USC holds off Rutgers' late rally, wins 78-75

— Ezra Ausar scored 21 points, Jacob Cofie had a double-double and Southern California held off Rutgers for a 78-75 victory on Saturday night.
Jan 31, 2026, 09:35 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--RUTG
100%
--USC

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Alijah Arenas misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Alijah Arenas misses tip in layup
  • Kaden Powers makes layup (Dylan Grant assists)
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 17-foot jumper
  • Jacob Cofie makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot (Kam Woods assists)
  • Kaden Powers misses 19-foot floating jump shot
  • Alijah Arenas makes driving layup (Kam Woods assists)
  • Dylan Grant makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)
  • Alijah Arenas misses driving layup
  • Emmanuel Ogbole misses layup
  • Ezra Ausar makes layup (Kam Woods assists)
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Dylan Grant misses tip in layup
  • Emmanuel Ogbole misses tip in layup
  • Alijah Arenas misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamichael Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jacob Cofie makes layup (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)
  • Jacob Cofie makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Ezra Ausar makes 3-foot dunk (Jacob Cofie assists)
  • Tariq Francis misses 12-foot floating jump shot
  • Ezra Ausar misses layup
  • Jamichael Davis makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Dylan Grant assists)
  • Jerry Easter II makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jacob Cofie assists)
  • Kam Woods makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kam Woods makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tariq Francis misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kam Woods makes layup
  • Dylan Grant misses layup
  • Jacob Cofie misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jacob Cofie makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tariq Francis makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Terrance Williams II makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Terrance Williams II makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tariq Francis makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Jerry Easter II makes 12-foot hook shot
  • Tariq Francis misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Harun Zrno makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lino Mark assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Terrance Williams II assists)
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 12-foot floating jump shot
  • Tariq Francis misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Dylan Grant makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Lino Mark misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Ezra Ausar makes layup (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)
  • Jacob Cofie makes 1-foot dunk
  • Ezra Ausar makes layup
  • Chris Nwuli makes layup (Jamichael Davis assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jamichael Davis misses driving layup
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 12-foot floating jump shot
  • Dylan Grant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tariq Francis assists)
  • Jacob Cofie makes driving layup
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 12-foot floating jump shot
  • Ezra Ausar misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tariq Francis makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Ezra Ausar misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Tariq Francis misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 3-foot dunk (Alijah Arenas assists)
  • Tariq Francis makes driving layup
  • Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alijah Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Dylan Grant makes driving layup
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. misses driving layup
  • Kam Woods misses driving layup
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Harun Zrno misses dunk
  • Kam Woods misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Jacob Cofie makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Dylan Grant misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tariq Francis misses driving layup
  • Dylan Grant misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alijah Arenas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ezra Ausar assists)
  • Kaden Powers misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kaden Powers misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kaden Powers makes driving layup
  • Jacob Cofie misses layup
  • Jacob Cofie misses 4-foot floating jump shot
  • Jacob Cofie misses tip in layup
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamichael Davis misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alijah Arenas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes layup
  • Lino Mark misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tariq Francis makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jacob Cofie makes layup (Gabe Dynes assists)
  • Jacob Cofie misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Harun Zrno makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tariq Francis assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Alijah Arenas assists)
  • Harun Zrno misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Chris Nwuli misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Harun Zrno misses driving layup
  • Bryce Dortch makes 0-foot tip in dunk
  • Alijah Arenas misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Harun Zrno misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 4-foot floating jump shot
  • Harun Zrno misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alijah Arenas misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jacob Cofie misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Lino Mark misses driving layup
  • Chris Nwuli makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Kam Woods misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kam Woods makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tariq Francis misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Lino Mark makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tariq Francis assists)
  • Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Lino Mark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tariq Francis assists)
  • Jerry Easter II makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes driving layup
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Tariq Francis makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tariq Francis misses driving layup
  • Tariq Francis misses driving layup
  • Lino Mark misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jerry Easter II misses driving layup
  • Dylan Grant misses driving layup
  • Kaden Powers makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tariq Francis assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Dylan Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Dylan Grant makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jacob Cofie misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamichael Davis misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kam Woods makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kam Woods makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Harun Zrno misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Lino Mark misses driving layup
  • Ezra Ausar makes 3-foot dunk (Jacob Cofie assists)
  • Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kaden Powers makes driving layup (Lino Mark assists)
  • Kaden Powers misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jerry Easter II misses driving layup
  • Kaden Powers misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Harun Zrno misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Emmanuel Ogbole misses 8-foot hook shot
  • Dylan Grant makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Harun Zrno makes 26-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Ogbole assists)
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dylan Grant misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Tariq Francis makes layup
  • Jacob Cofie misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jacob Cofie makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dylan Grant misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Tariq Francis makes driving layup (Emmanuel Ogbole assists)
  • Kam Woods misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kam Woods makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tariq Francis makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Dylan Grant makes driving layup (Emmanuel Ogbole assists)
  • Tariq Francis makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRUTGRUTG
(9-13)
(9-13, 2-9 Conf)
o145.5
-108
+11.5
-102
o146.5
-108
+625
USC TrojansUSCUSC
(16-6)
(16-6, 5-6 Conf)
-13.5
-108
-11.5
-118
u146.5
-112
-950
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