Boogie Ellis scored 28 points and Southern California avoided a collapse to hold off visiting Arizona State, 68–65, Saturday, March 4, in Los Angeles.
USC (22–9, 14–6 Pac-12) built a 14-point lead with 6:23 remaining in regulation, capitalizing on Arizona State’s shooting struggles. The Trojans held the Sun Devils to 19-of-65 on field-goal attempts, including 6–of–28 from 3-point range.
However, Arizona State (20–11, 11–9) went on a 19–6 run to pull within a point on Frankie Collins’ layup with 15 seconds to go. After a pair of Tre White free throws, USC’s Drew Peterson fouled Collins on a shot attempt in the corner.
Collins was ruled to have a foot on the 3-point line, giving him two foul shots with the Sun Devils down by three points and eight seconds remaining. Collins split his attempts….