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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 92, Oregon St. 66
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 9, 2017
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Shawn Lehigh, # Gregory Nixon, # Marques Pettigrew
Attendance: 3989

Shaqquan Aaron came off the bench to post 24 points and six rebounds, leading USC to a 95-63 victory over visiting Oregon State in a Pac-12 Conference game Thursday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

Bennie Boatwright scored 16 points for USC (21-4, 8-4 Pac-12). Elijah Stewart scored 14 points. Chimezie Metu had 11 points and seven rebounds.

Drew Eubanks, Kendal Manuel and Stephen Thompson Jr. scored 11 points apiece for Oregon State (4-21, 0-12).

Jaquori McLaughlin and Manuel made 3-pointers in the opening minute to give Oregon State an early lead, but USC responded with a 13-2 run to take a 13-8 lead on a 3-pointer by Jonah Matthews. The Trojans went up 22-15 on a 3-pointer by Stewart and stretched the lead to nine on a dunk by De'Anthony Melton midway through the first period.

The Trojans went up by 10 on two free throws by Boatwright and pushed the lead to 12 on a layup by Nick Rakocevic. They increased the lead to 15 with just under three minutes to play in the half and carried a 44-27 advantage into the break.

USC continued to pull away in the second half. The Trojans went up by 19 on a jumper by Boatwright. The Beavers got within 13 on a 3-pointer by Thompson and cut the deficit to 11 on a dunk by Eubanks, but the Trojans staged a 9-0 run to take a 68-48 lead on a three-point play by Boatwright.

USC shot 51.8 percent from the field, made 11 of 23 from 3-point range and amassed a 37-30 rebounding advantage. Rakocevic had four of the team's seven blocked shots.

Oregon State shot 37.7 percent and made 8 of 21 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
 
Oregon St.   Southern California
Jaquori McLaughlin 12 Scoring Shaqquan Aaron 21
Stephen Thompson Jr. 6 Assists Bennie Boatwright 3
Stephen Thompson Jr. 8 Rebounds Chimezie Metu 7
Ben Kone 4 Free Throws Made Bennie Boatwright 9
Kendal Manuel 2 Steals Elijah Stewart 2
Drew Eubanks 2 Blocks Nick Rakocevic 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oregon St. 66 38.7 9-22 9-14 12 29 3 4 11
Southern California 92 50.9 10-22 26-31 14 31 7 6 10