Scott Suggs scored 18 points and redshirt freshman Jernard Jarreau added a career-high 12 to lead Washington to a 65-57 win over USC on Wednesday night at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
Jarreau and the Huskies (17-13, 9-8 Pac-12) combined to make 17 consecutive free throws over the final 17:40, following five consecutive misses to start the game. Six of the made free throws came during a 13-2 spurt midway through the second half, which helped blow open a close game before Suggs and freshman point guard Andrew Andrews put the Trojans away down the stretch.
Andrews scored five of his seven points in the final 2:07. Suggs scored 11 of his 18 points after halftime, making 8 of 13 shots for the game. The fifth-year senior has averaged 19 points per game while making 21 of 33 shots over the Huskies' past three games.
Washington won its third straight game after losing eight of its previous 10.
Dewayne Dedmon had 18 points for USC, which was leading 41-39 when he collected his fourth foul and came out of the game with 11:51 remaining. Washington went on to score nine unanswered points and never trailed again.
The Trojans (14-16, 9-8) shot just 37.5 percent from the field for the game.
USC's J.T. Terrell hit all seven of his first-half foul shots to give him 12 points by halftime, but the Trojans struggled from the field (10 for 38) and went into halftime tied at 28.
USC was leading 41-39 when Dedmon collected his fourth foul and came out. Washington went on to score nine consecutive points, including a Suggs three-pointer at 6:08, 2 seconds after Dedmon finally checked back into the game. That gave Washington a 48-41 lead.
Dedmon scored on a put-back 23 seconds later, ending the USC scoring drought after more than 7 minutes. But the Trojans never got closer than six points over the final 6 minutes.
USC's Jio Fontan scored five points on 2-of-10 shooting while fighting through a sprained right wrist that had to be re-taped twice during the course of Wednesday's game. Fontan injured the wrist in a win over Arizona State on Saturday.
One of the biggest ovations of the night came when Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was introduced during a timeout. Carroll, who coached at USC for nine years, was sitting behind the Trojans' bench Wednesday.
Washington's Andrews had eight rebounds, including five on the offensive end to continually keep possessions alive in the second half.
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