National Basketball Association
Southern California 75, Boston College 71
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 21, 2014
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials:
# Jeffrey Anderson, # Karl Hess, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
3577
By SportsDirect Inc.
USC 75, Boston College 71: Elijah Stewart did not miss a shot from the field en route to 22 points as the visiting Trojans prevailed.
Stewart, who entered shooting 39.6 percent from the field and 29.6 percent from 3-point range, was 10-of-10 from the floor and made both of his 3-pointers. Nikola Jovanovic notched 16 points and nine rebounds and Katin Reinhardt chipped in 14 points in a reserve role for USC (7-4), which has won five of its last six games, suffering only an overtime loss to Army last weekend.
Stewart actually was 0-of-4 from the foul line, but his teammates combined to go 13-of-15, including 11-of-12 in the final two minutes. Aaron Brown had 18 points for Boston College (6-4), while Olivier Hanlan shot 6-of-21 for 15 points and dished out eight assists.
Jovanovic's bucket with 16:11 remaining gave the Trojans the lead for good, as they led by three-to-five points for the bulk of the game's duration. Stewart's basket pushed the lead to 64-59 with just over three minutes left and Jordan McLaughlin, who finished with 11 points, went 4-of-4 from the line before Reinhardt made 2-of-2 to offset two late 3-pointers by the Eagles.
Stewart made all six of his shots in the first half and had 14 points, although USC still trailed 41-37 at the break. Jovanovic scored the Trojans' first six points of the second half before Stewart remained perfect, hitting a jumper to tie it at 45-45 and another bucket to put USC ahead 51-48 shortly thereafter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Trojans committed 12 turnovers in the first half and 17 for the game. ... USC, which entered shooting 41.4 percent on the season, connected on 55.8 percent of its shots in this one. ... Patrick Heckmann was 3-of-3 from behind the arc for BC and finished with 13 points.
Top Game Performances
Southern California |
|
Boston College |
Elijah Stewart 22 |
Scoring |
Aaron Brown 18 |
Jordan McLaughlin 5 |
Assists |
Olivier Hanlan 8 |
Nikola Jovanovic 9 |
Rebounds |
Dennis Clifford 9 |
Katin Reinhardt 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Dimitri Batten 5 |
Nikola Jovanovic 2 |
Steals |
Olivier Hanlan 4 |
Darion Clark 2 |
Blocks |
Dennis Clifford 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Southern California
|
75 |
55.8 |
4-11 |
13-19 |
13 |
31 |
6 |
5 |
17 |
Boston College
|
71 |
41.0 |
7-25 |
14-18 |
17 |
27 |
4 |
10 |
12 |