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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 79, Colorado 72
When: 11:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Jimmy Casas, # Verne Harris, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance: 5132

Sophomore guard Jordan McLaughlin led a late surge to help Southern California beat Colorado 79-72 on Wednesday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

McLaughlin scored 25 points for USC (19-7, 8-5 Pac-12 Conference). Trojans junior guard Julian Jacobs added 17 points.

Senior forward Josh Scott scored 17 points for Colorado (19-8, 8-6). Sophomore guard George King had 13 points and nine rebounds. Junior forward Wesley Gordon contributed 13 points and seven rebounds, and junior guard Josh Fortune added 10 points.

USC took a 14-9 lead on a dunk by sophomore guard Elijah Stewart, but Colorado staged a 9-0 run to take an 18-14 lead on a dunk by Scott. A jumper by senior guard Xavier Talton with five seconds to play in the opening half gave the Buffaloes a 37-29 lead at the break.

Colorado went up by nine early in the second half and led by 15 with nine minutes to go, but USC mounted 7-2 and 10-0 runs to cut Colorado's lead to 64-62. McLaughlin tied the game with a layup and made a 3-pointer to give the Trojans a 68-65 lead. USC outscored Colorado 17-7 over the last 3:51.
Top Game Performances
 
Colorado   Southern California
Josh Scott 17 Scoring Jordan McLaughlin 25
Thomas Akyazili 4 Assists Jordan McLaughlin 5
George King 9 Rebounds Nikola Jovanovic 6
Wesley Gordon 5 Free Throws Made Jordan McLaughlin 7
George King 1 Steals Julian Jacobs 5
Wesley Gordon 2 Blocks Nikola Jovanovic 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Colorado 72 46.3 7-18 15-20 9 34 4 3 20
Southern California 79 48.0 4-14 27-35 9 21 7 13 11