National Basketball Association
Southern California 89, UCLA 75
When: 11:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# John Higgins, # Tommy Nunez Jr., # Bob Staffen
Attendance:
12993
By The Sports Xchange
Sophomore guard Jordan McLaughlin scored a season-high 23 points, helping visiting USC beat rival UCLA 89-75 on Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif.
Freshman forward Chimezie Metu came off the bench to post a career-high 21 points and eight rebounds for USC (15-3, 4-1 Pac-12 Conference). Junior guard Katin Reinhardt had 14 points and five rebounds.
Senior forward Tony Parker had a season-high 27 points and 12 rebounds for UCLA (11-7, 2-3). Sophomore center Thomas Welsh scored 16 points. Freshman guard Aaron Holiday scored 11. Junior guard Isaac Hamilton had 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
UCLA tied the game on a 3-pointer by Holiday and took a 17-13 lead on a jumper by Parker. USC responded with a 13-0 run to take a 26-17 lead on a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Elijah Stewart midway through the opening period. The Trojans went up 34-20 on a jumper by Metu and led 48-30 at the break.
UCLA mounted an 11-0 run to cut the deficit to 10 on a putback by Parker midway through the second period. The Bruins got within nine with just over five minutes remaining, but a 3-pointer by McLaughlin pushed USC's lead back to double digits.
Top Game Performances
Southern California |
|
UCLA |
Jordan McLaughlin 23 |
Scoring |
Tony Parker 27 |
Julian Jacobs 5 |
Assists |
Isaac Hamilton 8 |
Julian Jacobs 8 |
Rebounds |
Tony Parker 12 |
Chimezie Metu 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Tony Parker 3 |
Julian Jacobs 1 |
Steals |
Aaron Holiday 2 |
Bennie Boatwright 1 |
Blocks |
Tony Parker 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Southern California
|
89 |
45.6 |
9-20 |
18-23 |
14 |
42 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
UCLA
|
75 |
44.3 |
4-19 |
9-15 |
19 |
36 |
1 |
2 |
9 |