National Basketball Association
Colorado 91, Nebraska Omaha 49
When: 5:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Where: CU Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials:
# Mike Scyphers, # DG Nelson, # Casey McClellan
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
McKinley Wright IV had 17 points and eight assists, Jabari Walker scored 15 and added nine rebounds, and the host Colorado Buffaloes beat the Omaha Mavericks 91-49 in Boulder on Wednesday.
Dallas Walton had 14 points and D'Shawn Schwartz scored 11, all in the first half, for the Buffaloes (4-1). Evan Battey had nine points and eight rebounds.
Schwartz missed Colorado's first two games after testing positive for COVID-19 on the morning of the team's opener against South Dakota in the Little Apple Classic. Schwartz returned against Tennessee on Dec. 8 but didn't score and had just three points in a win over Northern Colorado on Monday night.
La'Mel Robinson scored 11 points and Matt Pile added 11 rebounds and six points for Omaha (2-6), which has now lost two straight games by more than 40 points.
The Buffaloes never trailed in winning their second straight game, pulling away early in the first half. Leading 5-4, Schwartz and Wright had 3-pointers during a 10-0 run for Colorado. Wanjang Tut had a layup to keep the Mavericks within nine but the Buffaloes quickly built a double-digit lead.
Walker had a three-point play and hit a 3-pointer, Maddox Daniels and Walton also drained baskets from behind the arc in a stretch when Colorado scored 14 straight points to go ahead 32-9.
Robinson converted a three-point play and Jadin Booth hit a pair of 3-pointers to spark an Omaha run to get within 38-20 with 4:42 left in the first half but Colorado stretched the advantage to 47-25 at intermission.
The Buffaloes scored the first basket of the second half before the Mavericks got within 20 on Sam'i Roe's 3-pointer, but Colorado responded with a big run to put the game out of reach.
A dunk, two layups and Jeriah Horne's 3-pointer pushed the lead to 61-30 with 13:08 left. Colorado continued to increase the advantage, leading by 35. Nique Clifford's two free throws gave the Buffaloes an 88-47 lead with 1:31 left in the game.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Nebraska Omaha |
|
Colorado |
La'Mel Robinson 11 |
Scoring |
McKinley Wright IV 17 |
Ayo Akinwole 5 |
Assists |
McKinley Wright IV 8 |
Matt Pile 11 |
Rebounds |
Jabari Walker 9 |
La'Mel Robinson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jabari Walker 6 |
Ayo Akinwole 1 |
Steals |
Jeriah Horne 1 |
Dylan Brougham 1 |
Blocks |
Keeshawn Barthelemy 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Nebraska Omaha
|
49 |
31.1 |
5-17 |
6-9 |
14 |
29 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
Colorado
|
91 |
50.0 |
11-26 |
18-22 |
18 |
42 |
2 |
4 |
9 |