National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 80, Washington 74
When: 9:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 4, 2023
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Randy Richardson, # Verne Harris, # Rick Batsell
Attendance: 5706

Tre White and Kobe Johnson each scored career highs with 22 and 21 points, respectively, and Southern California went on a late 14-2 run to secure its fourth straight win, an 80-74 defeat of Washington on Saturday in Los Angeles.

The Trojans (17-6, 9-3 Pac-12) trailed 60-58 with 4:11 remaining after Washington's Keyon Menifield connected on a 3-pointer for part of his 21 points. USC responded by scoring the next seven points: a Boogie Ellis jumper, a Johnson 3-pointer and White's putback basket.

The quick burst fueled the Trojans' 14-2 run, giving them a lead they held the rest of the way.

Washington (13-12, 5-9) rallied to score 12 points in the final 54 seconds, twice cutting the deficit to four points, but got no closer.

USC made all 10 of its free-throw attempts in the closing 1:03 to keep the Huskies at arm's length. The Trojans finished the night 18 of 21 from the line, led by Johnson's perfect 9 of 9.

Johnson added five assists and four steals. White, who shot 10 of 16 from the floor, grabbed eight rebounds and dished four assists.

Drew Peterson flirted with a triple-double for the Trojans despite a poor shooting night of 4 of 14 from the floor. He scored 11 points, grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds and passed for a game-high eight assists.

Twenty-three of USC's 29 made field goals were assisted.

The win extended the Trojans' home-court winning streak to 12 games, and keeps USC within a game of first-place in the Pac-12.

Keion Brooks Jr. scored 22 points for Washington and snagged a game-high 12 rebounds. Brooks and Menifield both passed for four assists. Menifield shot 4 of 6 from behind the 3-point arc, but the rest of the Huskies went just 2 of 11 from deep.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Washington   Southern California
Keion Brooks 22 Scoring Tre White 22
Keion Brooks 4 Assists Drew Peterson 8
Keion Brooks 12 Rebounds Drew Peterson 10
Keion Brooks 11 Free Throws Made Kobe Johnson 9
Jamal Bey 4 Steals Kobe Johnson 4
Jamal Bey 1 Blocks Drew Peterson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Washington 74 43.6 6-17 20-25 12 28 2 7 15
Southern California 80 44.6 4-22 18-21 23 33 3 9 11