CU Buffs men’s basketball races past Providence

The defensive effort ostensibly still wasn t as sharp as Colorado coach Tad Boyle would prefer But it was more than good enough to come away with a key nonconference win Related Articles Twins Hope Faith Leyba have CU Buffs soccer eyeing deep NCAA Tournament run Jaguars Travis Hunter has season-ending knee surgery Keeler Broncos DC Vance Joseph saved Sean Payton s bacon And VJ s earned second chance to be NFL head coach With two games left CU Buffs focus is on the future Keeler If Deion Sanders wants to get CU Buffs back on track he must keep QB Julian Lewis around Powered by strong games from point guard Barrington Hargress and freshman forward Alon Michaeli the CU men s basketball gang defeated Providence - on Friday night at the CU Events Center The Buffs jumped to a quick - lead out of the gate and never trailed in the first half but Providence ended the first half on a - run cutting CU s lead to - at the break The Friars added the first basket of the second half to take their first lead but it proved to be Providence s only lead of the night CU - answered with a - burst and managed to keep the Friars at arm s length the rest of the way Michaeli led the Buffs offense with points adding six rebounds Elijah Malone went -for- with points and seven rebounds while Hargress finished with points and assists It was the first time a CU participant recorded a double-digit assist total since McKinley Wright IV recorded against USC on Feb CU shot at least for the third time in as plenty of games finishing at with a mark in the second half Despite the lofty final number the Buffs still held the Friars points under their scoring average This story will be updated Colorado Providence PROVIDENCE - Erhunmwunse - - Edwards - - Floyd - - Mela - - Sellers - - Vaaks - - Jones - - Hargrove - - Powell - - Davis - - Totals - - COLORADO - Dak - - Rancik - - Malone - - Hargress - - Kossaras - - Michaeli - - Johnson - - Sanders - - Holland - - Inman - - Totals - - Halftime Colorado - -Point Goals Providence - Vaaks - Edwards - Jones - Sellers - Davis - Powell - Mela - Floyd - Colorado - Rancik - Malone - Hargress - Johnson - Michaeli - Inman - Kossaras - Fouled Out Hargrove Kossaras Rebounds Providence Sellers Colorado Malone Assists Providence Edwards Colorado Hargress Total Fouls Providence Colorado