Bronny makes 1st USC start, goes 0-for-7 in loss

Jan 14, 2024, 12:58 AM ET BOULDER, Colo.– J’Vonne Hadley led a balanced attack with 15 points and Colorado held USC to 21 points in the 2nd 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 a nonfactor as USC raced to a 37-24 halftime lead. His battles continued in the second half when Hadley had 10 points and Colorado took control of. James ended up 0-for-7 shooting, with three shots coming from 3-point variety. He included 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 Jr. both scored 12.

Colorado improved to 10-0 in your home and got its 500th triumph 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.

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USC lacked Boogie Ellis, Isaiah Collier and Joshua Morgan. Ellis (18.7 PPG) strained a hamstring a week previously but played in the Trojans’ previous game. That’s when Collier (15.4 PPG) suffered a hand injury that will keep him out four to 6 weeks. Morgan (69% shooting) missed his second game with a breathing infection.Colorado was up 59-55

with three minutes to go when Williams scored in the lane. Simpson drilled a crucial 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 complimentary throw to end up the clinching 9-0 run.Colorado went 5-of-15 over the last 7-plus minutes and still finished at 56 %shooting in the 2nd 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 simply a portion over 50%, was 9-of-29 (31%). Sellers had 4 indicate begin a 12-0 run that was topped by Johnson’s three-point play for a 27-11 lead

at the 8:42 mark.The Buffaloes had a late 9-3 rise to get within 10, however Sellers created five points prior to halftime.Colorado scored six quick explain

of halftime and turned that into a 12-2 surge, closing within 39-36 on a layup by Da Silva. The Buffaloes connected 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 Enthusiasts ‘very first lead considering that 9-8. Colorado stays home to deal with the Oregon schools, beginning with the Ducks on Thursday. USC goes on its Arizona swing, starting with the No. 8 Wildcats on Wednesday.