In front of a raucous sold out crowd (2,753 people), Riverside raced out to a 10-2 lead before Kevin O'Neill's team responded with maybe the best all-around performance of the season.
Without injured center Dewayne Dedmon, the Trojans rotation is down to seven players, but they all contributed at least two buckets a piece in a 54% shooting display for the game. And on the defensive side, USC held Riverside to a mere 11 points in the second half en route to a 56-35 win.
The Trojans are back to the .500 mark at 4-4 with another road test at Minnesota due up on Saturday.
Freshman Byron Wesley helped fill Dedmon's void with 7 rebounds.
(Photo by Timothy Lutes)
