Young lifts USC over 11th-ranked Arizona

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01/19/2007 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nick Young's game-high 30 points sent the USC Trojans to an 80-73 upset over 11th-ranked Arizona at Galen Center.

Lodrick Stewart scored 18 and Gabe Pruitt contributed 16 for USC (14-5, 4-2 Pac-10), which has won three of four. Young and Taj Gibson recorded eight rebounds apiece.

Marcus Williams and Mustafa Shakur posted 19 points each for Arizona (13-4, 4-3), which has lost three of four. Ivan Radenovic added 15 and a game-high 10 rebounds, while Chase Budinger contributed 14 points in a losing cause.

Arizona jumped out to a leads of 7-2 and 14-6 before USC tied the game 18-18 on a 12-4 burst ending with Gibson's dunk. The Trojans then ended the half on an 8-4 run to take a 33-29 advantage to the locker room.

The Wildcats picked up where USC left off at the outset of the second, with an 8-4 run that drew them even with the home side, 37-37, as Radenovic sank one- of-two from the line. The Trojans went up by 54-44 courtesy of a 17-7 stretch punctuated by a Young slam, then Shakur ended a 7-0 Arizona run on a driving layin at the 10:53 mark to make it a 54-51 game.

Although Arizona hung in with the home team from that point, they could not creep closer than three points. USC slowly pulled away late, closing out the game at a modest 9-6 clip.

Game Notes

The Wildcats lead the all-time series, 53-35...Arizona outrebounded USC 40-32, but the Trojans shot 53 percent on the game (32-of-60) compared to just 38 percent (23-of-60) for the Wildcats...Arizona committed 17 turnovers, and Williams was tagged with six of those.

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