National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 95, UCLA 71
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Verne Harris, # Tommy Nunez Jr.
Attendance: 12916

Southern California freshman forward Bennie Boatwright scored 19 points, guard Jordan McLaughlin had 18 and the Trojans dominated UCLA 95-71 on Wednesday night to sweep the season series and advance to the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals.

Boatwright hit 5 of 9 3-point shots, including one that was part of an 11-0 run that set the tone to start the game.

The Trojans went 3-0 against their crosstown rivals this season, winning by a combined 57 points. That marked the first time they won three in a row against the Bruins in the same season since 1942.

Seventh-seeded USC (21-11) will play No. 2 Utah on Thursday at MGM Grand Garden Arena. UCLA (15-17) lost its final five games and eight of its last 10.

USC forward Nikola Jovanovic scored 16 points. Forward Chimezie Metu had 11 points, including two alley-oop dunks near the end of the first half, and 10 rebounds. Guard Julian Jacobs had 11 points and nine assists.

USC had a 52-30 rebounding edge and shot 47.8 percent (11 of 23) from behind the 3-point arc.

UCLA's leading scorer was forward Thomas Welsh, who had 12 points before fouling out with 9:09 to go.

The Trojans led 48-29 at halftime, finishing on a 13-4 run. UCLA failed to make a run in the second half, never getting closer than 15 points.
Top Game Performances
 
UCLA   Southern California
Thomas Welsh 12 Scoring Bennie Boatwright 19
Isaac Hamilton 6 Assists Julian Jacobs 9
Thomas Welsh 6 Rebounds Chimezie Metu 11
Bryce Alford 5 Free Throws Made Jordan McLaughlin 9
Bryce Alford 2 Steals Nikola Jovanovic 3
Jonah Bolden 2 Blocks Bennie Boatwright 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UCLA 71 38.2 6-19 13-17 14 26 8 7 8
Southern California 95 46.9 11-23 24-30 17 49 6 6 17