USC Trojans

USC Trojans

USC Trojans

14-9 (6-5), 2nd Pacific-10

 Last Game
Feb 6 Stanford, W 54-49
Stan: Landry Fields 10-19, 27 Pts
USC: Nikola Vucevic 8-14, 18 Pts
 
 Next Game
UCLA Bruins Feb 14 UCLA, 10:00 pm EST
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Last Meeting: Jan 16, 2010, W 67-46
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USC uses late tip–in to help beat Stanford

USC uses late tip–in to help beat Stanford
Bryan Fischer (Rivals.com), Feb 6, 2010
On a night where offense was hard to come by, Nikola Vucevic came up with just enough for a late tip-in with... ...More
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USC Team Report Feb 8, 2010

He is almost the forgotten man in USC's starting lineup.

But the NBA certainly hasn't overlooked senior small forward Marcus Johnson.

"I hear from NBA guys all the time, scouts and GMs," USC coach Kevin O'Neill said. "But people are talking more about Marcus now than they ever have."

The 6-foot-6 Johnson, averaging 10.0 points and 4.7 rebounds after the win over Stanford, is a high-flyer who acknowledges, "I'm very athletic, and I love to dunk."

But he earns his keep with a relentless defensive approach that has gained the notice of scouts and opponents.

Johnson calls it "his base," and said he's benefitted from having defense-oriented coaches ever since his high school days.

"I try to shut guys down," he said.

He certainly achieved ...More

 
 
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 Scores & Schedule
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Tue, Nov 17 UC Riverside W 77-67 ---- 
 Sat, Nov 21 Loyola Marymount L 59-67 ---- 
 Fri, Nov 27 Coppin St. W 74-43 ---- 
 Sun, Nov 29 Nebraska L 48-51 ---- 
 Thu, Dec 3 at (2) Texas L 50-69 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 5 at Georgia Tech L 53-79 ---- 
 Tue, Dec 8 Sacramento St. W 51-36 ---- 
 Fri, Dec 11 Idaho St. W 59-53 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 19 (9) Tennessee W 77-55 ---- 
 Tue, Dec 22 W. Michigan W 55-51 ---- 
 Wed, Dec 23 St. Mary's W 60-49 ---- 
 Fri, Dec 25 UNLV W 67-56 ---- 
 Thu, Dec 31 Arizona W 56-50 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 2 Arizona St. W 47-37 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 6 at Stanford L 53-54 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 9 at California L 59-67 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 16 at UCLA W 67-46 ---- 
 Thu, Jan 21 Washington St. L 60-67 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 23 Washington W 87-61 ---- 
 Thu, Jan 28 at Oregon St. L 45-51 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 30 at Oregon L 57-67 ---- 
 Thu, Feb 4 California W 66-63 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 6 Stanford W 54-49 ---- 
 
Date Opponent Time Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Sun, Feb 14 UCLA 10:00 pm ---- 
 Thu, Feb 18 at Washington 10:30 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 20 at Washington St. 5:00 pm ---- 
 Thu, Feb 25 Oregon 10:30 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 27 Oregon St. 7:30 pm ---- 
 Thu, Mar 4 at Arizona St. TBA ---- 
 Sat, Mar 6 at Arizona TBA ---- 
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 Pacific-10 Conference Standings
  Conf  All 
 California 7-4  15-8 
 Washington 6-5  16-7 
 Arizona St. 6-5  16-8 
 USC 6-5  14-9 
 Arizona 6-5  12-11 
 UCLA 6-5  11-12 
 Washington St. 5-6  15-8 
 Oregon 4-6  12-10 
 Oregon St. 4-6  10-12 
 Stanford 4-7  10-13 
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 Individual Leaders
 PPGDwight Lewis13.3 
 REBNikola Vucevic9.8 
 ASTMike Gerrity3.8 
 FG%Nikola Vucevic52.5 
 FT%Kasey Cunningham100.0 
 3PT%Marcus Simmons42.9 
 BLKAlex Stepheson1.8 
 STLKasey Cunningham1.5