Boogie Ellis his 6 3s, scores 20 of his 28 in second half, USC beats Arizona State 81-73

Boogie Ellis scored 20 of his 28 factors within the second half and hit 6 of 8 from 3-point vary Thursday evening to assist Southern California beat Arizona State 81-73.

Ellis made 8 of 12 general and went 4 for 4 from behind the arc within the second half.

USC (13-17, 7-12 Pac-12) has gained back-to-back video games — tied for its longest win streak of the season — for the fourth time. Kobe Johnson added 15 factors for DJ Rodman scored 11 for the Trojans.

Jose Perez scored 19 of his 25 factors within the second half for Arizona State (14-16, 8-11). Adam Miller scored 1 p8oints, Jose Perez 12 and Frankie Collins added 11, six assists and 4 steals.

Shawn Phillips Jr. scored 5 consecutive factors, capped by his dunk that gave Arizona State a 51-49 lead with 11:45 to play however Ellis hit three 3-pointers — and Oziyah Sellers made one other — in a 12-2 run that made it 61-53 with 8:54 left and the Trojans led the remainder of the way in which.

The Solar Devils shot 50% (24 of 48) from the sector and 22 of 30 from the free-throw line however made simply 3 of 18 from behind the arc. USC made 22 of 48 general, 25-of-30 free throws and 12 of 24 from 3-point vary.

USC wraps up its common season when it performs host to No. 5 Arizona on Saturday. Arizona State performs its finale Saturday when the Solar Devils go to UCLA.

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