National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah St. 78, Southern California 65
When: 9:05 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2013
Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah
Officials: # Dick Cartmell, # Eric Curry, # Michael Reed
Attendance: 9935
Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah
Officials: # Dick Cartmell, # Eric Curry, # Michael Reed
Attendance: 9935
Utah State 78, Southern California 65: Preston Medlin scored 17 points as the host Aggies defeated Andy Enfield in his USC coaching debut.
Spencer Butterfield and Jarred Shaw contributed 12 points apiece for Utah State (1-0). Kyle Davis added 10 for the Aggies on 4-for-6 shooting.
J.T. Terrell scored 20 points and Omar Oraby and Byron Wesley finished with 15 points apiece for the Trojans (1-0).
The Aggies scored six consecutive points to take a 17-11 lead and never looked back. Utah State shot 60 percent from the field and took a 40-33 lead into the half.
The Aggies stretched their lead to 56-38 before USC made a brief run to cut the deficit to 12 with 12:51 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Enfield was hired by USC after leading 15th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast to the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Tournament in March. … The Aggies are one of five teams with at least 21 victories in each of the last 14 seasons. … Utah State has won 19 of its last 20 season openers.
Top Game Performances
| Southern California | Utah St. | |
| J.T. Terrell 20 | Scoring | Preston Medlin 17 |
| Pe'Shon Howard 4 | Assists | Danny Berger 4 |
| Omar Oraby 9 | Rebounds | Danny Berger 8 |
| Omar Oraby 5 | Free Throws Made | Kyle Davis 2 |
| Pe'Shon Howard 1 | Steals | Marcel Davis 2 |
| D.J. Haley 1 | Blocks | Kyle Davis 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Southern California | 65 | 36.9 | 4-24 | 13-16 | 12 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Utah St. | 78 | 48.3 | 8-21 | 12-19 | 21 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 7 |