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Arizona State at USC

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Arizona State beat USC 38–⁠35. It was their 35th meeting; after it, USC led the series 22–⁠13 as played.

AwayArizona State7–⁠6 in 2018
38
HomeUSC5–⁠7 in 2018
35

Final at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los AngelesTV: ABC, ESPN2Attendance 47,406

At kickoff
83°F, clear, haze, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Downtown L.A./Usc Campus (KCQT), 1 km from the stadium, 17 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee C. Coyte; umpire B. Hay; head linesman D. Johnson; line judge J. Robinson; side judge J. Dahle; field judge S. Currie; back judge S. Steichen; center judge M. RichardsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Arizona State14107738
USC7714735

Standouts

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Player stats

Arizona State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Manny Wilkins14/2216610
Dillon Sterling-Cole0/2000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Eno Benjamin29185249
Manny Wilkins989145
Isaiah Floyd2603
N’Keal Harry2504
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
N’Keal Harry495144
Frank Darby42609
Brandon Aiyuk123023
Tommy Hudson39010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Darien Butler8100
Evan Fields7000
Chase Lucas6110
Tyler Johnson6000
Merlin Robertson4110

USC

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jack Sears20/2823520
Tyler Vaughns1/13610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Aca’Cedric Ware1364016
Vavae Malepeai551041
Stephen Carr41609
Jack Sears1010022
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Michael Pittman Jr.686236
Tyler Vaughns476152
Amon-Ra St. Brown439018
Josh Falo337018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Talanoa Hufanga112.500
Ajene Harris7000
John Houston Jr.7000
Jordan Iosefa60.500

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Arizona StateUSC
450Total yards420
166Passing yards271
284Rushing yards149
6.9Yards per pass9.3
6.6Yards per rush4.5
19First downs20
9–⁠15Third downs3–⁠11
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
7--4953Penalties4–⁠33
31:40Possession27:45
2Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Arizona StateUSC
47%Success rate50%
0.30EPA per play0.26
1.19Explosiveness1.24
0.31Rushing EPA0.02
0.32Passing EPA0.49
35%Passing-down success21%
−0.10First-down EPA0.43
0.44Second-down EPA0.05
0.92Third-down EPA0.55
17%Havoc by its defense15%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

USC 72% to win. Arizona State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

USC −3, over/under 53.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were USC 58%, Arizona State 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

