National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 75, Arizona State 65
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, January 7, 2016
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Randy McCall, # Gregory Nixon, # Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 2754

Junior guard Julian Jacobs scored 15 points and made a big basket late to help USC hold on for a 75-65 victory over visiting Arizona State on Thursday at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

Freshman forward Bennie Boatwright had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Trojans (13-3, 2-1 Pac-12).

Sophomore guard Tra Holder scored 21 points for the Sun Devils (10-5, 0-2). Junior guard Andre Spight and senior forward Willie Atwood had 11 points apiece.

USC outscored Arizona State 11-2 over the first six minutes and maintained a comfortable advantage most of the night. The Trojans took a 25-14 lead on a 3-pointer by Boatwright and led 35-24 at the break.

The Sun Devils cut the deficit to seven on a jumper by Holder early in the second half, but USC responded with a 9-2 run to regain a double-digit lead. The Trojans went up 46-32 on a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Elijah Stewart and took a 54-37 lead on a layup by junior forward Darion Clark.

Holder scored 11 points in a span of 2:47 to help Arizona State cut USC's lead to two with 1:49 remaining, but the Trojans scored the next six points to secure the victory.
Top Game Performances
 
Arizona State   Southern California
Tra Holder 21 Scoring Julian Jacobs 15
Tra Holder 3 Assists Jordan McLaughlin 8
Eric Jacobsen 6 Rebounds Darion Clark 10
Willie Atwood 3 Free Throws Made Julian Jacobs 6
Tra Holder 2 Steals Julian Jacobs 1
Eric Jacobsen 4 Blocks Nikola Jovanovic 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arizona State 65 38.2 7-25 6-15 8 31 5 5 9
Southern California 75 49.1 7-16 14-20 17 39 9 5 15