RENO, Nev. (AP) Nick Rakocevic scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Southern California beat Nevada 76-66 on Saturday night.

Daniel Utomi added 12 points and Elijah Weaver scored 11 for USC.

After Nevada took a 21-18 lead with 8:33 left in the first half, USC went on a 13-0 run over the next five minutes and never trailed.

USC's size advantage proved too much for the Wolf Pack and its senior-laden backcourt. The Trojans (4-0) outrebounded Nevada 42-37 and outscored the Wolf Pack 42-10 in the paint.

Rakocevic, a 6-foot-11 senior, made 10 of 15 from the field. Onyeka Okongwu grabbed 11 rebounds and Ethan Anderson had eight assists.

Nevada (2-2) hit 11 of 36 (30.6%) from 3-point range and shot 32.8% (20 of 61) overall.

Nevada guard Jazz Johnson scored 26 points, one shy of his career high, on 8-of-18 shooting, including 6 of 14 from beyond the arc. Lindsey Drew added 12 points.

The game saw eight lead changes in the first half and USC took a 40-35 lead into the break.

BIG PICTURE

USC: The Trojans stayed undefeated in their biggest test of the season so far, winning in front of 9,833 fans in Reno with three freshmen playing their first collegiate road games.

NEVADA: The Wolf Pack lost their second home game this season. Nevada was undefeated at home (15-0) last season.

UP NEXT

USC: Returns to Galen Center for a two-game home stand against Pepperdine on Tuesday and Temple on Friday.

NEVADA: After playing its first four games at home, the Wolf Pack hits the road: at Davidson on Tuesday followed by three games in the Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Game Notes:
 
Nevada (2-2) is now 2-2 after falling 76-66 to undefeated USC (4-0) 76-66 tonight a Lawlor Events Center before a season-high 9,833 fans.
 
After playing four in a row at home to start the season the Wolf Pack will play its next four away from Reno.  The Pack plays at Davidson (1-2) on Tuesday at 4 p.m. PT.  The game will air on ESPN+. 
 
Nevada will play three games at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands starting on Friday versus Fordham (3-0) at 12:15 p.m. PT. 
 
The Pack's next home game is Dec. 4 versus Santa Clara at 7 p.m.
 
Senior Jazz Johnson scored a game-high 26 points, one off his career high of 27 points set last season at Air Force.  Johnson came off the bench for the first time this season.
 
Johnson was 8-of-18 from the floor which included 6-of-14 from behind the arc.  The six made 3-pointers is one shy of his career high set last year in the Air Force game.
 
Johnson has scored in double figures in all four games this season and leads the team averaging 19.5 points per game.
 
Senior Lindsey Drew scored 12 points, dished out a team-high five assists, and tied for team honors with six rebounds. 
 
First-year Nevada head coach Steve  Alford is 589-300 in 29 years as a college head coach and is 11 wins from 600.

Senior Nizré Zouzoua made his second start of the season and scored three points in 15 minutes.

Nevada was outrebounded by the Trojans 42-37.
 
Redshirt-freshman K.J. Hymes scored a season-high seven points.
 
Eight of the nine players that saw action for the Pack scored.
 
Nevada's bench outscored USC 38-19.
 
The Pack shot a season-best 88.2 percent from the free throw line making 15-of-17 shots.
 
 
 
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