National Basketball Association
Southern California 69, Stanford 53
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 19, 2011
Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # Dick Cartmell, # Bruce Hicks
Attendance:
5896
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Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 14 rebounds for his 16th double-double of the season, and visiting Southern Cal completed a season sweep of Stanford with a rare Saturday victory, 69-53.
USC (15-12, 7-7 Pac-10) was 2-7 in games played on Saturday, which prompted coach Kevin O’Neill to scratch anything basketball-related from the regular Friday schedule. The Trojans responded by shooting 53.2 percent from the field, including 57.1 percent from 3-point range.
Alex Stepheson scored 15 points and Donte Smith added 13 for the Trojans, who led 40-31 at halftime. Maurice Jones added 10 points, and Jio Fontan had eight points and seven assists.
Josh Owens had 13 points and seven rebounds for Stanford (13-13, 6-9), which lost its third straight. After scoring at least 20 in five consecutive games, Jeremy Green had 11 against USC. Josh Huestis had a career-high 11 points, and Dwight Powell grabbed 10 rebounds.
The Trojans took their largest lead of the game, 65-45, on Vucevic’s two free throws with 5:32 remaining. Vucevic has scored 20 or more points in 11 games.
Stanford, which lost 65-42 at USC last month, shot 33.3 percent from the field, and was 3 for 17 on 3-pointers.
Top Game Performances
Southern California |
|
Stanford |
Nikola Vucevic 19 |
Scoring |
Josh Owens 13 |
Jio Fontan 7 |
Assists |
Jarrett Mann 3 |
Nikola Vucevic 14 |
Rebounds |
Dwight Powell 10 |
Nikola Vucevic 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jeremy Green 5 |
Maurice Jones 2 |
Steals |
Anthony Brown 1 |
Nikola Vucevic 3 |
Blocks |
Jarrett Mann 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Southern California
|
69 |
53.2 |
8-14 |
11-22 |
12 |
28 |
5 |
5 |
|
Stanford
|
53 |
33.3 |
3-17 |
12-19 |
10 |
36 |
2 |
3 |
|