National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 56, UC Riverside 35
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Where: UC Riverside Student Recreation Center, Riverside, California
Officials: # Brett Nansel, # Mike Scyphers, # Deron White
Attendance: 2753
Greg Allen scored 11 points and Alexis Moore added 10 as visiting Southern California dominated the second half to beat UC Riverside 56-35 Wednesday in the Trojans’ first game without injured forward Dewayne Dedmon.Where: UC Riverside Student Recreation Center, Riverside, California
Officials: # Brett Nansel, # Mike Scyphers, # Deron White
Attendance: 2753
Aaron Fuller had nine points for the Trojans (4-4), who shot 25-of-47 (53.2 percent) from the field. UC Riverside (2-5) lost at home to a nonconference opponent for the first time in 17 games.
Southern Cal led by just eight at halftime, but Moore’s 3-pointer gave Southern Cal a 49-30 lead with 10:37 remaining and the Trojans outscored UC Riverside 24-11 in the second half.
Phil Martin had 13 points and Kareem Nitito added 11 for UC Riverside, which beat Washington State last Sunday for its first win over a Pac-12 team since 2000.
Dedmon, Southern Cal’s highly touted 7-foot sophomore, will be out four to six weeks with a stress injury in his right foot.
Top Game Performances
| Southern California | UC Riverside | |
| Greg Allen 11 | Scoring | Phil Martin 13 |
| Maurice Jones 7 | Assists | Kareem Nitoto 2 |
| Aaron Fuller 7 | Rebounds | Elliott Berry 3 |
| Aaron Fuller 1 | Free Throws Made | Phil Martin 2 |
| Garrett Jackson 3 | Steals | N/A |
| Byron Wesley 1 | Blocks | B.J. Shearry 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Southern California | 56 | 54.3 | 5-15 | 1-5 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| UC Riverside | 35 | 34.2 | 5-14 | 4-8 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 15 |