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Patterson scores a season-high 25 points to lead Minnesota past USC

AP
Feb 15, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) Lu'Cye Patterson scored a season-high 25 points and reserve Frank Mitchell recorded a double-double and Minnesota beat USC 69-66 on Saturday.

Patterson made 11 of 13 foul shots, Mitchell scored 15 and grabbed 12 rebounds with half coming on the offensive end, and his fellow backup, Isaac Asuma, scored 12 for Minnesota.

With their 69-61 win over Penn State on Feb. 4, Minnesota (13-12, 5-9 Big Ten) has won consecutive road games for the first time since 2021.

Chibuzo Agbo and Wesley Yates III each scored 18 points and Desmond Claude 12 for the Trojans (14-11, 6-8).

Patterson made a pair of foul shots to put Minnesota up 67-66 with 13 seconds left. On USC's ensuing drive, Claude lost the ball out of bounds trying to drive to the rim with 4.1 seconds left. Forced to foul, USC sent Patterson back to the line where he made two more. Out of a time out, Yates received the inbound pass then slipped to the floor after a couple of dribbles and time expired.

USC built a 24-10 lead in the first half and were up 38-29 at halftime. Rashaun Agee's tip-in made it 45-35 with 15:45 remaining. But over the next eighth-and-half minutes - which saw Claude go to the bench with his fourth foul - the Golden Gophers got back in it outscoring USC 18-7.

Frank Mitchell's tip-in with 7:16 left gave Minnesota its first lead of the game at 53-52.

Minnesota will stay in Los Angeles to face UCLA on Tuesday.

USC travels to face 25th-ranked Maryland on Thursday.

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1st Half
MINN
Golden Gophers
29
USC
Trojans
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Trojans gains possession)
19:55		Wesley Yates III turnover (bad pass) (Parker Fox steals)
19:34		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
19:32		Wesley Yates III defensive rebound
19:04	+3	Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot	0-3
18:48		Josh Cohen personal foul
18:37		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:35		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
18:29		Parker Fox personal foul
18:25	+3	Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot	0-6
17:57		Parker Fox turnover (traveling)
17:52		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Lu'Cye Patterson steals)
17:34		Dawson Garcia offensive foul
17:34		Dawson Garcia turnover (offensive foul)
17:20		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
17:18		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
16:59		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:57		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
16:43	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point hook shot (Desmond Claude assists)	0-8
16:24		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
16:22		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
16:15		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass)
15:49	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	2-8
15:33		Saint Thomas turnover (bad pass)
15:33		TV timeout
15:10	+2	Isaac Asuma makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	4-8
14:37		Wesley Yates III misses two point layup
14:35		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
14:35		Jump ball. (Dawson Garcia gains possession)
14:17		Femi Odukale turnover (lost ball) (Chibuzo Agbo steals)
14:13		Femi Odukale personal foul
13:57		Saint Thomas misses two point layup
13:55		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
13:48	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point layup	6-8
13:29	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	6-10
13:11		Isaac Asuma turnover (traveling)
13:03		Isaac Asuma personal foul
12:59		Wesley Yates III misses two point layup
12:57		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
12:40	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	8-10
12:21		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
12:14		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
12:12		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
12:01	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot	8-13
11:40		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Chibuzo Agbo steals)
11:30		Wesley Yates III misses two point jump shot
11:28		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
11:25		TV timeout
11:16		Rashaun Agee turnover (lost ball) (Lu'Cye Patterson steals)
10:57		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
10:55		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
10:35		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
10:33		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
10:23		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point layup
10:21		Wesley Yates III defensive rebound
10:10	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Matt Knowling assists)	8-15
9:48	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot	10-15
9:34		Mike Mitchell Jr. shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
9:34	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 1 of 3	10-16
9:34	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 2 of 3	10-17
9:34	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 3 of 3	10-18
9:08		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
9:06		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
8:56		Lu'Cye Patterson shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
8:56	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-19
8:56	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-20
8:41		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
8:39		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
8:31	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Wesley Yates III assists)	10-23
8:31		Brennan Rigsby shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-24
8:11		Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot
8:09		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
8:09		Frank Mitchell misses two point layup
8:07		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
8:07	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup	12-24
7:44		Femi Odukale blocks Wesley Yates III's two point layup
7:44		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
7:44		TV timeout
7:24		Rashaun Agee blocks Isaac Asuma's two point layup
7:22		Isaac Asuma offensive rebound
7:16		Chibuzo Agbo blocks Frank Mitchell's two point dunk
7:14		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
7:09		Lu'Cye Patterson personal foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
7:09		Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:09		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
6:52	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Isaac Asuma assists)	15-24
6:19		Rashaun Agee misses two point jump shot
6:17		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
6:16		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
6:14		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
6:05		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
6:03		Lu'Cye Patterson offensive rebound
6:02		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-24
6:02	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-24
5:39	+2	Chibuzo Agbo makes two point jump shot	17-26
5:22		Desmond Claude personal foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
5:17		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:15		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
5:08	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	17-28
4:44		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:42		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
4:28	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	17-31
4:26		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
4:26		TV timeout
4:10	+3	Isaac Asuma makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	20-31
3:50	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	20-33
3:20		Desmond Claude shooting foul (Isaac Asuma draws the foul)
3:20	+1	Isaac Asuma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-33
3:20	+1	Isaac Asuma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-33
2:59		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:56		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
2:36	+3	Isaac Asuma makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	25-33
2:19	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	25-35
2:01		Clark Slajchert personal foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
1:48	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup	27-35
1:23	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists)	27-38
0:59		Matt Knowling personal foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
0:44	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	29-38
0:20		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
0:18		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
0:00		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MINN
Golden Gophers
40
USC
Trojans
28

