BOULDER — Evan Battey scored a career-high 21 points and Tyler Bey recorded his fifth straight double-double to lift Colorado to a 78-67 win over USC on Saturday at the CU Events Center.
The win improved the Buffs to 19-11 overall and 10-8 in Pac-12 play and guaranteed Colorado of no worse than a fifth seed in next week's Pac-12 tournament. USC fell to 15-16, 8-10.
Battey had seven rebounds to go with his 21 points while Bey had 17 points and 11 rebounds. McKinley Wright IV had 17 points while Shane Gatling had seven points and a career-high seven rebounds.