Foul trouble cost the Buffs late, as Colorado lost a close game at Oregon. By Jake Mauff
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Jake Mauff at jacob.mauff@colorado.edu
The Colorado Buffaloes (6-19, 1-12) collapsed late in a loss the Oregon Ducks (19-6, 7-6) Sunday night, 77-70. Colorado still only has one win in conference play, and remains in last place in the conference standings.
On Sunday, it was certainly a tale of two halves for the Buffaloes. The team came out of the gate strong, pushing to a nine-point lead to end the first quarter. This was highlighted with freshman guard Kennedy Leonard’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the quarter, and Colorado’s stiff defense, which limited Oregon to two made field goals of their 13 shots in the first ten minutes.