Colorado
1-1
Wichita State
2-0
Buffs Fall To Shockers In Puerto Rico Opener
November 17, 2011 | Men's Basketball
SAN JUAN, P.R. - Carlon Brown scored 15 points and added four rebounds but the Colorado Buffaloes fell to Wichita State, 67-58, in the first round of the Fifth Annual 5 Hour Energy Puerto Rico Shootout here Thursday. Â
The Buffs will now face Maryland Friday at 4:30 p.m. Â In an ironic twist, Maryland is now coached by Mark Turgeon, who was the head coach for the Shockers when Boyle was his assistant.Â
No other CU player hit double figures, but sophomore Andre Roberson did pull down 10 rebounds for the Buffaloes.Â
The two teams played even for the first 15 minutes of the first half when the game was tied at 24-24 before the Shockers went on a 7-0 run in less than two minutes to take a 31-24 lead with 3:15 left in the half and each team scored just once the remainder of the first half, 33-26. Â
The Shockers held the lead near double digits early in the second half, and the Buffs cut it to five points twice, first at 37-32 and then again at 40-35. Â Colorado cut the Shocker lead to just three midway through the second half, 50-47, after Austin Dufault made a 3-pointer.
Askia Booker made a free throw with 2:13 left to bring CU to within five points at 62-57 and the Buffs didn't score again as the Shockers put the game away at the line with the final score, 67-58.
