USC beats Santa Clara to end three-game losing streak

USC’s Jordan McLaughlin #11 shoots the ball during their basketball game against Santa Clara at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)USC’s Jonah Mathews #2 shoots the ball during their basketball game against Santa Clara at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)USC’s Chimezie Metu #4 shoots as Santa Clara’s Josip Vrankic #13 defe