Mobley Bros. lead No. 6 seed USC to 85-51 rout of Kansas

Southern California coach Andy Enfield is taking one other program again to the Sweet 16.

The solely shock about this one? How handily his Trojans took aside No. 3 seed Kansas.

Isaiah Mobley hit 4 3-pointers and scored 17 factors, All-American massive brother Evan added 10 factors and 13 rebounds, and sixth-seeded USC rolled to an 85-51 victory Monday evening inside Hinkle Fieldhouse — greater than doubling the worst margin of defeat for the Jayhawks in 49 journeys to the NCAA Tournament.

Isaiah White added 13 factors and Tahj Eaddy had 12 for the Trojans (24-7), who saved the Pac-12’s charmed tourney going by reaching their fourth Sweet 16. They’ll face convention rival Oregon subsequent weekend.

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Enfield, who took No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast to the second weekend in 2013, had lots of time to take pleasure in this one. The Trojans constructed a 29-21 lead, went on an 11-0 run to end the primary half, then coasted over the ultimate 20 minutes.

USC completed 11 of 18 from past the arc, shot 57.1% from the sector and practically doubled up the Jayhawks on the glass.

Marcus Garrett had 15 factors for Kansas (21-9), which had by no means misplaced an NCAA tourney recreation by greater than 16 factors.

One of faculty basketball’s tradition-rich applications, the Jayhawks had performed practically 3,200 video games with out ever setting foot on the ground of Hinkle Fieldhouse — the long-lasting hoops cathedral made well-known by the Hollywood movie “Hoosiers.”

The method they appeared Monday evening, it was most likely by design.

The Jayhawks missed their first eight pictures, most of them vast open seems to be. And after Christian Braun lastly hit a 3-pointer, they missed three extra. Throw in a pair turnovers, and so they had been headed for a degree whole straight out of the Forties.

At the opposite finish, the Trojans appeared like they had been in a pregame layup line the way in which Kansas saved breaking down on D.

On a sequence that completely summed up the primary half, Braun — an 81% free-throw shooter — missed two, and Isaiah Mobley adopted with a deep 3-pointer because the shot-clock expired. As the groups headed the opposite method once more, Kansas coach Bill Self crossed his legs and reclined in his folding chair — the very image of frustration and resignation.

Mobley’s 4 first-half 3s, doubling his profession greatest for a complete recreation, staked the Trojans to a 40-21 lead on the break.

The response from former All-American guard Frank Mason III, now within the G League: “Tell Coach Self I’m headed to the game,” he tweeted at halftime. (*6*)

Wilt Chamberlain would not have made a distinction on this evening.

Kansas trimmed its deficit to 16 early within the second half, however Enfield instantly known as timeout and the momentum was over. White hit a trio of 3-pointers in a span of about three minutes, and Drew Peterson additionally knocked one down because the Trojans once more stretched their lead stretched past 20 and successfully put the sport away.

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Southern California continued a banner match for the Pac-12, which is now 9-1 with 4 of its 5 groups reaching the Sweet 16. The solely group to lose is Colorado, which beat the Trojans within the convention match.

Kansas hoped the return of Jalen Wilson, who flew into Indianapolis earlier within the day, from his COVID-19 quarantine would offer a spark. But the Jayhawks’ main rebounder was simply as ineffective as everybody else towards the Trojans’ massive entrance line. Kansas wound up getting overwhelmed 43-27 on the boards.

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The Trojans play seventh-seeded Oregon, which cruised previous No. 2 seed Iowa earlier within the day, in a Pac-12 showdown for a spot within the West Region finals. USC beat the Ducks in February of their solely assembly this season.