Utah Utes Defeat The Colorado Buffaloes At Home, 75-64
By Andrew Dill
Feb 6, 2014; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Utes guard Delon Wright (55) dribbles the ball during the second half against the Washington Huskies at Jon M. Huntsman Center. Utah won 78-69. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
The Colorado Buffaloes fall to (20-9, 9-7 in Pac-12 play) as they lose to the Utah Utes, 75-64 in Salt Lake City. Delon Wright led the way for the Runnin’ Utes as he scored 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting, collecting 5 rebounds & 4 assists. He would also convert 7-of-9 free-throw attempts, 3 blocks and 2 steals.
Colorado would enter halftime tied up with Utah at 30-30, but Utah pulled away in the second, outscoring the Buffaloes 45-34 thanks to a sloppy effort from CU’s passing. Colorado tried to feed Josh Scott as much as possible but got a little too carried away with lackadaisical passes that led to easy buckets for the Utes.
Josh Scott only had two points at halftime but turned it up in the second half, scoring 17 points on 4-of-7 shooting, knocking down all nine of his free-throw attempts. Scott would also accumulate 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal. It was one of those days for Buffs shooting guard Askia Booker who struggled from the field. The junior would shoot just 1-of-8 from the field, finishing with 4 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals.
Colorado dealt with foul trouble throughout most of the game as well as Xavier Johnson finished with four fouls, Dustin Thomas finished with four fouls, while Josh Scott and Askia Booker each finished with three.
While the Buffs couldn’t contain Delon Wright, they couldn’t do the same with Jordan Loveridge who tied a game-high with 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting, collecting 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal. Utah shot an impressive 28-of-47 from the field, 59.6% while the Buffaloes shot 21-of-53, 39.6% which wasn’t getting it done.
The Colorado Buffaloes (20-9, 9-7 in Pac-12 play) return back to action this coming Wednesday on the road against the Stanford Cardinal. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 PM ET, 7:00 PM MT at the Maples Pavilion.