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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern Methodist 72, Southern California 55
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 2, 2017
Where: Moody Coliseum, Dallas, Texas
Officials: # Don Dailey, # Byron Jarrett, # Gerald Williams
Attendance: 6918

A 25-7 run spanning nearly 12 minutes in the second half powered Southern Methodist to a 72-55 win over No. 14 USC Saturday at Moody Coliseum in Dallas.

After falling behind 37-33, the Mustangs (7-2) stifled USC, holding the visiting Trojans without a field goal for 8:24. Shake Milton paced the SMU attack, connecting on 4-of-7 shots from behind the 3-point line for a game-high 22 points.

Milton was one of four Mustangs in double figures. Ben Emelogu II made four 3-pointers and had 16 points, while Jimmy Whitt and Jarrey Foster and Jimmy Whitt added 14 and 13 respectively.

Both Foster and Milton finished just shy of double-doubles. Foster grabbed a game-high nine rebounds, and Milton posteda season-best nine assists. Milton also hauled in five rebounds.

The loss marked the second straight for USC (4-2), and followed a similar pattern to its Nov. 26 defeat against Texas A&M when the Trojans gave up a 19-3 second-half run.

USC led much of the first half and took a lead into intermission when Jonah Mathews made a 3 just before the buzzer. Mathews finished with nine points on a night just one Trojan -- forward Chimezie Metu -- scored in double figures. Metu finished with 13 points.

USC committed a season-high 17 turnovers and shot just 5-of-17 from behind the arc. Bennie Boatwright struggled offensively for a second consecutive game, finishing with eight points and shooting 0-of-4 from deep, but he recorded a team-high eight rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   Southern Methodist
Chimezie Metu 13 Scoring Shake Milton 22
Jordan McLaughlin 7 Assists Shake Milton 9
Bennie Boatwright 8 Rebounds Jarrey Foster 9
Chimezie Metu 5 Free Throws Made Shake Milton 6
Jordan McLaughlin 3 Steals William Douglas 3
Bennie Boatwright 2 Blocks Jarrey Foster 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 55 42.6 5-17 10-15 13 27 4 7 17
Southern Methodist 72 50.9 8-16 10-23 16 31 1 10 11