YOUNG SHOULDERS LOAD IN USC WIN SCORES 30 AS TROJANS UPSET ARIZONA USC 80, ARIZONA 73.Byline: MATTHEW KREDELL Staff Writer Nick Young triumphantly hugged his teammates near the Trojans bench, then felt a swarm come from behind. Before he knew it, the USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. students had him on their shoulders. It was a fitting finish for Young, who carried the Trojans in the second half Thursday when another late lead was slipping away. Young scored a season-high 30 points to spark USC to a 80-73 upset of No. 11 Arizona, setting up Galen Center's first storm-the-court moment for the 9,725 fans in attendance. ``I didn't know they (were) going to do that,'' Young said. ``They caught me off guard and just kind of picked me up. It was cool. ``That's what college basketball College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. History
USC took a 10-point lead with 10:57 remaining against a Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members foe at home. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , the Trojans were in a precarious situation. The setup was similar to USC's previous two losses in conference play, games that turned into final-possession defeats to UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and Washington State. Like clockwork, Taj Gibson Taj Gibson is an African American basketball power forward. College career Gibson plays at the University of Southern California. He was named to the 2007 Pac-10 All freshman team. badly threw away a pass intended for Young. Less than two minutes later, the advantage was down to three on Chase Budinger's 3-pointer along with four points from Mustafa Shakur Mustafadden Abdush Shakur (born August 18, 1984 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) is an American basketball player currently with the Sacramento Kings. He was previously a point guard for the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team. . This time, the Trojans wouldn't cave. < Young wouldn't let them. The junior from Cleveland High of Reseda scored eight of USC's next 10 points. First, he worked his way to the middle and double-clutched in the air to make a short jumper. Then he got the ball cutting toward the basket, faked a pass and went up for a thunderous one-handed jam. He added a 15-foot jumper and two free throws that kept USC ahead by five. Young had 22 points in the second half. ``I didn't like that feeling against UCLA,'' said Young, referring to Saturday's loss against the Bruins. ``I didn't want to go through another game like that.'' When the Wildcats cut the lead to 66-64, USC got a lift from an unlikely source. Keith Wilkinson For the ITV reporter Keith Wilkinson see Keith Wilkinson (reporter) Keith Wilkinson was the bassist for Squeeze from 1985 to 1997. Though the band had other bass players before and after him, Wilkinson's tenure with Squeeze was by far the longest. , who had attempted only two 3-pointers on the season, took a pass from Lodrick Stewart Lodrick Stewart is a basketball player. He has a twin brother, Roderick, who plays basketball at the University of Kansas. Pro career Stewart graduated from USC in 2007 and will prepare to enter the 2007 NBA Draft. His agent is Jerome Kersey. in the left corner with the shot clock winding down and buried the shot. ``I knew I had to take it because there were only two or three seconds left,'' said Wilkinson, a sophomore who found out last week that he will keep his previously temporary scholarship all four years. ``As soon as I stepped up and it left my hands, I knew it was good.'' The Trojans converted just enough free throws down the stretch to close out their fourth victory over a ranked team this season. ``This is a step along the way,'' coach Tim Floyd said. ``... When you're a program trying to build credibility, anytime you can beat Arizona it's big.'' The Trojans held the Wildcats to 38.3 percent shooting. Arizona (13-4, 4-3) entered the game tied for sixth in the country at 51.2 percent from the field. ``We've been in the shadow of UCLA and our football team for a long time,'' Young said. ``We're the little brother up here, so we're just trying to make some noise. We're all growing up.'' matthew.kredell@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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