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Trojans Defeat Oral Roberts for Fourth Straight Win
December 28, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 28, 2008
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored 18 points and Taj Gibson added 16 points and eight rebounds to lead USC to a 66-56 victory over Oral Roberts on Sunday.
The Trojans led by as many as 18 in the second half and shot 52.9 percent for their fourth consecutive win.
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Gibson scored 10 of his points in the first half and Dwight Lewis finished with 12 points for USC (9-3).
Marcus Lewis led Oral Roberts (3-11) with 11 points and Kevin Ford had 10.
The Golden Eagles pulled as close as 62-54 with less than two minutes left when Ford dunked a missed 3-pointer. USC shot 60 percent from the field in the first half and led 32-23 at the break.
UConn transfer Marcus Johnson made his season debut for the Trojans and finished with six points and two rebounds.