USC end zoneArizona State end zoneQ1 Arizona StatePunt return TD, 4 plays (USC scores)Q1 Arizona StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 USCFumble, 4 playsQ1 Arizona StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 USCPunt, 6 playsQ1 Arizona StateField goal, 9 playsQ2 USCPunt, 5 playsQ2 Arizona StateTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 USCPunt, 3 playsQ2 Arizona StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 USCTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Arizona StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 USCTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Arizona StateFumble, 1 playQ3 USCTouchdown, 1 playQ3 Arizona StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 USCPunt, 3 playsQ3 Arizona StateMissed FG, 6 playsQ3 USCPunt return TD, 4 plays (Arizona State scores)Q3 USCPunt, 5 playsQ3 Arizona StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 USCTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 Arizona StatePunt, 7 playsQ4 USCPunt, 5 playsQ4 Arizona StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 USCTouchdown, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. USC drives left to right, Arizona State right to left.
  1. Q1 Arizona StatePunt return TD, 4 plays (USC scores), 17 yards
  2. Q1 Arizona StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 USCFumble, 4 plays, 18 yards
  4. Q1 Arizona StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 3 yards
  5. Q1 USCPunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
  6. Q1 Arizona StateField goal, 9 plays, 74 yards
  7. Q2 USCPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  8. Q2 Arizona StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 95 yards
  9. Q2 USCPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  10. Q2 Arizona StatePunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  11. Q2 USCTouchdown, 8 plays, 90 yards
  12. Q2 Arizona StateEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  13. Q3 USCTouchdown, 9 plays, 77 yards
  14. Q3 Arizona StateFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
  15. Q3 USCTouchdown, 1 play, 36 yards
  16. Q3 Arizona StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  17. Q3 USCPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  18. Q3 Arizona StateMissed FG, 6 plays, 31 yards
  19. Q3 USCPunt return TD, 4 plays (Arizona State scores), 23 yards
  20. Q3 USCPunt, 5 plays, 27 yards
  21. Q3 Arizona StatePunt, 6 plays, 27 yards
  22. Q4 USCTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 50 yards
  23. Q4 Arizona StatePunt, 7 plays, 44 yards
  24. Q4 USCPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  25. Q4 Arizona StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 66 yards
  26. Q4 USCTouchdown, 4 plays, 65 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Arizona State 14, USC 7
Arizona State Punt return TD, 4 plays (USC scores)
15:001st & 10 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:431st & 10 at own 25Manny Wilkins run for 10 yds to the ArzSt 35 for a 1ST down
14:401st & 10 at own 35Manny Wilkins pass incomplete
14:272nd & 10 at own 35Eno Benjamin run for 5 yds to the ArzSt 40
14:273rd & 5 at own 40ARIZONA ST Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the ArzSt 35
14:203rd & 10 at own 35Manny Wilkins pass complete to Kyle Williams for 7 yds to the ArzSt 42
12:524th & 3 at own 42Michael Sleep-Dalton punt for 40 yds , Tyler Vaughns returns for 82 yds for a TD (Michael Brown KICK)USC 7, Arizona State 0
Arizona State Touchdown, 8 plays
12:521st & 10 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:431st & 10 at own 25N’Keal Harry run for 4 yds to the ArzSt 29
