California 81-78 USC (27 Feb, 2009) Play-by-Play

USC Trojans

16-11, 7-8 Conference

	1	2	OT	T
USC	34	31	13	78
CAL	38	27	16	81

California Golden Bears

21-7, 10-5 Conference

TIME		USC	CAL
19:47	Foul on Theo Robertson	0	0
19:47	Taj Gibson missed Free Throw.	0	0
19:47		0	0
19:47	Taj Gibson made Free Throw.	1	0
19:24	Jordan Wilkes missed Two Point Jumper.	1	0
19:24	USC Defensive Rebound.	1	0
19:08	DeMar DeRozan missed Two Point Layup.	1	0
19:08	Taj Gibson Offensive Rebound.	1	0
19:05	Taj Gibson made Two Point Tip Shot.	3	0
18:50	Theo Robertson missed Two Point Jumper.	3	0
18:50	Taj Gibson Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:45	Daniel Hackett missed Two Point Layup.	3	0
18:45	Jordan Wilkes Block.	3	0
18:44	Theo Robertson Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:40	Jerome Randle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Wilkes.	3	3
18:07	Leonard Washington missed Two Point Jumper.	3	3
18:07	Jamal Boykin Defensive Rebound.	3	3
17:42	Patrick Christopher made Two Point Dunk Shot.	3	5
17:23	Daniel Hackett made Two Point Layup.	5	5
16:47	Leonard Washington missed Two Point Layup.	5	5
16:47	DeMar DeRozan Offensive Rebound.	5	5
16:45	Dwight Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
16:45	Theo Robertson Defensive Rebound.	5	5
16:33	Jamal Boykin made Two Point Dunk Shot.	5	7
15:58	Foul on Patrick Christopher	5	7
15:58	Official TV Timeout.	5	7
15:58	Daniel Hackett made Free Throw.	6	7
15:58	Daniel Hackett made Free Throw.	7	7
15:30	DeMar DeRozan made Two Point Layup.	9	7
15:19	Jerome Randle made Three Point Jumper.	9	10
14:19	Jordan Wilkes missed Two Point Jumper.	9	10
14:19	DeMar DeRozan Defensive Rebound.	9	10
13:54	Foul on Daniel Hackett	9	10
13:40	Jordan Wilkes made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Patrick Christopher.	9	12
13:26	Dwight Lewis missed Two Point Jumper.	9	12
13:26	Taj Gibson Offensive Rebound.	9	12
13:19	Taj Gibson made Two Point Layup.	11	12
13:04	Theo Robertson made Two Point Jumper.	11	14
12:46	Daniel Hackett made Two Point Jumper.	13	14
12:27	Patrick Christopher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Wilkes.	13	17
12:11	DeMar DeRozan missed Two Point Jumper.	13	17
12:11	California Defensive Rebound.	13	17
11:56	Patrick Christopher made Two Point Jumper.	13	19
11:21	Daniel Hackett missed Two Point Jumper.	13	19
11:21	Taj Gibson Offensive Rebound.	13	19
11:14	Dwight Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	13	19
11:14	Jordan Wilkes Defensive Rebound.	13	19
11:02	Foul on Daniel Hackett	13	19
11:02	Official TV Timeout.	13	19
11:02	Patrick Christopher made Free Throw.	13	20
11:02	Patrick Christopher made Free Throw.	13	21
10:19	Jerome Randle missed Three Point Jumper.	13	21
10:19	DeMar DeRozan Defensive Rebound.	13	21
9:55	Keith Wilkinson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Dwight Lewis.	15	21
9:26	Foul on Keith Wilkinson	15	21
9:26	Jorge Gutierrez missed Free Throw.	15	21
9:26		15	21
9:26	Jorge Gutierrez made Free Throw.	15	22
8:39	Daniel Hackett made Two Point Jumper.	17	22
7:59	Taj Gibson made Two Point Jumper.	19	22
7:36	Official TV Timeout.	19	22
7:27	Jerome Randle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jorge Gutierrez.	19	25
7:12	Foul on Taj Gibson	19	25
6:58	Patrick Christopher made Three Point Jumper.	19	28
6:41	Foul on Jamal Boykin	19	28
6:40	Foul on Jamal Boykin	19	28
6:40	DeMar DeRozan made Free Throw.	20	28
6:40	DeMar DeRozan made Free Throw.	21	28
6:31	Patrick Christopher made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Randle.	21	30
6:05	Leonard Washington missed Two Point Jumper.	21	30
6:05	DeMar DeRozan Offensive Rebound.	21	30
6:02	DeMar DeRozan made Two Point Dunk Shot.	23	30
5:41	Harper Kamp missed Two Point Jumper.	23	30
5:41	Dwight Lewis Defensive Rebound.	23	30
5:18	Dwight Lewis missed Two Point Jumper.	23	30
5:18	Harper Kamp Defensive Rebound.	23	30
5:10	Jerome Randle missed Three Point Jumper.	23	30
5:10	USC Defensive Rebound.	23	30
4:59	Taj Gibson made Two Point Dunk Shot.	25	30
4:23	Leonard Washington made Two Point Layup.	27	30
4:00	Patrick Christopher made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Randle.	27	32
3:32	Official TV Timeout.	27	32
3:27	Foul on Omondi Amoke	27	32
3:27	Leonard Washington missed Free Throw.	27	32
3:27		27	32
3:27	Leonard Washington made Free Throw.	28	32
3:08	Patrick Christopher missed Two Point Jumper.	28	32
3:08	Jordan Wilkes Offensive Rebound.	28	32
3:03	Jordan Wilkes made Two Point Layup.	28	34
2:36	Daniel Hackett made Two Point Layup.	30	34
2:16	Omondi Amoke made Two Point Dunk Shot.	30	36
1:56	Daniel Hackett made Two Point Jumper.	32	36
1:45	Jordan Wilkes made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Jerome Randle.	32	38
1:20	Marcus Simmons made Two Point Layup.	34	38
1:00	Jerome Randle missed Two Point Jumper.	34	38
1:00	Taj Gibson Defensive Rebound.	34	38
0:30	Daniel Hackett missed Three Point Jumper.	34	38
0:30	Omondi Amoke Defensive Rebound.	34	38
0:23	California 30 Second Timeout.	34	38
0:02	Marcus Simmons missed Two Point Layup.	34	38
0:02	DeMar DeRozan Offensive Rebound.	34	38
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	34	38

Haas Pavilion

3:30 AM, 27 February 2009

Berkeley, CA

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Purdue	17-3	-	34-5
Illinois	14-6	3	29-9
Nebraska	12-8	5	23-11
Northwestern	12-8	5	22-12
Wisconsin	11-9	6	22-14
Indiana	10-10	7	19-14
Michigan State	10-10	7	20-15
Iowa	10-10	7	19-15
Ohio State	9-11	8	22-14
Minnesota	9-11	8	19-15
Penn State	9-11	8	16-17
Maryland	7-13	10	16-17
Rutgers	7-13	10	15-17
Michigan	3-17	14	8-24

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
North Carolina	17-3	-	29-8
Duke	15-5	2	27-9
Virginia	13-7	4	23-11
Pittsburgh	12-8	5	22-11
Clemson	11-9	6	24-12
Syracuse	11-9	6	20-12
Wake Forest	11-9	6	21-14
Virginia Tech	10-10	7	19-15
Florida State	10-10	7	17-16
NC State	9-11	8	26-15
Boston College	8-12	9	20-16
Georgia Tech	7-13	10	14-18
Notre Dame	7-13	10	13-20
Miami	6-14	11	15-17
Louisville	3-17	14	8-24

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