BOULDER — What some saw as a warm-up for the Colorado Buffaloes ahead of Saturday's game at Kansas came perilously close Wednesday to burning a hole in CU's national ranking.
But the No. 20 Buffs righted themselves just in time, outscoring visiting Loyola Marymount 15-3 down the stretch to come away with a 76-64 win at the CU Events Center. The Buffs improved to 7-0 while LMU dropped to 3-5.
The Buffs trailed at halftime, 34-30, and the Lions maintained their edge for much of the second half. Colorado didn't regain the lead for good until a D'Shawn Schwartz 3-pointer broke a 61-61 tie and started a 7-0 run with 2:38 left in the game.