That was close.
Lauri Markkanen scored a game-high 23 points and Rawle Alkins had 14 as the No. 14 Arizona Wildcats held on to defeat the USC Trojans 73-66 on Thursday night in Los Angeles.
Markkanen banked in a deep, desperation 3 with 33 seconds left to put Arizona up 70-64, serving as the death blow to USC’s late comeback attempt.
The Wildcats improve to 17-2 overall and 6-0 in Pac-12 play. The Trojans drop to 16-4 overall and 3-4 in Pac-12 play.
Arizona led by 10 at halftime and took a 56-34 lead with 11 minutes left after two free throws by Kadeem Allen but, as it’s happened several times this season, the Wildcats had difficulty closing the game out.