Vince Iwuchukwu makes his debut as USC holds off Colorado

Drew Peterson knocked down a clutch jumper with 1:35 left and added a pair of clutch free throws within the closing seconds and Kobe Johnson hit 4 straight from the road as USC held off Colorado, 68-61 in a Pac-12 Convention battle on Thursday night time.

KJ Simpson pulled the Buffaloes inside one along with his jumper with two minutes to play, however the crew dedicated a number of premature turnovers down the stretch and misfired on two late 3-pointers within the closing half-minute.

As large because the win was for the Trojans, the debut of 7-foot-1 freshman Vince Iwuchukwu rivaled it for its good-news worth. The previous five-star recruit collapsed throughout a casual exercise in July, struggling main coronary heart failure. He was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Heart, the place he stayed for a number of days. Iwuchukwu stated in September that his restoration and rehabilitation stay optimistic. When he stood up from the bench and trotted towards the scorer’s desk, the house crowd gave him a standing ovation. He missed each of his shot makes an attempt throughout four-and-a-half minutes.

Peterson completed with 15 factors with three assists and 4 steals to steer USC (12-5, 4-2). Boogie Ellis scored 14 factors and had six assists. Joshua Morgan completed with 12 factors, three steals and 4 blocked pictures.

Simpson led Colorado (11-7, 3-4) with 17 factors. Tristan da Silva and Lawson Lovering every scored 13 factors, with Lovering flattening 14 rebounds. Javon Ruffin added 12 factors and 5 rebounds off the bench.