College Basketball News

DeRozan lifts USC by No. 16 Arizona St. (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

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. Dwight Lewis added 18 points and Taj Gibson had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Trojans (11-5, 2-2), who snapped a two-game losing streak and raised their record at home to 9-1.