Scoring Summary

Southern Cal 3 0 14 12 - 29 Washington St. 7 3 7 7 - 24

TEAM STATISTICS

USC WSU First downs 19 23 Rushes-yards 45-148 24-55 Passing 130 314 Comp-Att-Int 13-21-1 27-44-3 Return Yards 41 33 Punts-Avg. 4-51.3 3-37.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 8-75 10-103 Time of Poss. 31:32 28:28

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

USC Rushing

Att Yds Avg TD Lng Washington 21 99 4.7 1 17 Walters 13 53 4.1 1 19 Sermons 3 12 4 0 5 L.Woods 2 6 3 0 3 Koffler 1 -2 -2 0 -2 Otton 5 -20 -4 0 5

Passing

C-A Yds Int TD Lng Otton 13-21 130 1 1 29

Receiving

No Yds Avg TD Lng Sermons 6 33 5.5 0 11 Bastianelli 3 53 17.7 1 29 C.Miller 2 31 15.5 0 17 B.Miller 1 3 3 0 3 Soward 1 10 10 0 10

Tackles

Tac Ast Tot Knight 8 3 11 Claiborne 5 3 8 Morton 6 0 6 Pearsall 3 2 5 Perry 5 0 5 Cook 4 0 4 Russell 3 1 4 McCutcheon 4 0 4

WASHINGTON STATE

Rushing

Att Yds Avg TD Lng Black 14 60 4.3 1 24 Montgomery 1 16 16 0 16 Gilmore 4 8 2.0 0 7 Leaf 5 -29 -5.8 0 3

Passing

C-A Yds Int TD Lng Leaf 27-44 314 3 2 48

Receiving

No Yds Avg TD Lng McKenzie 7 113 16.1 0 48 Carpenter 6 66 11 0 19 Black 3 23 7.7 0 8 Taylor 3 38 12.7 1 15 McWshingtn 3 21 7 0 14 Tims 2 29 14.5 0 25 Knuff 2 16 8 1 14 Gilmore 1 8 8 0 8

Tackles

Tac Ast Tot Darling 9 3 12 Nelson 7 3 10 B.Moore 6 2 8 Stewart 3 5 8 D.Henderson 5 2 7 Hinchen 6 1 7 A-33,111

How they scored

First quarter WSU 7, USC 0

Nian Taylor 15-yard pass from Ryan Leaf, Tony Truant kick. 70-yard drive in 10 plays, 4:56. On third-and-12 from the USC 42-yard-line, Leaf steps up in pocket and rifles 19-yard completion to Chad Carpenter. On TD pass, Taylor beat USC cornerback Chad Morton, a former running back making his first start at corner.

WSU 7, USC 3

Adam Abrams 37-yard field goal. 29-yard drive in 12 plays, 5:07. USC drive starts at the WSU 49 after Mike Bastianelli gets piece of Jeff Banks’ punt. Trojans stall at the WSU 20 one play after quarterback Brad Otton is sacked by Washington State defensive end Dorian Boose.

Second quarter WSU 10, USC 3

Truant 39-yard field goal. 39-yard drive in six plays, 1:47. USC penalized four times for 40 yards, including 15-yard personal foul on punt return that preceded the drive. Michael Black carries 24 yards to the USC 12, breaking tackle of Darrell Russell, but WSU drive stalls after Carpenter is whistled for offensive pass interference in the end zone on third-and-5 from the 12.

Third quarter WSU 10, USC 10

R. Jay Soward 78-yard kickoff return, Abrams kick. Soward returns kickoff for TD in second consecutive game, having gone 98 yards in loss to Arizona State.

WSU 17, USC 10

Black 4-yard run, Truant kick. 80-yard drive in eight plays, 3:35. Leaf sensational on the drive, completing 5 of 5 for 66 yards, including consecutive strikes of 11 and 25 yards - both delivered under heavy pressure. Black, David Knuff and Cory Withrow supply important blocks on the drive.

WSU 17, USC 17

Bastianelli 29-yard pass from Otton, Abrams kick. 31-yard drive in three plays, 1:22. McCutcheon returns Leaf interception 29 yards to the WSU 31. Otton makes Cougars pay for all-out blitz on third-and-8, passing quickly. Tight end Jeff Diltz, subbing for injured starter John Allred, springs Bastianelli for the score with big block on WSU cornerback Terrell Henderson.

Fourth quarter USC 23, WSU 17

Shawn Walters 1-yard run, kick blocked. 74-yard drive in 12 plays, 5:12. USC runs 11 times for all 74 yards on the drive, which is sustained in part by two offsides penalties on WSU defensive tackle Leon Bender. Bender atones by blocking extra-point try.

WSU 24, USC 23

Knuff 1-yard pass from Leaf, Truant kick. 70-yard drive in 13 plays, 5:17. Leaf completes 8 of 9 on the drive, none bigger than 9-yarder to Kevin McKenzie on fourth-and-2 from the USC 36. On first-and-10 from the 17, Ron Montgomery follows left tackle Scott Sanderson to the 1.

USC 29, WSU 24

Washington 17-yard run, pass failed. 83-yard drive in 13 plays, 6:40. USC converts three times on third down, including Washington’s TD run on third-and-4. Otton completes 4 of 4 for 38 yards on drive.