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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.
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