12:202nd & 6 at own 29Eno Benjamin run for 3 yds to the ArzSt 32
12:203rd & 3 at own 32Manny Wilkins pass complete to Nick Ralston for 6 yds to the ArzSt 38 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at own 38Eno Benjamin run for 5 yds to the ArzSt 43
11:432nd & 5 at own 43Eno Benjamin run for 4 yds to the ArzSt 47
11:203rd & 1 at own 47Eno Benjamin run for 11 yds to the USC 42 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 42Manny Wilkins pass complete to Tommy Hudson for a loss of 2 yards to the USC 44
8:552nd & 12 at opp 44Manny Wilkins pass complete to N’Keal Harry for 44 yds for a TD (Brandon Ruiz KICK)Tied at 7
USC Fumble, 4 plays
8:552nd & 12 at own 35Brandon Ruiz kickoff for 60 yds , Stephen Carr return for 2 yds to the USC 7
8:451st & 10 at own 7Aca’Cedric Ware run for 4 yds to the USC 11
8:202nd & 6 at own 11Aca’Cedric Ware run for 7 yds to the USC 18 for a 1ST down
7:481st & 10 at own 18Aca’Cedric Ware run for 7 yds to the USC 25
7:042nd & 3 at own 6Jack Sears run for a loss of 19 yards to the USC 3 Jack Sears fumbled, recovered by ArzSt USC Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (-3 Yards) to the USC 3
Arizona State Touchdown, 2 plays
6:491st & goal at opp 3Manny Wilkins run for no gain to the USC 3
6:222nd & goal at opp 3Eno Benjamin run for 3 yds for a TD (Brandon Ruiz KICK)Arizona State 14, USC 7
USC Punt, 6 plays
6:222nd & 10 at own 35Brandon Ruiz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:121st & 10 at own 25Aca’Cedric Ware run for 2 yds to the USC 27
5:552nd & 8 at own 27Jack Sears run for 7 yds to the USC 34
5:343rd & 1 at own 34Jack Sears pass complete to Velus Jones Jr. for 22 yds to the ArzSt 44 for a 1ST down
5:091st & 10 at opp 44Aca’Cedric Ware run for 3 yds to the ArzSt 41
4:432nd & 7 at opp 41Stephen Carr run for 1 yd to the ArzSt 40
4:073rd & 6 at opp 40USC Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the ArzSt 45
3:393rd & 11 at opp 45Jack Sears sacked by Merlin Robertson for a loss of 5 yards to the 50 yard line
2:584th & 16 at the 50Reid Budrovich punt for 42 yds , N’Keal Harry returns for 5 yds to the ArzSt 13
Arizona State Field goal, 9 plays
2:341st & 10 at own 13Manny Wilkins pass complete to Brandon Aiyuk for 23 yds to the ArzSt 36 for a 1ST down
1:421st & 10 at own 36Manny Wilkins pass complete to N’Keal Harry for 20 yds to the USC 44 for a 1ST down
1:101st & 10 at opp 44Eno Benjamin run for 17 yds to the USC 27 for a 1ST down
0:521st & 10 at opp 27Manny Wilkins run for 6 yds to the USC 21
0:302nd & 4 at opp 21Eno Benjamin run for 6 yds to the USC 15 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:541st & 10 at opp 15Eno Benjamin run for 2 yds to the USC 13
Q2 14:222nd & 8 at opp 13Manny Wilkins pass incomplete to N’Keal Harry
Q2 14:173rd & 8 at opp 13Manny Wilkins pass incomplete
Q2 14:124th & 8 at opp 13Brandon Ruiz 31 yd FG GOODArizona State 17, USC 7
2nd quarter6 drives, then Arizona State 24, USC 14
USC Punt, 5 plays
13:511st & 10 at own 27Jack Sears pass complete to Tyler Vaughns for 9 yds to the USC 36
13:292nd & 1 at own 36Aca’Cedric Ware run for 16 yds to the ArzSt 48 for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at opp 48Aca’Cedric Ware run for 6 yds to the ArzSt 42
12:362nd & 4 at opp 42Jack Sears pass incomplete to Michael Pittman Jr.
12:293rd & 4 at opp 42ARIZONA ST Penalty, Defensive Holding (10 Yards) to the USC 48
11:363rd & 14 at own 48Jack Sears sacked by Merlin Robertson for a loss of 2 yards to the USC 46
11:294th & 16 at own 46Reid Budrovich punt for 49 yds , N’Keal Harry returns for no gain to the ArzSt 5
Arizona State Touchdown, 12 plays
11:081st & 10 at own 5Eno Benjamin run for 3 yds to the ArzSt 8
