National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 80, UCLA 61
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, February 4, 2016
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # David Hall, # Chris Rastatter, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 10258

Guard Julian Jacobs had 17 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead USC to an 80-61 victory over visiting UCLA on Thursday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

Guard Elijah Stewart had 16 points and six rebounds for USC (18-5, 7-3 Pac-12 Conference). Guard Katin Reinhardt added 13 points, and forward Bennie Boatwright chipped in 12.

Freshman guard Aaron Holiday scored 15 points for UCLA (13-10, 4-6), and forward Tony Parker had 13.

USC jumped out to a 9-0 lead over the first two minutes of the opening period and went up 21-11 on a layup by Jacobs. The Trojans took a 35-21 lead on a dunk by Stewart late in the half and took a 39-28 lead into the break.

USC extended its lead to 15 on a 3-pointer by Boatwright early in the second half.

The Bruins cut the deficit to single digits on a jumper by Parker, but moments later another 3-pointer by Boatwright put the Trojans up by 14.

The Bruins made one more charge to cut USC's lead to 62-56 on a 3-pointer by junior guard Isaac Hamilton, but the Trojans responded with an 11-0 run to regain control.
Top Game Performances
 
UCLA   Southern California
Aaron Holiday 15 Scoring Julian Jacobs 17
Bryce Alford 7 Assists Jordan McLaughlin 10
Thomas Welsh 12 Rebounds Julian Jacobs 6
Tony Parker 3 Free Throws Made Bennie Boatwright 6
Tony Parker 3 Steals Jordan McLaughlin 5
Jonah Bolden 1 Blocks Chimezie Metu 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UCLA 61 34.8 7-26 6-10 14 39 3 8 14
Southern California 80 45.3 10-25 12-13 17 32 3 8 11