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Cougars Fall at USC To Open Road Trip

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Katin Reinhardt scored 18 points and Southern California remained perfect at home with an 81-71 victory over Washington State on Thursday night.

Chimezie Metu and Nikola Jovanovic added 12 points apiece, Bennie Boatwright had 11 and Elijah Stewart scored 10 as the Trojans (16-5, 5-3 Pac-12) snapped a two-game losing streak.

USC led 52-41 at halftime and remained in front by multiple possessions the entire second half.

The Trojans improved to 12-0 at home this season and 14-0 in the state of California.

Ike Iroegbu scored 21 points for the Cougars (9-11, 1-7), who suffered their sixth consecutive loss.