National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 62, Washington 60
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # Frank Harvey, # Bobby McRoy, # Tony Padilla
Attendance: 10000
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # Frank Harvey, # Bobby McRoy, # Tony Padilla
Attendance: 10000
Nikola Vucevic recorded his 20th double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Southern Cal completed its late surge up the Pac-10 standings with a 62-60 victory at Washington on Saturday.
Alex Stepheson had 14 rebounds and 11 points, and Jio Fontan scored 20 for Southern Cal (18-13, 10-8 Pac-10), which won five of its last six games to secure the No. 4 seed in the Pac-10 Tournament.
The Trojans will play No. 5 California in the quarterfinals Thursday.
Isaiah Thomas scored 16 points and Venoy Overton added 15 for Washington (20-10, 11-7), which trailed 36-26 at halftime. Scott Suggs scored 14 points and Matthew Bryan-Amaning added 11.
Washington, the third seed, will play No. 6 Washington State on Thursday.
Donte Smith’s two free throws gave the Trojans a six-point lead with 14 seconds left before Washington scored two quick baskets to finish the scoring.
The Huskies, who were No. 2 nationally in scoring (84.9 points) entering the game, went 2 for 16 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Southern California | Washington | |
| Jio Fontan 20 | Scoring | Isaiah Thomas 16 |
| Jio Fontan 4 | Assists | Venoy Overton 4 |
| Alex Stepheson 14 | Rebounds | Matthew Bryan-Amaning 6 |
| Jio Fontan 10 | Free Throws Made | Venoy Overton 7 |
| Marcus Simmons 2 | Steals | Matthew Bryan-Amaning 2 |
| N/A | Blocks | Matthew Bryan-Amaning 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Southern California | 62 | 41.7 | 3-15 | 19-25 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 6 | |
| Washington | 60 | 39.6 | 2-16 | 16-22 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 6 |