National Basketball Association
Southern California 60, Northern Arizona 52
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2010
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Randy Burkhart, # Don Mcallister, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance:
3794
By SportsDirect Inc.
Reserve Donte Smith scored 14 of his 22 points during a 3:34 span in the second half, propelling USC to a 60-52 victory over Northern Arizona Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.
Smith hit four 3-pointers in as many attempts during his one-man 14-3 run, helping the Trojans (6-4) pull away in what had been a tight game most of the way.
USC scored eight consecutive points to grab a 17-9 lead with 12:13 left in the first half, and the Lumberjacks never crawled all the way back.
A pair of 3-pointers by Gabe Rogers got Northern Arizona within 38-35 with 12:07 to go in the game, but Smith's scoring binge helped the Trojans extend the lead back to 54-40 at the 5:33 mark.
Nikola Vucevic added 13 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots for USC, which finished with a 41-29 edge on the boards. Rogers paced Northern Arizona (7-3) with 20 points, hitting 6-of-11 shots from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
Northern Arizona |
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Southern California |
Gabe Rogers 20 |
Scoring |
Donte Smith 22 |
Cameron Jones 3 |
Assists |
Maurice Jones 4 |
Austin Smith 7 |
Rebounds |
Alex Stepheson 11 |
Cameron Jones 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Simmons 4 |
Cameron Jones 1 |
Steals |
Donte Smith 3 |
Shane Johannsen 3 |
Blocks |
Alex Stepheson 4 |
Team Stats Summary