University of Washington
10-4, 2-0
USC
12-3, 1-1
Murray Scores 29 as UW Rallies to Beat USC 87-85
January 03, 2016 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE (AP) — Andrew Andrews hit a go-ahead putback with 25 seconds left as Washington erased a 22-point second-half deficit and rallied for an improbable 87-85 victory over USC in a Pac-12 game on Sunday.
The Huskies (10-4, 2-0) trailed 66-44 with 14:18 left before coming back against the Trojans (12-3, 1-1), who had won seven straight but played the final 16 minutes without injured guard Julian Jacobs.
USC took an 85-78 lead on a layup by Nikola Jovanovic with 2:12 left but the Huskies answered with eight straight points, taking an 86-85 lead on Andrew's basket.
After Elijah Stewart missed for USC with 7 seconds left, Andrews was fouled on the rebound and made the second of two free throws to make it 87-85 with 4.2 seconds left.
Katin Reinhardt missed an off-balance jumper with one second left and Stewart's potential tying putback was ruled after the buzzer upon review.
Dejounte Murray had 29 points for the Huskies, including 19 in the second half, and Andrews added 24.
Bennie Boatwright, Julian Jacobs and Jordan McLaughlin each had 15 points for the Trojans.
USC, which led 46-36 at the half, pushed the margin to 66-44 on Reinhardt's jumper from the top of the key with 14:18 remaining. Washington responded with 12 consecutive points, pulling within 66-56 on Matisse Thybulle's 3-pointer with 10:19 left.
After Boatwright hit a 3-pointer, the Huskies continued their surge, cutting the lead to 71-68 on a 3-pointer by David Crisp with 7:02 remaining.
The second-half comeback countered a cold-shooting first half by the Huskies.
After Andrews pulled the Huskies with 21-17 with a 3-pointer with 12:32 left in the half, the Trojans boosted the lead to double digits as Washington missed 14 consecutive field-goal attempts over a span of 10:29.
Malik Dime ended the drought with a layup with 2:03 left and completed the 3-point play to make 42-32.
The Huskies, who made just 9 of 36 shots in the first half and had just five assists, stayed as close as they did because of their free-throw shooting. USC was called for its 10th team foul with 5:42 left and the Huskies scored 14 of their final 19 points from the line.
TIP-INS
USC: Although Jacobs scored 12 points in the 90-77 victory at Washington State on Friday, he had missed three of four games prior to that with tendinitis in his left Achilles.
Washington: The Huskies now take to the road for three games after finishing an eight-game homestand.
UP NEXT
USC hosts Arizona State on Thursday night.
Washington is at Washington State on Saturday afternoon.
