Colorado
Utah
MBB Rolls to 24-point Win Over Utah
December 07, 2005 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Sophomore guard Richard Roby collected his third career double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds leading Colorado to a 76-52 home win Wednesday night at the Coors Events Center.
Chris Copeland added 16 points as Colorado (5-1) extended it winning streak to four. Bryant Markson and Chris Jackson led Utah (4-2) with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
“That was a great win," said Colorado head coach Ricardo Patton. "
The Utes had won the last two meetings between the two teams, but struggled with 17 turnovers and were only 2-for-14 in 3-pointers as they scored a season-low 16 points in the first half.
Colorado started the second half making 2-of-7 shots, allowing Utah to cut a 17-point halftime deficit to 38-31 on a 3-pointer and a layup by Johnnie Bryant five minutes into the half.
Martane Freeman hit two straight shots after a driving layup by Marcus Hall to put the Buffaloes back up by 44-31.
Two free throws by Copeland capped a 6-0 run to give Colorado its biggest lead, 56-37, with 8:21 left. Utah got as close as 66-51 in the remaining three minutes on a layup by Ricky Johns.
Colorado started slowly, missing 14-of-15 shots to start the game and trailed 10-3 after a layup by Utah's Luke Nevill. But the Buffaloes began finding their range from beyond the 3-point arc, connecting on seven 3-pointers, three by Roby and outscored Utah, 30-6 over the last 11:57 of the first half to lead 33-16. Colorado was 12-for-37 on 3-pointers.
Copeland and Marcus Hall had two 3-pointers each in the first period. In contrast, the Utes were 0-for-4 on 3-pointers and shot 33 percent against a suffocating defense that also forced 11 turnovers.
