University Southern California Trojans
USC
Washington State
USC Holds Off Washington St., 72-68
February 07, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 8, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Byron Wesley scored a season-high 20 points and J.T. Terrell added 12 points before fouling out as USC held off Washington State 72-68 Thursday night.
Wesley sparked the Trojans early with 13 first-half points, but it was Terrell who ignited the Trojans (10-13, 5-5 Pac 12) when they needed it most. Terrell scored all 12 of his points during a 10-minute stretch of the second half. His 3-pointer with 5:26 left put USC up 56-53, and the Trojans held the lead the rest of the way.
Ari Stewart added 11 points for USC, and Jio Fontan had 10 points and a season-high 11 assists.
Fontan actually tied a career high for assists in a game and registered his second career double-double, both accomplished Jan. 11, 2009 vs. Xavier while still playing for Fordham.Washington State's Brock Motum, who began the night ranked third in the Pac-12 averaging 18.3 points per game, scored 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting. DaVonte Lacy led all scorers with 21 points and his backcourt mate Mike Ladd had 16 for the Cougars (11-12, 2-8).
