National Basketball Association
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
By The Sports Xchange
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 |