National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah St. 78, Southern California 65
When: 9:05 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2013
Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah
Officials: # Dick Cartmell, # Eric Curry, # Michael Reed
Attendance: 9935

Utah State 78, Southern California 65: Preston Medlin scored 17 points as the host Aggies defeated Andy Enfield in his USC coaching debut.

Spencer Butterfield and Jarred Shaw contributed 12 points apiece for Utah State (1-0). Kyle Davis added 10 for the Aggies on 4-for-6 shooting.

J.T. Terrell scored 20 points and Omar Oraby and Byron Wesley finished with 15 points apiece for the Trojans (1-0).

The Aggies scored six consecutive points to take a 17-11 lead and never looked back. Utah State shot 60 percent from the field and took a 40-33 lead into the half.

The Aggies stretched their lead to 56-38 before USC made a brief run to cut the deficit to 12 with 12:51 left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Enfield was hired by USC after leading 15th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast to the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Tournament in March. … The Aggies are one of five teams with at least 21 victories in each of the last 14 seasons. … Utah State has won 19 of its last 20 season openers.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   Utah St.
J.T. Terrell 20 Scoring Preston Medlin 17
Pe'Shon Howard 4 Assists Danny Berger 4
Omar Oraby 9 Rebounds Danny Berger 8
Omar Oraby 5 Free Throws Made Kyle Davis 2
Pe'Shon Howard 1 Steals Marcel Davis 2
D.J. Haley 1 Blocks Kyle Davis 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 65 36.9 4-24 13-16 12 39 4 3 8
Utah St. 78 48.3 8-21 12-19 21 38 6 5 7