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USC Trojans @ Colorado Buffaloes 84–65

2023-02-23 · NCAA · CU Events Center, Boulder CO · Att. 6,638 · ESPN2

USC Trojans 2022-23 · Colorado Buffaloes 2022-23 · 2022-23 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
USC	43	41	84
COLO	30	35	65

Team stats

	USC	Colorado
Field goals	33-58 .569	24-66 .364
Three-pointers	8-19 .421	6-28 .214
Free throws	10-17 .588	11-15 .733
At the rim	19-28 .679	12-24 .500
Offensive rebounds	6	10
Defensive rebounds	35	23
Total rebounds	41	33
Assists	12	12
Steals	5	8
Blocks	4	6
Turnovers	9	6
Personal fouls	13	16
Technical fouls	0	0
Largest lead	22	5
Possessions	69	72

USC Trojans

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Drew Peterson G	38	11	5-12	1-4	0-0	0	6	6	6	0	0	1	0
Kobe Johnson G	36	15	6-9	2-4	1-1	0	7	7	0	2	0	2	3
Boogie Ellis G	29	21	7-16	2-7	5-6	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	0
Tre White G	26	10	4-5	1-1	1-2	2	4	6	0	1	1	1	3
Joshua Morgan F	22	8	4-5	0-0	0-1	0	6	6	0	1	3	1	1
Reese Waters G	23	15	5-8	2-3	3-5	0	5	5	2	0	0	0	4
Vincent Iwuchukwu F	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1
Kijani Wright F	9	4	2-3	0-0	0-2	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
Oziyah Sellers G	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Total	40	84	33-58	8-19	10-17	6	35	41	12	5	4	9	13

FG .569 · 3P .421 · FT .588

Did not play: Harrison Hornery, Malik Thomas, Iaroslav Niagu, Zach Brooker

Colorado Buffaloes

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
KJ Simpson G	38	18	7-16	1-5	3-4	1	5	6	5	4	0	0	3
Tristan da Silva F	36	6	2-9	0-4	2-2	0	4	4	1	1	0	2	0
Nique Clifford G	29	7	3-10	0-3	1-1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3
Luke O'Brien G	28	12	4-7	1-3	3-4	1	4	5	2	2	0	1	4
Lawson Lovering C	21	9	4-6	0-0	1-2	2	5	7	0	0	0	1	3
Ethan Wright G	21	6	2-6	2-4	0-0	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	2
Quincy Allen G	17	7	2-8	2-7	1-2	0	1	1	1	0	4	0	1
Julian Hammond III G	10	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	1	3	1	0	0	1	0
Total	40	65	24-66	6-28	11-15	10	23	33	12	8	6	6	16

FG .364 · 3P .214 · FT .733

Did not play: Jalen Gabbidon, Greg Gerhardt, Joe Hurlburt, Cody Mains, Ethan Johnson, Harrison Carrington, RJ Smith, Amondo Miller Jr., J'Vonne Hadley, Javon Ruffin

Officials: Gerry Pollard, Randy Helmerman, Deldre Carr

Play-by-play

Show every play (443)

