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Why the Buffs misplaced: Decide the rationale. Baylor shot .528 whereas the Buffs dedicated 9 of their 10 turnovers throughout a disastrous first half.
Three stars
1. BU’s Tounde Yessoufou. The freshman star went 10-for-16 with 27 factors and 10 rebounds.
2. BU’s Cameron Carr. Did a little bit little bit of all the pieces in opposition to the Buffs, recording 19 factors, eight rebounds, six assists and two blocked pictures.
3. BU’s Obi Agbim. The Colorado native loved his first outing in opposition to the Buffs, ending with 19 factors and 6 assists.
Up subsequent: The Buffs return residence to face Arizona State on Saturday (7:30 p.m., ESPN2).
WACO, Tex. — Hoping to recapture the aggressive spark Colorado acquired from a reshuffled beginning lineup earlier within the week, head coach Tad Boyle rolled with the identical opening 5 at Baylor.
This time, there was no spark from the beginning lineup. Or the opposite key gamers coming off the bench. And it didn’t take lengthy for the Buffaloes to fizzle.
Very like per week earlier at Iowa State, the Buffs had been run out of the gymnasium rapidly on Wednesday evening. In contrast to the matchup in opposition to Iowa State, ranked seventh within the nation, this time it occurred in opposition to a staff CU had an affordable perception it might defeat.
As an alternative, Colorado’s first go to to Baylor in 15 years resulted in embarrassment, because the Bears rolled previous the Buffs in an 86-67 choice at Foster Pavilion.
It was the seventh loss in eight video games for the Buffs, whereas Baylor received its second consecutive recreation after dropping seven of its first eight Huge 12 video games.
“Each these groups try to get their seasons rotated, there’s no query about that,” Boyle stated. “And Baylor performed like they needed their season to get rotated greater than we did. So we took a step backward. I believed the primary half, our frustration, our youth, actually confirmed by way of letting our frustrations on offense bleed over into protection. And that may’t occur. Not on the highway.
“We missed some pictures on the rim that we usually end. We missed some free throws. Simply little issues like that, we didn’t fairly have it. However while you don’t guard and also you let their greatest three gamers rating 65 factors, one thing’s improper.”
These three gamers — guards Tounde Yessoufou, Cameron Carr and Colorado native Obi Agbim — made life depressing for the Buffs in Waco. The trio mixed to go 22-for-40 general, 10-for-22 on 3-pointers and 11-for-13 on the free throw line. Carr grabbed a game-high eight rebounds and Yessoufou added seven. Carr and Agbim, a former standout at Rangeview Excessive Faculty, completed with six assists apiece.
Whereas final week’s ugly 30-point loss at Iowa State featured a Cyclones membership that buried the Buffs instantly after halftime, the Bears had been extra meticulous of their dismantling of the Buffs. CU freshman Isaiah Johnson scored the sport’s first bucket, however that proved to be the one lead of the evening for the Buffs, who rapidly fell right into a 16-6 gap.
The Buffs remained inside 9 factors earlier than the Bears reeled off a 16-4 run, paving the best way for a 45-21 halftime lead for Baylor. CU dedicated 9 of its 10 turnovers within the first half. Baylor owned a 13-0 benefit in factors off turnovers at halftime.
“These three guys had been the distinction within the recreation,” Boyle stated. “Going into the sport, we all know we wish to take away Obi’s threes. We wish to take away Carr’s threes. Yessoufou, we’ll make him make a pair over a hand. However as he will get going, and he begins feeling it, you’ve received to stand up in him and make him a driver. We had no reply for these three guys.”
Baylor went 7-for-15 on 3-pointers within the first half, a number of of them off wide-open seems. The Bears completed with a .528 general area aim proportion, changing into the ninth opponent this season, and the fourth in six video games, to shoot no less than 50% in opposition to the Buffs.
Johnson endured his most irritating capturing effort of the season, going 3-for-13 with 10 factors. CU additionally was outrebounded (32-26) for the fifth time in six video games.
“Positively dangerous rotations. Leaving shooters open,” stated CU freshman Jalin Holland, who led the Buffs with a season-high 12 factors. “It was a little bit little bit of strain on their facet of the ball, and we had been simply sloppy with the ball.”
Baylor 86, Colorado 67
COLORADO (13-10, 3-7 Huge 12)
Ifaola 0-0 0-0 0, Hargress 5-7 0-0 11, Holland 3-7 5-6 12, Johnson 3-13 3-4 10, Sanders 2-3 3-4 7, Rancik 1-5 2-2 5, Dak 2-8 0-0 5, Michaeli 2-5 3-7 7, Inman 4-6 0-0 10, Crawford 0-0 0-0 0, Kossaras 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 16-23 67.
BAYLOR (13-9, 3-7)
Powell 2-3 2-2 6, Agbim 6-12 4-4 19, Carr 6-12 4-5 19, Williams 2-4 1-2 5, Yessoufou 10-16 3-4 27, Rataj 1-5 5-6 7, Nnaji 1-1 1-2 3, Kuykendall 0-0 0-0 0, Perry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-53 20-25 86.
Halftime: Baylor 45-21. 3-point area objectives: Colorado 7-17 (Inman 2-4, Hargress 1-1, Dak 1-2, Rancik 1-2, Holland 1-3, Johnson 1-4, Michaeli 0-1); Baylor 10-24 (Yessoufou 4-7, Carr 3-6, Agbim 3-9, Rataj 0-2). Fouled out: Ifaola, Williams. Rebounds: Colorado 26 (Dak 6); Baylor 32 (Carr 8). Assists: Colorado 11 (Johnson 4), Baylor 17 (Agbim, Carr 6). Turnovers: Colorado 10 (Johnson, Holland, Hargress 2); Baylor (Agbim 3). Whole fouls: Colorado 18, Baylor 19. A: 7,012.