Men's Basketball
    USC defeats UC Riverside 56-35
    Greg Allen scores 11 points to lead the Trojans.
    Greg Allen
    Greg Allen

    Nov. 30, 2011

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    RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Greg Allen scored 11 points and Alexis Moore added 10 to help Southern California defeat UC Riverside 56-35 Wednesday night in the Trojans' first-ever visit to Riverside. The 35 points surrendered by USC were its lowest allowed since also holding Oregon State to 35 on Dec. 11, 1954.

    Phil Martin scored 13 points and Kareem Nitoto added 11 for the Highlanders (2-5), who saw their 16-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents end.

    The Trojans (4-4) won their second in a row after recovering from a slow start that had them trailing by eight points to start the game in front of a raucous crowd at the Student Recreation Center. They improved to 5-0 against Riverside, which had played the four previous meetings an hour away in Los Angeles.

    The Trojans proved a popular draw. In their only other home game of the season, the Highlanders drew 568. For USC, 2,753 packed the small gym to see if Riverside could knock off its second straight Pac-12 opponent.

    Maurice Jones added six points and a career-high seven assists for the Trojans.