Late surge sends CU Buffs men’s basketball past UC Davis

Colorado put together its best start of the season but the Buffaloes defense took a step backward Still it wasn t enough of a step backward to prevent CU from remaining undefeated The CU men s basketball group answered a strong challenge from UC Davis with a late surge pulling away from the visiting Aggies for a - win Friday night at the CU Events Center The Buffs improved to - going into the first road trip of the season at the two-game Acrisure Holiday Classic which begins against San Francisco on Thanksgiving CU jumped to a - lead out of the gate and led by points late in the first half before the Aggies gradually chipped away at the deficit UC Davis took its first lead at - and led - with minutes seconds remaining before the Buffs scored straight points in what turned into a - run that gave CU the lead for good It once again was a balanced attack for the Buffs who had five players number in double figures Bangot Dak went -for- with a team-high points while point guard Barrington Hargress enjoyed a solid all-around tournament with points and nine assists CU guard Felix Kossaras scored a career-high points This story will be updated Colorado UC Davis UC DAVIS - Rocak - - Suljanovic - - Cooper - - Sevilla - - Wilson - - Chappell - - Fagbemi - - Stokes - - Rawlins - - Amzil - - Totals - - COLORADO - Dak - - Rancik - - Malone - - Hargress - - Kossaras - - Johnson - - Michaeli - - Sanders - - Holland - - Inman - - Totals - - Halftime Colorado - -Point Goals UC Davis - Wilson - Rocak - Fagbemi - Suljanovic - Chappell - Stokes - Cooper - Sevilla - Colorado - Kossaras - Johnson - Holland - Malone - Rancik - Hargress - Michaeli - Rebounds UC Davis Cooper Colorado Rancik Assists UC Davis Fagbemi Colorado Hargress Total Fouls UC Davis Colorado