LOS ANGELES- Coming off a 27 point loss to UCLA on Thursday night, the Utah Utes were desperate for a road win (0-11). The opportunity to grab one would land them in the Galen Center, where they would have to battle a USC Trojan team who was also determined to get their first Pac-12 victory.
Trojans star guard Maurice Jones was sensational scoring 16 points, 5 assist on (7-15) shooting, along with Garrett Jackson who also poured in with 16 points. Freshman Byron Wesley came up big for the Trojans with 9 points and 7 assist. The Trojans led the entire game and never looked back, defeating the Utes 62-45.
Defeating the Utes allowed the Trojans to stop a nine game losing streak, along with capturing their first Pac-12 win in front of their faithful home crowd.
Dijon Farr led the Utes with 12 points and 8 rebounds, which simply was not enough to keep the Trojans winless in the conference.
The Trojans came out hungry, ready and will try to continue that intensity on the road against their next opponent Washington State on Thursday night.
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