{"id":56565,"date":"2018-01-11T06:39:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T06:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=56565"},"modified":"2018-01-11T06:39:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T06:39:31","slug":"mclaughlin-metu-help-usc-overpower-colorado-70-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/mclaughlin-metu-help-usc-overpower-colorado-70-58.html","title":{"rendered":"McLaughlin, Metu help USC overpower Colorado 70-58"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">McLaughlin, Metu help USC overpower Colorado 70-58<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Jordan McLaughlin scored 20 points and Southern California defeated Colorado 70-58 on Wednesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">McLaughlin made all four of his 3-pointers for the Trojans (12-6, 3-2 Pac-12). They led most of the game in winning their third in a row against the Buffaloes. Chimezie Metu added 14 points and 13 rebounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">George King led Colorado with 21 points. Freshman McKinley Wright IV, the Buffs&#8217; leading scorer at 16.2 points, was held to seven points on 2-of-9 shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Led by McLaughlin, the Trojans pulled away in the second half after leading by four at the break. He had two 3-pointers, a layup and a free throw that pushed their lead to 55-45.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Metu ran off six points in a row, extending USC&#8217;s lead to 65-53. He made four straight free throws before throwing down a huge dunk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Colorado (10-7, 2-3) stayed within striking distance in the first half on the strength of six 3-pointers, which the Trojans matched.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">But the Buffs couldn&#8217;t get a sustained scoring run going over the final 20 minutes, when McLaughlin and Metu were backed by solid defense from their teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">BIG PICTURE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Colorado: The Buffs experienced a letdown after sweeping the ranked Arizona schools at home last week. The loss leaves them in the lower half of the league standings, one of five teams with a losing record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">USC: The Trojans&#8217; defense has stepped up since allowing Washington to shoot 67 percent in a loss on Dec. 29. Their last four opponents have shot 97 of 234 (41.5 percent) from the field. USC is 8-0 when holding the opposition to under 40 percent shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaab\/2018\/01\/11\/mclaughlin-metu-help-usc-overpower-colorado-70-58\/109352798\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/mclaughlin-metu-help-usc-overpower-colorado-70-58.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McLaughlin, Metu help USC overpower Colorado 70-58 Jordan McLaughlin scored 20 points and Southern California defeated Colorado 70-58 on Wednesday night. McLaughlin made all four of his 3-pointers for the Trojans (12-6, 3-2 Pac-12). They led most of the game in winning their third in a row against the Buffaloes. 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