USC stops Harden, No. 16 Sun Devils

Freshman DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, and Southern California overcame a dreadful start to beat No. 16 Arizona State 61-49 Thursday night at Los Angeles.

Dwight Lewis added 18 points and Taj Gibson had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Trojans, who snapped a two-game losing streak and raised their record at home to 9-1. DeRozan shot 8 of 13 and also had eight rebounds.

ASU’s James Harden, a 6-foot-5 sophomore averaging a conference-leading 23.1 points, was held to a career-low four points by Daniel Hackett. Harden missed all eight of his field-goal attempts and went 4 of 7 from the foul line.

Hackett, averaging 11.1 points, scored four and had six assists.

Rihards Kuksiks led ASU with 16 points. He shot 4 of 6 from 3-point range, making him 22 of 33 from beyond the arc in his past seven games.

Jeff Pendergraph and Derek Glasser added 13 points each for the Sun Devils.

(9) UCLA 83, Arizona 60: Nikola Dragovic led five UCLA players in double figures with 15 points and the Bruins routed the Wildcats for their 10th consecutive victory and 15th in a row at home.

Josh Shipp added 13 points, Alfred Aboya had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Darren Collison and Michael Roll had 12 points each for the Bruins. Collison’s six assists left him one shy of 500 for his career.

They’ve won eight in a row against the Wildcats, the longest streak for either team in the past 24 seasons.