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Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and KJ Simpson included a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double to provide Colorado a 60-53 win over Boise State to top the First Four action in the NCAA Division I guys’s basketball competition.
Colorado’s late 11-0 run, which turned a 49-45 deficit into a 56-49 lead, put this video game away.
Da Silva kicked it off with a three-pointer quickly before the under-four timeout. Simpson likewise scored 8 more points down the stretch. The play of this run, however, was thanks to Eddie Lampkin Jr., whose shot clock-beating putback provided Colorado a 54-49 edge with 33 seconds staying.
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Colorado endured a significant rebounding efficiency from Boise State, which got 41 boards to the Buffaloes’ 30. The Broncos likewise nabbed 19 offending rebounds.
Colorado’s defense (and Boise State’s rough shooting night) led to the Buffaloes’ win. Boise State shot simply 34.8 percent from the field and made just 2-of-17 three-pointers. The Broncos likewise went 4:10 without scoring throughout the Buffaloes’ previously mentioned 11-0 run.
Chibuzo Agbo led Boise State with 17 points, while Roddie Anderson III included 13.
The First Four is now over, implying March Madness is all set to start in earnest. Before then, however, fans and experts applauded Colorado’s gamers and head coach Tad Boyle.
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The Pac-12 Swan Song starts with Colorado beating Boise State.