Barrington Hargress scored 23 factors and Sebastian Rancik had 17 as Colorado defeated Arizona State 78-70 in a Massive 12 sport Saturday in Boulder, Col.
The Buffaloes (14-10, 4-7 Massive 12) shot 50.8% from the sphere (31 of 61) as they outscored the Solar Devils (12-12, 3-8) 42-26 within the paint.
Isaiah Johnson additionally had 16 for Colorado.
Arizona State was led by Maurice Odum with 23 factors and Massamba Diop’s 19 and team-high seven rebounds.
After squandering its seven-point halftime lead and battling forwards and backwards, the Buffaloes reclaimed management with a 7-0 run that gave them a 64-56 lead with 8:48 left.
The Solar Devils had been capable of lower the deficit to 2 with a 6-0 run over the following two minutes with Diop ending a pair of dunks.
Bangot Dak, nevertheless, hit a brief jumper and Rancik nailed a 3-pointer to offer Colorado a seven-point lead with 5:28 left which was by no means lower to lower than three the remainder of the best way.
The Buffaloes constructed a 12-point first-half lead by taking pictures 46.9% from the ground (15 of 32), whereas the Solar Devils struggled from the ground hitting solely 32.3% (10 of 31) of their photographs within the first 20 minutes.
The Buffaloes led by 10 halfway via the primary half after the Solar Devils went over 5 minutes with a made basket.
Rancik had 5 factors throughout the stretch with two free throws and a 3-pointer.
Dak completed the run with a rousing dunk down the lane with 7:27 left within the half to make it 26-16 Colorado.
Colorado took a 32-21 lead on back-to-back layups by Dak and Hargress with 5:23 left within the half.
Anthony Johnson scored two of the Solar Devils’ 18 second-chance factors on a tip-in with 3:30 left to make it 34-27.
Hargress responded with a jumper and Rancik hit a 3-pointer to offer Colorado a 39-27 lead with 1:57 to go.
The Solar Devils had been capable of get again inside single digits within the ultimate two minutes when Odum hit two free throws and Johnson scored on a layup with 33 seconds left to make it 39-31 on the break.
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