Colorado University Athletics
Colorado
11-6, 3-2Pac-12
Stanford
15-3, 5-1Pac-12
Second-Half Surge Leads Stanford Past Buffs
January 14, 2012 | Men's Basketball
The Buffs (11-6, 3-2 Pac-12) opened the second half on a 9-3 run fueled by five points from Spencer Dinwiddie to tie the game at 42 with 17:01 remaining in the game. Stanford (15-3, 5-1 Pac-12) then took over, going on a 32-5 run to open up a 74-47 lead with 7:48 to play.
"We tried to get a little aggressive defensively," Colorado head coach Tad Boyle said about the Cardinal's second-half streak. "We started doubling their ball screens a little bit and they got a couple shooters loose. They went up five and then we got out of that and tried to get back to just guarding and the floodgates just kind of opened. Our defense wasn't good enough to keep us in the game tonight and our offense wasn't good either. I think you have to credit Stanford because they played a heck of a game."
Andre Roberson led CU with 15 points, while Austin Dufault (14), Carlon Brown (13), and Dinwiddie (11) all scored in double-digits as well.
Freshman Chasson Randle led the Cardinal with 18 points, including a 4-of-8 performance from beyond the three-point arc. Aaron Bright scored 14, Josh Huestis scored 13, and Josh Owens scored 10 points in addition to a game-high seven boards.
Stanford's 84 points were the most allowed by CU this season as the Cardinal shot 52.9 percent from the field (27-of-51), including 10-of-23 from long range (43.5 percent). The Buffs shot 42.1 percent (24-of-57) for the contest.
CU's last lead in the game came at 21-19 with 9:09 left in the first half before Stanford went on a 12-3 over the next 3:32 of game time to build their lead. The Cardinal led 39-33 at intermission.
Roberson had a game-high 13 points at halftime and Dufault also was in double-digits with 10 points at the break.
After starting 3-0 in conference play, CU has now dropped their first two road games in the Pac-12. The Buffs return to action on Thursday night as they host Arizona State at Coors Events Center. The game will tip at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on ROOT Sports.
