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On Friday, Mar. 22, No. 10-seeded Colorado was knocked off by No. 7-seeded Illinois 57-49 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Josh Scott secured a double-double for the Buffaloes including 10 points and 14 rebounds. Andre Roberson had nine points and added eight rebounds. For the Fighting Illini, Tracy Abrams got 13 points and six assists. Colorado closes out the season with a 21-12 record. The Buffaloes got to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team after falling to Arizona 79-69 in the Pac-12 Tournament. In the regular season, they finished fifth in the Pac-12 with a 10-8 record in conference play.
Colorado Game Notes:
Illinois Game Notes:
Originally posted by Fight CU
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CU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
A | Josh Scott | 33 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
B | Andre Roberson | 34 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
C+ | Askia Booker | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
C+ | Xavier Johnson | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C | S. Dinwiddie | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
D+ | Sabatino Chen | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
D | Jeremy Adams | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- | S. Harris-Tunks | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- | Xavier Talton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illini Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
A | Tracy Abrams | 34 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
A | Brandon Paul | 31 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
B | Nnanna Egwu | 33 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
B | D.J. Richardson | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
B- | Tyler Griffey | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C | Joseph Bertrand | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D- | Sam McLaurin | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Colorado Game Notes:
- When the opposition records 17 or more free throws made this season, Colorado has lost 100 percent of the time (0-5).
- The last time CU started the season 21-12 was 2010.
- This was the fifth foul out of the season for Andre Roberson.
- Josh Scott recorded a double-double. It was the third of his career.
- Josh Scott has led the team in rebounding in five out of 33 games this season.
Illinois Game Notes:
- Brandon Paul has eight straight double-digit point games.
- Brandon Paul has led the team in scoring 21 times in 35 games this season.
- The top two scorers (Brandon Paul and D.J. Richardson) accounted for 54.3 percent of the points.
- Nnanna Egwu has led the team in rebounding 11 times in 35 games this season.
Originally posted by Fight CU
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