National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 67, Southern California 62
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, March 11, 2011
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Tony Padilla, # Ruben Ramos, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance: 18712

Derrick Williams scored 20 points, including four decisive free throws in the final minute, and top seed Arizona held off Southern Cal 67-62 on Friday in the semifinals of the Pac-10 tournament in Los Angeles.

Jesse Perry scored 11 points, and Jordin Mayes and Jamelle Horne added eight points apiece for No. 15 Arizona (27-6), which will face No. 3 seed Washington in Saturday's final.

Southern Cal played without coach Kevin O’Neill, who was suspended after being involved in a verbal altercation with an Arizona booster Thursday night. Assistant Bob Cantu coached the Trojans.

Marcus Simmons scored a career-high 20 points to pace the fourth-seeded Trojans (19-14), who likely needed to beat Arizona to remain on the NCAA tournament bubble.

Nikola Vucevic, who scored 25 points in the Trojans’ 65-57 victory over the Wildcats on Feb. 24, finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   Arizona
Marcus Simmons 20 Scoring Derrick Williams 20
Jio Fontan 5 Assists Jordin Mayes 3
Nikola Vucevic 12 Rebounds Kevin Parrom 6
Nikola Vucevic 4 Free Throws Made Derrick Williams 5
Donte Smith 2 Steals Jamelle Horne 1
Nikola Vucevic 3 Blocks Kyryl Natyazhko 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 62 49.1 5-18 5-9 15 28 4 6
Arizona 67 43.6 8-19 11-16 13 27 1 2