Keeshawn Barthelemy, Jackson Shelstad help Oregon rout USC

Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 20 points, Jackson Shelstad added 19 and Oregon closed the game on a 22-8 run to rout Southern California, 82-61, on Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore.

The Ducks (21-8, 10-8 Big Ten) held the Trojans without a field goal for nearly six minutes in the decisive late-game stretch. Meanwhile, Oregon's long-range shooting ignited with a pair from Barthelemy beyond the arc, plus 3-pointers from Shelstad and Nate Bittle.

Four of the Ducks' 10 triples on 27 attempts (37 percent) for the afternoon came over that 2:24 span, and Oregon hit 9 of 20 from deep in the second half overall.

Barthelemy's 4-of-6 3-point shooting for the game led the Ducks, while Shelstad connected on 3 of 6 from deep. Shelstad added four assists, matching TJ Bamba and USC's Saint Thomas for a game-high.

Shelstad also swiped a pair of steals to complement Bamba's three, while Bittle had five blocked shots to help Oregon's defense set the tone.

The Ducks held the Trojans (14-15, 6-12) to 21-of-61 shooting from the floor, including 5 of 22 from beyond the arc. Rashaun Agee accounted for almost half of USC's total made field goals, going 10-for-14 in the loss.

Agee scored a career-high 29 points, including a thunderous dunk with 13:35 remaining that pulled USC to within a 49-45 margin. That was as close as the Trojans got on their way to a fifth consecutive loss.

Outside of Agee's outstanding performance, which included a season-high 14 rebounds, USC struggled. Chibuzo Agbo scored 13 points and Wesley Yates III added 12, but the backcourt duo shot 4 of 10 and 5 of 19 from the floor.

Desmond Claude, coming in as USC's leading scorer (16 points per game), shot 0-for-9 from the floor and finished with one point.

Meanwhile, Oregon got eight points and six rebounds off the bench from Kwame Evans Jr., while Bamba and Jadrian Tracey added seven points in the Ducks' fifth straight win.

--Field Level Media