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USC pulls away from Utah to spoil senior night in low-scoring affair
Utah Utes guard Mike Saunders Jr. (2) drives within the paint throughout an NCAA males’s basketball sport on the Huntsman Middle in Salt Lake Metropolis on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (Ryan Solar, Deseret Information)
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SALT LAKE CITY — Scoring got here at a premium on Saturday evening as Utah welcomed within the USC Trojans to the Huntsman Middle within the ultimate dwelling sport of the common season.
The Trojans constructed up a 10-point lead halfway by the primary half however could not actually draw back from the Utes till late on an evening when Utah shot 32% from the sphere. USC might, nonetheless, discover its shot from 3-point vary and managed 11 made 3-pointers on the evening to ultimately draw back for a 62-49 win over Utah.
Very like its Thursday evening sport in opposition to UCLA, Utah outrebounded USC 42-36, restricted its turnovers, and outscored the Trojans within the publish 22-16, however USC’s 48% taking pictures from deep was an excessive amount of to deal with. Utah (17-13, 10-9 Pac-12) could not get into a lot of a rhythm and had been pressured to take contested pictures that not often fell.
Nonetheless, the Utes managed to chop the Trojans’ result in two with 11:59 left for play within the sport. However even that was quick lived because the Trojans (21-8, 13-5 Pac-12) answered again on the subsequent possession with a nook 3-pointer, after which constructed up the lead from there.
Marco Anthony completed with a team-high 11 factors, six rebounds and three assists; and Branden Carlson provided an extra 10 factors and 10 rebounds within the loss.
The Trojans had been led in scoring by guard Boogie Ellis, who had 16 factors, which included 4 made 3-pointers. Drew Peterson added 14 factors, eight assists and 7 rebounds within the low-scoring affair.
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