Cougars top USC

| March 4, 2011 8:00 PM

PULLMAN (AP) - DeAngelo Casto scored 24 points and Klay Thompson added 22 to lead Washington State (19-10, 9-8 Pac-10) to an 85-77 victory against USC (17-13, 9-8) on Thursday night.

The Cougars host UCLA on Saturday.

SOUTHERN CAL (17-13)

Stepheson 3-7 1-1 7, Vucevic 8-17 5-6 22, Fontan 4-13 0-2 8, D. Smith 4-8 2-2 14, Simmons 2-3 2-3 6, Dunleavy 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 6-11 0-0 16, Jackson 1-3 1-2 4. Totals 28-62 11-16 77.

WASHINGTON ST. (19-10)

Casto 10-11 4-6 24, Lodwick 1-2 0-0 3, Capers 0-2 6-8 6, Thompson 6-17 9-10 22, Moore 1-2 0-0 2, DiIorio 0-0 0-0 0, Aden 8-14 3-4 20, Motum 3-4 1-2 8, Winston Jr. 0-1 0-0 0, Enquist 0-0 0-0 0, Simon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-53 23-30 85.

Halftime_Washington St. 41-26. 3-Point Goals_Southern Cal 10-23 (Jones 4-6, D. Smith 4-8, Jackson 1-3, Vucevic 1-4, Fontan 0-2), Washington St. 4-10 (Motum 1-1, Lodwick 1-2, Aden 1-3, Thompson 1-4). Fouled Out_Simmons, D. Smith, Stepheson. Rebounds_Southern Cal 29 (Vucevic 11), Washington St. 35 (Casto 10). Assists_Southern Cal 12 (Fontan 7), Washington St. 12 (Lodwick, Thompson 3). Total Fouls_Southern Cal 24, Washington St. 15. A_7,126.