Nikola Vucevic's 22 not enough as USC falls at Wazzu
PULLMAN, Wash. -- DeAngelo Casto scored 24 points and Klay Thompson added 22 to lead Washington State to an 85-77 victory against USC on Thursday night.
Faisal Aden scored 20 points for the Cougars (19-10, 9-8 Pac-10).
Nikola Vucevic led USC (17-13, 9-8) with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Maurice Jones added 16 points and Donte Smith 14.
In the final 4:45, Washington State had one shot from the floor: a layup by Aden, after he stole the ball from Vucevic. The basket put the Cougars up 77-70 with 1:41 remaining.
The rest was done at the line, where Washington State went 10 of 14 in the final 4:45, and 8 of 8 in the final 3:03.
The Cougars lost guard Reggie Moore to a sprained ankle seven minutes into the game. He will be re-evaluated on Friday.
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2021-22 Pac-12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 18-2 | - | 33-4 |
| UCLA | 15-5 | 3 | 27-8 |
| USC | 14-6 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Colorado | 12-8 | 6 | 21-12 |
| Washington State | 11-9 | 7 | 22-15 |
| Oregon | 11-9 | 7 | 20-15 |
| Washington | 11-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 10-10 | 8 | 14-17 |
| Stanford | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| California | 5-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 4-16 | 14 | 11-20 |
| Oregon State | 1-19 | 17 | 3-28 |