College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 38, Arizona State 17
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 10, 2012
Where: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Temperature: 64°
Head Official: Terry Leyden
Attendance: 80154

No. 22 Southern California 38, Arizona State 17:
Curtis McNeal scored three touchdowns and Marqise Lee had 10 catches for 161 yards, including an 80-yard score, as the host Trojans kept their Pac-12 title hopes alive.

Matt Barkley was 20-of-33 for 222 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions for the Trojans (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12), who outscored the Sun Devils 24-3 in the second half.

The Sun Devils (5-5, 3-4) were outgained 447-250 in total yards and lost their fourth straight game after a 5-1 start. Southern California recorded the 800th victory in the program’s history and needs a win over UCLA next Saturday to earn a rematch with Oregon in the Pac-12 title game.

Taylor Kelly gave Arizona State an early lead with a 34-yard touchdown pass to Chris Coyle with 10:51 left in the first quarter, but was constantly pressured in the second half and finished 19-for-30 for 174 yards with three interceptions.

Lee bolstered his surging Heisman Trophy campaign with 227 all-purpose yards, giving him 1,104 over the last three games. McNeal had 31 carries for 163 yards and capped the Trojans’ second-half explosion with a 27-yard touchdown run with 38 seconds remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Barkley’s three interceptions tied his career high as the teams combined for nine turnovers. … Arizona State has not defeated the Trojans in Los Angeles since 1999. … The noon kickoff was the earliest for Southern California since 1998. … Southern California outgained the Sun Devils 225-71 on the ground.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Arizona State   Southern California
Cameron Marshall Player Curtis McNeal
6 Attempts 31
37 Yards 163
6.2 Avg Yards 5.3
0 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Receiving
Arizona State   Southern California
Christopher Coyle Player Marqise Lee
5 Receptions 10
85 Yards 161
17.0 Avg Yards 16.1
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Arizona State 250 71 179 1 1 3 2.0 2
Southern California 447 225 222 5 1 3 7.0 1