National Basketball Association
Arizona State 83, Southern California 82
When: 6:30 PM ET, Sunday, February 26, 2017
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Michael Irving, # Tim Schyler, # David Hall
Attendance:
8037
By The Sports Xchange
Kodi Justice had a career-high 22 points and six 3-pointers and Arizona State scored the final seven points for an 83-82 Pac-12 victory over USC on Sunday at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz.
Arizona State guard Tra Holder hit a layup with 29.1 seconds left to bring the Sun Devils within 82-78, and after Elijah Stewart missed a free throw, Justice made a 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining to make it 82-81.
Bennie Boatwright threw away the inbounds pass against a full-court press and Holder made two free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining after being fouled on a drive.
Boatwright's 27-footer hit the rim and bounced off with one second left.
Holder and Obinna Oleka had 18 points apiece and the Sun Devils (14-16, 7-10) beat USC for the ninth time in the last 10 meetings at Arizona State.
Boatwright had a season-high 22 points and tied a career high with five 3-pointers, and he had three 3-pointers and a conventional three-point play during a 29-12 run that gave the Trojans (21-8, 8-8) a 79-69 lead with 5:09 remaining.
Chimezie Metu had 14 points and Jonah Mathews and Elijah Stewart had 12 points as USC lost its fourth straight, previously falling to No. 6 Oregon, No. 5 UCLA and No. 4 Oregon.
Oleka had three 3-pointers and Holder had two and the Sun Devils were 13 of 28 from 3-point range.
Boatwright made his only free throw attempt to run his streak to 34 without a miss.
Justice made four of Arizona State's 10 3-pointers in the first half and Oleka had three as the Sun Devils were 10 of 16 against against both man-to-man and zone defenses.
Arizona State scored 12 straight points for a 28-19 lead, its biggest of the game, but USC closed the half on a 17-8 run for a 48-47 lead as Metu hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer.
USC will finish the Pac-12 regular season with home games against the Washington schools next week. Arizona State plays host to No. 4 Arizona on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
Southern California |
|
Arizona State |
Bennie Boatwright 22 |
Scoring |
Kodi Justice 22 |
Jordan McLaughlin 10 |
Assists |
Shannon Evans II 6 |
Chimezie Metu 13 |
Rebounds |
Obinna Oleka 10 |
Chimezie Metu 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Tra Holder 4 |
Nick Rakocevic 2 |
Steals |
Shannon Evans II 2 |
Shaqquan Aaron 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Southern California
|
82 |
56.4 |
12-28 |
8-11 |
20 |
30 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
Arizona State
|
83 |
46.2 |
13-28 |
10-14 |
19 |
30 |
0 |
6 |
7 |