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USC holds off Colorado late, Trojans top Buffaloes 68-61

AP
Jan 12, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) Drew Peterson knocked down a clutch jumper with 1:35 left and added a pair of clutch free throws in the closing seconds and Kobe Johnson hit four straight from the line as Southern California held off Colorado, 68-61 in a Pac-12 Conference battle on Thursday night.

KJ Simpson pulled the Buffaloes within one with his jumper with two minutes to play, but the team committed several untimely turnovers down the stretch and misfired on two late 3-pointers in the final half-minute.

As big as the win was for the Trojans, the debut of 7-foot-1 freshman Vince Iwuchukwu rivaled it for its good-news value. The former five-star recruit collapsed during an informal workout in July, suffering major heart failure. He was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he stayed for several days. Iwuchukwu said in September that his recovery and rehabilitation remain positive. When he stood up from the bench and trotted toward the scorer's table, the home crowd gave him a standing ovation. He missed both of his shot attempts during four-and-a-half minutes.

Peterson finished with 15 points with three assists and four steals to lead USC (12-5, 4-2). Boogie Ellis scored 14 points and had six assists. Joshua Morgan finished with 12 points, three steals and four blocked shots.

Simpson led Colorado (11-7, 3-4) with 17 points. Tristan da Silva and Lawson Lovering each scored 13 points, with Lovering pulling down 14 rebounds. Javon Ruffin added 12 points and five rebounds off the bench.

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Colorado remains in L.A. to face UCLA Saturday.

USC plays host to Utah Saturday.

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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
32
USC
Trojans
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lawson Lovering vs. Joshua Morgan (J'Vonne Hadley gains possession)
19:44		KJ Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Drew Peterson steals)
19:23		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
19:23		Tristan da Silva turnover (out of bounds)
19:08		Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
19:08		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
19:08		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass)
19:08	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	0-3
19:04		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
19:02		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
19:04		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
19:02		Trojans defensive rebound
17:29	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists)	0-5
17:29		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
17:27		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
17:27	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point layup (Boogie Ellis assists)	0-7
17:27	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	2-7
17:22		Drew Peterson shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
17:15	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-7
17:06	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point layup	3-9
16:56		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
16:54		Buffaloes offensive rebound
16:49		Tre White personal foul
16:49		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
16:02	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Boogie Ellis assists)	3-11
15:39		Joshua Morgan personal foul
15:39		TV timeout
15:34		Tristan da Silva turnover (out of bounds)
15:13		Tre White misses two point jump shot
15:11		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
15:02		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
15:00		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
14:59		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
14:57		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
14:59		Drew Peterson shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
14:59		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:59		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:59		Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound
14:49		Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point jump shot
14:47		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
14:36		Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
14:23	+2	Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists)	3-13
14:08		Julian Hammond III turnover (lost ball) (Reese Dixon-Waters steals)
13:56	+2	Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists)	3-15
13:44	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)	5-15
13:18		Tre White turnover (bad pass)
12:56	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	8-15
12:44	+3	Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot	8-18
12:25	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	10-18
12:12		Vincent Iwuchukwu misses two point dunk
12:10		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
12:00		Luke O'Brien turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
11:53		Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
11:51		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
11:51		Reese Dixon-Waters blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup
11:49		Buffaloes offensive rebound
11:51		TV timeout
11:48		Reese Dixon-Waters shooting foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
11:48	+1	Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 1 of 3	11-18
11:48	+1	Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 2 of 3	12-18
11:48	+1	Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 3 of 3	13-18
11:39	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists)	13-20
11:21		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
11:19		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
11:02		Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point jump shot
11:00		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
10:40	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	16-20
10:17		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
10:15		Reese Dixon-Waters offensive rebound
10:12		Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point layup
10:10		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
10:03		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
10:01		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
9:54		Harrison Hornery misses three point jump shot
9:52		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
9:41		Javon Ruffin misses three point turnaround bank jump shot
9:39		Harrison Hornery defensive rebound
9:33		Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
9:33	+1	Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-21
9:33	+1	Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-22
9:15		Malik Thomas personal foul
9:02	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup	18-22
8:43		Oziyah Sellers misses two point jump shot
8:41		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
8:35		Joshua Morgan blocks Nique Clifford's two point jump shot
8:33		Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
8:03	+2	Malik Thomas makes two point layup (Tre White assists)	18-24
7:53		KJ Simpson offensive foul
7:53		KJ Simpson turnover (offensive foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:32		Tre White misses three point jump shot
7:30		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
7:20		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Morgan steals)
7:20		Ethan Wright shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-25
7:20		Joshua Morgan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:20		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
6:58	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	21-25
6:45		Tristan da Silva blocks Joshua Morgan's two point layup
6:43		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
6:30	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point hook shot	23-25
6:28		Trojans 30 second timeout
6:07		Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
6:06		J'Vonne Hadley personal foul
6:01		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
5:59		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
5:40		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
5:38		Tre White defensive rebound
5:38	+2	Tre White makes two point layup	23-27
5:38		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
5:38	+1	Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-28
5:17	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot	25-28
4:58	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot (Reese Dixon-Waters assists)	25-30
4:38		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Morgan steals)
4:09		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul)
4:09		Boogie Ellis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:09		Boogie Ellis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:09		Trojans offensive rebound
4:01		Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass)
4:01		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
3:59		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
3:54		TV timeout
3:41	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point alley-oop dunk (Julian Hammond III assists)	27-30
3:21		Vincent Iwuchukwu misses two point jump shot
3:19		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
2:58		Reese Dixon-Waters shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-30
2:58		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:58		Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
2:40		Boogie Ellis misses two point jump shot
2:38		Joshua Morgan offensive rebound
2:34		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
2:32		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
2:24		Luke O'Brien misses two point hook shot
2:22		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
2:13	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Lawson Lovering assists)	30-30
2:04	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point layup (Boogie Ellis assists)	30-32
1:49		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
1:47		Trojans defensive rebound
1:28		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Julian Hammond III steals)
1:25		Julian Hammond III offensive foul
1:25		Julian Hammond III turnover (offensive foul)
1:12		Reese Dixon-Waters misses two point layup
1:10		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
1:00	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (Luke O'Brien assists)	32-32
0:48		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:46		Buffaloes defensive rebound
0:31		Tristan da Silva turnover (traveling)
0:03	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point dunk (Boogie Ellis assists)	32-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
29
USC
Trojans
34

