Pac-12 Preview: Colorado Buffaloes (18-7, 7-5) vs. USC Trojans (10-14, 1-0)

Jan 18, 2014; Boulder, CO, USA; USC Trojans guard J.T. Terrell (20) shoots in the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Coors Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Buffaloes-Trojans Preview

The Colorado Buffaloes (18-7, 7-5 in Pac-12 play) look to get back into the win columnafter a hard-fought lossto the UCLA Bruins on Thursday night. Colorado took the lead into the half up 40-36 but couldn’t contain the Bruins from deep in the second half, falling 92-74.Bryce Alfordcame off of the bench hot for UCLA, knocking down 4-of-5 three-point attempts as he finished with 14 points on the night.

What: Pac-12 Conference Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs. USC Trojans
When: Sunday, February 16th
Where: Galen Center
Time: 8:00 PM ET, 6:00 PM MT
TV: ESPNU

During the two teams last meeting back on Jan. 18th, the 21st ranked Buffaloes handled the Trojans at the Coors Event Center, 83-62.Josh Scottled the way for the Buffs as he scored a game-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting, collecting 7 rebounds while converting all four of his free-throw attempts.Askia Bookerwould chip in 13 points on just 3-of-5 shooting as he scored most of his points from the line, knocking down all six free-throw attempts.

Buffaloes power forwardWesley Gordonhas sat out the last two games with an ankle injury and is questionable to play tonight against the Trojans.

Players To Watch For:

Colorado Buffaloes:

Josh Scott — Colorado’s center Josh Scott continues to produce at a high-level for this club, giving them chances to win every night. In their last game against the UCLA Bruins, Scott scored 20 points to lead all scorers.

USC Trojans:

Byron Wesley— The junior guard out of Rancho Cucamongo, California is coming off of a big game in the loss to the Utah Utes. He would tied a game-high with 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 1 steal.

Pac-12 Standings:

1 –Arizona Wildcats(23-2, 10-2 in Pac-12)
2 – UCLA Bruins (20-5, 9-3 in Pac-12)
3 –Arizona State Sun Devils(19-6, 8-4 in Pac-12)
4 – California Golden Bears (17-8, 8-4 in Pac-12)
5 – Colorado Buffaloes (18-7, 7-5 in Pac-12)
6 – Stanford Cardinal (16-8, 7-5 in Pac-12)
7 –Utah Utes(17-8, 6-7 in Pac-12)
8 – Washington Huskies (14-12, 6-7 in Pac-12)
9 – Oregon State Beavers (13-10, 5-6 in Pac-12)
10 –Oregon Ducks(15-8, 3-8 in Pac-12)
11 –USC Trojans(10-14, 1-10 in Pac-12)

Projected Starting Line-Ups:

Colorado Buffaloes:

PG:Xavier Talton
SG: Askia Booker
SF:Xavier Johnson
PF: Wesley Gordon
C: Josh Scott

USC Trojans:

PG:Brendyn Taylor
SG:Pe’Shon Howard
SF: Byron Wesley
PF: Strahinja Gayrilovic
C: D.J. Haley

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