Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsPostseason basketball is a game of possessions. A few telling back-and-forths from a back and forth game, and it was USC who prevailed over Providence 75-71 in the First Four in Dayton.
The Friars struck early and built a lead that got as big as 17 points. Immediately after the first timeout of the game, Kyron Cartwright caught the ball on the top of the key, pump-faked a USC defender out of the play, sprinted towards the basket into a collapsing defense, jumped, twisted, and found Jalen Lindsey wide open on the wing for three. He made the exact same play again, starting about 10 feet to the left, with 10 minutes in the first half, where he found Lindsey for…
