Colorado put collectively its greatest begin of the season, however the Buffaloes’ protection took a step backward.
Nonetheless, it wasn’t sufficient of a step backward to stop CU from remaining undefeated.
The CU males’s basketball workforce answered a powerful problem from UC Davis with a late surge, pulling away from the visiting Aggies for a 95-79 victory Friday night time on the CU Occasions Heart.
The Buffs improved to 5-0 going into the primary street journey of the season on the two-game Acrisure Vacation Basic, which begins towards San Francisco on Thanksgiving.
CU jumped to a 10-0 lead out of the gate and led by 13 factors late within the first half earlier than the Aggies step by step chipped away on the deficit. UC Davis took its first lead at 58-57 and led 63-59 with 10 minutes, 21 seconds remaining earlier than the Buffs scored 10 straight factors in what become a 14-2 run that gave CU the lead for good.
It as soon as once more was a balanced assault for the Buffs, who had 5 gamers rating in double figures. Bangot Dak went 8-for-10 with a team-high 18 factors, whereas level guard Barrington Hargress loved a strong all-around recreation with 13 factors and 9 assists. CU guard Felix Kossaras scored a career-high 17 factors.
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Colorado 95, UC Davis 79
UC DAVIS (4-1)
Rocak 6-7 5-5 19, Suljanovic 2-6 0-0 5, Cooper 6-8 2-2 14, Sevilla 1-7 0-0 2, Wilson 8-15 2-2 21, Chappell 3-8 0-0 7, Fagbemi 3-4 0-0 7, Stokes 1-4 0-0 2, Rawlins 1-1 0-0 2, Amzil 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-60 9-9 79.
COLORADO (4-0)
Dak 8-10 2-3 18, Rancik 5-9 4-4 15, Malone 1-2 0-0 3, Hargress 5-7 2-2 13, Kossaras 5-7 4-6 17, Johnson 2-4 2-2 8, Michaeli 4-9 2-2 10, Sanders 3-6 0-0 6, Holland 1-3 2-2 5, Inman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-57 18-21 95.
Halftime: Colorado 43-39; 3-Level Targets: UC Davis 8-24 (Wilson 3-5, Rocak 2-3, Fagbemi 1-1, Suljanovic 1-3, Chappell 1-5, Stokes 0-1, Cooper 0-2, Sevilla 0-4). Colorado 9-15 (Kossaras 3-5, Johnson 2-2, Holland 1-1, Malone 1-1, Rancik 1-2, Hargress 1-3, Michaeli 0-1); Rebounds: UC Davis 26 (Cooper 9), Colorado 29 (Rancik 7); Assists: UC Davis 16 (Fagbemi 6), Colorado 24 (Hargress 9); Complete Fouls: UC Davis 19, Colorado 12.