0:23Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
USCTeam stats
This gameLSU
47.2%FG%38.7%
12-213PT8-25
30Rebounds42
6Turnovers14
17Assists12
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:23 · USC 78, LSU 68Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
2H 1:19 · LSU 68, USC 77Robert Miller III makes free throw 1 of 1- 2H 1:19 · LSU 67, USC 77Robert Miller III makes layup
- 2H 1:32 · USC 77, LSU 65Mike Sharavjamts makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Elijah Strong assists)
- 2H 2:26 · LSU 65, USC 75PJ Carter makes driving layup
- 2H 2:44 · USC 75, LSU 63Eli Ellis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists)
- 2H 3:24 · USC 72, LSU 63Elijah Strong makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
- 2H 3:56 · LSU 63, USC 70Rashad King makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 4:25 · LSU 62, USC 70Pablo Tamba makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 5:20 · USC 70, LSU 60Elijah Strong makes 8-foot jumper
- 2H 6:06 · USC 68, LSU 60Elijah Strong makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:06 · USC 67, LSU 60Elijah Strong makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 6:22 · LSU 60, USC 66Mike Nwoko makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:22 · LSU 59, USC 66Mike Nwoko makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 6:59 · LSU 58, USC 66PJ Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rashad King assists)
- 2H 7:14 · USC 66, LSU 55Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:14 · USC 65, LSU 55Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:47 · LSU 55, USC 64Max Mackinnon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rashad King assists)
- 2H 8:04 · USC 64, LSU 52Kobe Knox makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 8:17 · LSU 52, USC 63Max Mackinnon makes 10-foot jumper
- 2H 8:54 · LSU 50, USC 63Max Mackinnon makes driving layup
- 2H 9:13 · USC 63, LSU 48Elijah Strong makes 15-foot jumper (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
- 2H 10:39 · USC 61, LSU 48Kobe Knox makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:34 · USC 60, LSU 48Elijah Strong makes driving layup
- 2H 12:05 · LSU 48, USC 58Max Mackinnon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Robert Miller III assists)
- 2H 12:27 · USC 58, LSU 45Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 12:45 · LSU 45, USC 57Marquel Sutton makes 2-foot dunk (Jalen Reece assists)
- 2H 13:17 · LSU 43, USC 57Marquel Sutton makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 13:17 · LSU 42, USC 57Marquel Sutton makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 13:23 · LSU 41, USC 57Max Mackinnon makes 6-foot floating jump shot
- 2H 14:00 · LSU 39, USC 57Mike Nwoko makes 10-foot jumper (Jalen Reece assists)
- 2H 15:46 · USC 57, LSU 37Eli Ellis makes driving layup
- 2H 16:05 · LSU 37, USC 55PJ Carter makes layup (Robert Miller III assists)
- 2H 17:13 · USC 55, LSU 35Mike Sharavjamts makes 24-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists)
- 2H 17:34 · LSU 35, USC 52Pablo Tamba makes layup (Jalen Reece assists)
- 2H 17:59 · LSU 33, USC 52Pablo Tamba makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 17:59 · LSU 32, USC 52Pablo Tamba makes layup
- 2H 18:15 · USC 52, LSU 30Elijah Strong makes layup (Kobe Knox assists)
- 2H 18:34 · LSU 30, USC 50Mazi Mosley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Reece assists)
- 2H 19:42 · LSU 27, USC 50Robert Miller III makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 0:04 · USC 50, LSU 25Jordan Butler makes layup (Meechie Johnson assists)
- 1H 0:27 · LSU 25, USC 48Mazi Mosley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Robert Miller III assists)
- 1H 2:19 · USC 48, LSU 22Meechie Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elijah Strong assists)
- 1H 2:46 · LSU 22, USC 45PJ Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Reece assists)
- 1H 3:09 · USC 45, LSU 19Elijah Strong makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 3:09 · USC 44, LSU 19Elijah Strong makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 3:38 · LSU 19, USC 43Marquel Sutton makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 3:38 · LSU 18, USC 43Marquel Sutton makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 3:54 · LSU 17, USC 43Robert Miller III makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 3:54 · LSU 16, USC 43Robert Miller III makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 4:36 · USC 43, LSU 15Meechie Johnson makes 31-foot three point jumper (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
