Otega Oweh ratings tip-in with 1.4 seconds left to provide Oklahoma 72-70 win over USC

Otega Oweh tipped in Javian McCollum’s missedouton jumper with 1.4 seconds left to offer Oklahoma a thrilling 72-70 triumph over No. 23 Southern California on Friday in the champion videogame of the inaugural Rady Children’s Invitational.

Oweh’s shot set off a wild event as the Sooners rose to 6-0. McCollum scored 18 points and was called competition MVP. Oweh had 16 points and John Hugley IV included 14.

USC’s DJ Rodman connected it at 70 by making both ends of a one-and-one with 27.9 seconds left. Oklahoma called a timeout with 25.4 seconds left and played for the last shot. McCollum’s alternative jumper from simply within the 3-point line with about 3 seconds bounced off the rim, however Oweh crashed from the side, wasn’t boxed out by any of the 4 Trojans closest the basket and put in the winner.

San Diego’s Boogie Ellis and Kobe Johnson scored 16 points each for USC (4-2) while Rodman and Collier had 10 each.

USC had an eight-point lead early in the 2nd half however was hurt by turnovers and missedouton shots, consistingof a 3-guideline by Ellis that would haveactually offered it the lead with simply more than a minute . With USC still routing by 2, Isaiah Collier slipped and turned over the ball with 35.1 seconds left.

USC led 39-36 at halftime and Ellis scored the veryfirst 5 points of the 2nd half, consistingof a long 3-guideline, for the veryfirst of 2 eight-point leads. But the Sooners came racing back with a 7-0 run that consistedof a 3-guideline by McCollum, a take and a slam dunk by Oweh and another dunk by Sam Godwin.

BRONNY JAMES

USC’s Bronny James went through a complete warmup, consistingof striking a good step-back 3-guideline. It was the 3rd straight videogame he was on the court with his colleagues before a videogame. He likewise high-fived some kids and signed autographs. The child of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has yet to make his college launching after it was identified he had a hereditary heart flaw that was treatable and the group has not offered a schedule.

BIG PICTURE

Oklahoma: Hugley, a 6-foot-10 center, made all 4 of his 3-point shots.

USC: Collier had 6 of USC’s 11 turnovers.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma: Hosts Arkansas Pine Bluff on Thursday night.

USC: Hosts Eastern Washington on Wednesday night.

Reporting by The Associated Press.