National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 68, Arizona State 65
When: 11:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 4, 2023
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Frank Harvey, # Jim Schipper, # Michael Irving
Attendance: 8671

Boogie Ellis scored 28 points and Southern California avoided a collapse to hold off visiting Arizona State, 68-65, Saturday in Los Angeles.

USC (22-9, 14-6 Pac-12) built a 14-point lead with 6:23 remaining in regulation, capitalizing on Arizona State's shooting struggles. The Trojans held the Sun Devils to 19-of-65 on field-goal attempts, including 6-of-28 from 3-point range.

However, Arizona State (20-11, 11-9) went on a 19-6 run to pull within a point on Frankie Collins' layup with 15 seconds to go. After a pair of Tre White free throws, USC's Drew Peterson fouled Collins on a shot attempt in the corner.

Collins was ruled to have a foot on the 3-point line, giving him two foul shots with the Sun Devils down by three points and eight seconds remaining. Collins split his attempts.

A Joshua Morgan free throw extended the USC lead back to three points, and D.J. Horne got a good look at the would-be, game-tying 3-point attempt at the buzzer but it rimmed off.

Horne shot 4-of-11 beyond the 3-point arc and finished with a team-high 20 points. Collins added 12 points, and both Warren Washington and Devan Cambridge recorded double-doubles in the loss -- Washington with 10 points and 11 rebounds, and Cambridge with 12 points and 10 boards.

White was the only USC scorer to join Ellis in double-figures, finishing with 13 points. Peterson scored nine points on a paltry 3-of-10 shooting from the floor. The Trojans went just 21-of-51 from the field overall, including 5-of-18 beyond the arc.

Ellis accounted for all but one of USC's made 3-pointers, going 4-of-11 from deep.

Saturday's win gave the Trojans another boost to their NCAA Tournament resume before next week's Pac-12 tournament. USC is the No. 3 seed for the event in Las Vegas. Arizona State slid to No. 6, relegating the Sun Devils to Wednesday's first round and a matchup with Oregon State.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Arizona State   Southern California
DJ Horne 20 Scoring Boogie Ellis 28
DJ Horne 3 Assists Boogie Ellis 3
Warren Washington 11 Rebounds Tre White 7
Devan Cambridge 4 Free Throws Made Boogie Ellis 8
Frankie Collins 4 Steals Kobe Johnson 3
Warren Washington 1 Blocks Drew Peterson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arizona State 65 29.2 6-28 21-28 9 39 1 11 11
Southern California 68 41.2 5-18 21-30 9 37 5 8 15