USC guard Desmond Claude, driving versus Kylan Boswell, scored 31 points in the win over Illinois on Saturday. (Craig Pessman/ Associated Press)
Desmond Claude scored a season-high 31 indicate lead USC to an 82-72 win over No. 13 Illinois on Saturday.
Wesley Yates III had 15 points– shooting 7 of 8 from the field– while Rashaun Agee completed with 13 points and 8 rebounds for the Trojans (10-6, 2-3 Big Ten).
Illinois (12-4, 4-2) had a five-game winning streak snapped. Ben Humrichous had 15 points, while Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn and Tre White each scored 11.
With ball game connected at 57 with 8:46 left in the 2nd half, USC went on a 13-3 go to relocate front 70-60 with 5:12 to go and Illinois didn't threaten after that.
Claude shot 12 for 20 from the field and made all 7 of his totally free tosses. Agee, a college student, sank 3 triples after making 2 all season and 6 in his profession.
Kasparas Jakucionis, the Illini's leading scorer, missed his 2nd straight video game since of a lower arm injury suffered Jan. 5 versus Washington.
The Illini have actually left to a sluggish start in each video game without Jakucionis. They tracked Penn State by 6 points early Wednesday before winning 91-52. They were down by 9 points early to USC and never ever did get their offense going without their scoring and help leader. They shot 7 of 32 on three-pointers.
The Trojans didn't get to the free-throw line extremely frequently however did make 9 of 11 nasty shots to Illinois' 19 of 21. They shot 52% to Illinois' 37% from the field and outrebounded the Illini 37-34. Illinois entered into the video game balancing 45.9 rebounds per video game, finest in the country.
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USC hosts Iowa on Tuesday night while Illinois sees Indiana on Tuesday night.
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This story initially appeared in Los Angeles Times.
