National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 62, Long Beach St. 44
When: 9:30 PM ET, Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # David Hall, # Verne Harris, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance: 3756
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USC 62, Long Beach State 44: Eric Wise scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the host Trojans went on a 23-4 run in the second half to cruise past the 49ers.

Southern California (2-0) finished the first half on a 9-4 run highlighted by back-to-back 3-pointers by Ari Stewart and J.T. Terrell to take a 29-24 lead into intermission.

The 49ers, who lost four 1,000-point career scorers from their 25-9 team last season, tied the game at 35-35 but then managed one field goal and a pair of free throws over the next 11 minutes to fall behind 58-39.

Both Stewart and Terrell finished with 10 points and Dewayne Dedmon had eight points and 10 rebounds for USC.

James Ennis' 3-pointer gave Long Beach State (1-1) a 3-0 advantage, its largest lead of the game. Ennis finished with 13 points while teammate Mike Caffey led all scorers with 17.

GAME NOTEBOOK: USC is 2-0 for the third time in the last 12 seasons. ... The Trojans lead the all-time series 8-5. ...USC guard Jio Fontan had five points on 1-of-7 shooting and four assists. ... Long Beach State shot 28.6 percent from the floor.
Top Game Performances
 
Long Beach St.   Southern California
Mike Caffey 17 Scoring Ari Stewart 10
Mike Caffey 3 Assists Chass Bryan 4
Dan Jennings 9 Rebounds Eric Wise 12
Mike Caffey 7 Free Throws Made Jio Fontan 2
Peter Pappageorge 2 Steals Chass Bryan 1
N/A Blocks Jio Fontan 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Long Beach St. 44 28.6 7-20 13-21 5 29 0 7 18
Southern California 62 44.6 5-16 7-12 16 34 1 3 11