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CU basketball salvages a win at Diamond Head Classic by topping Charlotte

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The Buffs turned the game around with a 19-2 run before halftime.

In a recurring theme, the Buffs committed 15 turnovers and averaged 15.7 during the three games in Hawaii.

Daylen Kountz. The freshman guard from Denver East enjoyed the best game of his young CU career, going 4-for-4 from the floor with a pair of 3-pointers before finishing with a season-best 12 points.

The Buffs will go home for a few days before beginning preparations for the Pac-12 Conference opener Jan. 3 at Arizona.

It would be easy to dismiss the sluggish and often ugly start put together by the Colorado men's basketball team Tuesday morning as a result of the early wake-up call for an 8 a.