Published on Thursday, February 04, 2010
By Press Telegram Staff Writer
USC coach Kevin O'Neill frequently bemoans his team's lack of offense. But Thursday night the Trojans scored 25 unanswered points - and still almost lost the game.
Point guard Mike Gerrity's back-to-back 3-pointers in the final two minutes propelled USC to a 66-63 victory over California in front of 7,412 at the Galen Center.
"Not even against a group of you guys in shorts here did I think we could outscore (Cal) 25-0," O'Neill told the media.
Gerrity's second 3-pointer, as the shot clock expired, gave the Trojans a 62-57 lead with 52.6 seconds remaining.
"I'll be honest, those two shots I was looking for," Gerrity said. "It's the end of the game and you need a lift. A fifth-year senior needs to step up. I kind of had my eye on the shot clock on the second one."
Cal answered back, however, as forward Theo Robertson's 3-pointer with 42.1 seconds made it 62-60. Robertson added a free throw with 10 seconds left but USC forward Nikola Vucevic made two free throws with 8
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