Colorado
St. Mary's (Calif.)
Roby Leads CU over Saint Mary's at Pepsi Center
November 27, 2005 | Men's Basketball
DENVER (AP) - Richard Roby scored 17 of his 29 points in the first half and Colorado cruised to a 73-54 win over Saint Mary's on Saturday night in the Colorado Classic.
Roby, who averaged 16 points as a freshman, had started the season in somewhat of a slump, averaging just 12 points in the Buffs' 1-1 start that included a last-second loss to archrival Colorado State.
So, Roby stayed in the gym after practice to work on his game and it paid off at the Pepsi Center.
He was 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and also grabbed six rebounds off the defensive glass and stole the ball three times.
Dominique Coleman added 10 points for the Buffs, who improved to 5-1 against the Gaels of the West Coast Conference. Marcus Hall added a season-best eight assists, while freshman Calvin Williams came off the bench to grab seven rebounds.
Daniel Kickert's 22 points led the Gaels (1-1), who had a height advantage but couldn't keep up with the Buffs' faced-paced tempo led by Roby and quickly fell behind.
The Buffaloes (2-1) jumped out to a 40-26 halftime lead thanks to Roby's 17 points, two steals and a blocked shot. He was also 3-for-3 from three-point range.
The Gaels cut the deficit to single digits on Brett Collin's basket that made it 49-40 with 11 minutes left, but the Buffs quickly put to rest any hope of a comeback when Coleman slammed back-to-back baskets.
Colorado rebuilt its cushion to 67-49 on consecutive fastbreak buckets by Marcus King-Stockton with 3 1/2 minutes remaining.
Collins had 16 points and 11 boards for Saint Mary's.
