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Last Updated: December 18, 2023, 03:30 IST
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A dominant efficiency by Auburn served as a reminder that neither USC nor Bronny James are a completed product.
AUBURN, Ala.: A dominant efficiency by Auburn served as a reminder that neither USC nor Bronny James are a completed product.
Aden Holloway scored 15 factors with six assists and Jaylin Williams had 14 factors to assist Auburn beat USC 91-75 on Sunday because the Trojans’ James continued to work his method again to type after struggling cardiac arrest in July.
The Tigers (8-2) managed the sport a lot of the method within the first street look for James in a packed Auburn Arena with dozens of NBA scouts watching. The Trojans (5-5) dropped their third straight recreation.
“He’s improved, but it’s a little unfair to him to be judging him every possession right now,” Trojans coach Andy Enfield mentioned. “He’s come back and he gave us good minutes. He plays very hard.
“He’s just a freshman and he’s been out five months. It’s very, very challenging for him but we anticipate he’ll be a much better player by the middle of the season than he is now.”
Bronny James, who stays on restricted minutes simply two video games into his comeback, didn’t communicate to reporters after the sport.
The son of NBA famous person LeBron James, Bronny James scored 5 factors in 14 minutes, making 3 of 4 free throws late. He couldn’t corral the ball on an alley-oop probability within the closing two minutes, prompting a chant of “overrated.” But Auburn followers principally didn’t react to his presence on the court docket.
Auburn had 5 scorers in double figures. Denver Jones had 12 factors whereas Johni Broome and Dylan Cardwell every had 11.
Boogie Ellis led USC with 22 factors. Isaiah Collier and Oziyah Sellers every had 13. Collier fouled out.
Holloway, himself a extremely recruited freshman guard, figured it needed to be a problem for James to get again into rhythm on the court docket.
“I was just happy to be able to see him out on the court and playing again,” Holloway mentioned. “It’s always good to just play and do what you love to do. Being able to compete out there is the best thing, really.”
James had made his faculty debut at dwelling per week earlier in an extra time loss to Long Beach State together with his father readily available. LeBron James, whose Los Angeles Lakers host the New York Knicks on Monday evening, wasn’t in Auburn Arena for this one.
Bronny James’ mom, Savannah, watched from proper behind the USC bench.
James entered the sport with 16:28 left to a reasonable buzz from the followers and performed principally quick stints, however he wasn’t in a position to spark a rally. In truth, the Trojans have been outscored by 17 with him on the court docket within the first half and trailed 49-35 at halftime.
James suffered cardiac arrest throughout a exercise at Galen Center. He was discovered to have a congenital coronary heart defect that was treatable.
BIG PICTURE
USC began a 4-recreation street stretch. The Trojans have misplaced three consecutive common-season video games for the primary time since shedding to Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State from Feb. 1-8, 2020.
Auburn has gained 49 consecutive dwelling nonconference video games and is creeping nearer to the Top 25.
UP NEXT
USC: Visits Alabama State on Tuesday evening.
Auburn: Hosts Alabama State on Friday evening.
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