USC Basketball: Trojans Sneak By Seton Hall, Powered By Pair Of Vets

Great win for the Trojans on Thursday.

The USC Trojans basketball team downed Seton Hall by a score of 71-63 on Thursday in the Rady Children's Invitational. Guard Boogie Ellis led the way with 22 points for the Trojans, and USC picked up a solid victory for themselves.

The team almost blew a 20-point lead but held on to claim the win. It was the kind of game that felt like USC was in control throughout, but they did leave their foot off the gas to allow Seton Hall back into it.

"We've got a lot of young guys. We've got to make sure we grow up and take advantage of our opportunities," said Ellis, who made four 3-pointers. "Being up 20, we've just go to step on their throat and keep grinding it out. ... We've got to finish it out and win by 20 or 30."

Per Boogie Ellis via USCTrojans.com

Along with Ellis, Joshua Morgan blocked 10 shots for USC. His defensive performance helped keep USC in front, and it was a strong performance from the senior. 

Head coach Andy Enfield didn't like the effort from his team late in the game and said that they were a little fatigued during the matchup. He knows that they can be better, and they will need to do so going forward.

"I thought we made some careless mistakes on offense. We just weren't efficient. We started turning the ball over and then we gave up offensive rebounds on the other end and they were getting to the rim. We probably should have gone zone a little earlier to try to prevent some of those drives."

Per Andy Enfield via USCTrojans.com

It wasn't the prettiest win, but a win is a win. Now the Trojans can learn from this game, and use it to not make the same mistakes in the future.

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