Isaiah White scored 22 points as sixth-seeded Southern California reached its first Elite Eight since 2001 by dispatching No. 7 seed Oregon 82-68 in the West Regional semifinals on Sunday night in Indianapolis.
Tahj Eaddy scored 20 points, Isaiah Mobley added 13, and Evan Mobley had a strong all-around game — 10 points, eight rebounds, six assists — as USC (25-7) eliminated Pac-12 foe Oregon (21-7).
USC led 41-26 at halftime and pushed the lead to 52-32 after back-to-back 3-pointers from White and Drew Peterson. The lead was still 20 with less than nine minutes left, but Oregon stepped up its defensive intensity and went on an 11-0 surge to get within 69-60 with 3:52 to go.
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