National Basketball Association
Southern California 74, Washington 58
When: 6:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 4, 2017
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Bob Staffen, # Larry Spaulding, # Nate Harris
Attendance:
7256
By The Sports Xchange
Jordan McLaughlin had 22 points, nine assists and four steals, leading USC to a 74-58 victory over visiting Washington on Saturday at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.
Chimezie Metu scored 17 points for USC (23-8, 10-8 Pac-12), which concluded the regular season with back-to-back wins after losing four in a row. Nick Rakocevic came off the bench to post 10 points and eight rebounds.
Noah Dickerson had 27 points and eight rebounds for Washington (9-21, 2-16), which lost 12 in a row. Matisse Thybulle had 19 points and five assists.
The Huskies were missing freshman sensation Markelle Fultz, the Pac-12 scoring leader who is out with a knee injury.
Four early baskets by Dickerson and a 3-pointer by Thybulle helped Washington outscore USC 14-4 over the first five minutes. The Trojans cut the deficit to four on a dunk by Charles Buggs and got within two on a 3-pointer by McLaughlin, but the Huskies quickly reestablished an eight-point lead following a jumper by Dominic Green midway through the opening period.
USC continued to battle back. The Trojans finally tied the game on a 3-pointer by Buggs with just under three minutes to play in the half. They took a 33-31 lead on a dunk by Metu and carried a 39-33 advantage into the break.
The Trojans extended their lead to seven on a few occasions early in the second half, but the Huskies cut the deficit to three on a layup by Malik Dime. USC responded with 6-1 and 7-3 runs to take a 63-54 lead on a basket by Rakocevic.
The Trojans stretched the lead to 10 on a layup by McLaughlin, went up by 15 on two free throws by De'Anthony Melton and led by as many as 18 in the final minute.
Top Game Performances
Washington |
|
Southern California |
Noah Dickerson 27 |
Scoring |
Jordan McLaughlin 22 |
David Crisp 4 |
Assists |
Jordan McLaughlin 9 |
Noah Dickerson 8 |
Rebounds |
Nick Rakocevic 8 |
Noah Dickerson 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Bennie Boatwright 5 |
Matisse Thybulle 5 |
Steals |
Jordan McLaughlin 4 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Chimezie Metu 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Washington
|
58 |
42.0 |
5-19 |
11-21 |
11 |
25 |
0 |
8 |
16 |
Southern California
|
74 |
58.7 |
4-14 |
16-20 |
17 |
24 |
9 |
11 |
14 |