National Basketball Association
Southern California 67, Oregon St. 56
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 10, 2011
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # Mike Littlewood, # Randy McCall
Attendance:
3853
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Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Southern Cal over visiting Oregon State 67-56 on Thursday night.
The Trojans (13-11, 5-6 Pac-10), who snapped a two-game losing streak, also got 11 points off the bench from Donte Smith.
Oregon State (9-14, 4-8 Pac-10) was led by Jared Cunningham with 11 points, but he was 1 for 6 from the floor as the Beavers lost for the fifth time in their last six games.
Trailing 11-6, USC went on a 12-0 run to take control. Maurice Jones’ layup midway through the first half gave the Trojans the lead for good 13-11.
USC led 37-23 at the half and Oregon State never got closer than six the rest of the way.
Smith was only 3 for 10 from 3-point range, but hit some big shots to end Beaver runs.
Both teams shot 39.6 percent from the floor.
Top Game Performances
| Oregon St. |
|
Southern California |
|
Jared Cunningham 11 |
Scoring |
Nikola Vucevic 17 |
|
Ahmad Starks 3 |
Assists |
Maurice Jones 6 |
|
Omari Johnson 10 |
Rebounds |
Nikola Vucevic 10 |
|
Jared Cunningham 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Donte Smith 4 |
|
Devon Collier 3 |
Steals |
Marcus Simmons 2 |
|
Anqus Brandt 1 |
Blocks |
Nikola Vucevic 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oregon St.
|
56 |
40.4 |
1-11 |
17-25 |
9 |
28 |
4 |
9 |
|
| Southern California
|
67 |
38.9 |
8-23 |
17-21 |
13 |
32 |
6 |
5 |
|