When Jabari Walker’s fifth 3-pointer found nothing but net midway through the second half, the Colorado forward looked toward his bench and raised his hands in a shrug. The freshman, like most of his teammates, couldn’t help but keep shooting.
After all, the Buffaloes couldn’t seem to miss.
Georgetown’s defense left Colorado with too many open looks throughout Saturday’s NCAA tournament first-round matchup. And the result was a heavily lopsided 96-73 defeat for the Hoyas to end a season in which coach Patrick Ewing’s squad showed flashes of what could be possible on the horizon — to go along with glaring reminders of the journey left ahead.