Friday, February 13, 2009

College Basketball Roundup - Arizona Pt. 3

UCLA - The Bruins fell to Arizona State 74-67, dropping UCLA out of first place in the Pac-10. The Sun Devils shot 50% from the field, and swept the Bruins in the season series. UCLA could not engineer a successful comeback after turning a 12 point first-half deficit into a 56-53 lead with 9:07 to play. The Bruins did not score in the last 2:37 of the game. Josh Shipp scored 16 points, and both Michael Roll and Darren Collison had 15 points. James Harden and Derek Glasser both led ASU with 15 points.

USC - The Trojans were defeated by Arizona 83-76, their 5th conference loss of the season. USC nearly pushed past an 18 point deficit after halftime when they had a 74-70 lead with 3:35 left in the game, but gave up an 11-2 run at the end. Dwight Lewis scored 21 points, including a career-high 6 three-pointers. DeMar DeRozan and Daniel Hackett each had 20 points. Nic Wise scored 27 points for the Wildcats, and Chase Budinger added 25.

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