His team playing two consecutive road losses tired, Southern California coach Kevin O'Neill was the home his point punishing week of practice.
Defense wins the game he shouted, and Trojan horses was heard.
Nicholas Vucevic his career-high 24 points in the first half 16 and the USC defense tightened the score to their biggest victory Sunday night in the season, beat No. 20 Texas 73-56. It was the first win over Trojans Tennessee last season when he, a former team O'Neill beat ranked team since.
"It's huge for us so we were very confident," he said.
Trojans (5-4) led all the way, with about 25 NBA scouts, snapping a two-game skid. Alex Stepheson Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series matchup in 14 points and 11 rebounds, Maurice Jones added 12 points and Marcus Simmons 11 for USC.
"We lost two games in a row, and that was tough the first practice back" Simmons said. "KO cursing as he always is, and people were diving on the floor to make hustle plays."
It paid off against the Longhorns.
J'Covan Brown led Texas with 17 points. Jordan Hamilton from Compton Close, 4 of the shooting was held to 12 points - 13 its average 21.7 points, too.
"He (Simmons) I did a good job of guarding" Hamilton said. "I can take shots in the first half better. I made a little of what I was doing last year (as a) home. I got caught up in all this publicity. I do not returned should find yourself that way. "
Longhorns (02/06) 78.6 points and reached an average of 17.7 average his opponents outscored. His 56 points were low for the season.
"We went out with energy," Hamilton, the 50 family and friends had to say about the game.
USC's defensive pressure was clearly upset Longhorns Simmons Hamilton Czech Trojans taking advantage of opportunities for combat scenes, to break fast with.
"To protect us where it was last year and it is going to stay that way back" O'Neal, who sat near the Stepheson answered, "Yes, it is."
"During the week, coach, defense and toughness so stressed" Stepheson said. "Some shouting, some running, some of the practices two to three hours was a pure defense."
With Trojans 14-3 run opened the second half, including nine straight points to build a 49-30 lead. Stepheson first burst of six points and Bryce Jones has provided the greatest feature, Maurice Jones to take a game that began when the Trojans "at the end of the Longhorns scored on a shot blocked.
"Our big men were not being aggressive, he thought USC was going to just lie" Brown said. "But the coach said the daughter they were going to put the ball in the post and try to muscle us out, it is difficult for us."
Texas 10 USC twice midway through the half by 11-2 outscoring for the first time, have. Brown, then two free throws with 5:44 to play to pull it 59-49.
But Simmons continued to trouble Hamilton, Maurice Jones scored nine of USC's final 15 points. Trojans made 13 of his free throws 16 final.
"We got beat in all areas of the game" Texas coach Rick Barnes said. "They thing we do not think they're going to do. But it only takes one person to make it work it did not break."
Trojans first half, their largest lead at 33-20 made, including three consecutive threes by two Vucevic. Hamilton's only basket came on a goaltending call.
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