Southern California beats California in men’s basketball at Berkeley

BERKELEY, Calif. (Interstat) — Southern California beat California 77-65 in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Wednesday at Haas Pavilion. The Trojans improved to 3-0, while the Golden Bears fell to 2-2, before 5,087. Jacob Cofie led Southern California with 13 points, 15 rebounds, six assists and three blocks. Alijah Arenas added 19 points and seven rebounds, Rodney Rice scored 18, KJ Lewis had 16 and Jadis Jones grabbed 11 rebounds. Southern California shot 26 of 64 from the floor, 6 of 21 from three-point range and 19 of 25 from the free throw line while posting nine blocks. California shot 23 of 66 overall and 4 of 23 from beyond the arc. Sammie Yeanay scored 14 points for the Golden Bears, Nojus Indrusaitis added 13 and Jake Wilkins had eight. California held a 34-26 edge in points in the paint and a 16-4 advantage in fastbreak points, while Southern California had 14 offensive rebounds.