Colorado takes over in 2nd half to defeat short-handed USC 68-58 in Bronny James' first start
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) J'Vonne Hadley led a balanced attack with 15 points and Colorado held USC to 21 points in the second half as the Buffaloes defeated the short-handed Trojans 68-58 on Saturday night in freshman Bronny James' first start for the Trojans.
James was no factor as USC raced to a 37-24 halftime lead. His struggles continued in the second half when Hadley had 10 points and Colorado took over. James finished 0-for-7 shooting, with three shots coming from 3-point range. He added two rebounds and an assist in 25 minutes.
Cody Williams scored 13 points for the Buffaloes (12-5, 3-3 Pac-12 Conference), who ended a three-game losing streak. Tristan da Silva and Eddie Lampkin both scored 12.
Colorado improved to 10-0 at home and got its 500th victory in the CU Events Center.
Oziyah Sellers had a career-high 18 points for the Trojans (8-9, 2-4) and Kobe Johnson, DJ Rodman and Vincent Iwuchukwu all scored 10.
USC was without Boogie Ellis, Isaiah Collier and Joshua Morgan. Ellis (18.7 ppg) strained a hamstring a week earlier but played in the Trojans' last game. That's when Collier (15.4) suffered a hand injury that will keep him out 4 to 6 weeks. Morgan (69% shooting) missed his second game with a respiratory infection.
Colorado was up 59-55 with three minutes to go when Williams scored in the lane. Simpson drilled a key 3-pointer with 1:13 to go and Lampkin had a monster dunk at 48 seconds, when USC coach Andy Enfield picked up a technical. Williams made a free throw to finish the clinching 9-0 run.
Colorado went 5 of 15 over the last 7-plus minutes and still finished at 56% in the second half (18 of 32). The Trojans were 7 for 29 (24%) in the second half with 10 turnovers.
Sellers matched his career high in the first half with 16 points when the Trojans took a 37-24 lead. Colorado, a team that shoots just a fraction over 50%, was 9 of 29 (31%).
Sellers had four points to start a 12-0 run that was capped by Johnson's three-point play for a 27-11 lead at the 8:42 mark.
The Buffaloes had a late 9-3 surge to get within 10, but Sellers came up with five points just before halftime.
Colorado scored six quick points out of halftime and turned that into a 12-2 surge, closing within 39-36 on a layup by Da Silva. The Buffaloes tied the game on a fastbreak layup by Julian Hammond III and after Kijani Wright scored for USC, Luke O'Brien put Colorado up 46-45 with a 3-pointer, the Buffs' first lead since 9-8.
Colorado stays home to face the Oregon schools, starting with the Ducks on Thursday. USC goes on its Arizona swing, starting with the No. 8 Wildcats on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu vs. Eddie Lampkin Jr. (Cody Williams gains possession) | Â | |
19:45 | +2 | J'Vonne Hadley makes two point driving layup (Tristan da Silva assists) | 0-2 | |
19:24 | +2 | Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point hook shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 2-2 | |
18:50 | +2 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point hook shot (KJ Simpson assists) | 2-4 | |
18:50 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
18:40 | +2 | Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point layup (Bronny James assists) | 4-4 | |
18:23 | Â | Kobe Johnson blocks KJ Simpson's two point jump shot | Â | |
18:21 | Â | KJ Simpson offensive rebound | Â | |
18:13 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive foul (Vincent Iwuchukwu draws the foul) | Â | |
18:13 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
18:05 | Â | KJ Simpson personal foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
17:49 | +2 | DJ Rodman makes two point layup | 6-4 | |
17:31 | Â | KJ Simpson offensive foul (Bronny James draws the foul) | Â | |
17:31 | Â | KJ Simpson turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
17:16 | Â | Harrison Hornery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:14 | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Cody Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Cody Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Cody Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
16:38 | Â | Bronny James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:36 | Â | Cody Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (DJ Rodman steals) | Â | |
16:03 | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot | 8-4 | |
15:41 | +2 | Cody Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-6 | |
15:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Oziyah Sellers misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:17 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
15:00 | +3 | J'Vonne Hadley makes three point jump shot | 8-9 | |
14:47 | +3 | DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 11-9 | |
14:30 | Â | Cody Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:28 | Â | Harrison Hornery defensive rebound | Â | |
14:01 | Â | DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:40 | Â | Buffaloes defensive rebound | Â | |
13:40 | Â | Tristan da Silva turnover (Kobe Johnson steals) | Â | |
13:30 | +2 | Oziyah Sellers makes two point layup | 13-9 | |
13:16 | Â | Harrison Hornery personal foul | Â | |
13:02 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup | Â | |
13:00 | Â | Bronny James defensive rebound | Â | |
12:46 | Â | Bronny James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:44 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu offensive rebound | Â | |
12:39 | +2 | Vincent Iwuchukwu makes two point layup | 15-9 | |
12:25 | Â | KJ Simpson misses two point layup | Â | |
12:23 | Â | KJ Simpson offensive rebound | Â | |
12:18 | Â | KJ Simpson misses two point layup | Â | |
12:16 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
12:11 | Â | Kobe Johnson turnover (Luke O'Brien steals) | Â | |