10:402nd & 7 at own 8Manny Wilkins pass incomplete
10:283rd & 7 at own 8Manny Wilkins pass complete to Frank Darby for 9 yds to the ArzSt 17 for a 1ST down
10:031st & 10 at own 17Manny Wilkins pass incomplete to Isaiah Floyd
9:442nd & 10 at own 17Manny Wilkins pass complete to Frank Darby for 9 yds to the ArzSt 26
9:283rd & 1 at own 26Eno Benjamin run for 4 yds to the ArzSt 30 for a 1ST down
8:591st & 10 at own 30Eno Benjamin run for 1 yd to the ArzSt 31
8:202nd & 9 at own 31Manny Wilkins pass complete to Frank Darby for 4 yds to the ArzSt 35
7:413rd & 5 at own 35Manny Wilkins run for 7 yds to the ArzSt 42 for a 1ST down
7:081st & 10 at own 42Manny Wilkins run for 6 yds to the ArzSt 48
6:312nd & 4 at own 48Manny Wilkins run for 3 yds to the USC 49
6:123rd & 1 at opp 49Eno Benjamin run for 49 yds for a TD (Brandon Ruiz KICK)Arizona State 24, USC 7
USC Punt, 3 plays
6:053rd & 1 at own 35Brandon Ruiz kickoff for 65 yds , Velus Jones Jr. return for 22 yds to the USC 22
6:021st & 10 at own 22Jack Sears pass incomplete
6:022nd & 10 at own 22Timeout USC, clock 06:02
5:542nd & 10 at own 22Jack Sears run for no gain to the USC 22
5:243rd & 10 at own 22Jack Sears run for 3 yds to the USC 25
4:454th & 7 at own 25Reid Budrovich punt for 53 yds, downed at the ArzSt 22
Arizona State Punt, 5 plays
4:201st & 10 at own 22Eno Benjamin run for a loss of 3 yards to the ArzSt 19
4:002nd & 13 at own 19Eno Benjamin run for 15 yds to the ArzSt 34 for a 1ST down
3:151st & 10 at own 34Isaiah Floyd run for 3 yds to the ArzSt 37
2:442nd & 7 at own 37Isaiah Floyd run for 3 yds to the ArzSt 40
1:553rd & 4 at own 40Manny Wilkins pass incomplete
1:464th & 4 at own 40Michael Sleep-Dalton punt for 47 yds , Tyler Vaughns returns for a loss of 3 yards to the USC 10
USC Touchdown, 8 plays
1:461st & 10 at own 10ARIZONA ST Penalty, Targeting (Khaylan Kearse-Thomas ejected) to the USC 25 for a 1ST down,
1:241st & 10 at own 25Jack Sears run for 22 yds to the USC 47 for a 1ST down
1:181st & 10 at own 47Jack Sears pass complete to Tyler Vaughns for 6 yds to the ArzSt 47
1:182nd & 4 at opp 47Timeout USC, clock 01:18
1:122nd & 4 at opp 47Jack Sears pass incomplete to Tyler Vaughns
1:063rd & 4 at opp 47ARIZONA ST Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the ArzSt 32 for a 1ST down
0:531st & 10 at opp 32Jack Sears pass incomplete to Tyler Vaughns
0:432nd & 10 at opp 32Jack Sears pass complete to Vavae Malepeai for 12 yds to the ArzSt 20 for a 1ST down
0:401st & 5 at opp 15Timeout ARIZONA ST, clock 00:40
0:281st & 5 at opp 15Jack Sears pass complete to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 6 yds to the ArzSt 9 for a 1ST down
0:181st & goal at opp 9Jack Sears pass complete to Vavae Malepeai for 3 yds to the ArzSt 6
0:182nd & 0 at opp 6Timeout USC, clock 00:18
0:132nd & goal at opp 6Jack Sears pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 6 yds for a TD (Michael Brown KICK)Arizona State 24, USC 14
Arizona State End of half, 1 play
0:132nd & 7 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:001st & 10 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the ArzSt 24
3rd quarter9 drives, then Arizona State 31, USC 28
USC Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 23Brandon Ruiz kickoff for 62 yds , Velus Jones Jr. return for 20 yds to the USC 23 USC Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the USC 13
14:521st & 10 at own 13Jack Sears pass complete to Josh Falo for 15 yds to the USC 28 for a 1ST down
14:321st & 10 at own 28Aca’Cedric Ware run for 5 yds to the USC 33
13:572nd & 5 at own 33Jack Sears pass complete to Josh Falo for 18 yds to the ArzSt 49 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at opp 49Aca’Cedric Ware run for 3 yds to the ArzSt 46
