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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 65, Tennessee 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials: # Kevin Scott, # Doug Shows, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 19030

Southern Cal nearly upset a ranked team Saturday. The Trojans accomplished the task Tuesday, holding on down the stretch to beat No. 18 Tennessee 65-64 in Knoxville.

Maurice Jones scored 15 points for the Trojans (7-5), which narrowly lost 70-68 on Saturday at No. 3 Kansas.

The Volunteers (7-3), who won their first seven games of the season, lost their third in a row.

Down six points at halftime, the Volunteers trailed for most of the second half but rallied to take a 56-54 led on Cameron Tatum’s 3-pointer with 6:57 to go. Southern Cal would grab the lead back, pushing it to 65-60 on Donte Smith’s 3-pointer with 2:13 left.

Free throws from Scotty Hopson and Melvin Goins brought the Volunteers within 65-64 with 47 seconds remaining. But with the final shot, Tennessee’s Tobias Harris misfired on a 3-pointer with three seconds to go.

The Trojans started fast, building a 21-11 lead on Alex Stepheson’s free throw with 8:32 left in the first half. Tennessee pulled even with a 16-6 run, forging a 27-27 tie on two Harris free throws three minutes later. Southern Cal then closed the first half with an 11-5 run, taking a 38-32 halftime lead.

Jio Fontan and Stepheson each scored 13 points for the Trojans, who have won three out of their past four.

Harris scored 14 points to lead Tennessee.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   Tennessee
Maurice Jones 15 Scoring Tobias Harris 14
Donte Smith 5 Assists Melvin Goins 3
Alex Stepheson 7 Rebounds Brian Williams 9
Alex Stepheson 3 Free Throws Made Tobias Harris 6
Maurice Jones 4 Steals Scotty Hopson 2
Donte Smith 1 Blocks John Fields 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 65 47.2 9-21 6-9 18 20 1 11
Tennessee 64 38.3 4-15 24-29 11 37 3 7