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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 60, Northern Arizona 52
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2010
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Randy Burkhart, # Don Mcallister, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance: 3794

Reserve Donte Smith scored 14 of his 22 points during a 3:34 span in the second half, propelling USC to a 60-52 victory over Northern Arizona Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.

Smith hit four 3-pointers in as many attempts during his one-man 14-3 run, helping the Trojans (6-4) pull away in what had been a tight game most of the way.

USC scored eight consecutive points to grab a 17-9 lead with 12:13 left in the first half, and the Lumberjacks never crawled all the way back.
A pair of 3-pointers by Gabe Rogers got Northern Arizona within 38-35 with 12:07 to go in the game, but Smith's scoring binge helped the Trojans extend the lead back to 54-40 at the 5:33 mark.

Nikola Vucevic added 13 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots for USC, which finished with a 41-29 edge on the boards. Rogers paced Northern Arizona (7-3) with 20 points, hitting 6-of-11 shots from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
 
Northern Arizona   Southern California
Gabe Rogers 20 Scoring Donte Smith 22
Cameron Jones 3 Assists Maurice Jones 4
Austin Smith 7 Rebounds Alex Stepheson 11
Cameron Jones 2 Free Throws Made Marcus Simmons 4
Cameron Jones 1 Steals Donte Smith 3
Shane Johannsen 3 Blocks Alex Stepheson 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Northern Arizona 52 36.4 8-19 4-7 10 24 3 2
Southern California 60 39.6 7-19 11-15 11 35 8 4