National Basketball Association
Arizona 82, Southern California 73
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 29, 2011
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Mike Eggers, # Michael Irving, # Tom Wood
Attendance:
14613
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Derrick Williams scored 20 points and Arizona shot 61 percent in an 82-73 victory over visiting Southern California on Saturday.
Lamont Jones had 17 points for Arizona (18-4, 7-2 Pac-10), which was 30 of 49 from the floor and hit 10 3-pointers en route to its sixth win in seven games.
The Wildcats led 40-31 at the half and promptly broke open the game with a 12-4 run. Williams, who was 6 of 6 from the floor, scored seven points during the spurt, which gave Arizona a 52-35 advantage less than four minutes in.
Still looking for a signature win to boost its NCAA Tournament hopes, USC (12-10, 4-5) trailed by as many as 20 before a rally in the final two minutes fell short.
Nikola Vucevic led the way for USC with 20 points.
In the first half, the Wildcats broke open a two-point game with a 15-5 run, which gave them a 33-21 lead with 5:13 remaining. Kevin Parrom scored six points in that span. Jones’ free throw with 58 seconds left gave Arizona a 40-31 lead heading into the locker room.
Top Game Performances
| Southern California |
|
Arizona |
|
Nikola Vucevic 18 |
Scoring |
Derrick Williams 20 |
|
Donte Smith 4 |
Assists |
Kyle Fogg 6 |
|
Alex Stepheson 11 |
Rebounds |
Jesse Perry 7 |
|
Jio Fontan 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Derrick Williams 5 |
|
Maurice Jones 2 |
Steals |
Kyle Fogg 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Jamelle Horne 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Southern California
|
73 |
46.6 |
6-19 |
13-25 |
14 |
27 |
0 |
7 |
|
| Arizona
|
82 |
61.2 |
10-19 |
12-19 |
15 |
31 |
1 |
3 |
|
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