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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 75, UC Santa Barbara 63
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 3, 2015
Where: Thunderdome, Santa Barbara, California
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Gregory Nixon, # Mike Reed
Attendance: 3585

Sophomore guard Elijah Stewart scored 15 points to lead visiting USC to a 75-63 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Thursday night at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Junior forward Nikola Jovanovic scored 14 points for USC (6-2). Junior guard Julian Jacobs had 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

Sophomore guard Gabe Vincent scored 16 points to lead UC Santa Barbara (2-4). Senior forward Michael Bryson had 15 points and seven rebounds while senior guard Josh Green scored 13 points.

UC Santa Barbara jumped out to a 12-4 lead, making five of its first eight shots while USC missed seven of nine. The Trojans scored seven unanswered points to tie the game on a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Malik Marquetti and took a 21-20 lead on a 3-pointer by Stewart with 9:27 to play in the opening period.

USC led 39-36 at the break and UC Santa Barbara reclaimed the lead early in the second half.

The Trojans mounted a 15-2 run to go up 56-44 on a 3-pointer by Stewart with 13:36 to play. The Gauchos stormed back to cut the deficit to two with 5:54 to go, but the Trojans turned back the charge.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   UC Santa Barbara
Elijah Stewart 15 Scoring Gabe Vincent 16
Katin Reinhardt 7 Assists Eric Childress 6
Julian Jacobs 10 Rebounds Michael Bryson 7
Nikola Jovanovic 10 Free Throws Made John Green 2
Julian Jacobs 4 Steals John Green 2
Bennie Boatwright 4 Blocks Sam Beeler 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 75 39.1 7-24 18-23 16 42 8 7 10
UC Santa Barbara 63 42.4 10-19 3-6 19 24 2 2 13