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LOS ANGELES -- Elijah Stewart isnt sure why USC isnt gaining much national recognition, but the Trojans guard had plenty of highlight-reel worthy shots, blocks and crowd-pleasing plays on Sunday night.Stewart scored 26 points and added seven 3-pointers and a career-tying four blocks in USCs 93-67 win over Pepperdine. The Trojans set a school single-game record with 14 blocks and improved to 9-0.Its Trojans best start since they went 16-0 in 1971.USC still is unranked in the polls, despite five teams in the rankings owning two losses. Asked if he feels the Trojans get enough recognition, Stewart said: No. Not at all. We were supposed to be last last year in the Pac-(12), and I think they picked us kind of last this year. Like I said at Pac-12 media day, if you could tell the future, youd probably work for the government.USC actually was predicted to finish seventh this season in the conferences media poll.Jeremy Major led Pepperdine (4-6) with 19 points and Chris Reyes added 13. Pepperdine shot just 38.2 percent from the field.Jordan McLaughlin added 18 points for USC and made all seven of his shots, Chimezie Metu scored 11 and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Nick Rakocevic and Shaqquan Aaron added 13 apiece for the Trojans. Rakocevic had a career high in points and rebounds (nine).USC ran out to an 11-2 lead and never looked back. The Trojans led 48-30 at halftime after shooting 53.3 percent from the field.The Waves have lost five consecutive games.Finals. (Lets) get to finals and clear our heads a little bit, Pepperdine coach Marty Wilson said. Weve got to see what were not doing because were just in a funk right now. Each player could do more, whether its play hard, take care of the ball or push the ball harder. Weve got to do a better job competing defensively.BIG PICTUREPepperdine: The Waves are still trying to find their way without injured players Amadi Udenyi (Achilles), Kameron Edwards (jaw) and others. If the Waves hope to shake the non-conference losses before the West Coast Conference begins on Dec. 29 at Gonzaga.USC: The Trojans could work their way into the national rankings and garner more publicity for their undefeated season, possibly leap-frogging several two-loss teams. USCs winning ways in the preseason will be especially beneficial when the Pac-12 season begins Dec. 28 at Oregon State.QUOTE OF THE GAMEWe respect it. The players and coaches at USC have a rich tradition in all sports here. The basketball team has been a little bit of a roller coaster the last five or six decades with great players, great coaches, great teams. Were just trying to do our part to make the people that have been here before proud, and to say, `hey, theyre fun to watch.Weve had a lot of alumni reach out to us, a lot of former basketball players come to our games and send us emails and letters in the mail.-- Andy Enfield on USCs best start since 1971CARRYING ONThis was the second game USC played without starter Bennie Boatwright, who is out six weeks with a knee injury. They were also without forward Charles Buggs, who sustained a leg injury in warmups that Enfield didnt believe to be serious. Eight USC players accounted for all but eight minutes of the game. Walk-on Kurt Karis scored his first career points as he made a pair of free throws in playing four minutes.UP NEXTPepperdine is just two games into a difficult six-game road stretch, but its next game isnt until Dec. 20 at Louisiana. 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Authentic Calvin Ridley Jersey .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later. SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Keeping the puck and putting pressure on the opponent are good ways to wind up on the winning side.Sharks goalie Martin Jones thought thats what San Jose did all night, making his job easy.Jones made 26 saves, Chris Tierney and Patrick Marleau each scored early and San Jose sent the New Jersey Devils to their third straight loss Monday night with a 4-0 victory.We played well the whole night, Jones said. We were smart with the puck. We did a good job in front of the net. I wasnt asked to do too much. When we play like that were tough to beat.Logan Couture and Brent Burns also scored for the Sharks, who had just one point in their last three games.Keith Kinkaid saved 37 of 41 shots for the Devils, who ended their California trip winless in three games.They were throwing everything at the net and I have to do my job, Kinkaid said. The puck was bouncing everywhere and they got the breaks tonight.Tierney scored a short-handed goal two minutes into the contest after he stole a pass and raced unguarded to beat Kinkaid. Tierney later left the game after getting hit in the face by the puck.Give up a shorty, you have to realize theres still 58 minutes left to play, Devils defenseman Andy Greene said. Youre always going to have adversity and you have to play through it. We werent good tonight.Marleau scored less than five minutes later, getting his 20th career point against the Devils and the 486th goal of his career. Jooe Pavelski, who has points in three straight games, set up Marleau.ddddddddddddWe protected the puck and put in good spots, Pavelski said. It was a clean game. We had chances all night and won a few battles.The Sharks received a couple of lucky bounces on their final two goals. Joe Thorntons shot midway through the second period kicked off the back of Greenes skate and straight to Couture, who had an open shot into the net.The goalie really didnt follow it, Couture said. He kind of got lost.Burns jabbed at the puck a couple of times in front of the net before it floated away from Kinkaid. Kyle Quincey poked at it in an attempt to clear it but accidentally knocked it into the net instead.Game notes Thornton moved into a tie for 25th on the career points list with Brendan Shanahan, after assisting on Coutures goal. He has 1,354 points. It was also his 900th point in a Sharks uniform. ... The Devils are 0 for 28 on the power play in their last nine games. ... Greene appeared in his 329th consecutive game for the Devils, third-longest such stretch in team history. ... The Sharks ended a two-game losing streak against the Devils.UP NEXT:Devils: Return home to host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.Sharks: Continue a five-game homestand with a game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. ' ' '