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
19:46		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
19:27	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	31-38
19:07		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
19:05		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
19:00		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:58		Femi Odukale offensive rebound
18:44		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:42		Trojans defensive rebound
18:41		Femi Odukale personal foul
18:20	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	31-40
18:03		Saint Thomas personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
17:52		Desmond Claude shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
17:52	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-40
17:52	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-40
17:36		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
17:34		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
17:22		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
17:20		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
17:07		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
17:05		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
16:54		Saint Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Femi Odukale steals)
16:45	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Femi Odukale assists)	35-40
16:30		Femi Odukale personal foul
16:26	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	35-42
16:26		Parker Fox shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
16:26	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-43
16:14		Wesley Yates III personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
15:54		Saint Thomas blocks Lu'Cye Patterson's two point jump shot
15:52		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
15:48		Wesley Yates III misses two point layup
15:46		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
15:46	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point dunk	35-45
15:30		Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Wesley Yates III steals)
15:25		Parker Fox blocks Wesley Yates III's two point layup
15:23		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup	37-45
14:46		Isaac Asuma personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
14:46		TV timeout
14:26		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:24		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
14:09		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
14:04		Dawson Garcia offensive foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
14:04		Dawson Garcia turnover (offensive foul)
13:54	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point dunk	37-47
13:43	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point layup	39-47
13:31		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass)
13:31		Desmond Claude personal foul
13:13		Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Frank Mitchell draws the foul)
13:13		Frank Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:13	+1	Frank Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-47
12:59		Isaac Asuma shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
12:59	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-48
12:59	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-49
12:46		Matt Knowling personal foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
12:46	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-49
12:46	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-49
12:32		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
12:30		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
12:15		Isaac Asuma misses two point jump shot
12:13		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
12:09	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup	44-49
11:45		Saint Thomas misses two point layup
11:43		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
11:39		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:39		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:39		Wesley Yates III defensive rebound
11:17		Wesley Yates III misses two point jump shot
11:15		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
11:00		Wesley Yates III misses two point jump shot
10:58		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
10:49		Matt Knowling personal foul (Frank Mitchell draws the foul)
10:49		Frank Mitchell rescinded technical foul.
10:49		Frank Mitchell turnover
10:49		Chibuzo Agbo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:49		Frank Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:49		Trojans defensive rebound
10:31	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	44-52
10:17	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point layup	46-52
10:17		Matt Knowling shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
10:17		Lu'Cye Patterson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:17		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
9:56		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (bad pass) (Lu'Cye Patterson steals)
9:39		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
9:37		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
9:22		Frank Mitchell blocks Wesley Yates III's two point layup
9:20		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
9:00		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Rashaun Agee steals)
8:49		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
8:47		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
8:25	+3	Lu'Cye Patterson makes three point jump shot	49-52
7:53		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
7:51		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
7:30	+2	Isaac Asuma makes two point layup (Frank Mitchell assists)	51-52
7:22		Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
7:18		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point layup
7:16		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
7:16	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point dunk	53-52
7:16		Trojans 30 second timeout
7:16		TV timeout
7:02		Jump ball. Desmond Claude vs. Femi Odukale (Femi Odukale gains possession)
7:02		Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
7:02		TV timeout
6:47	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	55-52
6:25		Jump ball. (Wesley Yates III gains possession)
6:16	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	55-54
5:46	+3	Lu'Cye Patterson makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	58-54
5:26	+3	Rashaun Agee makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	58-57
5:02		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
5:00		Parker Fox offensive rebound
4:58		Rashaun Agee blocks Parker Fox's two point layup
4:56		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
4:43		Parker Fox shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
4:43	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-58
4:43	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-59
4:29		Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
4:29		Lu'Cye Patterson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:29	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-59
4:03		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
4:01		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
3:59	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Rashaun Agee assists)	59-62
3:34		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
3:32		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
3:26		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
3:24		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
3:00		Frank Mitchell shooting foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
3:00		TV timeout
3:00	+1	Saint Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-63
3:00		Saint Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:00		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
2:46	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Isaac Asuma assists)	61-63
2:20		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (lost ball) (Frank Mitchell steals)
2:14		Golden Gophers 60 second timeout
1:58		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
1:56		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
1:31		Femi Odukale shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
1:31	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 1 of 3	61-64
1:31	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 2 of 3	61-65
1:31	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 3 of 3	61-66
1:22		Wesley Yates III blocks Lu'Cye Patterson's two point layup
1:20		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
1:13	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup (Isaac Asuma assists)	63-66
0:54		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
0:52		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
0:52		Rashaun Agee misses two point layup
0:50		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
0:48		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:36		Saint Thomas blocks Dawson Garcia's two point layup
0:34		Isaac Asuma offensive rebound
0:26		Rashaun Agee blocks Dawson Garcia's two point layup
0:24		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
0:24	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup	65-66
0:23		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:20		Clark Slajchert turnover (lost ball) (Dawson Garcia steals)
0:13		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-66
0:13	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-66
0:03		Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball)
0:03		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-66
0:03	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-66
0:03		Trojans 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Trojans 60 second timeout