Trojans Stiffle Pepperdine Comeback

The USC men's basketball team defeated Pepperdine 91-77, the Trojans 6th win of the season. USC went into halftime with a 23 point lead, but it crumbled away to mere 6 point lead. The Trojans pulled away, however, and held out long enough. Taj Gibson led USC with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Dwight Lewis added 17 points. Keion Bell led the Waves with 18 points.