National Basketball Association
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
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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 |