National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 80, Southern California 69
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 21, 2016
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Tom O'Neill, # Tony Padilla, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance: 7931

The hot shooting of sophomore forward Jakob Poeltl helped visiting Utah beat USC 80-69 on Sunday afternoon at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Poeltl scored 29 points on 11-of-13 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds for Utah (21-7, 10-5 Pac-12 Conference), which has won four in a row and nine of 11. Senior forward Jordan Loveridge added 13 points.

Sophomore guard Jordan McLaughlin scored 20 points for USC (19-8, 8-6). Junior guard Julian Jacobs and freshman forward Bennie Boatwright scored 17 points apiece.

Utah took a 10-3 lead on a 3-pointer by sophomore forward Brekkott Chapman early in the first period and went up 21-13 on a 3-pointer by Loveridge. USC cut the deficit to four on a jumper by Boatwright, but the Utes carried a 40-30 lead into the break.

Utah took a 46-30 lead early in the second half. USC got within five on a jumper by McLaughlin, but the Utes quickly regained control. They went up 55-45 on a layup by sophomore forward Kyle Kuzma and took a 70-55 lead on a layup by Poeltl.

Utah shot 53.6 percent from the field. USC shot 46.7 percent.
Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Southern California
Jakob Poeltl 29 Scoring Jordan McLaughlin 20
Brandon Taylor 10 Assists Bennie Boatwright 4
Jakob Poeltl 13 Rebounds Bennie Boatwright 6
Jakob Poeltl 7 Free Throws Made Bennie Boatwright 1
Jakob Poeltl 4 Steals Jordan McLaughlin 2
Brekkott Chapman 2 Blocks Bennie Boatwright 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 80 53.6 9-25 11-15 23 30 3 8 11
Southern California 69 46.7 10-17 3-6 12 21 3 5 11