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Penn State falls to 3-11 in Big Ten
LOS ANGELES -- Chibuzo Agbo scored 21 points with a career-high seven 3-pointers and Desmond Claude scored 16 points and USC broke it open in the second half and beat Penn State 92-67 on Tuesday night.
USC (14-10, 6-7 Big Ten) shot a blistering 67.3% (33 for 49) including 75% (12 for 16) from 3-point range. The Trojans shot 82.4% (14 for 17) from the foul line for good measure.
Agbo shot 7 for 9 from distance. Wesley Yates III scored 13 points and Josh Cohen, a one-time standout at Saint Francis University, 12 for USC.
Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 15 points, reserve Dominick Stewart scored 13, and D'Marco Dunn and Zach Hicks scored 10 apiece for Penn State.
Yates' 3 with 9:47 remaining before halftime gave USC its first double-digit lead at 24-13. The Nittany Lions staged a rally, and after falling behind 31-14 after a dunk by the Trojans' Matt Knowling with 7:40 left before halftime, proceeded to outscore USC 17-9 to close the half and trailed 40-31.
After the break, Claude made 1 of 2 foul shots with 16:40 left for a 49-39 lead and USC led by double digits the rest of the way.
Penn State (13-12, 3-11), which has dropped six straight, hosts Washington on Saturday. USC, who ended a two-game skid, hosts Minnesota on Saturday.
PENN ST. (13-12): Hicks 4-13 0-0 10, Konan Niederhauser 1-2 1-2 3, Baldwin 3-8 8-9 15, Dunn 3-8 3-4 10, Kern 3-4 1-3 7, Stewart 5-8 1-2 13, Dilione 0-3 3-5 3, Nzeh 1-1 0-1 2, Carter 1-2 1-2 4, Goodman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 18-28 67.
SOUTHERN CAL (14-10): Cohen 5-8 2-2 12, Thomas 4-7 0-0 9, Agbo 7-9 0-0 21, Claude 5-6 5-7 16, Yates 5-8 1-2 13, Knowling 1-1 0-0 2, Agee 3-5 2-2 8, Slajchert 0-0 2-2 2, Elohim 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-49 14-17 92.
Halftime--Southern Cal 40-31. 3-Point Goals_Penn St. 7-26 (Stewart 2-4, Hicks 2-10, Carter 1-2, Baldwin 1-4, Dunn 1-5, Dilione 0-1), Southern Cal 12-16 (Agbo 7-9, Yates 2-2, Thomas 1-1, Claude 1-2, Agee 0-1). Fouled Out--Konan Niederhauser, Thomas. Rebounds--Penn St. 22 (Dunn 5), Southern Cal 26 (Cohen, Yates 5). Assists--Penn St. 10 (Baldwin 4), Southern Cal 24 (Claude 9). Total Fouls--Penn St. 20, Southern Cal 22.
SMU too much for Panthers
DALLAS -- Kario Oquendo scored 17 points, Samet Yigitoglu had 17 points and 10 rebounds and SMU never trailed in an 83-63 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night for its fifth straight win.
Oquendo shot 5 of 8 from the floor and 4 of 6 from long range. Yigitoglu, a freshman center who entered averaging 10.7 points and 6.6 rebounds, was 7-of-11 shooting against Pitt.
Matt Cross and Boopie Miller added 13 points apiece for SMU (19-5, 10-3 ACC), which shot 56% (29 of 52) and made 10 of 20 from distance.
Guillermo Diaz Graham scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Pitt (14-10, 5-8). Brandin Cummings added 12 points and Ishmael Leggett had 10.
The Panthers shot 32% (21 of 66) and extended their losing streak to four games.
SMU built a double-digit lead about eight minutes in and led 43-27 at the break. Miller had nine points and B.J. Edwards scored all eight of his points in the first half for the Mustangs.
Cummings made a 3-pointer and then a fast-break layup to pull the Panthers within 13 points, 58-45, but they didn't get closer.
On Saturday, SMU hosts Wake Forest and Pitt plays at home against Miami.
PITTSBURGH (14-10): Austin 2-10 2-2 8, Corhen 3-7 0-0 6, G.Diaz Graham 5-9 2-3 15, Leggett 5-17 0-0 10, Lowe 3-9 1-2 9, Cummings 3-8 4-4 12, J.Diaz Graham 0-3 1-2 1, Delalic 0-2 2-2 2, Amadou Kante 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-66 12-15 63.
SMU (19-5): Cross 4-7 3-6 13, Yigitoglu 7-11 3-5 17, Edwards 3-6 2-2 8, Harris 2-6 0-0 6, Miller 4-6 3-4 13, Oquendo 5-8 3-4 17, Ambrose-Hylton 3-6 1-2 7, Colbert 0-0 0-0 0, Gorener 0-1 0-0 0, George 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-52 15-23 83.
Halftime--SMU 43-27. 3-Point Goals--Pittsburgh 9-35 (G.Diaz Graham 3-6, Cummings 2-5, Lowe 2-5, Austin 2-8, Delalic 0-1, J.Diaz Graham 0-2, Leggett 0-8), SMU 10-20 (Oquendo 4-6, Cross 2-3, Miller 2-3, Harris 2-5, Gorener 0-1, Edwards 0-2). Fouled Out--Corhen, G.Diaz Graham, Colbert. Rebounds--Pittsburgh 32 (G.Diaz Graham 8), SMU 37 (Yigitoglu 10). Assists--Pittsburgh 16 (Lowe 5), SMU 18 (Edwards 6). Total Fouls--Pittsburgh 20, SMU 18.
The Associated Press