National Basketball Association
UC Irvine 61, Southern California 54
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 20, 2012
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Mike Eggers, # Gregory Nixon, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance:
3879
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UC Irvine 61, USC 54: Daman Starring scored 23 points and went 5-of-6 from 3-point range as the visiting Anteaters stunned the Trojans.
Adam Folker added 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting as UC Irvine (6-7) won for just the second time in seven road games this season.
Omar Oraby scored 12 points and Eric Wise added 10 for USC (4-7), which committed 16 turnovers while losing for the sixth time in seven games.
The Anteaters led by 14 early in the second half and still enjoyed a 10-point edge with under five minutes remaining. USC crept within 57-52 on a 3-pointer by J.T. Terrell with 4:03 to play but missed five of its final six shots.
UC Irvine finished the first half with a 20-8 run to take a 37-25 halftime lead. Starring scored 10 first-half points and Wilder had nine on three 3-pointers.
GAME NOTEBOOK: UC Irvine beat the Trojans for just the second time in eight attempts. … Terrell scored six points in 15 minutes in his second game as a reserve after losing his starting job. He played just 82 seconds against UC Riverside in USC’s previous game. … The Anteaters were 9-of-26 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
UC Irvine |
|
Southern California |
Daman Starring 23 |
Scoring |
Omar Oraby 12 |
Adam Folker 5 |
Assists |
Jio Fontan 7 |
Michael Wilder 7 |
Rebounds |
Byron Wesley 9 |
Daman Starring 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Omar Oraby 4 |
Alex Young 3 |
Steals |
James Blasczyk 2 |
Alex Young 1 |
Blocks |
Omar Oraby 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
UC Irvine
|
61 |
42.1 |
9-26 |
4-6 |
14 |
26 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
Southern California
|
54 |
40.4 |
5-15 |
11-17 |
14 |
29 |
4 |
4 |
16 |