Colorado got their first road win tonight and controlled the entire game winning, 74-50. USC is a very weak team, but Colorado knew they had to win this game and they did easily. They held USC to inefficient shooting and although they were playing in an easy environment, they still were able to get the win. Colorado continues to beat the teams they should and have moved to 6-2 in the Pac-12. Andre Roberson, Carlon Brown, and Askia Booker all led the way with 13 points each. Additionally, the rebounding was exceptional with Roberson tallying 10 rebounds and Booker, Dinwiddie, and Carlon Brown all adding 9 rebounds. Overall, it was a good performance by the Buffaloes and they were able to maintain their standing in the conference.
Things the Buffaloes did well: The Buffaloes' defense helped them put away their opponent once again. They held USC to 32% shooting and the Buffaloes owned the Trojans on the boards by a margin of 49-23. Bench scoring helped the Buffaloes as well with 13 from Booker and 10 points from Jeremy Adams. A major strength of this team is how evenly distributed the scoring output is from the starting five and it showed again tonight. Ultimately, although the Pac-12 is weak, Colorado is at least taking advantage of it. They are beating the inferior teams and doing the little things they were unable to do earlier in the year.
Things the Buffaloes struggled with: The main thing the Buffaloes struggled with tonight was the turnovers. Against USC, a very weak team, 12 turnovers is too many. Additionally, the Buffaloes sometimes struggle with shot selection when they have a large lead. If the Buffaloes can limit turnovers and keep improving their shot selection, they will continue to remain high in the Pac-12 standings.
Up Next: The Buffaloes take on UCLA on Saturday in a crucial game. Tonight, the Buffaloes proved they could win on the road. On Saturday, they are going to have to prove they can beat a good team on the road. The Buffaloes have already assured a split on this road trip, but a sweep would be great for Colorado. The Buffaloes will have to limit the outside game of Tyler Lamb and stop the interior presence of the Wear twins. If the Buffaloes can contain the Bruins' inside game, they should be able to pull out a win.
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Was at the game and it was a lot of fun
The Galen center is pretty nice, though it was mostly empty. There were a solid contingent of CU fans there, and my roommate and I were up in a section with Dinwiddie’s family and a bunch of other folks who knew kids on the team.
We were able to go deep into the bench in this game, with Shannon Sharpe getting into the game with more than 10 minutes left. So that was 10 guys getting significant playing time. Once Sharpe came in, the Trojans were able to make up some of the deficit, but we were able to dominate them even without playing great Basketball.
These guys can still play better: make sharper and better passes, switch faster on Defense, and all sorts of little things, so hopefully this served as a confidence booster before Saturday. We’re still susceptible to big front-court players, so UCLA will definitely pose a challenge. But Shane Harris-Tunks is looking more solid on the Defensive end, which is a good thing.
I think we have a solid shot to sweep the LA trip, so we’ll see how we come out against the Bruins!
DavidAGerhardt - January 26, 2012
Ended up at the game as well
And was really impressed how nice the Galen Center is. That said the USC fan support was absolutely pathetic. It was tough to tell from where I was sitting but it looked as if there were more members of the Pep band than people in the student section. Strong CU fan turnout with buffs spread all over the arena.
The team could have played better and probably would have had USC put in a respectable performance. Given the game was out of reach 3 minutes into the second half the remainder of the game was spent almost entirely trying to set up spectacular dunks/ally-oops which ended up leading to a handful of turnovers.
Going to try to make it tomorrow, should be a hell of a lot more competitive.
NYCskibum - January 27, 2012
Did you sell some Animal Style t-shirts???
Jon Woods - January 27, 2012
and Colorado +1.5...
I wish every game was that easy. Stress free evening…
NYCskibum - January 27, 2012
Some day my friend.... some day
Boulder-96 - January 27, 2012
I think you misspelled "Lazeric Jones"
seeing as how Tyler Lamb generally does a pretty good job of limiting the outside game of Tyler Lamb
Phil Fraser - January 27, 2012
True.
Lamb hasn’t had the best year, but I think UCLA has a lot of options offensively and Lamb might end up hurting us along with Lazeric Jones.
Parker_Baruh - January 27, 2012
Acomment from a fanpost on Conquest Chronicles:
That… I just don’t know what to say to that. USC has never been the dominant program in their own city, let alone a major player on the national basketball scene, And the “biggest criticism” is that their 3rd year coach is that he’s not the equivalent of the best coach in the modern college basketball era. How can a program begin to grow and thrive under such expectations? Congratulations- you’ve got a nice building. That does not a program make.
Phil Fraser - January 27, 2012
Phil....
They’re called the University of Spoiled Children for a reason…
Buff-in-CA - January 27, 2012
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