Colorado
Penn
Roby, Copeland Lead CU Over Penn, 78-60
November 29, 2005 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA - Sophomore guard Richard Roby and senior forward Chris Copeland scored 22 and 20 points, respectively leading the University of Colorado Buffaloes to 78-60 victory over the University of Pennsylvania, Tuesday night at The Palestra.
CU/Penn played the first 20 minutes of play all even and went to the intermission with a 37-37 tie. Unfortunately for the Quakers, they went ice cold during the second half, and the Buffaloes took advantage to earn the 18-point win.
After shooting nearly 44 percent from the field during the first stanza, Penn (2-1) went just 9-of-31 (29.0 percent) in the second half including 2-of-15 (13.3 percent) from three-point land.
CU on the other hand was 15-of-33 (45.5 percent) and an impressive 8-of-10 (.800) from the free throw line.
Colorado (3-1) jumped all over Penn to start the game, scoring nine of the game's first 10 points. However, the Quakers responded with an 8-3 run to draw within three, then reeled off 11 unanswered points punctuated by a three-pointer from Eric Osmundson that made the score 20-16 in the Quakers' favor.
Roby -- under the watchful eyes of numerous NBA scouts Tuesday night -- led a five-point Colorado run that gave the Buffs back the lead, but after the teams traded buckets Penn went on another 11-point streak that pushed its lead to 33-23. Roby was again on display, though, scoring 10 points as Colorado climbed back to tie the game at the break. At the half Roby had 17 points and had missed just one of his 11 shots from the field (4-of-5 field goals including 3-of-3 three-pointers, 6-of-6 free throws).
The Buffs scored seven of the first 10 points in the second half to take a 44-40 lead, then extended that advantage to 50-42 as the Quakers missed several opportunities. Penn was within nine points with seven minutes left (57-48), but Colorado dropped seven of the next eight points to make its lead 15 (64-49) and Penn never got inside double digits after that.
Senior guard Jayson Obazuaye led the CU dominance on the glass with a game-high and career-high nine rebounds helping CU to a 50-28 advantage. Copeland added seven rebounds along with sophomore Marcus King-Stockton tying a personal-best seven boards.
Ibrahim Jaaber led Penn with a team-high 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field. Steve Danley had 14 points, six rebounds and five asissts, while Osmundson finished with 11 points.
The Buffaloes (3-1) host their next three games in Boulder with Cal Poly this Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m., followed by Utah (Dec. 7), and UC Irvine (Dec. 17).
