No. 10-Seeded Colorado Defeated by No. 7-Seeded Illinois 57-49 in NCAA Tournament

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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.

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.

Check out the complete Game Notes.


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