Men's Basketball Wins Sixth Annual John Wooden Classic Rolling Over Southern Cal, 81-68

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)(November 27) -- Chris Carrawell, the only senior on the Duke roster, scored 24 points Saturday as the 16th-ranked Blue Devils rolled to an 81-68 victory over Southern California in the sixth annual Wooden Classic.

Go Duke!

The youthful Blue Devils (3-2) received significant contributions from three freshmen and took advantage of USC's depth problems in winning their third straight after season-opening losses to Stanford and Connecticut.

Nate James had 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and freshmen Mike Dunleavy and Jason Williams each scored 13 points for Duke. Dunleavy, whose father Mike coaches the Portland Trail Blazers, also had five assists and four steals.

Sam Clancy led USC (2-3) with 19 points and eight rebounds. Brian Scalabrine added 17 points, and Jeff Trepagnier had 15 points and 12 rebounds.

The Blue Devils led at halftime 45-38, and extended their advantage to 65-50 before a three-point play by Clancy and a pair of flying dunks by Trepagnier drew the Trojans within eight points with nearly eight minutes left.

However, Dunleavy made back-to-back 3-point shots and assisted on a dunk by Carrawell to make it 73-57 with 6:22 to play, and the Trojans weren't closer than 11 points after that. USC didn't help its cause by missing five straight foul shots while holding the Blue Devils scoreless. By the time the Trojans managed to score again, the outcome was decided.

The Trojans finished 5-of-12 from the foul line while Duke was 12-of-16. Duke went ahead for good by scoring seven straight points on dunks by Carlos Boozer and Carrawell sandwiched around a 3-point shot by Dunleavy, making it 30-24 with 6:55 left before halftime.

USC point guard Brandon Granville, who had eight of his nine assists in the first half, picked up his fourth foul one minute into the second half, further crippling the Trojans' hopes. The 6-foot-9, 250-pound Scalabrine was a handful for the Blue Devils in the early going, scoring 13 points as the Trojans took a 24-23 lead.

However, he was held in check by Battier after that, and didn't score again until making a pair of meaningless shots in the final 1:10.

Freshman reserve Curtis Borchardt scored 15 points to lead No. 9 Stanford past No. 2 Auburn 67-58 in the opening game of the doubleheader at Anaheim Arena honoring Hall of Fame coach John Wooden.