National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Mexico 75, Southern California 67
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Where: The Pit Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Officials: # David Hall, # Kipp Kissinger, # Randy McCall
Attendance: 15241

No. 20 New Mexico 75, Southern California 67: Hugh Greenwood scored a season-high 17 points as the Lobos overcame a hot start by the visiting Trojans to remain unbeaten.

Greenwood, a 6-3 sophomore guard from Australia, matched his career high with five 3-pointers on nine attempts. Alex Kirk, a 7-foot freshman forward for the Lobos, finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds and Kendall Williams had 13 points and nine assists for New Mexico (9-0).

All five starters scored in double figures for USC (3-5) which lost its fourth straight game. Eric Wise scored 14 points, Byron Wesley and Dewayne Dedmon had 12 apiece and J.T. Terrell and Jio Fontan added 11 apiece.

USC made seven of its first eight field-goal attempts and 12-of-16 to take a 30-21 lead with 7:23 remaining in the first half. The Trojans cooled off from there, however, making 15-of-35 the rest of the way.

The Lobos closed the first half on a 22-4 run to go up by nine, then extended their lead to as many as 17 points in the second half. They went scoreless for six minutes, however, allowing the Trojans to trim the lead to five with 2:18 remaining. Williams sank a 3-pointer on New Mexico’s next possession to extend the lead back to eight.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The 43 points were a season high in the first half for New Mexico. … USC’s last four opponent’s entered Wednesday a combined 25-4. … New Mexico shot 12-for-58 (20.7 percent) from 3-point range in its previous three games but improved to 11-for-24 (45.8 percent) against the Trojans.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   New Mexico
Eric Wise 14 Scoring Hugh Greenwood 17
Chass Bryan 4 Assists Kendall Williams 9
Dewayne Dedmon 9 Rebounds Alex Kirk 13
Byron Wesley 4 Free Throws Made Cameron Bairstow 2
Dewayne Dedmon 2 Steals Kendall Williams 3
Dewayne Dedmon 1 Blocks Hugh Greenwood 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 67 52.9 4-13 9-12 16 23 4 8 14
New Mexico 75 51.9 11-24 8-14 17 29 3 10 13