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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 62, Washington 60
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # Frank Harvey, # Bobby McRoy, # Tony Padilla
Attendance: 10000

Nikola Vucevic recorded his 20th double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Southern Cal completed its late surge up the Pac-10 standings with a 62-60 victory at Washington on Saturday.

Alex Stepheson had 14 rebounds and 11 points, and Jio Fontan scored 20 for Southern Cal (18-13, 10-8 Pac-10), which won five of its last six games to secure the No. 4 seed in the Pac-10 Tournament.

The Trojans will play No. 5 California in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Isaiah Thomas scored 16 points and Venoy Overton added 15 for Washington (20-10, 11-7), which trailed 36-26 at halftime. Scott Suggs scored 14 points and Matthew Bryan-Amaning added 11.

Washington, the third seed, will play No. 6 Washington State on Thursday.

Donte Smith’s two free throws gave the Trojans a six-point lead with 14 seconds left before Washington scored two quick baskets to finish the scoring.

The Huskies, who were No. 2 nationally in scoring (84.9 points) entering the game, went 2 for 16 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   Washington
Jio Fontan 20 Scoring Isaiah Thomas 16
Jio Fontan 4 Assists Venoy Overton 4
Alex Stepheson 14 Rebounds Matthew Bryan-Amaning 6
Jio Fontan 10 Free Throws Made Venoy Overton 7
Marcus Simmons 2 Steals Matthew Bryan-Amaning 2
N/A Blocks Matthew Bryan-Amaning 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 62 41.7 3-15 19-25 6 36 0 6
Washington 60 39.6 2-16 16-22 8 25 6 6