12:332nd & 7 at opp 46Jack Sears pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 6 yds to the ArzSt 40
12:023rd & 1 at opp 40Aca’Cedric Ware run for 5 yds to the ArzSt 35 for a 1ST down
11:341st & 10 at opp 35Stephen Carr run for 5 yds to the ArzSt 30
11:072nd & 5 at opp 16Jack Sears pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 14 yds to the ArzSt 16 for a 1ST down ARIZONA ST Penalty, Face Mask (8 yards) (8 Yards) to the ArzSt 8 for a 1ST down
10:491st & goal at opp 8Velus Jones Jr. run for 8 yds for a TD (Michael Brown KICK)Arizona State 24, USC 21
Arizona State Fumble, 1 play
10:431st & 10 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 64 yds , Angel Ruiz return for 25 yds to the ArzSt 26
10:331st & 10 at own 26Manny Wilkins run for 10 yds to the ArzSt 36 Manny Wilkins fumbled, recovered by USC
USC Touchdown, 1 play
10:241st & 10 at opp 36Tyler Vaughns pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 36 yds for a TD (Michael Brown KICK)USC 28, Arizona State 24
Arizona State Punt, 3 plays
10:241st & 10 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:161st & 10 at own 25N’Keal Harry run for 1 yd to the ArzSt 26
9:392nd & 9 at own 26Dillon Sterling-Cole pass incomplete to Frank Darby
9:333rd & 9 at own 26Dillon Sterling-Cole pass incomplete
9:264th & 9 at own 26Michael Sleep-Dalton punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Tyler Vaughns at the USC 35
USC Punt, 3 plays
9:211st & 10 at own 35USC Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference (-15 Yards) to the USC 20
8:481st & 25 at own 20Jack Sears run for 4 yds to the USC 24
8:132nd & 21 at own 24Jack Sears pass complete to Aca’Cedric Ware for a loss of 4 yards to the USC 20
7:313rd & 25 at own 20Vavae Malepeai run for 7 yds to the USC 27
Arizona State Missed FG, 6 plays
6:451st & 10 at own 37Eno Benjamin run for 5 yds to the ArzSt 42
6:202nd & 3 at own 42Eno Benjamin run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at the 50ARIZONA ST Penalty, Roughing Passer (15 Yards) to the USC 35 for a 1ST down
5:371st & 10 at opp 35Eno Benjamin run for no gain to the USC 35
5:192nd & 10 at opp 35Manny Wilkins pass incomplete to N’Keal Harry
4:503rd & 10 at opp 35Manny Wilkins pass complete to N’Keal Harry for 3 yds to the USC 32 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at opp 32Brandon Ruiz 50 yd FG MISSED
USC Punt return TD, 4 plays (Arizona State scores)
4:161st & 10 at own 32Jack Sears pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 23 yds to the ArzSt 45 for a 1ST down
3:551st & 10 at opp 45Vavae Malepeai run for no gain to the ArzSt 45
3:242nd & 10 at opp 45Jack Sears pass incomplete to Tyler Vaughns
3:243rd & 10 at opp 45Timeout USC, clock 03:24
3:003rd & 10 at opp 45Jack Sears pass incomplete
2:544th & 10 at opp 45Reid Budrovich punt for 37 yds , N’Keal Harry returns for 92 yds for a TD (Brandon Ruiz KICK)Arizona State 31, USC 28
USC Punt, 5 plays
2:471st & 10 at own 35Brandon Ruiz kickoff for 60 yds , Velus Jones Jr. return for 21 yds to the USC 26
2:161st & 10 at own 26Aca’Cedric Ware run for 5 yds to the USC 31
1:552nd & 5 at own 31Jack Sears pass complete to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 18 yds to the USC 49 for a 1ST down
1:341st & 10 at own 49Jack Sears run for no gain to the USC 49 Jack Sears fumbled, recovered by USC Jack Sears
0:592nd & 10 at own 49Jack Sears pass incomplete
0:433rd & 10 at own 49Jack Sears pass complete to Josh Falo for 4 yds to the ArzSt 47
0:144th & 6 at opp 47Reid Budrovich punt for 44 yds, fair catch by N’Keal Harry at the ArzSt 3
Arizona State Punt, 6 plays
0:011st & 10 at own 3Eno Benjamin run for 9 yds to the ArzSt 12