First half

19:58 COLO Lawson Lovering, jumpball won
19:58 USC Joshua Morgan, jumpball lost
19:34 COLO Nique Clifford, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 0–2
19:17 USC Drew Peterson, turnover lostball
19:17 COLO Tristan da Silva, steal
19:03 COLO Nique Clifford, 2pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
18:59 USC Tre White, rebound defensive
18:31 USC Drew Peterson, 2pt jumpshot missed
18:28 COLO KJ Simpson, rebound defensive
18:15 COLO KJ Simpson, 3pt jumpshot made - Nique Clifford, assist 0–5
17:47 USC Tre White, 3pt jumpshot made - Drew Peterson, assist 3–5
17:26 COLO Nique Clifford, 2pt jumpshot made 3–7
17:09 USC Boogie Ellis, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 5–7
16:47 COLO Tristan da Silva, 2pt hookshot missed
16:40 COLO Lawson Lovering, rebound offensive
16:40 COLO Lawson Lovering, 2pt dunk 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 5–9
16:35 COLO KJ Simpson, foulon
16:35 USC Tre White, foul personal
16:35 USC Tre White, turnover lostball
16:35 USC Tre White, substitution out
16:35 COLO KJ Simpson, steal
16:35 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, substitution in
16:20 COLO Lawson Lovering, turnover travel
16:20 USC Drew Peterson, substitution out
16:20 USC Oziyah Sellers, substitution in
16:09 USC Joshua Morgan, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Boogie Ellis, assist 7–9
16:09 USC Joshua Morgan, freethrow 1of1 fromturnover; missed
16:09 COLO Nique Clifford, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
16:09 USC Joshua Morgan, foulon
16:08 COLO Lawson Lovering, rebound defensive
15:53 COLO Luke O'Brien, 3pt jumpshot missed
15:49 USC Kobe Johnson, rebound defensive
15:43 USC Boogie Ellis, 3pt jumpshot missed
15:35 COLO Tristan da Silva, rebound defensive
15:32 COLO Luke O'Brien, foulon
15:32 USC Kobe Johnson, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
15:32 USC Vincent Iwuchukwu, substitution in
15:32 USC Drew Peterson, substitution in
15:32 USC Oziyah Sellers, substitution out
15:32 USC Joshua Morgan, substitution out
15:32 COLO Luke O'Brien, freethrow 2of2 missed
15:32 COLO Luke O'Brien, freethrow 1of2 made 7–10
15:29 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, rebound defensive
15:10 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, 3pt jumpshot made - Drew Peterson, assist 10–10
14:42 COLO KJ Simpson, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 10–12
14:20 USC Drew Peterson, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 12–12
14:01 COLO Lawson Lovering, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - KJ Simpson, assist 12–14
13:51 COLO KJ Simpson, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
13:51 USC Boogie Ellis, foulon
13:51 USC Boogie Ellis, freethrow 1of2 made 13–14
13:51 COLO Luke O'Brien, substitution out
13:51 COLO Nique Clifford, substitution out
13:51 COLO Julian Hammond III, substitution in
13:51 COLO Ethan Wright, substitution in
13:51 USC Kobe Johnson, substitution out
13:51 USC Tre White, substitution in
13:51 USC Boogie Ellis, freethrow 2of2 made 14–14
13:51 USC Oziyah Sellers, substitution in
13:51 USC Boogie Ellis, substitution out
13:26 COLO Julian Hammond III, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
13:26 USC Tre White, block
13:20 COLO Julian Hammond III, rebound offensive
13:20 COLO Julian Hammond III, 2pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
13:17 USC Vincent Iwuchukwu, rebound defensive
13:01 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
13:01 COLO Tristan da Silva, rebound defensive
13:01 USC Vincent Iwuchukwu, foul personal
13:01 COLO Tristan da Silva, foulon
13:01 USC Vincent Iwuchukwu, substitution out
13:01 USC Joshua Morgan, substitution in
12:44 COLO Tristan da Silva, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
12:40 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, rebound defensive
12:26 USC Tre White, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 16–14
12:13 COLO KJ Simpson, 3pt jumpshot missed
12:08 USC Joshua Morgan, rebound defensive
11:54 USC Joshua Morgan, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
11:51 COLO Lawson Lovering, rebound defensive
11:44 COLO Tristan da Silva, 3pt jumpshot missed
11:39 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, rebound defensive
11:27 USC Joshua Morgan, turnover lostball
11:27 COLO KJ Simpson, substitution out
11:27 COLO Ethan Wright, steal
11:27 COLO Luke O'Brien, substitution in
11:27 USC Boogie Ellis, substitution in
11:27 COLO Lawson Lovering, substitution out
11:27 COLO Nique Clifford, substitution in
11:27 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, substitution out
11:27 USC Oziyah Sellers, substitution out
11:27 USC Kobe Johnson, substitution in
11:05 COLO Ethan Wright, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
11:02 USC Joshua Morgan, rebound defensive
10:51 USC Boogie Ellis, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 18–14
10:41 COLO Luke O'Brien, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Tristan da Silva, assist 18–16
10:21 USC Boogie Ellis, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 20–16
10:07 COLO Tristan da Silva, turnover badpass
10:07 USC Joshua Morgan, steal
10:01 USC Kobe Johnson, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made - Drew Peterson, assist 23–16
9:41 COLO Julian Hammond III, turnover badpass
9:41 USC Kobe Johnson, steal
9:31 USC Drew Peterson, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot fromturnover; made 25–16
9:29 COLO Team, timeout short
