Show Trojans Near Coast Basketball Crown Washington Huskies Lose Close Crose Game Came 27 27 25 25 I ILOS LOS ANGELES March 10 P Southern California's basketball quintet quin- quin JP-i JP t let tet et was within one game of the Pacific Pa Pa- c coast championship today with l little ittle assurance it could expect to s salt alt away the title in the second contest con- con st t est test of the playoff series with Wash Wash- i ington tonight Coach Sam Barrys Barry's Trojans won 27 to 25 23 last night by staving oC off a n riotous closing rush of the Huskies after alter the they apparently had tied lied the victory up in a bundle in the first half halt The smart ball possession game whIch put Southern California out i in n front 18 to 7 in the first 20 minutes min rain utes suddenly went to pieces in thelast the l ast last five minutes of play but Coach Clarence Hec Edmunds Edmundsen's ms m's five hit its s stride seconds too late Joe Weber Wither a sharp shooting guard touched of off oct the blaze with five minutes min mm utes to go after alter the Trojans had apparently apparently ap ap- lost interest In the proceed proceed- l ings He stood deep in the court to drop in a one handed overhead shot for Washington's fourth field goal of the contest conlest sending the score up to 27 to 18 Lee Gutters of U. U S. S C C. held heM the scoring honors with 17 points |