Stanford post-game notes
USC's 14-3 record at home is its best since 1992.
Taj Gibson's eight rebounds gave him 234 for the season, establishing a new USC freshman record. The old mark was 231 by Cliff Robinson in 1978.
Lodrick Stewart hit three 3-pointers, giving him 216 for his career. That leaves the senior two short of Brandon Granville's school record.
Matthew Kredell broke into the Daily News in 1998, working part time
at the paper while going to USC. The basketball team’s Elite Eight
run in 2000-01 was USC’s athletic highlight in his time at the
school, when the football team was stuck in the Paul Hackett-era.
After graduating in 2001, he started writing for the Daily News full
time. He’s in his second year covering USC, which coincides with the
rise of the program. He’ll take credit for the success, though Tim
Floyd may have more to do with it. A third-generation Los Angelean,
he grew up reading the Daily News while at El Camino Real High School
in Woodland Hills.