Surging USC leads from start-to-finish in 99-89 win over Iowa behind Claude's 25 points
The Trojans went on a 10-5 spurt in the last 2 1/2 minutes of the first half and led 48-32. The Hawkeyes began a methodical climb back in it, and Thelwell's layup with 6:07 remaining reduced the deficit to 81-74. Thelwell made a pair of foul shots, a layup and two more foul shots to get Iowa within 85-80 but they couldn't get closer.