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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonah Mathews and Elijah Stewart each scored 16 points to lead USC to a 77-59 victory over Cal on Sunday at USC.

USC (17-6, 8-2 Pac-12) has won six consecutive games and remained in second place in the Pac-12 Conference standings behind No. 11 Arizona (8-1). The Trojans have won eight of their last nine.

Cal (7-15, 1-8) is mired in a funk as its lost eight consecutive games, something the Bears haven't done since 1992.

Mathews made a 3-pointer from the baseline nine seconds before halftime to give USC a 31-29 lead at the break. Cal turned the ball over 14 times in the first half and USC scored 17 points off those miscues.

USC got hot to start the second half as Stewart made back-to-back 3-pointers for a 39-31 lead and the Trojans never looked back. Later, Mathews again made consecutive 3s from each corner as part of an 8-0 run that gave USC a 62-47 lead with 8:53 left.

Cal's Marcus Lee scored a game-high 23 points, 17 of which came in the second half.

BIG PICTURE

USC: The Trojans are having a January to remember — where they're 7-1 — and have a big game at first-place Arizona on Feb. 10.

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