Postseason 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.