Peterson, Ellis lead Southern Cal over Arizona State 77-69

By The Associated Press
Arizona State forward Warren Washington (22) gets off a shot over Southern California forward Vincent Iwuchukwu (3) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tempe, Ariz., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Southern California won 77-69. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ross D. Franklin]

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Drew Peterson scored 19 points, Boogie Ellis added 18 and Southern California cruised to a 77-69 victory over Arizona State. Peterson sank 7 of 11 shots with three 3-pointers for the Trojans (14-6, 6-3 Pac-12 Conference). He added eight rebounds and four assists. Ellis hit four 3-pointers, grabbed six boards and handed out four assists. Tre White contributed 12 points and seven rebounds before fouling out. Vincent Iwuchukwu had 12 points and five rebounds off the bench. Warren Washington tallied 21 points and eight rebounds to pace the Sun Devils (15-5, 6-3). USC used a balanced scoring attack — getting nine points from Ellis and eight each from Kobe Johnson, White and Iwuchukwu — to take a 43-33 lead at halftime.

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