9:29 USC Boogie Ellis, substitution out
9:29 USC Joshua Morgan, substitution out
9:29 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, substitution in
9:29 USC Vincent Iwuchukwu, substitution in
9:29 COLO Tristan da Silva, substitution out
9:29 COLO Julian Hammond III, substitution out
9:29 COLO Lawson Lovering, substitution in
9:29 COLO KJ Simpson, substitution in
9:07 COLO Lawson Lovering, 2pt hookshot pointsinthepaint; made 25–18
8:49 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot made 27–18
8:35 COLO KJ Simpson, foulon
8:35 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, foul personal
8:20 COLO Ethan Wright, 3pt jumpshot missed
8:18 USC Team, rebound defensive team;
8:10 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, foulon
8:10 COLO Ethan Wright, foul personal
8:07 USC Drew Peterson, 3pt jumpshot missed
8:03 COLO Team, rebound defensive team;
7:52 COLO KJ Simpson, 3pt jumpshot missed
7:47 COLO Ethan Wright, rebound offensive
7:45 COLO Luke O'Brien, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made - Ethan Wright, assist 27–20
7:25 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, 3pt jumpshot made 30–20
7:07 COLO Luke O'Brien, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
7:04 USC Drew Peterson, rebound defensive
6:59 USC Drew Peterson, 3pt jumpshot made 33–20
6:29 COLO KJ Simpson, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 33–22
6:13 USC Kobe Johnson, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
6:10 COLO Lawson Lovering, rebound defensive
6:07 COLO KJ Simpson, foulon
6:07 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
6:07 COLO Lawson Lovering, substitution out
6:07 COLO Tristan da Silva, substitution in
6:07 COLO Quincy Allen, substitution in
6:07 USC Reese Dixon-Waters, substitution out
6:07 USC Vincent Iwuchukwu, substitution out
6:07 USC Tre White, substitution out
6:07 USC Boogie Ellis, substitution in
6:07 COLO Ethan Wright, substitution out
6:07 USC Oziyah Sellers, substitution in
6:07 USC Joshua Morgan, substitution in
6:07 COLO KJ Simpson, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; missed
6:07 COLO KJ Simpson, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; made 33–23
6:05 USC Kobe Johnson, rebound defensive
5:53 USC Boogie Ellis, 3pt jumpshot missed
5:50 USC Oziyah Sellers, foul personal
5:50 COLO Quincy Allen, rebound defensive
5:50 COLO Quincy Allen, foulon
5:37 COLO Nique Clifford, 3pt jumpshot missed
5:31 USC Joshua Morgan, rebound defensive
5:22 USC Kobe Johnson, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 35–23
5:03 COLO Quincy Allen, 3pt jumpshot missed
5:00 USC Joshua Morgan, foulon
5:00 USC Joshua Morgan, rebound defensive
5:00 COLO Luke O'Brien, foul personal
4:42 USC Boogie Ellis, 3pt jumpshot made - Oziyah Sellers, assist 38–23
4:16 COLO KJ Simpson, 2pt floatingjumpshot made 38–25
3:57 USC Drew Peterson, 2pt jumpshot missed
3:53 COLO Luke O'Brien, rebound defensive
3:44 COLO Quincy Allen, 3pt jumpshot made - Luke O'Brien, assist 38–28
3:33 USC Kijani Wright, substitution in
3:33 USC Joshua Morgan, substitution out
3:33 USC Tre White, substitution in
3:33 USC Oziyah Sellers, substitution out
3:33 COLO Ethan Wright, substitution in
3:33 COLO Nique Clifford, substitution out
3:33 COLO Lawson Lovering, substitution in
3:33 COLO Luke O'Brien, substitution out
3:32 USC Team, timeout short
3:18 USC Team, rebound offensivedeadball
3:18 USC Tre White, foulon
3:18 COLO Lawson Lovering, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
3:18 USC Tre White, freethrow 1of2 missed
3:18 USC Tre White, freethrow 2of2 made 39–28
3:02 COLO KJ Simpson, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
2:59 COLO Lawson Lovering, rebound offensive
2:57 COLO Tristan da Silva, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
2:54 USC Drew Peterson, rebound defensive
2:47 USC Kijani Wright, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Boogie Ellis, assist 41–28
2:23 COLO Lawson Lovering, foul personal
2:23 USC Kijani Wright, foulon
2:23 COLO Ethan Wright, turnover badpass
2:23 COLO Lawson Lovering, substitution out
2:23 COLO Luke O'Brien, substitution in
2:23 USC Kijani Wright, steal
2:02 USC Boogie Ellis, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
1:58 USC Tre White, rebound offensive
1:53 USC Team, rebound offensive team;
1:53 USC Drew Peterson, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance;fromturnover;blocked; missed
1:53 COLO Quincy Allen, block
1:53 COLO Nique Clifford, substitution in
1:53 COLO Quincy Allen, substitution out
1:39 USC Team, turnover shotclock team;
1:24 COLO Tristan da Silva, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Luke O'Brien, assist 41–30
0:57 USC Tre White, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 43–30
0:45 COLO Ethan Wright, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
0:42 USC Kijani Wright, rebound defensive
0:26 USC Kobe Johnson, turnover lostball
0:26 COLO Luke O'Brien, steal
0:24 COLO Luke O'Brien, turnover lostball
0:24 USC Tre White, steal
0:22 USC Team, rebound offensivedeadball
0:22 USC Kijani Wright, freethrow 1of2 fromturnover; missed
0:22 COLO Luke O'Brien, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
0:22 USC Kijani Wright, freethrow 2of2 fromturnover; missed
0:22 USC Kijani Wright, foulon
0:21 COLO Ethan Wright, rebound defensive
0:02 COLO Nique Clifford, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
0:02 USC Kobe Johnson, turnover lostball
0:02 COLO KJ Simpson, steal
0:00 USC Kobe Johnson, rebound defensive

Second half