Snapshot: Oregon 60, CU Buff MBB 52
turning point: Oregon State took the lead midway through the second half with an 11-0 run. This is a burst of freshman Jordan Pope’s three of his three-pointers.
game buff: Tristan da Silva. The junior forward was a bright spot for the Buffs, recording his second double-double with 22 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, while Silva also shot a career-high four of his 3-pointers. rice field.
what’s next?: Buffs will try to get back on track at home against California on Thursday (8pm, Pac-12 network).
Corvallis, Colorado – Men’s basketball in Colorado has taken new depths in a season of ups and downs.
The Buffaloes’ struggle continued at Oregon State on Saturday night as the Beavers took the lead in the second half and handed CU a 60-52 loss at the Zir Coliseum.
OSU have only scored 42 points in a loss in Boulder on 7 January, losing seven of their last eight games, and losing their last three at home to CU. On Saturday it didn’t matter, as a terrible second half by the buff sent Colorado to their fifth loss in their last six games.
350 overall and . 306 in the second half, the Buffs converted three more field goals than the Beavers and connected with the same number of 3-pointers. However, too many fouls occurred defensively and the Beavers had a 17-for-22 night at the free-throw line.
CU went just 3-7 in free throws before dropping to 1-8 in true road games this season.
CU head coach Tad Boyle said, “We’re looking at ways to lose the game.” Obviously they weren’t fouling, but we were fouling, which happens sometimes on the road, but that free-throw inconsistency was a big part of the game. ”
The buff displayed all the familiar offensive flaws that make this campaign a lost season. CU had shot well in the first half, but the Buffs had committed 10 of his 13 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes to create his 1-point halftime lead.
Colorado also failed to make a significant offensive contribution throughout its rotation. , scored just two double-digit scores. And for most of the second half, Tristan da Silva was a buff one-man show as he scored all 13 CU points in his final seven minutes.
Da Silva had his second career double-double with 22 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, but the offensive over Hadley offered little to no help. KJ Simpson won 13-1 by just 4 points. Nick Clifford, who posted his career-high 17 points against Oregon on Thursday, scored his four points in a 2-for-8 win. And Luke O’Brien and Julian Hammond III’s bench combo didn’t score at all, even though he was 0-7 combined.
“I feel like we have to share the ball, trust each other, play for each other,” said da Silva. “It starts with practice. We have to get back to work on Monday.”
The Beavers took control midway through the second half with an 11-0 run. It was caused by freshman Jordan Pope hitting three of his five 3-pointers in the second half while on the run. Da Silva’s bucket with 3:28 left kept his CU within 53-49 of him, but Da Silva’s 3-pointer in his last minute gave him the buff’s only point on the way to the end. It has been proven.
Da Silva (4-8) and reserve guard Ethan Wright (2-2) went 6-10 combined on 3-pointers, while the rest of CU’s team went 1-14.
“We’re not playing very smart basketball right now. We’re not,” Boyle said. “There’s only one person to blame, and that’s the head coach. Body language is the problem with this team when things go wrong. It’s a lack of toughness. It’s a lack of mental toughness. It’s a lack of leadership.” The only way to fight things is to regroup mentally.
Oregon St. 60, Colorado 52
Colorado (12-11, 4-8 Pac-12)
Da Silva 9-21 0-0 22, Rubbering 2-3 0-1 4, Clifford 2-8 0-0 5, Hadley 5-5 1-3 11, Simpson 1-13 2-3 4, Hammond 0-4 0-0 0, O’Brien 0-3 0-0 0, E. Wright 2-2 0-0 6, Gavidon 0-1 0-0 0. Total 21-60 3-7 52.
Oregon Street (9-13, 3-8 Pac-12)
Andera 3-3 0-0 6, Bilodeau 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor 4-14 6-8 14, Akano 0-4 5-6 5, Pope 7-15 0-0 19, Rataj 1-3 2 -4 5, Ibekwe 1-2 2-2 4, Class 1-3 2-2 5, C. Light 0-1 0-0 0, Luni 0-0 0-0 0. Total 18-47 17-22 60 .
Halftime — Colorado 26-25. 3-point field goal — Colorado 7-24 (da Silva 4-8, E. Wright 2-2, Clifford 1-5, Hammond 0-2, O’Brien 0-3, Simpson 0-4), Oregon St. 7-18 (Pope 5-10, Class 1-1, Ratage 1-1, Virodo 0-1, C. Wright 0-1, Akano 0-2, Taylor 0-2). Rebound — Colorado 37 (Da Silva 15), Oregon St 36 (Taylor 12). Assist — Colorado 10 (Da Silva, Clifford, Hadley, Simpson 2), Oregon Street 10 (Taylor 4). Total fouls — Colorado 18, Oregon St. 13. Ah – 3,789.
