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11/25 19:16 CST USC rallies behind Ausar, Baker-Mazara to edge Seton Hall 83-81
at Maui Invitational
USC rallies behind Ausar, Baker-Mazara to edge Seton Hall 83-81 at Maui
Invitational
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) --- Ezra Ausar and Chad Baker-Mazara combined for 31 of
USC's second-half points to rally the Trojans to an 83-81 victory over Seton
Hall on Tuesday after losing leading scorer Rodney Rice to an injury in a Maui
Invitational semifinal.
Ausur finished with a season-high 25 points, hitting 15 of 19 free throws, and
Baker-Mazara scored 18 for the Trojans (6-0).
Adam Clark scored 18 points, AJ Staton-McCray 17, Mike Williams III 13 and
Elijah Fisher 10 for the Pirates (6-1).
Rice brought the Trojans back from a 13-point deficit to get them within four
at halftime, scoring 13 points, but left early in the second half with an
apparent upper arm/shoulder injury and trailing 46-44. Baker-Mazara stepped up,
scoring 12 points over the next five minutes with his 3 finishing a 10-0 run
and putting the Trojans ahead 63-57 with 12 minutes to go.
Staton-McCray tied the game on a 3-pointer with a minute to go but Baker-Mazara
put the Trojans up for good with two free throws with 27.4 seconds left. The
teams traded three free throws with Jordan Marsh's pair sealing it with 1.4
remaining.
Seton Hall turned 10 turnovers, including eight steals, to build a first-half
lead. Rice scored 13 straight points, including a trio of 3s, to kick off a
17-8 run with Jerry Easter II finishing it with a floater at the buzzer to
trail 42-38.
Up next USC will play the winner of Tuesday's later game between Arizona State and Washington State for the tournament title on Wednesday. Seton Hall plays the loser for third place. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Up next USC will play the winner of Tuesday's later game between Arizona State and Washington State for the tournament title on Wednesday. Seton Hall plays the loser for third place. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