12:01 | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point layup (Luke O'Brien assists) | 15-11 | |
11:47 | Â | Oziyah Sellers misses two point layup | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Oziyah Sellers offensive rebound | Â | |
11:42 | +2 | Oziyah Sellers makes two point layup | 17-11 | |
11:41 | Â | Tad Boyle technical foul | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Buffaloes turnover | Â | |
11:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:41 | +1 | Oziyah Sellers makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 18-11 | |
11:41 | +1 | Oziyah Sellers makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 19-11 | |
11:33 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:31 | Â | Luke O'Brien offensive rebound | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:18 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu defensive rebound | Â | |
11:09 | +2 | DJ Rodman makes two point layup | 21-11 | |
10:51 | Â | Tristan da Silva misses two point layup | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | Â | |
10:37 | Â | Oziyah Sellers misses two point layup | Â | |
10:35 | Â | KJ Simpson defensive rebound | Â | |
10:27 | Â | KJ Simpson misses two point layup | Â | |
10:25 | Â | DJ Rodman defensive rebound | Â | |
10:22 | Â | DJ Rodman turnover (KJ Simpson steals) | Â | |
10:22 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses two point layup | Â | |
9:59 | +3 | Arrinten Page makes three point jump shot (DJ Rodman assists) | 24-11 | |
9:27 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:25 | Â | DJ Rodman defensive rebound | Â | |
9:14 | Â | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:12 | Â | Cody Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
9:03 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
9:01 | Â | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | Â | |
8:40 | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point layup | 26-11 | |
8:40 | Â | Luke O'Brien shooting foul | Â | |
8:40 | +1 | Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-11 | |
8:31 | Â | Kobe Johnson personal foul | Â | |
8:31 | +1 | Cody Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-12 | |
8:31 | +1 | Cody Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-13 | |
8:07 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:07 | Â | Luke O'Brien defensive rebound | Â | |
8:07 | Â | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:05 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu defensive rebound | Â | |
7:55 | Â | Luke O'Brien personal foul | Â | |
7:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:28 | +2 | Oziyah Sellers makes two point layup | 29-13 | |
7:15 | +3 | Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists) | 29-16 | |
6:46 | Â | Cody Williams blocks Bronny James's two point layup | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Trojans offensive rebound | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Oziyah Sellers misses two point layup | Â | |
6:34 | Â | DJ Rodman offensive rebound | Â | |
6:30 | Â | DJ Rodman misses two point layup | Â | |
6:29 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | Â | |
6:28 | Â | Kijani Wright shooting foul | Â | |
6:28 | +1 | Cody Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-17 | |
6:28 | +1 | Cody Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-18 | |
6:10 | Â | DJ Rodman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
6:00 | Â | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Harrison Hornery defensive rebound | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Arrinten Page misses two point layup | Â | |
5:31 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | Â | |
5:21 | Â | Cody Williams misses two point layup | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Oziyah Sellers defensive rebound | Â | |
4:56 | Â | Oziyah Sellers misses two point layup | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Kijani Wright offensive rebound | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Harrison Hornery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:46 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
4:42 | Â | Arrinten Page personal foul | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Bronny James defensive rebound | Â | |
4:26 | +3 | Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Vincent Iwuchukwu assists) | 32-18 | |
4:07 | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point dunk | 32-20 | |
3:39 | Â | Harrison Hornery misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â | |
3:31 | Â | Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:29 | Â | Harrison Hornery defensive rebound | Â | |
3:28 | Â | Julian Hammond III personal foul | Â | |
3:28 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:28 | Â | Harrison Hornery misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
3:28 | Â | Luke O'Brien defensive rebound | Â | |
3:03 | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists) | 32-22 | |
2:36 | Â | DJ Rodman turnover (Luke O'Brien steals) | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:16 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu defensive rebound | Â | |
1:46 | Â | Trojans turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
1:20 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:18 | Â | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | Â | |
1:01 | +3 | Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Vincent Iwuchukwu assists) | 35-22 | |
0:40 | Â | Vincent Iwuchukwu blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
0:38 | Â | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | Â | |
0:31 | Â | Trojans 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:12 | +2 | Oziyah Sellers makes two point jump shot | 37-22 | |
0:00 | +2 | Cody Williams makes two point layup | 37-24 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |