Colorado University Athletics
Colorado
2-3
Harvard
4-1
Buffs Fall At Harvard, 82-66
November 28, 2010 | Men's Basketball
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Christian Webster scored 20 points and Keith Wright added 19 and nine rebounds to lead Harvard over Colorado 82-66 on Sunday.
The Crimson (4-1) used sharp shooting from the field (25-for-49, 51 percent) and free-throw line (22-for-26, 84.6 percent) to roll past Colorado.
Cory Higgins scored 21 points and Alec Burks added 20 for the Buffaloes (2-3) in the loss. Burks has now scored 20-plus points in all five games this season. With the loss, the Buffs fall to 0-3 on the road this season.
"I see us as two totally different teams, home and road," said CU coach Tad Boyle following the loss. "I think to be a good road team you have to have pride and you have to have toughness. It's easy to play at home when your fans are cheering for you and things are going well. It doesn't matter where you go on the road, it's not going to be an easy environment to play in, and we're not mentally tough enough yet to do that."
Harvard led 37-28 at halftime, but really turned it on in the second half. The Crimson shot 15-for-25 from the floor (60 percent), including 6-of-11 from 3-point range (54.5 percent) after halftime.
Colorado struggled from the floor, shooting 19-for-49 (38.8 percent) as a team.
Oliver McNally scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half for Harvard as the Crimson extended their lead to 81-60 with 1:39 left to play. McNally shot 4 of 5 from the field and 6 for 6 from the free-throw line for the game.
The loss marks CU's first to Harvard in three meetings (2-1) and the Crimson's first win over a Big 12 opponent.
The Buffs return to action at the Coors Events Center on Tuesday night, kicking off a five-game home stand with Texas-Pan American. The game will tip at 7 p.m. and will be televised on FSN Rocky Mountain.
