National Basketball Association
Southern California 80, Washington 74
When: 9:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 4, 2023
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Randy Richardson, # Verne Harris, # Rick Batsell
Attendance:
5706
By Field Level Media
Tre White and Kobe Johnson each scored career highs with 22 and 21 points, respectively, and Southern California went on a late 14-2 run to secure its fourth straight win, an 80-74 defeat of Washington on Saturday in Los Angeles.
The Trojans (17-6, 9-3 Pac-12) trailed 60-58 with 4:11 remaining after Washington's Keyon Menifield connected on a 3-pointer for part of his 21 points. USC responded by scoring the next seven points: a Boogie Ellis jumper, a Johnson 3-pointer and White's putback basket.
The quick burst fueled the Trojans' 14-2 run, giving them a lead they held the rest of the way.
Washington (13-12, 5-9) rallied to score 12 points in the final 54 seconds, twice cutting the deficit to four points, but got no closer.
USC made all 10 of its free-throw attempts in the closing 1:03 to keep the Huskies at arm's length. The Trojans finished the night 18 of 21 from the line, led by Johnson's perfect 9 of 9.
Johnson added five assists and four steals. White, who shot 10 of 16 from the floor, grabbed eight rebounds and dished four assists.
Drew Peterson flirted with a triple-double for the Trojans despite a poor shooting night of 4 of 14 from the floor. He scored 11 points, grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds and passed for a game-high eight assists.
Twenty-three of USC's 29 made field goals were assisted.
The win extended the Trojans' home-court winning streak to 12 games, and keeps USC within a game of first-place in the Pac-12.
Keion Brooks Jr. scored 22 points for Washington and snagged a game-high 12 rebounds. Brooks and Menifield both passed for four assists. Menifield shot 4 of 6 from behind the 3-point arc, but the rest of the Huskies went just 2 of 11 from deep.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Southern California |
|
Keion Brooks 22 |
Scoring |
Tre White 22 |
|
Keion Brooks 4 |
Assists |
Drew Peterson 8 |
|
Keion Brooks 12 |
Rebounds |
Drew Peterson 10 |
|
Keion Brooks 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Kobe Johnson 9 |
|
Jamal Bey 4 |
Steals |
Kobe Johnson 4 |
|
Jamal Bey 1 |
Blocks |
Drew Peterson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington
|
74 |
43.6 |
6-17 |
20-25 |
12 |
28 |
2 |
7 |
15 |
| Southern California
|
80 |
44.6 |
4-22 |
18-21 |
23 |
33 |
3 |
9 |
11 |
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