National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 80, New Mexico St. 61
When: 2:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 21, 2010
Where: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Officials: # Joe Demayo, # John Gaffney, # Doran Goteshall
Attendance: 2722

Freshman Bryce Jones scored 21 points and Nikola Vucevic added 19, seven rebounds and five assists to lead Southern California to an 80-61 home victory over New Mexico State on Sunday.

Jones shot 7-of-10 from the floor, including 3-of-5 from the arc, and Vucevic shot 8-of-14. Marcus Simmons added 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting as USC (3-2) shot 50 percent for the game.

The Trojans led 40-28 at the half and used a 10-0 run to take a 67-45 edge with 12:30 left in the contest.

Kristian Kabonga scored 14 and Gordo Castillo added 13 for the Aggies (2-3), who shot 35.7 percent and committed 18 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   New Mexico St.
Bryce Jones 21 Scoring Christian Kabongo 14
Nikola Vucevic 5 Assists Hernst Laroche 5
Nikola Vucevic 7 Rebounds Christian Kabongo 7
Bryce Jones 4 Free Throws Made Christian Kabongo 4
Maurice Jones 4 Steals Hernst Laroche 3
Garrett Jackson 2 Blocks Tshilidzi Nephawe 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 80 50.0 7-17 15-22 16 28 2 11
New Mexico St. 61 35.7 4-14 17-22 12 33 4 5