Trojans top Cougars

| February 8, 2013 8:00 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Byron Wesley scored 20 points as USC held off Washington State 72-68 on Thursday night.

Wesley sparked the Trojans (10-13, 5-5) early with 13 first-half points.

Washington State's Brock Motum, who began the night ranked third in the Pac-12 averaging 18.3 points per game, scored 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting. DaVonte Lacy led all scorers with 21 points for the Cougars (11-12, 2-8).

WSU plays at UCLA on Saturday.

WASHINGTON ST. (11-12)

Motum 6-16 1-2 15, Shelton 1-3 1-2 4, Ladd 7-18 0-1 16, Lacy 7-13 3-4 21, Woolridge 2-8 5-6 10, DiIorio 0-0 0-0 0, Longrus 1-1 0-2 2, Boese 0-0 0-0 0, Kernich-Drew 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 10-17 68.

SOUTHERN CAL (10-13)

Dedmon 2-4 0-0 4, Wise 3-9 2-2 9, Fontan 1-8 8-8 10, Terrell 4-9 1-2 12, Wesley 7-10 5-7 20, Woolridge 0-2 0-0 0, Stewart 4-7 2-3 11, Bryan 0-0 0-0 0, Fuller 3-3 0-0 6, Oraby 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 18-22 72.

Halftime_Washington St. 33-30. 3-Point Goals_Washington St. 10-26 (Lacy 4-7, Motum 2-5, Ladd 2-7, Shelton 1-2, Woolridge 1-3, Kernich-Drew 0-2), Southern Cal 6-17 (Terrell 3-7, Wesley 1-1, Wise 1-2, Stewart 1-2, Woolridge 0-1, Fontan 0-4). Fouled Out_Ladd, Terrell, Woolridge. Rebounds_Washington St. 31 (Shelton 12), Southern Cal 41 (Dedmon 10). Assists_Washington St. 13 (Shelton 5), Southern Cal 16 (Fontan 11). Total Fouls_Washington St. 15, Southern Cal 17. A_3,629.