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USC Rallies Past Oregon St.
January 04, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Jan 4, 2004
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Freshman Lodrick Stewart scored 19 points and Rory O'Neil had 18 points as USC rallied from an early 13-point deficit to earn a 91-82 victory over Oregon State in Pacific-10 Conference play Sunday.
Desmon Farmer added 14 points and Jeff McMillan had 10 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three blocks for the Trojans (6-5, 1-1).
For the Beavers, Chris Stephens scored 19 points and Jim Hanchett had 16 points and seven rebounds.
Oregon State relinquished a double-digit lead for the second game in a row, building a 13-0 lead in the first 4:16.
But the Trojans moved ahead 42-39 with 30 seconds left in the half.
Oregon State forced a 66-66 tie with 9:09 to play but USC used a 6-0 surge to retake a 72-66 lead with 7:08 left.
Hanchett's layup with 2:09 to play narrowed the Beavers' deficit to 79-76. But after USC's Rodrick Stewart scored a layup with 1:28 left, the Trojans got possession of the loose ball and fed Farmer for a layup, bringing the score to 83-76 with 1:02 remaining.
