National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 74, Idaho 55
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, December 7, 2015
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # John Higgins, # Tom O'Neill, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 2865

Junior guard Katin Reinhardt came off the bench to score 17 points, helping USC pull away for a 74-55 victory over Idaho on Monday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Freshman forward Bennie Boatwright also scored 17 points for USC (7-2). Junior forward Nikola Jovanovic and junior guard Julian Jacobs scored 11 points apiece.

Sophomore guard Victor Sanders scored 17 points to lead Idaho (5-5). Senior forward Nahshon George had 11 points.

The teams exchanged leads early in the opening period. USC went up 12-10 on a layup by Jovanovic with 14:51 to play. Idaho went up 22-15 on a 3-pointer by Sanders with 8:25 remaining. The Trojans stormed back from an eight-point deficit, mounting 6-0 and 9-2 runs to tie the game at the half.

The Trojans took a 36-30 lead after 3-pointers by Reinhardt and Boatwright early in the second half. They slowly extended their lead to double digits, went up 62-47 following back-to-back 3-pointers by Reinhardt with about six minutes remaining and led by as many as 20.

Idaho had a 41-28 rebounding advantage, but the Trojans shot 47.3 percent from the field and made 12 3-pointers while holding the Vandals to 40.4 percent shooting.
Top Game Performances
 
Idaho   Southern California
Victor Sanders 17 Scoring Bennie Boatwright 17
Chad Sherwood 2 Assists Jordan McLaughlin 8
Ty Egbert 6 Rebounds Nikola Jovanovic 8
Nick Blair 1 Free Throws Made Bennie Boatwright 2
Ty Egbert 1 Steals Jordan McLaughlin 3
N/A Blocks Chimezie Metu 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Idaho 55 40.4 5-23 4-7 5 39 0 4 23
Southern California 74 46.4 12-28 10-18 17 24 5 10 13