It wasn’t nearly as pleasing to the eye as last week’s dismantling of USC on the road, but with the second half of the Pac-12 Conference schedule officially underway, style points are far less critical than results.
And the 24th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes got the result they needed Thursday night.
Surviving a hot shooting night by Cal, the Buffs pulled away late for a 71-65 win in a Pac-12 battle at the CU Events Center. The Buffs improved to 18-5 overall and 7-3 in the league heading into Saturday’s home date against Stanford.
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The game was tied 28-28 at halftime, but the Buffs at least briefly took control by reeling off eight consecutive points in an 11-2 run, a burst highlighted by a Shane Gatling-to-D’Shawn Schwartz fast break alley-oop.