Men's Basketball
    Southern Cal falls to UC Irvine 61-54
    Omar Oraby scored 12 points in the loss
    Oraby's (pictured) 12 points and Wise's 10 points led USC
    Oraby's (pictured) 12 points and Wise's 10 points led USC

    Dec. 21, 2012

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) - Daman Starring hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points to help UC Irvine defeat Southern California 61-54 on Thursday night.

    Adam Folker added 12 points, and Michael Wilder had nine points and seven rebounds for the Anteaters (6-7), who had lost by one point in overtime to Pac-12 opponent UCLA on Nov. 13.

    Omar Oraby scored 12 points, and former Irvine player Eric Wise had 10 for USC (4-7), which has lost seven of its last nine games and fell to 3-3 at home.

    Irvine led nearly the entire game, going up by 14 points early in the second half on a basket by Alex Young. Starring then scored 11 in a row, hitting three 3-pointers, to extend their lead to 52-41. He finished just two points off his career high of 25 points and one off his career high of six 3-pointers.