National Basketball Association
Kansas 63, Southern California 47
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Paul Janssen, # Gerry Pollard, # Rick Randall
Attendance:
6431
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Elijah Johnson scored 14 points, Conner Teahan added 13, and No. 11 Kansas pulled away in the second half to beat Southern Cal 63-47 Thursday in Los Angeles.
Thomas Robinson had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Jayhawks (8-3), who rebounded from a surprising 80-74 loss to Davidson on Monday. Jeff Withey had nine points and eight rebounds.
One game after scoring a season high 83 points in a win over Texas Christian, the Trojans (5-8) shot just 22.7 percent and scored a season-low 13 points in the first half.
After allowing 47 points in the second half to Davidson, Kansas held Southern Cal to 34.7 percent shooting while outrebounding the Trojans 37-26.
Aaron Fuller scored 19 points for Southern Cal, while Maurice Jones was 2-of-13 shooting for seven points.
Playing its first true road game, Kansas extended its lead with a 15-4 run midway through the second half. Kansas shot 22-of-53 (41.5 percent) from the field.
Top Game Performances
Kansas |
|
Southern California |
Elijah Johnson 14 |
Scoring |
Aaron Fuller 19 |
Tyshawn Taylor 9 |
Assists |
Maurice Jones 6 |
Thomas Robinson 9 |
Rebounds |
Byron Wesley 9 |
Jeff Withey 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Fuller 5 |
Elijah Johnson 4 |
Steals |
Aaron Fuller 2 |
Justin Wesley 2 |
Blocks |
Dewayne Dedmon 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Kansas
|
63 |
41.5 |
7-18 |
12-21 |
15 |
38 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
Southern California
|
47 |
34.7 |
6-14 |
7-13 |
12 |
26 |
2 |
4 |
18 |