Ellis scores 28 as USC beats Arizona State 68-65

LOS ANGELES — – Boogie Ellis scored 17 of his 28 factors within the second half, Tre White added 9 of his 13 after halftime and Southern California beat Arizona State 68-65 Saturday night time within the common season finale for each groups.

USC (22-9, 14-6 Pac-12) has received seven straight in its collection with the Solar Devils and closed the common season with wins in 5 of its final six video games.

Warren Washington sandwiched a dunk and a layup round a Desmond Cambridge Jr. 3-pointer in a 7-1 run that gave Arizona State an 18-14 lead with 7:55 to play within the first half however the Solar Devils missed their subsequent 12 field-goal makes an attempt as USC used a 15-2 run to take a 29-20 lead into halftime and the Trojans by no means once more trailed.

Ellis hit a 3-pointer and Harrison Hornery adopted with a three-point play to offer the Trojans a 13-point benefit with 12:51 to play and Ellis scored USC’s first 9 factors in an 11-2 run that made it 59-45 with six minutes remaining. The Solar Devils scored 19 of the subsequent 25 factors to trim their deficit to some extent after Frankie Collins hit a 3-pointer and, after Drew Peterson made 1-of-2 free throws on the different finish, made a layup with 15 seconds to go.

DJ Horne hit 4 3-pointers and completed with 20 factors for Arizona State (20-11, 11-9). Collins and Devan Cambridge added 12 factors apiece and Washington had 10 factors and 11 rebounds. Desmond Cambridge, the group’s main scorer (13.7 per recreation), had 5 factors on 1-of-11 capturing, 1 of 9 from behind the arc.

ASU shot 29% (19 of 65) from the sphere and made simply 6 of 28 (21%) from 3-point vary.

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Arizona State performs No. 11 seed Oregon State within the opening spherical of the Pac-12 Event on Wednesday

USC, the No. 3 seed, earned a first-round bye and performs the sixth-seeded Solar Devils or the Beavers on Thursday within the quarterfinals

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