Utah men’s basketball: Utes blown out by USC at home, 76-59

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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah center Jason Washburn (42) wrestles the ball from USC forward Dewayne Dedmon (14) during a game at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013.

By Tony Jones

| The Salt Lake Tribune

First Published Jan 12 2013 03:56 pm • Last Updated Jan 12 2013 11:42 pm

No sugar-coating this one. Utah suffered a bad loss on Saturday afternoon.

A Utes team lacking energy and scoring punch was soundly defeated 76-59 by a USC team with 10 losses in 16 games heading into this matchup.

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In the process, Utah is now 0-4 in Pac-12 play, 8-8 overall. The Utes are reeling, and are facing a tough road trip this week at Washington State and Washington.

USC ended the first half with a 7-0 run to take a 32-23 advantage. The Trojans were never seriously threatened in the second half.

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