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Bennie Boatwright Sets 3-Point Record as USC Hammers Cal, 89-66
February 16, 2019 | Men's Basketball, Features
Nick Rakocevic added 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Kevin Porter Jr. scored 14 to help the Trojans (14-12, 7-6 Pac-12) end a three-game losing streak.
Boatwright was stellar all night and shot 12 of 19 while finishing one point shy of his career high set earlier this season. He went 10 of 13 beyond the arc to break the previous USC record of nine shared by Anthony Pendleton (1987) and Katin Reinhardt (2015).
Count 'em and weep.
— USC Men's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) February 17, 2019
All 10 of @benniebuckets__ record-setting 3s! pic.twitter.com/exoRQoiwDG
Trojans coach Andy Enfield initially pulled Boatwright with 12:07 left in the second half with the senior having made nine 3s. But Boatwright checked back in with 8:07 remaining and missed one 3 before nailing the record-setting shot four minutes later to put USC ahead 87-56.
Boatwright went back to the bench moments later and exchanged high-fives with coaches and teammates.
Justice Sueing scored 17 points and Matt Bradley added 14 for California (5-20, 0-13). The Golden Bears have lost 14 straight and are headed for back-to-back 20-loss seasons for the first time in school history. Both have come under coach Wyking Jones.
Coming off a 79-76 loss at Stanford when they were outscored 7-0 in the final 44.2 seconds, the Trojans never trailed and led by 31 to complete the season sweep of Cal. USC's win was its second in eight conference road games this season.
BIG PICTURE
USC: Boatwright was phenomenal and made his big night look relatively easy against a Cal defense that repeatedly left him open for uncontested shots. Porter followed Boatwright's lead while helping anchor the Trojans' perimeter attack. It was also a big win for USC, which entered the day in a four-way tie for sixth place in the Pac-12.
UP NEXT
USC: Hosts Oregon on Thursday. The Trojans had won three straight against the Ducks before losing in Eugene, 81-60, on Jan. 13.
