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USC Falls To No. 13 Washington, 99-69
February 03, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 3, 2005
SEATTLE (AP) - Tre Simmons scored a career-high 29 points and Jamaal Williams added 21 to lead No. 13 Washington to a 99-69 victory over Southern California on Thursday night, giving the Huskies their best start in nearly three decades.
Washington (18-3, 8-2 Pac-10) is just off the pace of the 1975-76 team that started 19-2.
Simmons scored from the outside, on the fastbreak and by driving down the lane. He was 11-of-21 from the field and hit six 3-pointers. He had six rebounds and three assists.
Williams was effective inside and finished 9-of-10 from the field. Will Conroy posted his second career double-double with 13 points and 10 assists for the Huskies, while Mike Jensen scored 10 points.
Lodrick Stewart had 13 points for the Trojans (9-12, 2-8), who have lost three straight.
Aggressive pressure defense forced Southern Cal into 24 turnovers.
The Trojans led by five points when Williams took over in the paint and led the Huskies on a 21-5 run. He had nine points in the spurt that gave Washington a 31-20 lead with 6:25 to play in the half.
Southern Cal cut the lead to four points, but Washington ended the half with a dunk-filled 16-2 run that made it 47-29 at halftime.
