USC vs. UCLA: Recap and Stats

USC 75

(9-13, 2-7 away)

UCLA 71

(16-6, 11-4 home)

Venue: Pauley Pavilion

10:00PM ET / 7:00PM PT, January 30, 2013

Box Score

	1st	2nd	Final
USC	38	27	75
UCLA	30	35	71

Top Performers

	Points	Rebounds	Assists
USC	J Fontan 15	E Wise 11	J Fontan 6
UCLA	S Muhammad 22	K Anderson 7	L Drew II 8

USC squared off with UCLA on Wednesday, January 30th and got a win on the road against the Bruins 75-71 in overtime. The Trojans got a double-double out of Eric Wise with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Jio Fontan had a team-high 15 points and added six assists. For the Bruins, Shabazz Muhammad finished with a game-high 22 points and six rebounds. Next up for USC (9-13, 4-5 Pac 12) is Washington State (11-8, 2-5 Pac 12) on Thursday, February 7th on their home court.

USC Game Notes

The last time USC started the season 9-13 was 2004.
USC beat the spread by 11.5 points. That makes the 9th time this season the Trojans have beaten the spread.
USC has played in 4 overtime games this season. Over the last 5 seasons, the Trojans have played in 12 overtime games with a record of 5-7.
The Trojans have won 5 close games this season (a win by 5 or fewer points). Since 2007, USC has won 28 close games.
USC has won 100% of the time this season (7-0) after holding an opponent to under 38.2% field goal percentage.
USC has won 80% of the time this season (4-1) when opponents record 2 or fewer three-pointers.
The Trojans have recorded more blocks than their opponents for the past 7 games.
USC has recorded fewer assists than their opponents for the past 5 games.
Eric Wise has led the team in rebounding in 8 out of 22 games this season.
Eric Wise recorded the 18th double-digit rebound game of his career.
Eric Wise recorded a double-double. It was his 3rd this season and 18th of his career.

UCLA Game Notes

UCLA lost and did not cover the spread.
The Bruins have lost 2 times this season in games decided by 5 or fewer points. Since 2007, UCLA has lost 21 close games.
Shabazz Muhammad accounted for 30.9% of the team's points.
Shabazz Muhammad has led the team in scoring 9 times in 22 games this season.
Kyle Anderson has led the team in rebounding 15 times in 22 games this season.
Jordan Adams has 3 straight double-digit point games.
This marks the 9th 20-point game of Shabazz Muhammad's career.
Shabazz Muhammad has 6 straight double-digit point games.

USC Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Eric Wise	41	12	11	5	0	0	5
A	Jio Fontan	33	15	4	6	1	0	1
A	Aaron Fuller	23	15	6	0	0	0	1
B+	Ari Stewart	16	5	5	0	0	2	0
B	Byron Wesley	42	10	6	0	0	1	3
C+	JT Terrell	30	10	4	1	0	0	1
C	James Blasczyk	7	2	3	0	0	0	1
C	Omar Oraby	6	2	1	0	1	0	0
D+	Dewayne Dedmon	16	4	1	0	0	2	4
D+	Chass Bryan	11	0	1	1	1	0	1

UCLA Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	S. Muhammad	37	22	6	1	2	0	1
A	David Wear	19	6	6	3	1	0	0
B+	Larry Drew II	39	8	3	8	1	0	0
B+	Travis Wear	38	16	5	1	1	1	2
B	Jordan Adams	38	13	3	2	3	0	1
B	Kyle Anderson	36	5	7	1	3	1	0
D+	Norman Powell	14	0	3	1	0	1	3
-	Tony Parker	4	1	1	0	0	0	0