Evan Mobley answered with a dunk.

USC 19, Oregon 17 (10:20 left in first half)

Chris Duarte hit a three-pointer for Oregon, and USC’s Isaiah White followed with a putback and completed the three-point play, 10-9 Oregon. Will Richardson hit a straight-away three-pointer. USC’s Isaiah Mobley got a dunk on an assist from his brother. Duarte and Mobley exchanged layups. Tahj Eaddy hit a three-pointer for USC’s first lead of the game, 16-15. Eric Williams Jr. got a layup for Oregon, and USC’s White answered with a three-pointer. He has 10 points already.

Oregon 7, USC 6 (15:20 left in first half)

Oregon’s Eugene Omoruyi scored the first five points of the game on a three-pointer and a layup. Isaiah White has four points for the Trojans, including a three-pointer at 15:43.