National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 98, Washington 88
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 30, 2016
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Ken Ditty, # Daryl Gelinas
Attendance: 6387

Forward Nikola Jovanovic scored 28 points and four other USC teammates reached double figures on Saturday as the Trojans defeated Washington 98-88 at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

USC (16-5, 6-3 Pac-12) used a second-half surge to end any doubt and snuff out any thoughts the Huskies (14-7, 6-3) had of winning on the road.

The Trojans took a 44-33 lead into halftime, only to see Washington get within six points on two free throws by guard Andrew Andrews.

Trojans Guard Katin Reinhardt answered with a 3-point jumper to push the lead to nine. Jovanovic and Reinhardt had the hot hands and had an stalled any attempt Washington made to gain any momentum.

The closest the Huskies would get was when forward Marquise Chriss' layup with just under three minutes made the score 87-80.

Chriss and guard Dejounte Murray led the Huskies with 18 points apiece. Andrews added 15 points.

Guard Jordan McLaughlin scored 19, forward Bennie Boatwright 15, Reinhardt 11 and guard Elijah Steward added 10 points for the Trojans.

USC's free-throw shooting played a key role in the Trojans' victory. While the Huskies' defense clamped down and did not allow a USC field goal for nearly six minutes, the Trojans did most of their damage from the charity stripe.

For the game, USC made 32 of 37 free throws (86.5 percent). Washington made 85.7 percent of its free throws going 24 of 28.
Top Game Performances
 
Washington   Southern California
Marquese Chriss 18 Scoring Nikola Jovanovic 28
Dejounte Murray 8 Assists Julian Jacobs 6
Andrew Andrews 6 Rebounds Bennie Boatwright 8
Andrew Andrews 7 Free Throws Made Jordan McLaughlin 9
Dejounte Murray 3 Steals Jordan McLaughlin 2
Marquese Chriss 1 Blocks Chimezie Metu 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Washington 88 36.4 8-32 24-28 18 36 3 7 10
Southern California 98 51.7 6-18 32-37 15 37 4 4 16