National Basketball Association
Southern California 62, Washington 60
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Frank Harvey, # Bobby McRoy, # Tony Padilla
Attendance:
10000
By SportsDirect Inc.
Nikola Vucevic recorded his 20th double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Southern Cal completed its late surge up the Pac-10 standings with a 62-60 victory at Washington on Saturday.
Alex Stepheson had 14 rebounds and 11 points, and Jio Fontan scored 20 for Southern Cal (18-13, 10-8 Pac-10), which won five of its last six games to secure the No. 4 seed in the Pac-10 Tournament.
The Trojans will play No. 5 California in the quarterfinals Thursday.
Isaiah Thomas scored 16 points and Venoy Overton added 15 for Washington (20-10, 11-7), which trailed 36-26 at halftime. Scott Suggs scored 14 points and Matthew Bryan-Amaning added 11.
Washington, the third seed, will play No. 6 Washington State on Thursday.
Donte Smith’s two free throws gave the Trojans a six-point lead with 14 seconds left before Washington scored two quick baskets to finish the scoring.
The Huskies, who were No. 2 nationally in scoring (84.9 points) entering the game, went 2 for 16 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Southern California |
|
Washington |
|
Jio Fontan 20 |
Scoring |
Isaiah Thomas 16 |
|
Jio Fontan 4 |
Assists |
Venoy Overton 4 |
|
Alex Stepheson 14 |
Rebounds |
Matthew Bryan-Amaning 6 |
|
Jio Fontan 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Venoy Overton 7 |
|
Marcus Simmons 2 |
Steals |
Matthew Bryan-Amaning 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Matthew Bryan-Amaning 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Southern California
|
62 |
41.7 |
3-15 |
19-25 |
6 |
36 |
0 |
6 |
|
| Washington
|
60 |
39.6 |
2-16 |
16-22 |
8 |
25 |
6 |
6 |
|