USC
Coppin State
USC Collars Coppin State, 74-43
November 27, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 28, 2009
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Nikola Vucevic had 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds as Southern California coasted to a 74-43 victory against Coppin State Friday night.
USC shot 58.3 percent from the field and made 6 of 13 3-pointers to stay ahead of Coppin State, which made just 5 of 25 shots in the second half.
Kareem Brown led the Eagles (4-2) with 11 points and Ceslovas Kucinskas added 11. Brown scored 11 of the Eagles' first 19 points, but missed both of his field goal attempts in the second half.
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The Trojans outrebounded the Eagles 41-20 and scored 38 points in the paint.
Marcus Johnson had 11 points and Alex Stepheson added 13 points and nine rebounds for the Trojans (2-1).
USC featured a very balanced attack with six players scoring eight or more points.
Johnson made his season and Stepheson his USC debut against the Eagles.
