Jayden Maiava passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, Makai Lemon added two scores and No. 19 Southern California overwhelmed Northwestern in the second half en route to a 38-17 win on Friday in Los Angeles.

The Trojans (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten) scored on each of their first three possessions in the second half, with their only drive after intermission that did not produce points ending in a kneel-down. In the process, USC surpassed Northwestern's previous season high of 34 points allowed.

Maiava rebounded from his worst statistical game of the season, a 135-yard effort on Nov. 1 against Nebraska, by producing 299 yards on 24-of-33 passing. He set the tone on USC's opening drive, a 16-play, 82-yard possession that consumed 7:14 and culminated in Maiava's 7-yard touchdown pass to Lemon.

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