Cougs hold off USC

| February 20, 2010 11:00 PM

PULLMAN (AP) - Reggie Moore scored 12 points, including a banked 3-pointer with 51.4 seconds left, to help Washington State down USC 51-47 Saturday afternoon.

DeAngelo Casto added 11 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots for the Cougars (16-11, 6-9 Pac-10). Abe Lodwick, making his first start since Jan. 23, also scored 11 points.

Dwight Lewis led USC (16-10, 8-6) with 14 points and four steals. Nikola Vucevic added 12 points and seven rebounds.

Lewis guarded WSU leading scorer Klay Thompson most of the game and held Thompson to a career-low two points.

WSU hosts Washington on Saturday.

SOUTHERN CAL (16-10)

Johnson 2-8 0-0 4, Stepheson 1-3 0-0 2, Vucevic 5-9 2-2 12, Lewis 5-13 3-4 14, Gerrity 1-7 0-0 2, Washington 4-7 0-1 8, D.Smith 1-3 0-0 3, Simmons 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 19-50 7-9 47.

WASHINGTON ST. (16-11)

Casto 5-9 1-6 11, Lodwick 3-6 4-4 11, Capers 2-4 1-1 5, Thompson 0-12 2-5 2, Moore 3-5 4-4 12, Koprivica 2-5 2-4 6, Thames 2-3 0-0 4, Watson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-44 14-24 51.

Halftime-Washington St. 23-19. 3-Point Goals-Southern Cal 2-14 (D.Smith 1-2, Lewis 1-5, Washington 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Gerrity 0-2, Vucevic 0-3), Washington St. 3-13 (Moore 2-3, Lodwick 1-3, Thames 0-1, Koprivica 0-3, Thompson 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Southern Cal 28 (Vucevic 7), Washington St. 37 (Casto, Koprivica 7). Assists-Southern Cal 10 (Gerrity 3), Washington St. 10 (Thompson 3). Total Fouls-Southern Cal 19, Washington St. 10. A-6,967.