National Basketball Association
Southern California 79, Dayton 76
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 22, 2013
Where: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Mike Roberts, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
12240
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USC 79, Dayton 76 (OT): Byron Wesley scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Pe'Shon Howard added 12 points, including a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, as the visiting Trojans needed overtime to knock off the Flyers.
Nikola Jovanovic also tallied 12 points for USC (8-4), which won for the fourth time in its last five games. D.J. Haley scored nine points off the bench and the Trojans' reserves totaled 41 points.
Jordan Sibert finished with 21 points to lead the offense for Dayton (9-3), which saw its two-game win streak snapped. Dyshawn Pierre added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Flyers, who shot 37.3 percent.
Dayton built a 37-32 lead by halftime, led by seven points from Oliver and six from Pollard. Wesley notched 15 for USC in the first half, shooting 6-for-8 from the field and accounting for nearly half of its offense.
The Flyers led by as many as seven in the second half but the Trojans battled back on several occasions before Wesley knotted the game at 69 on a layup with 33 seconds on the clock. In the extra frame, Howard drained his third 3-pointer of the game, and second of overtime, as time expired to lift USC to the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: USC blocked seven shots, led by four from Omar Oraby, who also grabbed nine rebounds. ... Dayton is 3-3 this season when it scores fewer than 80 points. ... The Flyers had a chance to win in regulation but Price missed a 3-pointer and Oliver missed a jumper in the waning seconds.
Top Game Performances
Southern California |
|
Dayton |
Byron Wesley 26 |
Scoring |
Jordan Sibert 21 |
Julian Jacobs 5 |
Assists |
Vee Sanford 3 |
Byron Wesley 10 |
Rebounds |
Dyshawn Pierre 10 |
Byron Wesley 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jalen Robinson 6 |
Julian Jacobs 3 |
Steals |
Dyshawn Pierre 2 |
Omar Oraby 4 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Southern California
|
79 |
48.5 |
4-12 |
11-17 |
13 |
38 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
Dayton
|
76 |
37.3 |
6-23 |
20-27 |
12 |
39 |
0 |
6 |
10 |