Stats: https://cubuffs.com/documents/2018/11/13//Box_Score_Drake_at_Colorado_14_November.pdf
BOULDER — Tad Boyle's Colorado Buffaloes put together a hot-shooting night with some solid defense Tuesday to carve out a 100-71 win over Drake in their season opener.
It was Colorado's most points in a season opener since defeating Cal State-Northridge, 113-89, to open the 1990-91 season.
The Buffs had four players in double figures, led by 25 points from senior Namon Wright, who had five 3-pointers. Sophomore McKinley Wright added 17 points and six assists, Shane Gatling scored 12 points and Lucas Siewert chipped in 11. CU's Tyler Bey just missed a double-double, finishing with a career-high 14 rebounds and nine points. CU shot 58.9 percent from the field (33 for 56) in the game.
Nick Norton led Drake with 18 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED: Colorado closed the first half with a 15-2 run for a 45-34 lead, then put the game away in the first few minutes of the second period.
It took the Buffs less than two minutes to bump the margin to 52-35 with a 7-0 run, and two minutes later, Colorado had a 20-point cushion, 57-37. Namon Wright had six points in the early surge and the Bulldogs never came closer than 17 again.
After a see-saw first half that included eight lead changes and a 12-0 Colorado run, the Buffs finally took the lead for good with a 15-2 run over the last four minutes of the half.
Namon Wright's 25 points were a career high for him in a CU uniform (he had 28 in a game as a freshman for Missouri).
After a Nick Norton 3-pointer gave the Bulldogs a 32-30 lead with 3:59 to go in the period, Namon Wright answered with a Colorado 3-pointer. Wright then added a dunk off a nice assist from McKinley Wright, followed a pair of free throws from each Wright for a 39-34 CU lead.
Drake momentarily halted the run with a Tremell Murphy bucket, but Colorado quickly reeled off six more points, capped by a McKinley Wright layup at the buzzer that gave the Buffs a 45-34 lead at intermission.
TURNING POINT: After the Bulldogs took a 32-30 lead late in the first half, the Buffs responded with a 15-2 run to close the period and take a 45-34 lead into intermission. The Bulldogs never cut the lead back to single digits again.
NEXT UP: The Buffs play host to Omaha in a 7 p.m. game Friday at the CU Events Center.
BOULDER — Tad Boyle's Colorado Buffaloes put together a hot-shooting night with some solid defense Tuesday to carve out a 100-71 win over Drake in their season opener.
It was Colorado's most points in a season opener since defeating Cal State-Northridge, 113-89, to open the 1990-91 season.
The Buffs had four players in double figures, led by 25 points from senior Namon Wright, who had five 3-pointers. Sophomore McKinley Wright added 17 points and six assists, Shane Gatling scored 12 points and Lucas Siewert chipped in 11. CU's Tyler Bey just missed a double-double, finishing with a career-high 14 rebounds and nine points. CU shot 58.9 percent from the field (33 for 56) in the game.
Nick Norton led Drake with 18 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED: Colorado closed the first half with a 15-2 run for a 45-34 lead, then put the game away in the first few minutes of the second period.
It took the Buffs less than two minutes to bump the margin to 52-35 with a 7-0 run, and two minutes later, Colorado had a 20-point cushion, 57-37. Namon Wright had six points in the early surge and the Bulldogs never came closer than 17 again.
After a see-saw first half that included eight lead changes and a 12-0 Colorado run, the Buffs finally took the lead for good with a 15-2 run over the last four minutes of the half.
Namon Wright's 25 points were a career high for him in a CU uniform (he had 28 in a game as a freshman for Missouri).
After a Nick Norton 3-pointer gave the Bulldogs a 32-30 lead with 3:59 to go in the period, Namon Wright answered with a Colorado 3-pointer. Wright then added a dunk off a nice assist from McKinley Wright, followed a pair of free throws from each Wright for a 39-34 CU lead.
Drake momentarily halted the run with a Tremell Murphy bucket, but Colorado quickly reeled off six more points, capped by a McKinley Wright layup at the buzzer that gave the Buffs a 45-34 lead at intermission.
TURNING POINT: After the Bulldogs took a 32-30 lead late in the first half, the Buffs responded with a 15-2 run to close the period and take a 45-34 lead into intermission. The Bulldogs never cut the lead back to single digits again.
NEXT UP: The Buffs play host to Omaha in a 7 p.m. game Friday at the CU Events Center.
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