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Evan Battey DROPS a PHYSICAL 21 PTS vs USC Trojans | Colorado Buffaloes | Next Ones

#EvanBattey #NextOnes Evan Battey had a challenge down low on both sides of the court especially on offense because in order to get the ball to Battey, Colorado had to penetrate USC’s zone. The Trojans zone was similar to UCLA’s but USC was double-teaming forwards if the ball was in their hands. On Thursday, the Buffs broke the Bruins’ zone with shooting and they caught fire. However, the Buffaloes’ shooting was subpar on Saturday and the only way to break the zone was to penetrate it and make the offense work inside the paint. Battey would be that worker going against USC’s senior forward Bennie Boatwright and junior forward Nick Rakocevic. “We wanted to go after them and get them into foul trouble because without them they are a different team,” Boyle said. With the ball in his hands Battey led the Buffs in scoring in the first half with 12 points, and ended the game with a season-high of 21. Those points came from either posting up and grinding against USC’s two big men or from simple jumpers a few feet away. A forward’s effort often goes unnoticed but in a game that was as physical as this one, Battey got the crowd on its feet when the game seemed out of reach. For example, in the final seconds of the first half Battey got the ball low and went to work. His patience on the block paid off as he scored the final basket of the half and got the Buffs’ deficit to within seven. On defense, his performance initially was cleaner than it has been in the past. Battey picked up a foul quickly in the first half but he only picked up one to start. He had the presence of mind to move his feet and not bring down his hands as USC was shooting which typically contributes to Battey’s fouls during a game. Battey played physical but he was smart about it on defense because the Buffs needed his size. “I was just trying to make it as has hard for him to catch as possible,” Battey said. [I tried to] really bother him and be a constant nag when [Rakocevic] has the ball and when he doesn’t have the ball,” he said. He boxed out some of USC’s tallest to either get over the back fouls or a Buffs’ fast break would begin. Battey brought the physicality on defense because early on USC was winning the physical aspect of the game. But Battey could not be perfect forever. He picked up two more fouls in the second half and had to sit for awhile because Boyle and the Buffs would need him later. “He is a hard guy to officiate because he is so big,” Boyle said. #EvanBatey #NextOnes * * Pac 12 * Subscribe to Next Ones for daily content - You’ll be the first to know about up and coming players before anyone else - http://bit.ly/2u3LHiP Follow Next Ones on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram Twitter - http://bit.ly/2z8Qpli Facebook - http://bit.ly/2lU0Kbr Instagram- http://bit.ly/2KwB3wf Business email: info@nextones.com I DO NOT own clips or videos that i post of sports Highlights. All highlights or clips are property of the NBA, NCAA, ACC, NFL, SEC, ESPN , BroadbandTV NBA account, ETC.. All videos are edited following the "fair use" guideline of Youtube.