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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona State 83, Southern California 82
When: 6:30 PM ET, Sunday, February 26, 2017
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials: # Michael Irving, # Tim Schyler, # David Hall
Attendance: 8037

Kodi Justice had a career-high 22 points and six 3-pointers and Arizona State scored the final seven points for an 83-82 Pac-12 victory over USC on Sunday at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz.

Arizona State guard Tra Holder hit a layup with 29.1 seconds left to bring the Sun Devils within 82-78, and after Elijah Stewart missed a free throw, Justice made a 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining to make it 82-81.

Bennie Boatwright threw away the inbounds pass against a full-court press and Holder made two free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining after being fouled on a drive.

Boatwright's 27-footer hit the rim and bounced off with one second left.

Holder and Obinna Oleka had 18 points apiece and the Sun Devils (14-16, 7-10) beat USC for the ninth time in the last 10 meetings at Arizona State.

Boatwright had a season-high 22 points and tied a career high with five 3-pointers, and he had three 3-pointers and a conventional three-point play during a 29-12 run that gave the Trojans (21-8, 8-8) a 79-69 lead with 5:09 remaining.

Chimezie Metu had 14 points and Jonah Mathews and Elijah Stewart had 12 points as USC lost its fourth straight, previously falling to No. 6 Oregon, No. 5 UCLA and No. 4 Oregon.

Oleka had three 3-pointers and Holder had two and the Sun Devils were 13 of 28 from 3-point range.

Boatwright made his only free throw attempt to run his streak to 34 without a miss.

Justice made four of Arizona State's 10 3-pointers in the first half and Oleka had three as the Sun Devils were 10 of 16 against against both man-to-man and zone defenses.

Arizona State scored 12 straight points for a 28-19 lead, its biggest of the game, but USC closed the half on a 17-8 run for a 48-47 lead as Metu hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer.

USC will finish the Pac-12 regular season with home games against the Washington schools next week. Arizona State plays host to No. 4 Arizona on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   Arizona State
Bennie Boatwright 22 Scoring Kodi Justice 22
Jordan McLaughlin 10 Assists Shannon Evans II 6
Chimezie Metu 13 Rebounds Obinna Oleka 10
Chimezie Metu 3 Free Throws Made Tra Holder 4
Nick Rakocevic 2 Steals Shannon Evans II 2
Shaqquan Aaron 1 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 82 56.4 12-28 8-11 20 30 4 5 12
Arizona State 83 46.2 13-28 10-14 19 30 0 6 7