BOULDER — Colorado broke open a close game in the second half with a 13-2 run and the Buffaloes had four players in double figures Thursday as CU collected an 83-78 Pac-12 win over Washington State at the CU Events Center.
Tad Boyle's Buffs, who were playing their first game in 19 days, improved to 10-3 overall and 2-1 in Pac-12 play. Washington State fell to 8-6, 1-2.
Big man Evan Battey led CU with 20 points. Jabari Walker had 16 points — all in the second half — and eight rebounds; Keeshawn Barthelemy also had 16 points and Tristan da Silva chipped in 10.