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Trojans Fall to Washington 88-81 in Pac-12 Home Opener
December 29, 2017 | Men's Basketball, Features
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Noah Dickerson scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Washington to its first Pac-12 Conference road win in almost two years, a 88-81 victory over Southern California in a conference opener for both teams on Friday night.
Jaylen Nowell added 16 points as The Huskies (11-3) put five players in double figures, shot a season-high 67 percent and snapped a 14-game game conference losing streak. Matisse Thybulle chipped in 14 points, Dominic Green 13 and Sam Timmins 10 for Washington.
Washington snapped a six-game losing streak against USC, and evened its record to 2-2 away from home.
Chimezie Metu scored 26 points and Bennie Boatwright added 24 as the Trojans (9-5) lost a conference home opener for the first time in four years.
Down 19-9 early, the Huskies took control inside and outscored the Trojans 32-16 until halftime, taking a 41-35 lead on Nahziah Carter's driving layup with four seconds left in the first half.
Washington got the Trojans' big men in foul trouble early, with center Chimezie Metu and forward Nick Rakocevic each picking up two fouls in the opening 11:07. Rakocevic picked up his third 2:05 into the second half, and USC struggled to control Washington inside most of the rest of the way.
The Huskies used an 11-4 run to take control late, opening a 64-52 lead on Nowell's layup with 9:00 to play. The Trojans never got closer than 86-79 the rest of the way.
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