- 1H 5:34 · LSU 15, USC 40Pablo Tamba makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:55 · USC 40, LSU 14Meechie Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Hayden Assemian assists)
- 1H 7:21 · LSU 14, USC 37Mike Nwoko makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 7:58 · USC 37, LSU 12Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 7:58 · USC 36, LSU 12Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 8:18 · LSU 12, USC 35Jalen Reece makes driving layup
- 1H 8:46 · USC 35, LSU 10Elijah Strong makes driving layup
- 1H 9:05 · USC 33, LSU 10Grant Polk makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elijah Strong assists)
- 1H 11:16 · USC 30, LSU 10Mike Sharavjamts makes layup (Eli Ellis assists)
- 1H 12:13 · LSU 10, USC 28Robert Miller III makes 15-foot jumper
- 1H 12:43 · USC 28, LSU 8Eli Ellis makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 13:31 · USC 26, LSU 8Meechie Johnson makes 9-foot floating jump shot
- 1H 13:57 · LSU 8, USC 24Rashad King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Reece assists)
- 1H 14:18 · USC 24, LSU 5Eli Ellis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Myles Stute assists)
- 1H 14:57 · USC 21, LSU 5Elijah Strong makes 22-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists)
- 1H 15:19 · LSU 5, USC 18Pablo Tamba makes driving layup
- 1H 15:40 · USC 18, LSU 3Myles Stute makes 25-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists)
- 1H 16:07 · USC 15, LSU 3Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 16:07 · USC 14, LSU 3Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 16:25 · USC 13, LSU 3Elijah Strong makes 24-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists)
- 1H 16:38 · LSU 3, USC 10Max Mackinnon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Nwoko assists)
- 1H 16:58 · USC 10, LSU 0Elijah Strong makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kobe Knox assists)
- 1H 17:39 · USC 7, LSU 0Kobe Knox makes driving layup
- 1H 18:23 · USC 5, LSU 0Elijah Strong makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 18:23 · USC 4, LSU 0Elijah Strong makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 19:25 · USC 3, LSU 0Elijah Strong makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
Box score
Team
1
2
T
USC50
28
78
LSU25
43
68
SCTeam stats
This gameLSU25-53Field goals24-62
47.2%Field goal %38.7%
12-213-pointers8-25
16-21Free throws12-14
30Rebounds42
17Assists12
8Steals4
3Blocks5
6Turnovers14
18Fouls20
Top performers
This game
USCElijah Strong30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 10-15 FG- USCMeechie Johnson19 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 4-9 FG
LSUMax Mackinnon15 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 6-14 FG
South Carolina GamecocksPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Elijah StrongF | 25 | 30 | 10-15 | 4-4 | 6-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 55Mike SharavjamtsG | 36 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 4Kobe KnoxG | 19 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5Meechie JohnsonG | 35 | 19 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 8-10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10Myles StuteG | 29 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 20Hayden AssemianF | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24Nordin KapicF | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0Jordan ButlerF | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13Grant PolkG | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15Eli EllisG | 28 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2Christ EssandokoF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6EJ WalkerF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7Abu YarmahG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14Eli SparkmanG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23Cam ScottG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 78 | 25-53 | 12-21 | 16-21 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 18 |
USCOffense
LSUSeason stats
74.9 (230th)Points per Game(62nd) 81.4
43.4% (315th)Field Goal %(77th) 47.1%
31.1% (389th)3-Point %(286th) 33.1%
78.1% (47th)Free Throw %(78th) 76.4%
13.3 (260th)Assists per Game(157th) 14.7
9.3 (376th)Off. Rebounds per Game(178th) 11.2
9.9 (50th)Turnovers per Game(152nd) 11
USCDefense
LSUSeason stats
32.6 (355th)Rebounds per Game(114th) 36.9
23.3 (314th)Def. Rebounds per Game(109th) 25.7
5.5 (416th)Steals per Game(334th) 6.0
2.4 (379th)Blocks per Game(113th) 3.9
USCTeam record
LSU10-5Record12-3
Venue and TV
- 7:00 PM, January 6, 2026
- Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge
- Watch: ESPNU