National Basketball Association
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
By SportsDirect Inc.
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.
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 |