National Basketball Association
Arizona 87, Southern California 57
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 19, 2015
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # John Higgings, # Randy McCall
Attendance:
14655
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No. 7 Arizona 87, USC 57: Kaleb Tarczewski scored
15 points to lead six Wildcats in double figures as they dominated the visiting
Trojans in a meeting of teams on opposite ends of the Pac-12 standings.
Stanley Johnson added 13 points, Rondae
Hollis-Jefferson had 12 and Brandon Ashley and Parker Jackson-Cartwright
chipped in 11 apiece for Arizona (23-3, 11-2 Pac-12), which won for the ninth
time in 10 games as it eyes a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats,
who also received 10 points and seven assists from T.J. McConnell and nine
rebounds from Tarczewski, had 22 offensive rebounds as part of a 50-34 advantage
on the glass.
Malik Martin had 15 points to pace USC (10-16,
2-12), which fell for the 10th time in its last 11 outings. Julian
Jacobs added 13 points, and Nikola Jovanovic had 11 and a team-high seven
rebounds for the Trojans, who shot 31.6 percent from the field and had 16
turnovers to only nine assists.
USC never led but tied the game twice, first at
9-9 and then again at 18 with a Katin Reinhardt jumper with 11:41 to go in the
opening half. But that’s where Arizona took command, reeling off an 18-4 run
over the ensuing four minutes to go up 36-22 en route to a 49-31 halftime lead.
The Wildcats, who shot 63.3 percent from the
floor in the opening 20 minutes, picked up right where they left off, scoring
the first 12 points of the second half to take a 61-31 lead with 16:02
remaining. Playing strictly for pride at that point, USC was only able to get
as close as 23 points the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona won its 35th straight home game – a streak which trails only Gonzaga’s 40-game run in the
Division I ranks. … USC freshman PG Jordan McLaughlin (shoulder), the Trojans’
third-leading scorer, missed his second straight game. … Arizona retired the jersey
of former standout Jason Terry during a halftime ceremony.
Top Game Performances
| Southern California |
|
Arizona |
|
Malik Martin 15 |
Scoring |
Kaleb Tarczewski 15 |
|
Julian Jacobs 4 |
Assists |
T.J. McConnell 7 |
|
Nikola Jovanovic 7 |
Rebounds |
Kaleb Tarczewski 9 |
|
Julian Jacobs 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Parker Jackson-Cartwright 4 |
|
Malik Marquetti 2 |
Steals |
Stanley Johnson 3 |
|
Elijah Stewart 2 |
Blocks |
Matt Korcheck 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Southern California
|
57 |
31.6 |
5-22 |
16-25 |
9 |
30 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
| Arizona
|
87 |
47.7 |
7-19 |
18-26 |
19 |
44 |
5 |
7 |
15 |
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