Q4 14:522nd & 1 at own 12Eno Benjamin run for a loss of 1 yard to the ArzSt 11
Q4 14:243rd & 2 at own 11Timeout ARIZONA ST, clock 14:24
Q4 14:173rd & 2 at own 11Eno Benjamin run for 19 yds to the ArzSt 30 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:501st & 10 at own 30Eno Benjamin run for a loss of 1 yard to the ArzSt 29
Q4 13:132nd & 11 at own 29Manny Wilkins pass incomplete
Q4 12:573rd & 11 at own 29Manny Wilkins pass complete to Tommy Hudson for 1 yd to the ArzSt 30
Q4 12:294th & 10 at own 30Michael Sleep-Dalton punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Tyler Vaughns at the USC 30
4th quarter5 drives, then Arizona State 38, USC 35
USC Turnover on downs, 5 plays
12:161st & 10 at own 30Vavae Malepeai run for 41 yds to the ArzSt 29 for a 1ST down
11:461st & 10 at opp 29Vavae Malepeai run for 5 yds to the ArzSt 24
11:182nd & 5 at opp 24Aca’Cedric Ware run for 1 yd to the ArzSt 23
10:473rd & 4 at opp 23Jack Sears pass complete to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 3 yds to the ArzSt 20
10:224th & 1 at opp 20Timeout USC, clock 10:22
10:164th & 1 at opp 20Aca’Cedric Ware run for no gain to the ArzSt 20
Arizona State Punt, 7 plays
9:501st & 10 at own 20Eno Benjamin run for no gain to the ArzSt 20
9:352nd & 10 at own 20Manny Wilkins pass complete to Tommy Hudson for 10 yds to the ArzSt 30 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at own 30Manny Wilkins pass complete to Frank Darby for 4 yds to the ArzSt 34
8:372nd & 6 at own 34Manny Wilkins pass complete to N’Keal Harry for 28 yds to the USC 38 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at opp 38Eno Benjamin run for 2 yds to the USC 36
7:382nd & 8 at opp 36Manny Wilkins run for 2 yds to the USC 34
7:003rd & 6 at opp 34Eno Benjamin run for a loss of 2 yards to the USC 36
6:224th & 8 at opp 36Michael Sleep-Dalton punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Tyler Vaughns at the USC 7
USC Punt, 5 plays
6:001st & 10 at own 7Stephen Carr run for 9 yds to the USC 16
5:482nd & 1 at own 16Stephen Carr run for 1 yd to the USC 17 for a 1ST down
5:281st & 10 at own 17Jack Sears pass complete to Tyler Vaughns for 9 yds to the USC 26
5:002nd & 1 at own 26Vavae Malepeai run for a loss of 2 yards to the USC 24
4:453rd & 3 at own 24Jack Sears run for no gain to the USC 24
3:534th & 3 at own 24Reid Budrovich punt for 42 yds, fair catch by N’Keal Harry at the ArzSt 34
Arizona State Touchdown, 5 plays
3:451st & 10 at own 34Eno Benjamin run for 4 yds to the ArzSt 38
3:082nd & 6 at own 38Eno Benjamin run for 8 yds to the ArzSt 46 for a 1ST down
2:541st & 10 at own 46Eno Benjamin run for 5 yds to the USC 49
2:062nd & 5 at opp 49Eno Benjamin run for 4 yds to the USC 45
1:333rd & 1 at opp 45Timeout USC, clock 01:33
1:233rd & 1 at opp 45Manny Wilkins run for 45 yds for a TD (Brandon Ruiz KICK)Arizona State 38, USC 28
USC Touchdown, 4 plays
1:233rd & 1 at own 35Brandon Ruiz kickoff for 45 yds
1:121st & 10 at own 35Jack Sears pass complete to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 12 yds to the USC 47 for a 1ST down
1:051st & 10 at own 47Jack Sears pass incomplete
0:582nd & 10 at own 47Jack Sears pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 1 yd to the USC 48
0:353rd & 9 at own 48Jack Sears pass complete to Tyler Vaughns for 52 yds for a TD (Michael Brown KICK)Arizona State 38, USC 35

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Officially, USC leads 25–⁠13; as played, 26–⁠14 in 40 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2023USC 42, Arizona State 28
2022USC 42, Arizona State 25
2021Arizona State 31, USC 16
2020USC 28, Arizona State 27
2019USC 31, Arizona State 26
2018Arizona State 38, USC 35

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