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Wrights, second-half burst lead Colorado by Drake, 86-81

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Colorado showed great composure in erasing a second-half deficit and winning on McKinley Wright IV's buzzer-beating 3-pointer on Friday night.

The composure they showed Saturday came in the form of weathering a second-half comeback and hanging on to beat Drake 86-81 in the Paradise Jam.

"Last night we didn't panic when we were down. Tonight we were up, and they made a run, and we didn't panic. We staved them off, and I'm really proud of this team," Buffs coach Tad Boyle said

McKinley Wright IV scored 21 points before fouling out and Namon Wright added 19 for the Buffs (4-0).