Arizona State Sun Devils vs USC Trojans Match Player Stats On Oct 04, 2014

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 4, 2014

No. 24 Arizona State 38, No. 20 USC 34: Mike Bercovici threw for 510 yards and five touchdowns, including a 46-yard score to Jaelen Strong as time expired, as the visiting Sun Devils scored 21 points in the final four minutes to upset the Trojans.

Bercovici completed 27-of-45 passes and Strong made 10 catches for 202 yards and three scores for Arizona State (4-1, 2-1 Pac-12), which had 541 yards of total offense and posted its first win at USC since 1999. D.J. Foster rushed 10 times for 13 yards but caught a 21-yard TD pass with 3:53 left to cut the Sun Devils' deficit to 27-25.

Cody Kessler was 28-of-45 for 273 yards and rushed for a score while Javorius Allen rushed 29 times for 143 yards and two TDs for USC (3-2, 2-1), which took an early lead on Nelson Agholorกฏs 53-yard punt return for a touchdown 5:14 into the first quarter. Allen, who added four catches for 86 yards, scored on a 53-yard run to put the Trojans ahead 34-25 with 3:02 remaining.

Bercovici connected with Cameron Smith for a 73-yard score on the Sun Devilsกฏ next play from scrimmage to cut the deficit to 34-32. The Sun Devils forced a punt before Bercovici capped the comeback on the final drive with a 26-yard pass to Gary Chambers and the Hail Mary pass to Strong in the end zone.

Arizona State, which defeated the Trojans 62-41 last season in Tempe, led 15-7 after opening the second quarter with two TD passes from Bercovici to Strong. USC closed the half with 10 straight points as Allen scored on a 1-yard plunge and Andre Heidari booted a 35-yard field goal put the Trojans ahead 17-15 at the break.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona State, which attempted two unsuccessful onside kicks in the final four minutes, burned its final second-half timeout with 2:25 left in the third quarter. กญ USC lost despite holding the Sun Devils to 31 rushing yards. กญ RB Justin Davis gained 67 yards on the ground and Agholor made nine catches for 85 yards for the Trojans, who rushed for 220 yards.