Washington scores 20, Dent adds 17 and 11 assists as New Mexico beats USC 83-73

By The Associated Press

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Tru Washington scored 20 points, Donovan Dent added 17 points, 11 assists and six rebounds and New Mexico beat Southern California 83-73 in the third-place game at the Acrisure Classic. Nelly Junior Joseph added 15 points for New Mexico (6-2) and Mustapha Amzil scored 10. Dent and Washington sandwiched 3-pointers around a fast-break layup by CJ Noland and Atiki Ally Atiki threw down a dunk to cap a 10-0 run that made it 57-43 with 13:14 left and the Lobos led by double figures until the closing seconds. Josh Cohen scored 14 points for USC (5-3) and Chibuzo Agbo and Desmond Claude added 13 apiece. Dent is the only player in the nation to have at least 10 points and five assists in every game this season.