National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 56, UC Riverside 35
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Where: UC Riverside Student Recreation Center, Riverside, California
Officials: # Brett Nansel, # Mike Scyphers, # Deron White
Attendance: 2753
Greg Allen scored 11 points and Alexis Moore added 10 as visiting Southern California dominated the second half to beat UC Riverside 56-35 Wednesday in the Trojans’ first game without injured forward Dewayne Dedmon.

Aaron Fuller had nine points for the Trojans (4-4), who shot 25-of-47 (53.2 percent) from the field. UC Riverside (2-5) lost at home to a nonconference opponent for the first time in 17 games.

Southern Cal led by just eight at halftime, but Moore’s 3-pointer gave Southern Cal a 49-30 lead with 10:37 remaining and the Trojans outscored UC Riverside 24-11 in the second half.

Phil Martin had 13 points and Kareem Nitito added 11 for UC Riverside, which beat Washington State last Sunday for its first win over a Pac-12 team since 2000.

Dedmon, Southern Cal’s highly touted 7-foot sophomore, will be out four to six weeks with a stress injury in his right foot.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   UC Riverside
Greg Allen 11 Scoring Phil Martin 13
Maurice Jones 7 Assists Kareem Nitoto 2
Aaron Fuller 7 Rebounds Elliott Berry 3
Aaron Fuller 1 Free Throws Made Phil Martin 2
Garrett Jackson 3 Steals N/A
Byron Wesley 1 Blocks B.J. Shearry 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 56 54.3 5-15 1-5 12 25 1 3 6
UC Riverside 35 34.2 5-14 4-8 6 22 2 0 15