The Colorado Buffaloes (15-9, 7-7 Pac-12) got their second straight win defeating the Utah Utes (9-16, 2-13) by a score of 81-76. The Buffs seem to have found their footing after losing 5 of their previous 7 games this season.
The Buffs began the game slowly, finding themselves down eight to nothing in the early going. Utah Center Branden Carlson was the driving force behind the Utes in the first half. Carlson had a huge first-half shooting 9-12 from the field and 2-3 from three-point range. He finished the half with 21 points in only 16 minutes.
“Well there were some plays where we weren’t really doing we were supposed to be doing on the defensive end,” said senior forward Evan Battey.