Fans at Galen Center were on the edge of their seats throughout the first 35 minutes of Sunday’s game as the USC men’s basketball team got all it could handle from Cal State Bakersfield before pulling away late to post a 90-75 nonconference victory.
Jordan Usher came off the bench to score a career-high 22 points and pull down a career-high nine rebounds in 30 minutes. Bennie Boatwright made three three-pointers on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds. Guard Shaqquan Aaron added 18 points, 10 in the second half, as the Trojans (4-2) ended the contest on a 23-7 run.