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Tre White misses two point jump shot
19:40		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
19:29		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
19:27		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
19:15		Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
19:13		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
18:54	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	34-34
18:35	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot	34-36
18:11		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
18:09		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
17:59	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	36-36
17:44		Tre White misses two point layup
17:42		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
17:30		Tre White blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point jump shot
17:28		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
17:07		Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot
17:05		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
16:54	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	38-36
16:42		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (KJ Simpson steals)
16:33	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	40-36
16:18		Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
16:04		J'Vonne Hadley offensive foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
16:04		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (offensive foul)
15:42	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists)	40-38
15:22		Nique Clifford turnover (bad pass) (Drew Peterson steals)
15:14	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists)	40-40
15:04		Joshua Morgan blocks Lawson Lovering's two point layup
15:02		Buffaloes offensive rebound
15:03		TV timeout
15:00		Luke O'Brien misses two point jump shot
14:58		Buffaloes offensive rebound
14:50		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
14:48		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
14:40		Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul)
14:40	+1	Joshua Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-41
14:40		Joshua Morgan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:40		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
14:25	+3	Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)	40-44
14:06		Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
14:06		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
13:48	+2	Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point hook shot	40-46
13:16	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup (Lawson Lovering assists)	42-46
12:58	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point layup	42-48
12:42		Tristan da Silva turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Morgan steals)
12:29		Drew Peterson turnover (bad pass) (Javon Ruffin steals)
12:13		Lawson Lovering turnover (bad pass) (Drew Peterson steals)
12:03		Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot
12:01		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
11:51		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
11:49		Boogie Ellis defensive rebound
11:43	+2	Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot	42-50
11:33	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)	45-50
11:05		Joshua Morgan turnover (lost ball) (Tristan da Silva steals)
10:54		Reese Dixon-Waters personal foul
10:54		TV timeout
10:38		Iaroslav Niagu blocks Javon Ruffin's two point jump shot
10:36		Trojans defensive rebound
10:15		Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
10:15		Iaroslav Niagu personal foul
9:54		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
9:52		Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound
9:19	+2	Tre White makes two point jump shot	45-52
8:57	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point hook shot	47-52
8:34		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
8:32		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
8:32		Malik Thomas personal foul
8:11		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
8:09		Malik Thomas defensive rebound
8:09		Nique Clifford personal foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
8:02		Lawson Lovering blocks Joshua Morgan's two point layup
8:00		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
7:49	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	49-52
7:29		Lawson Lovering shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
7:29		TV timeout
7:29	+1	Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-53
7:29		Tre White misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:29		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
7:00		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
6:58		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
6:56		Reese Dixon-Waters blocks Lawson Lovering's two point layup
6:54		KJ Simpson offensive rebound
6:48		Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball) (Drew Peterson steals)
6:48	+2	Tre White makes two point layup	49-55
6:47	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	51-55
6:39		Joshua Morgan shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
6:23	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-55
6:09	+2	Joshua Morgan makes two point layup (Drew Peterson assists)	52-57
5:47		KJ Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Boogie Ellis steals)
5:47		Tre White turnover (bad pass)
5:19		Joshua Morgan blocks Tristan da Silva's two point hook shot
5:17		Buffaloes offensive rebound
5:11	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	54-57
4:44	+3	Reese Dixon-Waters makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists)	54-60
4:27		Tre White personal foul
4:19		Tristan da Silva misses two point hook shot
4:17		Drew Peterson defensive rebound
3:56		TV timeout
3:48		KJ Simpson blocks Boogie Ellis's two point jump shot
3:46		Drew Peterson offensive rebound
3:32		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
3:30		Boogie Ellis offensive rebound
3:21		Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot
3:16		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
3:16		J'Vonne Hadley blocks Reese Dixon-Waters's two point layup
3:16		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
3:13		Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
3:11		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
3:08	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	57-60
3:07		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
3:08		TV timeout
2:55		Boogie Ellis misses two point layup
2:53		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
2:53		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (lost ball)
2:32		Drew Peterson misses three point jump shot
2:30		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
2:21		Kobe Johnson blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup
2:19		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
2:05	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	59-60
1:56		Trojans 30 second timeout
1:55		KJ Simpson personal foul
1:32	+2	Drew Peterson makes two point jump shot	59-62
1:12		Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
0:52		Joshua Morgan misses two point layup
0:50		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
0:50		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass)
0:50		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:41		Nique Clifford personal foul
0:38		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-63
0:38	+1	Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-64
0:32		Joshua Morgan blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup
0:30		Javon Ruffin offensive rebound
0:28		Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-64
0:28	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-64
0:25		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-65
0:25	+1	Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-66
0:18		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
0:16		Trojans defensive rebound
0:13		Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Drew Peterson draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-67
0:13	+1	Drew Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-68
0:07		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
0:05		Joshua Morgan defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Joshua Morgan defensive rebound