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Danny Wolf powers Michigan to 85-74 victory over Southern California

AP
Jan 04, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) Danny Wolf finished with a season-high 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead Michigan to an 85-74 victory over Southern California on Saturday night.

Wolf made 9 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers in his seventh double-double this season for the Wolverines (11-3, 3-0 Big Ten Conference). He added seven assists and blocked a career-high six shots.

Tre Donaldson and Nimari Burnett scored 16 apiece for Michigan with Donaldson adding six assists. Roddy Gayle Jr. had 12 points and Vladislav Goldin scored 11.

Desmond Claude and Wesley Yates III both scored 19 to lead the Trojans (9-5, 1-2). Claude added seven rebounds. Kevin Patton Jr. had 14 points and Saint Thomas scored 10.

Burnett had 13 points, Donaldson scored 12 and the pair combined to make 7 of 8 from 3-point range as Michigan took a 42-38 lead into halftime.

Claude buried a jumper for USC to begin the second half, but Wolf had four baskets and fellow 7-footer Goldin had a three-point play and a dunk as the pair did all the scoring in a 13-0 Michigan run for a 55-40 advantage with 16 minutes remaining.

The Trojans rallied to take a 65-63 lead on a Patton layup with 7:33 remaining. Gayle scored six in a 10-0 run and Michigan led 73-65 with 5:09 to go. USC scored six straight, but Goldin and Wolf had back-to-back baskets in a 10-0 run to wrap up the victory.

The schools had not played each other since Dec. 27, 1981 - a 77-63 victory for the Trojans in the Holiday Classic at the L.A. Sports Arena.

Michigan remains in Los Angeles to play No. 15 UCLA on Tuesday. USC travels to play Indiana on Wednesday.

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1st Half
MICH
Wolverines
42
USC
Trojans
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Vladislav Goldin vs. Chibuzo Agbo (Tre Donaldson gains possession)
19:44		Josh Cohen personal foul
19:39	+3	Tre Donaldson makes three point jump shot (Danny Wolf assists)	3-0
19:12	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot (Josh Cohen assists)	3-2
19:04		Tre Donaldson turnover (bad pass)
18:47		Josh Cohen misses two point layup
18:45		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
18:39	+3	Tre Donaldson makes three point jump shot	6-2
18:24		Danny Wolf blocks Chibuzo Agbo's three point jump shot
18:22		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
18:09	+3	Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	9-2
17:57		Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul
17:51		Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul
17:44	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	9-4
17:22	+3	Danny Wolf makes three point jump shot (Vladislav Goldin assists)	12-4
16:54		Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot
16:52		Tre Donaldson defensive rebound
16:29		Vladislav Goldin turnover (traveling)
16:13	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	12-6
16:00	+3	Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot (Tre Donaldson assists)	15-6
15:40	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Rashaun Agee assists)	15-9
15:22		TV timeout
15:16		Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot
15:16		Trojans defensive rebound
14:53	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	15-11
14:34		Rubin Jones misses two point jump shot
14:32		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
14:14		Tre Donaldson shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
14:14		Chibuzo Agbo misses regular free throw 1 of 3
14:14		Chibuzo Agbo misses regular free throw 2 of 3
14:14	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 3 of 3	15-12
14:03	+2	Danny Wolf makes two point jump shot	17-12
13:43		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
13:41		Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
13:38		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
13:36		Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
13:31		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
13:29		Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
13:19		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
13:17		Rubin Jones defensive rebound
13:11		Danny Wolf turnover (bad pass)
12:41		Rashaun Agee misses two point layup
12:39		Justin Pippen defensive rebound
12:29		Will Tschetter misses three point jump shot
12:27		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
12:19	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot	17-14
11:55		Justin Pippen misses two point jump shot
11:53		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
11:48		Saint Thomas turnover (bad pass)
11:48		TV timeout
11:33		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
11:29		Trojans defensive rebound
11:15	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup (Josh Cohen assists)	17-16
11:05	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point jump shot (Danny Wolf assists)	19-16
10:46		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
10:44		Danny Wolf defensive rebound
10:35		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
10:33		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
10:27		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:25		Sam Walters defensive rebound
10:13		Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup
10:11		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
10:06	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Josh Cohen assists)	19-18
10:06		Sam Walters shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
10:06		Wesley Yates III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:06		Danny Wolf defensive rebound
9:44		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:42		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
9:35	+2	Kevin Patton Jr. makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	19-20
9:10	+3	Danny Wolf makes three point jump shot (Vladislav Goldin assists)	22-20
8:45	+2	Kevin Patton Jr. makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	22-22
8:22	+3	Tre Donaldson makes three point jump shot (Danny Wolf assists)	25-22
7:56	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup (Josh Cohen assists)	25-24
7:42		Desmond Claude personal foul
7:42		TV timeout
7:40		Tre Donaldson turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Patton Jr. steals)
7:25		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
7:23		Danny Wolf defensive rebound
7:14		Kevin Patton Jr. blocks Vladislav Goldin's two point layup
7:12		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
6:56		Danny Wolf shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
6:56		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:56	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-25
6:33		Danny Wolf misses two point layup
6:20		Wesley Yates III defensive rebound
6:20		Jump ball. (Trojans gains possession)
6:01		Danny Wolf personal foul
5:57		Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Nimari Burnett steals)
5:48		Sam Walters misses three point jump shot
5:46		Rubin Jones offensive rebound
5:42	+2	Rubin Jones makes two point dunk	27-25
5:14		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
5:12		Wesley Yates III offensive rebound
5:12	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup	27-27
5:12		Will Tschetter shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-28
4:58		Kevin Patton Jr. blocks Sam Walters's two point layup
4:56		Wolverines offensive rebound
4:45		Wesley Yates III shooting foul (Nimari Burnett draws the foul)
4:45	+1	Nimari Burnett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-28
4:45	+1	Nimari Burnett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-28
4:33		Sam Walters personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
4:33	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-29
4:33	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-30
4:21		Desmond Claude shooting foul (Nimari Burnett draws the foul)
4:21	+1	Nimari Burnett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-30
4:21	+1	Nimari Burnett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-30
4:12		Rubin Jones personal foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-31
4:12	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-32
3:51	+3	Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot (Rubin Jones assists)	34-32
3:32	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point jump shot	34-34
3:22		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (L.J. Cason draws the foul)
3:22		TV timeout
3:22	+1	L.J. Cason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-34
3:22	+1	L.J. Cason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-34
3:00	+2	Kevin Patton Jr. makes two point layup (Wesley Yates III assists)	36-36
2:41		L.J. Cason misses two point jump shot
2:39		Will Tschetter offensive rebound
2:31		Will Tschetter misses three point jump shot
2:29		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
2:20		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
2:19		Trojans offensive rebound
2:04		Saint Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Rubin Jones steals)
2:04		Wolverines 30 second timeout
1:56		Vladislav Goldin offensive foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
1:56		Vladislav Goldin turnover (offensive foul)
1:40	+2	Chibuzo Agbo makes two point jump shot (Rashaun Agee assists)	36-38
1:09	+3	Will Tschetter makes three point jump shot (Tre Donaldson assists)	39-38
0:42		Rashaun Agee turnover (bad pass) (Tre Donaldson steals)
0:37	+3	Tre Donaldson makes three point jump shot	42-38
0:17		Rashaun Agee offensive foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
0:17		Rashaun Agee turnover (offensive foul)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MICH
Wolverines
43
USC
Trojans
36

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (traveling)
19:29		Danny Wolf blocks Josh Cohen's two point hook shot
19:27		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
19:18		Danny Wolf turnover (bad pass) (Saint Thomas steals)
19:03	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot (Josh Cohen assists)	42-40
18:43	+2	Danny Wolf makes two point layup (Vladislav Goldin assists)	44-40
18:31		Vladislav Goldin blocks Desmond Claude's two point layup
18:29		Trojans offensive rebound
18:29		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Vladislav Goldin steals)
18:15	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup (Danny Wolf assists)	46-40
18:15		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
18:15	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-40
17:59		Vladislav Goldin personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
17:58		Nimari Burnett personal foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
17:57		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Danny Wolf steals)
17:55		Josh Cohen personal foul (Danny Wolf draws the foul)
17:40		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
17:37	+2	Danny Wolf makes two point layup (Vladislav Goldin assists)	49-40
17:36		Trojans 30 second timeout
17:36		TV timeout
17:29		Wesley Yates III turnover (bad pass) (Roddy Gayle Jr. steals)
17:25		Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot
17:23		Josh Cohen personal foul
17:18	+2	Danny Wolf makes two point driving layup	51-40
16:51		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:48		Desmond Claude personal foul (Tre Donaldson draws the foul)
16:35	+2	Danny Wolf makes two point driving layup (Tre Donaldson assists)	53-40
16:10		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
16:08		Kevin Patton Jr. offensive rebound
16:06		Kevin Patton Jr. misses two point layup
16:04		Danny Wolf defensive rebound
16:02	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point dunk (Tre Donaldson assists)	55-40
16:02		Trojans 30 second timeout
16:02		TV timeout
15:49		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
15:47		Saint Thomas offensive rebound
15:45		Vladislav Goldin shooting foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
15:45		Saint Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:45	+1	Saint Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-41
15:30		Vladislav Goldin misses two point alley-oop layup
15:28		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
15:11	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot (Kevin Patton Jr. assists)	55-44
14:52		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:50		Danny Wolf offensive rebound
14:48		Danny Wolf misses two point layup
14:46		Danny Wolf offensive rebound
14:44		Danny Wolf turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Patton Jr. steals)
14:39		Saint Thomas misses two point layup
14:37		Danny Wolf defensive rebound
14:31		Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot
14:29		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
14:25	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	55-46
14:25		Nimari Burnett shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
14:25		Wolverines 30 second timeout
14:25	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-47
14:08	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point driving layup (Danny Wolf assists)	57-47
13:53		Danny Wolf blocks Desmond Claude's two point layup
13:51		Nimari Burnett defensive rebound
13:47		Nimari Burnett misses two point layup
13:45		Roddy Gayle Jr. offensive rebound
13:41	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point layup	59-47
13:24	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	59-50
13:10		Will Tschetter misses three point jump shot
13:08		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
13:02		Kevin Patton Jr. misses two point layup
13:00		Danny Wolf defensive rebound
12:57	+2	Will Tschetter makes two point layup (Danny Wolf assists)	61-50
12:40		Danny Wolf personal foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
12:34		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (traveling)
12:28		Rubin Jones turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Claude steals)
12:24	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point driving layup	61-52
12:24		Rubin Jones shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
12:24	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-53
12:20		L.J. Cason turnover (lost ball) (Wesley Yates III steals)
12:14	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup	61-55
11:42		Wolverines turnover (shot clock violation)
11:42		TV timeout
11:33	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Kevin Patton Jr. assists)	61-57
11:16	+2	Danny Wolf makes two point hook shot	63-57
10:53		Danny Wolf blocks Desmond Claude's two point jump shot
10:52		Trojans offensive rebound
10:46		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
10:44		Kevin Patton Jr. offensive rebound
10:42		Vladislav Goldin personal foul (Kevin Patton Jr. draws the foul)
10:42	+1	Kevin Patton Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-58
10:42		Kevin Patton Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:42		Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
10:28		Danny Wolf blocks Desmond Claude's two point layup
10:26		Wesley Yates III offensive rebound
10:20	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	63-61
10:02		Danny Wolf misses three point jump shot
10:00		Kevin Patton Jr. defensive rebound
9:50		Rubin Jones personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
9:50	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-62
9:50	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-63
9:28		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:25		Will Tschetter offensive rebound
9:25		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul (Will Tschetter draws the foul)
9:23		Will Tschetter misses three point jump shot
9:21		Trojans defensive rebound
9:03		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
9:01		Nimari Burnett defensive rebound
8:59		Kevin Patton Jr. personal foul (Nimari Burnett draws the foul)
8:59		Nimari Burnett misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:59		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
8:40		Kevin Patton Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:38		Will Tschetter defensive rebound
8:31		Desmond Claude personal foul (Danny Wolf draws the foul)
8:31		Danny Wolf misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:28		Wesley Yates III personal foul (Danny Wolf draws the foul)
8:28		Danny Wolf misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:28		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
8:10		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
8:08		Tre Donaldson defensive rebound
8:05		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point layup
8:03		Will Tschetter offensive rebound
8:00		Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot
7:58		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
7:34	+2	Kevin Patton Jr. makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	63-65
7:19	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point layup (Tre Donaldson assists)	65-65
7:02		Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Tre Donaldson steals)
7:02		TV timeout
6:40	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point layup	67-65
6:25		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass)
6:13		Kevin Patton Jr. shooting foul (Danny Wolf draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Danny Wolf makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-65
6:13		Danny Wolf misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:13		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
5:54		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
5:52		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
5:47		Wesley Yates III shooting foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
5:47	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-65
5:47	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-65
5:31		Wesley Yates III misses two point layup
5:29		Danny Wolf defensive rebound
5:09	+2	Nimari Burnett makes two point layup	72-65
5:09		Saint Thomas shooting foul (Nimari Burnett draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Nimari Burnett makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-65
4:50	+2	Kevin Patton Jr. makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	73-67
4:50		Nimari Burnett shooting foul (Kevin Patton Jr. draws the foul)
4:50		Kevin Patton Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:50		Nimari Burnett defensive rebound
4:34		Will Tschetter offensive foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
4:34		Will Tschetter turnover (offensive foul)
4:24	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	73-70
3:48		Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (bad pass)
3:48		TV timeout
3:23		Danny Wolf shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
3:23		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:23	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-71
3:12		Desmond Claude personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
3:12	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-71
3:12	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-71
2:43		Kevin Patton Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:41		Danny Wolf defensive rebound
2:24	+2	Tre Donaldson makes two point jump shot	77-71
2:07		Danny Wolf blocks Wesley Yates III's two point layup
2:05		Wolverines defensive rebound
1:50	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup (Danny Wolf assists)	79-71
1:34		Wesley Yates III misses two point layup
1:32		Danny Wolf defensive rebound
1:11	+2	Danny Wolf makes two point layup (Tre Donaldson assists)	81-71
0:57		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
0:55		Danny Wolf defensive rebound
0:49		Wesley Yates III personal foul (Tre Donaldson draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Tre Donaldson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-71
0:49	+1	Tre Donaldson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-71
0:40		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (lost ball) (Danny Wolf steals)
0:34		Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (traveling)
0:29	+3	Kevin Patton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Cohen assists)	83-74
0:07		Josh Cohen personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-74
0:07	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-74
0:04		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
0:02		Danny Wolf defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Danny Wolf defensive rebound