Snapshot: Oregon State 60, CU Buffs MBB 52
Turning level: Oregon State took management with an 11-0 run halfway by way of the second half, a burst powered by three 3-pointers from freshman Jordan Pope.
Buff of the sport: Tristan da Silva. The junior ahead was a brilliant spot for the Buffs, recording his second double-double with 22 factors and a career-high 15 rebounds. Da Silva additionally hit a career-best 4 3-pointers.
What’s subsequent?: The Buffs will attempt to get again on observe at house on Thursday in opposition to California (8 p.m., Pac-12 Community).
CORVALLIS, Ore.— In an up-and-down season that has seen its share of ugly lows, the Colorado males’s basketball has flailed its approach into new depths.
The Buffaloes’ struggles continued on Saturday night time at Oregon State, because the Beavers took management within the second half handy CU a 60-52 defeat at Gill Coliseum.
OSU scored solely 42 factors in a loss in Boulder on Jan. 7, had misplaced seven of its earlier eight video games, and had misplaced its previous three house matchups in opposition to CU. None of that mattered on Saturday, as an terrible second half by the Buffs despatched Colorado to fifth loss up to now six video games.
Regardless of taking pictures solely .350 total and .306 within the second half, the Buffs nonetheless transformed three extra area objectives than the Beavers whereas connecting on an equal variety of 3-pointers. But far too many fouls defensively led to a 17-for-22 night time for the Beavers on the free throw line.
CU was simply 3-for-7 on free throws and fell to 1-8 this season in true street video games.
“We’re determining methods to lose video games,” CU head coach Tad Boyle mentioned. “Tonight we misplaced the sport on the free throw line. We get outscored 17-3 on the free throw line and we scored three extra baskets than Oregon State. Clearly they weren’t fouling and we have been fouling. Typically that occurs on the street. However that free throw discrepancy was an enormous a part of the sport.”
The Buffs as soon as once more displayed all of the acquainted offensive shortcomings which are turning this marketing campaign right into a misplaced season. Whereas CU was taking pictures effectively within the first half, the Buffs dedicated 10 of their 13 turnovers within the opening 20 minutes, which produced a one-point halftime lead that simply may have been extra.
Colorado additionally as soon as once more did not get vital offensive contributions throughout its rotation. Ahead J’Vonne Hadley turned in a strong sport, posting simply his second double-digit scoring effort over the previous 12 video games by going 5-for-5 with 11 factors and 7 rebounds. And for a lot of the second half, Tristan da Silva was a one-man present for the Buffs, as he scored all 13 CU factors over the ultimate seven minutes.
Da Silva recorded the second double-double of his profession with 22 factors and a career-high 15 rebounds, however he had little to no assist offensively past Hadley. KJ Simpson went 1-for-13 with simply 4 factors. Nique Clifford, coming off a career-high 17 factors in Thursday’s loss at Oregon, went 2-for-8 with 4 factors. And the bench combo of Luke O’Brien and Julian Hammond III didn’t rating in any respect whereas going a mixed 0-for-7.
“I really feel like we’ve obtained to verify we share the ball and belief one another, and make performs for one another,” da Silva mentioned. “That begins in apply. We’ve simply obtained to get again to work on Monday.”
The Beavers took management with an 11-0 run halfway by way of the second half, a burst sparked by freshman Jordan Pope, who hit three of his 5 second-half 3-pointers in the course of the run. A da Silva bucket inside with 3:28 remaining stored CU inside 53-49, however a da Silva 3-pointer within the last minute proved to be the Buffs’ solely factors the remainder of the best way.
Da Silva (4-for-8) and reserve guard Ethan Wright (2-for-2) went a mixed 6-for-10 on 3-pointers, however the remainder of CU’s group was simply 1-for-14.
“We’re not taking part in very sensible basketball proper now. We’re simply not,” Boyle mentioned. “There’s just one individual responsible, and that’s the top coach. Physique language is a matter with this group when issues don’t go effectively. That’s lack of toughness. That’s lack of psychological toughness. That’s lack of management. The one strategy to struggle by way of that stuff is to regroup mentally.”
Oregon St. 60, Colorado 52
COLORADO (12-11, 4-8 Pac-12)
da Silva 9-21 0-0 22, Lovering 2-3 0-1 4, Clifford 2-8 0-0 5, Hadley 5-5 1-3 11, Simpson 1-13 2-3 4, Hammond 0-4 0-0 0, O’Brien 0-3 0-0 0, E.Wright 2-2 0-0 6, Gabbidon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 3-7 52.
OREGON ST. (9-13, 3-8 Pac-12)
Andela 3-3 0-0 6, Bilodeau 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor 4-14 6-8 14, Akanno 0-4 5-6 5, Pope 7-15 0-0 19, Rataj 1-3 2-4 5, Ibekwe 1-2 2-2 4, Krass 1-3 2-2 5, C.Wright 0-1 0-0 0, Ryuny 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-47 17-22 60.
Halftime — Colorado 26-25. 3-point area objectives — Colorado 7-24 (da Silva 4-8, E.Wright 2-2, Clifford 1-5, Hammond 0-2, O’Brien 0-3, Simpson 0-4), Oregon St. 7-18 (Pope 5-10, Krass 1-1, Rataj 1-1, Bilodeau 0-1, C.Wright 0-1, Akanno 0-2, Taylor 0-2). Rebounds — Colorado 37 (da Silva 15), Oregon St. 36 (Taylor 12). Assists — Colorado 10 (da Silva, Clifford, Hadley, Simpson 2), Oregon St. 10 (Taylor 4). Whole fouls — Colorado 18, Oregon St. 13. A — 3,789.