National Basketball Association
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
By SportsDirect Inc.
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 |
|
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