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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas 70, Southern California 68
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2010
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials: # Tony Padilla, # Michael Reed, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance: 16300

Freshman Josh Selby made his season debut in fine form, draining a 3-pointer with 24 seconds left to lift No. 3 Kansas to a 70-68 win over Southern California on Saturday.

Selby led the way with 21 points and Markieff Morris added 11 points, eight rebounds and a pair of blocks for the Jayhawks (10-0), who pushed their home winning streak to 65 games. Selby had to sit out the first nine games due to an NCAA violation.

Kansas was in control with a 52-42 lead midway through the second half when Jio Fontan, also making his season debut, went to work for the Trojans, knocking down a 3-pointer and completing a three-point play on back-to-back possessions to spark an 11-0 run. The surge gave USC its first lead of the game, 53-52, on Donte Smith’s free throws with 8:30 remaining.

The lead went back and forth until Selby’s 3-pointer put Kansas on top, 69-68. The Trojans had a chance at the end but Maurice Jones’ layup attempt was blocked and Fontan turned the ball over with five seconds left.

Smith led USC (6-5) with 20 points and Fontan added 15.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   Kansas
Donte Smith 20 Scoring Josh Selby 21
Maurice Jones 4 Assists Tyrel Reed 5
Alex Stepheson 8 Rebounds Markieff Morris 8
Jio Fontan 6 Free Throws Made Josh Selby 6
Maurice Jones 3 Steals Brady Morningstar 3
Nikola Vucevic 2 Blocks Markieff Morris 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 68 45.1 7-15 15-21 12 29 3 8
Kansas 70 38.9 7-18 21-31 12 38 3 9