National Basketball Association
Southern California 72, Washington St. 68
When: 11:30 PM ET, Thursday, February 7, 2013
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Dick Cartmell, # Ken Ditty, # Daryl Gelinas
Attendance:
3629
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Southern California 72, Washington State 68: Byron Wesley scored a season-high 20 points and J.T. Terrell had all 12 of his points in the second half as the host Trojans dispatched of the Cougars in Pac-12 play.
Jio Fontan scored 10 points and matched a career best with 11 assists and Dewayne Dedmon grabbed 10 rebounds as USC (10-13, 5-5 Pac-12) won its second straight contest.
DaVonte Lacy scored 21 points and Mike Ladd added 16 for Washington State (11-12, 2-8). Leading scorer Brock Motum was just 6-of-16 shooting and scored five of his 15 points in the final 15 seconds as the Cougars lost for the eighth time in 10 games.
Washington State led 41-34 with 15:47 to play after a basket by Lacy. The Trojans answered with a 15-6 spurt and Terrell hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give USC a 49-47 lead with 7:51 remaining. Terrell hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 5:26 to play as part of a 7-0 run that put the Trojans ahead to stay.
USC had a seven-point lead midway through the first half but Washington State used an 11-3 surge to take a 25-24 lead with five minutes to go. The Cougars led 33-30 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Trojans are 3-3 under interim coach Bob Cantu. … The Cougars dropped to 1-5 on the road. … Ari Stewart added a season-best 11 points for USC.
Top Game Performances
| Washington St. |
|
Southern California |
|
DaVonte Lacy 21 |
Scoring |
Byron Wesley 20 |
|
D.J. Shelton 5 |
Assists |
Jio Fontan 11 |
|
D.J. Shelton 12 |
Rebounds |
Dewayne Dedmon 10 |
|
Royce Woolridge 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jio Fontan 8 |
|
DaVonte Lacy 2 |
Steals |
J.T. Terrell 2 |
|
Dexter Kernich-Drew 1 |
Blocks |
Dewayne Dedmon 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington St.
|
68 |
39.3 |
10-26 |
10-17 |
13 |
28 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
| Southern California
|
72 |
45.3 |
6-17 |
18-22 |
16 |
38 |
7 |
5 |
13 |
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