Buffaloes eye third straight win on Saturday versus USC

Sophomore guard Mckinley Wright IV shoots the ball during practice at the Galen Center. The Buffs will tipoff against the USC Trojans tomorrow at 8 p.m. MST(Nigel Amstock/CU Independent)The Colorado Buffaloes men’s basketball team plays Southern California this Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Galen Center, rounding out a two-game road trip to Los Angeles.

Having defeated UCLA on Wednesday, Colorado will now aim for a sweep on the road before returning to Boulder, something the Buffs under head coach Tad Boyle have accomplished only once (back-to-back wins over Air Force and CSU in 2013) in his tenure at CU.

For the Buffaloes, the game versus USC could have implications outside of Saturday evening.…