National Basketball Association
Southern California 101, Monmouth-NJ 90
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, November 16, 2015
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # Keith Kimble, # LeDonte King
Attendance:
2230
By The Sports Xchange
Guard Jordan McLaughlin scored 21 points, and forward Nikola Jovanovic recorded a double-double to help Southern California pull away for a 101-90 victory over pesky Monmouth on Monday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.
Jovanovic had 20 points 12 rebounds for the Trojans (2-0). Guard Elijah Stewart also scored 20 points, and guard Julian Jacobs had 19.
Guard Justin Robinson scored a game-high 28 points for Monmouth (1-1), which upset UCLA in its season opener. Guard Deon Jones added 20 points and eight rebounds.
Southern California started the game with a 13-2 run. The Trojans took a 28-12 lead on a three-point play by Jovanovic with 9:54 to play in the opening period, but Monmouth began to chip away at the lead.
The Hawks cut the deficit to 11 on back-to-back 3-pointers by Robinson and guard Collin Stewart with 6:31 to go. They tied the game on two free throws by Jones with 2:14 remaining, took a 44-42 lead on a three-point play by Jones and trailed by one at the half.
The teams traded leads several times in a tightly contested second half. The Hawks trailed by two with 3:31 remaining before guard Katin Reinhardt and Stewart made back-to-back 3-pointers to give Southern California a 90-82 lead.
Top Game Performances
| Monmouth-NJ |
|
Southern California |
|
Justin Robinson 28 |
Scoring |
Jordan McLaughlin 22 |
|
Micah Seaborn 4 |
Assists |
Julian Jacobs 7 |
|
Deon Jones 8 |
Rebounds |
Nikola Jovanovic 12 |
|
Deon Jones 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Julian Jacobs 6 |
|
Justin Robinson 3 |
Steals |
Jordan McLaughlin 2 |
|
Chris Brady 2 |
Blocks |
Nikola Jovanovic 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Monmouth-NJ
|
90 |
43.5 |
10-26 |
20-24 |
12 |
31 |
6 |
4 |
13 |
| Southern California
|
101 |
50.7 |
7-20 |
22-33 |
14 |
39 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
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