National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 89, UCLA 75
When: 11:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # John Higgins, # Tommy Nunez Jr., # Bob Staffen
Attendance: 12993

Sophomore guard Jordan McLaughlin scored a season-high 23 points, helping visiting USC beat rival UCLA 89-75 on Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif.

Freshman forward Chimezie Metu came off the bench to post a career-high 21 points and eight rebounds for USC (15-3, 4-1 Pac-12 Conference). Junior guard Katin Reinhardt had 14 points and five rebounds.

Senior forward Tony Parker had a season-high 27 points and 12 rebounds for UCLA (11-7, 2-3). Sophomore center Thomas Welsh scored 16 points. Freshman guard Aaron Holiday scored 11. Junior guard Isaac Hamilton had 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.

UCLA tied the game on a 3-pointer by Holiday and took a 17-13 lead on a jumper by Parker. USC responded with a 13-0 run to take a 26-17 lead on a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Elijah Stewart midway through the opening period. The Trojans went up 34-20 on a jumper by Metu and led 48-30 at the break.

UCLA mounted an 11-0 run to cut the deficit to 10 on a putback by Parker midway through the second period. The Bruins got within nine with just over five minutes remaining, but a 3-pointer by McLaughlin pushed USC's lead back to double digits.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   UCLA
Jordan McLaughlin 23 Scoring Tony Parker 27
Julian Jacobs 5 Assists Isaac Hamilton 8
Julian Jacobs 8 Rebounds Tony Parker 12
Chimezie Metu 5 Free Throws Made Tony Parker 3
Julian Jacobs 1 Steals Aaron Holiday 2
Bennie Boatwright 1 Blocks Tony Parker 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 89 45.6 9-20 18-23 14 42 3 4 8
UCLA 75 44.3 4-19 9-15 19 36 1 2 9