National Basketball Association
Southern California 70, SIU - Edwardsville 51
When: 11:00 PM ET, Monday, December 21, 2015
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Ladonte King, # Chris Rastatter, # Kurt Walker
Attendance:
3409
By The Sports Xchange
Junior forward Nikola Jovanovic recorded his fourth double-double of the season to lead USC to a 70-51 victory over visiting SIU Edwardsville on Monday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
Jovanovic had 21 points and 16 rebounds for USC (10-2), which has won five in a row. Sophomore guard Jordan McLaughlin had 12 points and six rebounds.
Freshman guard Carlos Anderson and sophomore forward Jalen Henry scored 10 points apiece for SIU Edwardsville (3-8).
The Cougars took a 12-10 lead on a layup by senior forward Yemi Makanjuola with 12:09 to play in the first period. The Trojans responded with a 10-0 run to take a 20-12 lead. They went on to outscore the Cougars 15-2 over the final 4:42 to carry a 39-21 lead into the break.
The Cougars trimmed the deficit to 12 on a couple of occasions midway through the second half, but the Trojans staged an 8-0 run to take a 62-42 lead with 6:37 to play. The Cougars got within 13 with 5:05 remaining, but they couldn't get any closer.
The Trojans shot just 36.9 percent from the field, but they held the Cougars to 27.9 percent shooting.
Top Game Performances
| SIU - Edwardsville |
|
Southern California |
|
Carlos Anderson 10 |
Scoring |
Nikola Jovanovic 21 |
|
Connor Wheeler 3 |
Assists |
Jordan McLaughlin 6 |
|
Grant Fiorentinos 10 |
Rebounds |
Nikola Jovanovic 16 |
|
Jalen Henry 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Nikola Jovanovic 7 |
|
C.J. Carr 2 |
Steals |
Katin Reinhardt 5 |
|
Jalen Henry 2 |
Blocks |
Malik Martin 3 |
Team Stats Summary
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