National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 67, Oregon St. 56
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 10, 2011
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Verne Harris, # Mike Littlewood, # Randy McCall
Attendance: 3853

Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Southern Cal over visiting Oregon State 67-56 on Thursday night.

The Trojans (13-11, 5-6 Pac-10), who snapped a two-game losing streak, also got 11 points off the bench from Donte Smith.

Oregon State (9-14, 4-8 Pac-10) was led by Jared Cunningham with 11 points, but he was 1 for 6 from the floor as the Beavers lost for the fifth time in their last six games.

Trailing 11-6, USC went on a 12-0 run to take control. Maurice Jones’ layup midway through the first half gave the Trojans the lead for good 13-11.

USC led 37-23 at the half and Oregon State never got closer than six the rest of the way.

Smith was only 3 for 10 from 3-point range, but hit some big shots to end Beaver runs.

Both teams shot 39.6 percent from the floor.
Top Game Performances
 
Oregon St.   Southern California
Jared Cunningham 11 Scoring Nikola Vucevic 17
Ahmad Starks 3 Assists Maurice Jones 6
Omari Johnson 10 Rebounds Nikola Vucevic 10
Jared Cunningham 9 Free Throws Made Donte Smith 4
Devon Collier 3 Steals Marcus Simmons 2
Anqus Brandt 1 Blocks Nikola Vucevic 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oregon St. 56 40.4 1-11 17-25 9 28 4 9
Southern California 67 38.9 8-23 17-21 13 32 6 5