The USC Trojans men’s basketball team lost once again, ending a two-game winning streak. The Washington State Cougars got the win, 72-64, on Wednesday night at the Galen Center.
Bronny James was scoreless, and the only two USC players in double figures were Boogie Ellis and Isaiah Collier once again.
One stat shows just how important Kobe Johnson is to this basketball team. When Johnson scores double digits, USC is 7-1 on the year, as Shotgun Spratling pointed out after the game. They are winless when Johnson does not score in double figures, and the one loss was against the Oklahoma Sooners, so take that as you will.
Johnson is averaging 11.8 PPG with five rebounds this season. He scored 21 against Stanford and 14 against Cal after two games with single-digit points.
Against the Cougars, he had nine points, and what do you know, USC lost the game.
Given the consistency-based problems USC has had, this Kobe Johnson stat shows the importance he has for this program.
Kobe Johnson finished with nine points (3-10 FG, 0-4 3PT, 3-5 FT).#USC is now 7-1 when Johnson scores in double figures (lone loss coming on Oklahoma tip in at buzzer) and 0-7 when he doesn't, including one game he didn't play. pic.twitter.com/LZntQJAhTP
— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) January 11, 2024
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