National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 62, Utah 49
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 25, 2023
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: # Verne Harris, # John Higgins, # Deron White
Attendance: 10134

Boogie Ellis scored 16 points as Southern California continued to help its NCAA Tournament at-large prospects, stretching its winning streak to four games with a 62-49 victory Saturday over host Utah at Salt Lake City.

Drew Peterson added 14 points, seven rebounds and eight assists as the Trojans (21-8, 13-5 Pac-12) earned a road sweep of the Rocky Mountain schools after a victory at Colorado on Thursday.

USC went 4-0 against Utah and Colorado this season.

Marco Anthony scored 11 points for the Utes (17-13, 10-9), who lost their fourth consecutive game to all but end their at-large hopes. Utah leading scorer Branden Carlson (16.3 points per game) was held to 10 points on 4-of-17 shooting from the field, with 10 rebounds.

Utah was playing without starting guards Rollie Worster and Gabe Madsen, with second-leading scorer Madsen (11.7 points per game) missing his seventh consecutive game. The Utes were playing their final home game of the season.

USC twice led by double digits in the first half, going up 19-9 midway through the first half and taking a 28-18 lead 5:27 before halftime. The Trojans led 34-28 at the break as Carlson scored just four points on 2-of-10 shooting in the opening 20 minutes.

Utah pulled within 43-41 with 11:59 remaining in the game before USC grinded its way to the victory. After Utah's Keba Keita made a layup with 6:57 remaining to pull Utah within 52-46, the Utes scored just three points the rest of the way and didn't score in the final 5:51.

Kobe Johnson scored 12 points for USC, which finished off the victory despite getting outrebounded 42-36.

Neither team shot 40 percent from the field in the first half, with the Trojans finishing at 42.0 percent for the game. The Utes finished at 31.7 percent.

Utah has just one more regular-season game remaining, at Colorado next weekend. USC can further pad its tournament resume with home games next week against No. 7 Arizona and Arizona State.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   Utah
Boogie Ellis 16 Scoring Marco Anthony 11
Drew Peterson 8 Assists Marco Anthony 3
Drew Peterson 7 Rebounds Branden Carlson 10
Vincent Iwuchukwu 3 Free Throws Made Marco Anthony 3
Kobe Johnson 3 Steals Marco Anthony 2
Joshua Morgan 3 Blocks Marco Anthony 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 62 42.0 11-23 9-14 11 32 7 3 12
Utah 49 31.7 5-22 4-11 10 32 3 7 10