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Buffs Struggle To Slow Down Baylor
February 04, 2026 | Men's Basketball
WACO, Texas – Colorado had no answer for Baylor on either side of the ball, dropping an 86-67 decision Wednesday night at Foster Pavilion.
Tad Boyle's Buffs fell to 13-10 and 3-7 in the Big 12, while the Bears improved to 13-9 and 3-7 in the Big 12.
"I thought in the first half, our youth really showed in terms of letting our frustrations on offense bleed over into defense and and that can't happen, not on the road," Boyle commented. We're going to struggle at times on offense, and we did tonight. We miss shots at the rim that we normally finish. Missed some free throws, just little things like that that we just didn't quite have it."
Jalin Holland led the team in scoring and had a new career-high 12 points. Three other Buffs scored in double figures, with Barrington Hargress scoring 11 and Isaiah Johnson adding 10 points. Freshman Ian Inman also got into double figures for the first time with 10.
Baylor only played seven players for most of the night and was led by freshman Tounde Yessoufou, who ended with 27 points and seven rebounds.
"They like to play through him in the post," Boyle said. "He's big, he's strong, he's athletic, and he can get his own shot. He was a man amongst boys tonight."
Baylor's defense caused problems throughout the whole game for CU. The Buffs finished with 10 turnovers, with nine in the first half. As a team, the Buffs shot 40.0 percent from the field only after making eight of the last 11 shots of the night.
Colorado trailed by nine points with 7:53 remaining in the first half after holding Baylor in check offensively, but a 22-7 run to end the half gave the Bears a 24-point halftime lead that they would never relinquish.
Early in the second half, the Buffs found some success, forcing turnovers and making shots on the other end, but could never string together enough stops to cut the lead below 19 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Starting with the same lineup as the previous game, Colorado forced Baylor into tough shots, but on the other end, turned the ball over three times in the first four minutes and struggled to get shots on the rim.
Baylor found some offensive success while Colorado struggled to find good shots, allowing the Bears to go on an 11-2 run to push the lead to double digits at 16-6.
After making only one of their last 11 shots, Johnson took the lid off the basket with an off-the-dribble 3-pointer at the top of the key, followed by a Hargress mid-range jumper to cut the Baylor lead to 23-14.
Defensively, the Buffs found success, but turnovers on offense allowed Baylor to push the lead to 14 and keep Colorado off the board.
A 19-7 run late for the Bears pushed the halftime lead to 45-21 after hitting more 3-pointers late in the half.
Turnovers plagued the Buffs throughout the first half, leading to nine turnovers that resulted in 13 points for Baylor. On defense, the Buffs held the Bears to 2-of-7 from 3-point range to start the game, but they ended the half 7-of-15.
Cameron Carr, Baylor's leading scorer on the season, opened the game missing his first four shots, but made three of his last four, including a deep 3-pointer, to tally 10 points in the first half. Three Bears scored in double figures.
A sloppy start to the second half from both teams favored the Buffs after forcing four early Baylor turnovers that ended in five points for Holland.
Colorado continued to have some offensive success early in the second half, but Baylor found its footing to keep pace with the Buffs, still leading 62-38 with 11:58 left in the game.
Baylor then built its lead to as much as 30, and the Buffs never threatened to close the gap. Late shot making by the Buffs, particularly Inman, cut the final deficit to 86-67.
UP NEXT
Colorado returns home to host Arizona State, Saturday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the CU Events Center on ESPN2.
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Tad Boyle's Buffs fell to 13-10 and 3-7 in the Big 12, while the Bears improved to 13-9 and 3-7 in the Big 12.
"I thought in the first half, our youth really showed in terms of letting our frustrations on offense bleed over into defense and and that can't happen, not on the road," Boyle commented. We're going to struggle at times on offense, and we did tonight. We miss shots at the rim that we normally finish. Missed some free throws, just little things like that that we just didn't quite have it."
Jalin Holland led the team in scoring and had a new career-high 12 points. Three other Buffs scored in double figures, with Barrington Hargress scoring 11 and Isaiah Johnson adding 10 points. Freshman Ian Inman also got into double figures for the first time with 10.
Baylor only played seven players for most of the night and was led by freshman Tounde Yessoufou, who ended with 27 points and seven rebounds.
"They like to play through him in the post," Boyle said. "He's big, he's strong, he's athletic, and he can get his own shot. He was a man amongst boys tonight."
Baylor's defense caused problems throughout the whole game for CU. The Buffs finished with 10 turnovers, with nine in the first half. As a team, the Buffs shot 40.0 percent from the field only after making eight of the last 11 shots of the night.
Colorado trailed by nine points with 7:53 remaining in the first half after holding Baylor in check offensively, but a 22-7 run to end the half gave the Bears a 24-point halftime lead that they would never relinquish.
Early in the second half, the Buffs found some success, forcing turnovers and making shots on the other end, but could never string together enough stops to cut the lead below 19 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Starting with the same lineup as the previous game, Colorado forced Baylor into tough shots, but on the other end, turned the ball over three times in the first four minutes and struggled to get shots on the rim.
Baylor found some offensive success while Colorado struggled to find good shots, allowing the Bears to go on an 11-2 run to push the lead to double digits at 16-6.
After making only one of their last 11 shots, Johnson took the lid off the basket with an off-the-dribble 3-pointer at the top of the key, followed by a Hargress mid-range jumper to cut the Baylor lead to 23-14.
Defensively, the Buffs found success, but turnovers on offense allowed Baylor to push the lead to 14 and keep Colorado off the board.
A 19-7 run late for the Bears pushed the halftime lead to 45-21 after hitting more 3-pointers late in the half.
Turnovers plagued the Buffs throughout the first half, leading to nine turnovers that resulted in 13 points for Baylor. On defense, the Buffs held the Bears to 2-of-7 from 3-point range to start the game, but they ended the half 7-of-15.
Cameron Carr, Baylor's leading scorer on the season, opened the game missing his first four shots, but made three of his last four, including a deep 3-pointer, to tally 10 points in the first half. Three Bears scored in double figures.
A sloppy start to the second half from both teams favored the Buffs after forcing four early Baylor turnovers that ended in five points for Holland.
Colorado continued to have some offensive success early in the second half, but Baylor found its footing to keep pace with the Buffs, still leading 62-38 with 11:58 left in the game.
Baylor then built its lead to as much as 30, and the Buffs never threatened to close the gap. Late shot making by the Buffs, particularly Inman, cut the final deficit to 86-67.
UP NEXT
Colorado returns home to host Arizona State, Saturday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the CU Events Center on ESPN2.
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Team Stats
CU
Baylor
FG%
.400
.528
3FG%
.412
.417
FT%
.696
.800
RB
26
32
TO
10
9
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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