Notes from Head Coach Kevin O'Neill during the post-game press conference.
On Leonard Washington's performance : "He's been great (coming off of the bench)." "He really helped us today."
On Nikola Vucevic: "We are only going to see him get better."
Check back on Monday to watch the full post-game press conference on Trojans All-Access.
Scoring: Vucevic-18, Gerrity 11, Johnson 9, Washington 9, Lewis 4, Stepheson 2, Simmons 1.
Rebounds: Vucevic 14, Johnson 6, Washington 6, Stepheson 5, Lewis 4, Gerrity 2.
Assists: Johnson 3, Gerrity 2, Stepheson 1, Vucevic 1.
Blocks: Stepheson 3, Vucevic 2, Simmons 2, Johnson 1, Washington 1, Gerrity 1.
Team Shooting 21-55 (38.2%)
Free-Throws 10-17 (58.8)
Dwight Lewis connects on two free-throws to seal the win for the Trojans. USC wins 54-49. Stay tuned for highlights from the post-game press conference.
Marcus Johnson connects on both free-throw attempts. USC leads 52-49. Hang on to your seats....
Stanford's Green gets off a jumper, but Marcus Johnson comes down with the rebound for USC. Johnson was immediately fouled and approaches the foul line for a one-and-one with 7.4 seconds remaining. USC leads 50-49.
Nikola Vucevic tips in a Marcus Johnson miss to put the Trojans back up by one, 50-49 with 26 seconds remaining. Stanford has two remaining timeouts, USC has one.
A three-pointer by Jeremy Green gives the Cardinal a one-point lead 49-48 under the two minute mark. USC calls timeout down one with 55 seconds remaining.
Stanford calls a quick 30 second timeout with just under 2:30 remaining in the game. The Trojans lead by two, after a great drive and finish by Mike Gerrity. He now joins Vucevic in double figures with 11 points.
During the under four minute timeout, Head Coach Kevin O'Neill preached defense. "If we get stops, we will win the game," he said. The game remains tied at 46 with just under three minutes remaining.
A Nikola Vucevic lay up ties the game at 46 with just over 3:30 remaining in the game. Vucevic leads USC in scoring with 16 points.
Sophomore forward Nikola Vucevic puts in the Trojans first field goal in over four minutes off of a missed free-throw attempt by Marcus Johnson. Trojans trail 44-42 with five minutes remaining.
USC Head Coach Kevin O'Neill told the Trojans during the under eight minute media timeout, " We are getting away from what we do best. Just slow down and take good shots." The Trojans trail 42-40 with 7:43 remaining in the contest
USC and Stanford are deadlocked at 40-40 at the 9:00 minute mark in the second half.
