Snapshot: Oregon Geese 75, CU Buffs MBB 69
Turning level: The groups traded runs for a lot of the second half, however it was 5 consecutive factors from Oregon’s Quincy Guerrier with the Buffs trailing by only one level that made the distinction down the stretch.
Buff of the sport: Co-winners in Eugene with Tristan da Silva and Nique Clifford. Da Silva went 8-for-14 general, 3-for-3 on 3-pointers and 4-for-4 on the free throw line, ending with a game-high 23 factors. Clifford went 7-for-11 general and 3-for-5 on 3-pointers, recording a career-high 17 factors.
What’s subsequent?: The Buffs will attempt to salvage a cut up of the Oregon journey at Oregon State on Saturday (8:30 p.m. MT, Pac-12 Community).
EUGENE, Ore. — It was a combined bag defensively for the Colorado males’s basketball workforce.
When the Buffaloes turned to the press to try a second-half comeback, the trouble did the trick, permitting the Buffs to rally. However when Oregon was in a position to run its offense, they transformed with relative ease towards Colorado’s protection.
That mixture turned an fascinating comeback into one other powerful defeat for the Buffs, as Oregon held off a CU rally to ship the Buffs to a 75-69 defeat on Thursday evening at Knight Enviornment.
It was the fourth loss in 5 video games for the Buffs, who additionally missed a chance to submit a two-game common season sweep towards the Geese for simply the second time since becoming a member of the Pac-12 Convention.
“We weren’t in a position to guard the ball off the bounce within the first half or the second half. And that’s an enormous key to the sport with Oregon,” CU head coach Tad Boyle stated. “In order that harm us. However for them to shoot 49% and outrebound us, and we shoot 37%, how on earth are we within the sport? The explanation we’re within the sport is as a result of our guys battle and so they compete and so they scratch and so they claw. However we had too many guys with empty performances tonight on each the offensive and defensive finish.”
Oregon led 32-26 at halftime and steadily prolonged its lead early within the second half, utilizing an 8-2 run to push CU’s deficit to 11 factors. A 3-pointer from Oregon guard and former Buffs participant Keeshawn Barthelemy saved the Geese’ benefit at 11 factors halfway via the second half.
The Buffs responded, with Tristan da Silva and Nique Clifford combining on a 9-0 run that pulled Colorado inside two factors. Oregon answered with the subsequent six factors to push its benefit again to eight factors, however da Silva scored the subsequent seven to get the Buffs inside some extent.
That seesaw continued as Oregon’s Quincy Guerrier scored the subsequent 5 factors, and the Buffs didn’t get nearer than 4 factors throughout the last 2 minutes, 55 seconds.
Clifford broke out of a stoop in an enormous method, going 7-for-11 with three 3-pointers and a career-high 17 factors. Da Silva continued to torment Oregon, going 8-for-14 from the sphere and 4-for-4 on free throws to complete with a game-high 23 factors.
Whereas da Silva and Clifford carried the load offensively, they acquired little assist. Main scorer KJ Simpson went 2-for-13 with simply eight factors, though he recorded 5 rebounds and 4 assists whereas having fun with his first zero-turnover sport of the season. Though Clifford and da Silva shot a mixed .600 (15-for-25) with 40 factors, the remainder of the workforce managed solely 29 factors whereas capturing .225 (9-for-40).
“We tried to increase the sport there on the finish and tried to make Oregon miss free throws, which they didn’t do,” da Silva stated. “It’s form of laborious to get again in that facet. Our press did us nicely to get us again within the sport and disrupt them, however we simply couldn’t fairly pull it off all the best way.”
Barthelemy loved an enormous sport towards his previous mates, matching a season-high with 13 factors whereas going 3-for-4 on 3-pointers. Oregon outrebounded the Buffs 38-34 regardless of enjoying with out beginning ahead and main rebounder N’Faly Dante, who was a late scratch attributable to a knee harm.
Colorado entered the sport ranked final within the Pac-12 in free throw capturing however put collectively a 13-for-14 mark on the line. Oregon, ranked eleventh within the league in free throw share, went 16-for-20 and hit 5-of-6 within the last minute to carry off the Buffs.
“The battle and the competitiveness of this group, I don’t query it,” Boyle stated. “I simply query our capability to complete, our capability to string stops collectively. We weren’t in a position to do this tonight. We couldn’t recover from the hump and ended up with a loss.”
Oregon 75, Colorado 69
COLORADO (12-10, 4-7 Pac 12)
da Silva 8-14 4-4 23, Lovering 1-2 0-0 2, Clifford 7-11 0-0 17, Hadley 1-5 0-0 2, Simpson 2-13 4-4 8, O’Brien 2-8 0-0 5, Hammond 2-8 3-4 7, Gabbidon 0-3 2-2 2, Wright 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 24-65 13-14 69.
OREGON (12-9, 6-4)
Guerrier 6-11 2-2 16, Bittle 5-9 0-1 11, Couisnard 2-8 4-4 8, Richardson 2-8 4-5 8, Soares 2-4 5-7 9, Barthelemy 5-7 0-0 13, Ware 2-2 1-1 5, Wur 2-3 0-0 5, Rigsby 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-53 16-20 75.
Halftime — Oregon 32-26. 3-point area targets — Colorado 8-21 (da Silva 3-3, Clifford 3-5, Wright 1-1, O’Brien 1-3, Gabbidon 0-1, Hammond 0-4, Simpson 0-4), Oregon 7-19 (Barthelemy 3-4, Guerrier 2-3, Wur 1-2, Bittle 1-4, Rigsby 0-1, Couisnard 0-2, Richardson 0-3). Rebounds — Colorado 34 (O’Brien 7), Oregon 38 (Bittle 13). Assists — Colorado 11 (Simpson 4), Oregon 13 (Richardson 6). Complete fouls — Colorado 17, Oregon 13. A — 5,680.