The Buffs kept pace with the No. 25 ranked USC Trojans on Sunday night, but ran out of gas in the end, losing 71-68. The loss marked the fifth in a row for Colorado, which also dropped a home game against the high-powered UCLA Bruins on Thursday night.
Colorado got 16 points from George King and 15 from Xavier Johnson, but it wasn’t enough as Chimezie Metu poured in 24 for the Trojans.
Colorado shot the ball better than USC, including 45 percent from the field and 54 percent from three-point land compared to 39 percent and 15 percent for USC.