National Basketball Association
Southern California 65, Stanford 64
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 14, 2013
Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California
Officials:
# David Hall, # Verne Harris, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance:
4367
By SportsDirect Inc.
Southern California 65, Stanford 64: Jio Fontan scored 15 points and Dewayne Dedmon had 13 points and eight rebounds as the Trojans withstood a furious comeback to complete a season sweep of the host Cardinal.
After trailing by as many as 14 points early in the second half, Stanford (15-10, 6-6 Pac-12) cut USC's lead to one on Dwight Powell’s basket with 26 seconds left. The Trojans’ Eric Wise missed two free throws before Chasson Randle missed from 3-point range at the buzzer.
Stanford’s Josh Huestis scored a career-high 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting and Powell had 17 points and a career-high 17 boards. Randle scored all 16 of his points in the second half while making four 3-pointers.
USC (12-13, 7-5), which improved to 5-3 under interim coach Bob Cantu, led 35-23 at halftime after J.T. Terrell hit a 3-pointer from 40 feet away with three seconds left. Terrell finished with 12 points, including three 3-pointers.
Stanford, which entered the game as the top 3-point shooting team in the Pac-12, was 6-of-21 from beyond the arc and 4-of-12 (33.3 percent) from the free-throw line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Stanford, which lost 71-69 at USC on Jan. 3, fell to 62-21 at home under coach Johnny Dawkins. … Six of Cantu’s first eight games have been decided by five points or less, with two of them going into overtime. … USC has won four straight for the first time since Feb. 17-26, 2011.
Top Game Performances
Southern California |
|
Stanford |
Jio Fontan 15 |
Scoring |
Josh Huestis 22 |
Jio Fontan 5 |
Assists |
Aaron Bright 5 |
Eric Wise 9 |
Rebounds |
Dwight Powell 17 |
Jio Fontan 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwight Powell 3 |
Eric Wise 2 |
Steals |
Rosco Allen 1 |
Dewayne Dedmon 2 |
Blocks |
Josh Huestis 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Southern California
|
65 |
41.5 |
3-8 |
18-23 |
11 |
33 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
Stanford
|
64 |
44.3 |
6-21 |
4-12 |
12 |
31 |
5 |
3 |
9 |