Boogie Ellis has 19 points, Drew Peterson adds 15 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists and Joshua Morgan has a career-best game (15 points, 12 rebounds, four blocked shots) as the Trojans prevail,…
LOS ANGELES — Boogie Ellis hit four 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, Drew Peterson added 15 points, eight rebounds and a career-high 12 assists and Joshua Morgan had a career-best game as USC beat Mount St. Mary’s, 83-74, Friday night at the Galen Center.
Morgan was 6 for 7 from the field and finished with career highs of 15 points and 12 rebounds. The 6-foot-11 junior added four blocked shots for the Trojans and has 15 this season. Peterson assisted on a layup by Ellis to close an 8-0 run that made it 59-44 with 9:20 left and the Trojans led by double figures until a 10-0 run by Mount St. Mary’s trimmed its deficit to 75-68 with 2:43 remaining but the Mountaineers got no closer.
USC took the lead for good at 24-22 on Morgan’s dunk with 6:18 left in the first half, and Peterson assisted on layups by Morgan and Tre White and then a 3-pointer by Ellis before his jumper capped an 11-2 run and gave the Trojans a 45-34 lead early in the second half.Dakota Leffew scored 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting , with four steals for Mount St. Mary’s . Malik Jefferson was 8 for 9 from the field and finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds, four steals and three blocks.
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