National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cal Poly SLO 42, Southern California 36
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 19, 2011
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Tony Padilla, # Quinton Reese, # Deron White
Attendance: 2606
David Hanson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:26 left and visiting Cal Poly upset Southern California, 42-36 on Saturday.

Hanson finished with 12 points for the Mustangs (2-1), who overcame a horrendous first half in which they had more turnovers (6) than field goals (5). Byron Wesley’s free throws gave Southern California a 35-33 lead with 1:45 to play, but Hanson drilled a 3-pointer 19 seconds later. Cal Poly then hit six straight free throws to seal it.

It was another agonizing loss for the snake-bitten Trojans (1-3), who are struggling without leading returning scorer Jio Fontan (torn ACL). Aaron Fuller scored 15 points for USC, which has lost three straight – all in the final seconds. Kevin O’Neil’s team lost to San Diego State on a last-second layup Thursday, three days after a double-overtime loss to Nebraska.

The Mustangs won with the same formula that helped them finish second in the Big West last season – a grind-it-out offense and suffocating defense. Cal Poly held the Trojans without a field goal for nearly seven minutes in the second half.


Top Game Performances
 
Cal Poly SLO   Southern California
David Hanson 12 Scoring Aaron Fuller 15
Amaurys Fermin 2 Assists Maurice Jones 2
David Hanson 8 Rebounds Aaron Fuller 8
Jamal Johnson 4 Free Throws Made Aaron Fuller 5
Will Donahue 1 Steals Aaron Fuller 1
Drake U'u 1 Blocks James Blasczyk 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cal Poly SLO 42 25.9 5-31 9-14 7 37 1 3
Southern California 36 31.6 1-7 11-19 5 28 2 2
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