Buffs Stun Lobos With Big Comeback For Sixth Straight Win
BOULDER — Tad Boyle's Buffaloes pulled off one of the more improbable comebacks in CU history Tuesday night, rallying from 17 points down on the road to collect a gritty 78-75 win at New Mexico.
The Buffs improved to 8-1 with their sixth straight win while New Mexico fell to 4-4.
Sophomore Tyler Bey recorded his third double-double in four games for the Buffs, finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Lucas Siewert, who hit two key free throws in the final seconds, had 12 points and seven rebounds, McKinley Wright IV had 12 points and eight rebounds and Evan Battey chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds.
Anthony Mathis led New Mexico with 23 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED: The Buffs trailed by 17 in the first half and by 14 early in the second period, but each time, battled back. The difference came in turnovers — after giving it away 12 times in the first half, resulting in 22 New Mexico points, CU had just one turnover in the entire second half.
With just under 16 minutes to play, Colorado still trailed by 14, 52-38. But the Buffs wouldn't quit, and they put together a 28-12 run to finally take a 66-64 lead on a McKinley Wright drive to the basket with 4:35 remaining.
Colorado then built the cushion to as much as six in the final two minutes, and led by four with just 15 seconds to go on Wright hit a drive to the bucket. A Mathis 3-pointer with 7 seconds left pulled New Mexico to within one, 76-75, but Siewert hit two free throws with 5.8 seconds on the clock to bump the margin back to three, and the Lobos missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The Buffs put themselves in a huge hole in the first half, thanks in large part to 12 turnovers that led to 22 New Mexico points. A 17-3 Lobos run gave New Mexico a 32-15 lead with 7:06 to go in the half, and the Buffs appeared to be on the verge of being blown out of The Pit.
But the Buffs didn't cave. Instead, Colorado put together a 14-0 run to pull within three, with Bey scoring five in the run.
The Lobos, though, answered with an 11-0 run to bump the lead back to double digits before Colorado scored the last five points of the half. A 3-pointer from Deleon Brown at the buzzer pulled the Buffs to within nine at intermission, 43-34.
NEXT UP: The Buffs now will have a few days off before beginning preparation for their Dec. 22 opening game in the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii against Indiana State.
BOULDER — Tad Boyle's Buffaloes pulled off one of the more improbable comebacks in CU history Tuesday night, rallying from 17 points down on the road to collect a gritty 78-75 win at New Mexico.
The Buffs improved to 8-1 with their sixth straight win while New Mexico fell to 4-4.
Sophomore Tyler Bey recorded his third double-double in four games for the Buffs, finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Lucas Siewert, who hit two key free throws in the final seconds, had 12 points and seven rebounds, McKinley Wright IV had 12 points and eight rebounds and Evan Battey chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds.
Anthony Mathis led New Mexico with 23 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED: The Buffs trailed by 17 in the first half and by 14 early in the second period, but each time, battled back. The difference came in turnovers — after giving it away 12 times in the first half, resulting in 22 New Mexico points, CU had just one turnover in the entire second half.
With just under 16 minutes to play, Colorado still trailed by 14, 52-38. But the Buffs wouldn't quit, and they put together a 28-12 run to finally take a 66-64 lead on a McKinley Wright drive to the basket with 4:35 remaining.
Colorado then built the cushion to as much as six in the final two minutes, and led by four with just 15 seconds to go on Wright hit a drive to the bucket. A Mathis 3-pointer with 7 seconds left pulled New Mexico to within one, 76-75, but Siewert hit two free throws with 5.8 seconds on the clock to bump the margin back to three, and the Lobos missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The Buffs put themselves in a huge hole in the first half, thanks in large part to 12 turnovers that led to 22 New Mexico points. A 17-3 Lobos run gave New Mexico a 32-15 lead with 7:06 to go in the half, and the Buffs appeared to be on the verge of being blown out of The Pit.
But the Buffs didn't cave. Instead, Colorado put together a 14-0 run to pull within three, with Bey scoring five in the run.
The Lobos, though, answered with an 11-0 run to bump the lead back to double digits before Colorado scored the last five points of the half. A 3-pointer from Deleon Brown at the buzzer pulled the Buffs to within nine at intermission, 43-34.
NEXT UP: The Buffs now will have a few days off before beginning preparation for their Dec. 22 opening game in the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii against Indiana State.
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