RECAP: Colorado drops first round of The Crown to Oklahoma in overtime
Barrington Hargress's 31 points helped the #CUBuffs to overtime, but they couldn't get past the Sooners. Read here: www.on3.com/sites/buff-s...
That's the game! The #CUBuffs lose to Oklahoma, 90-86, in overtime. Both teams shot sub-40% FG and 71 FTA combined. Hargress goes for 31/5/3, but Pack's 20/2/5 and Sooners pull out the win. CU with six more TOVs despite winning reb. battle by seven.
Final in Vegas: Oklahoma 90, Colorado 86
#CUBuffs season is over, ending in the CBB Crown for a 2nd straight year. Pretty encouraging performance for Tad Boyle's team, all things considered. Great showing from Barrington Hargress (game-high 31 pts) surrounded mostly by freshmen, especially late.
Oklahoma leads #CUBuffs 88-85 with 3.9 seconds left in OT. CU calls TO with the ball, needing to go full court.
Oklahoma calls TO up 84-83 over the #CUBuffs with 1:16 left in OT.
Barrington Hargress knots the game at 74, and the #CUBuffs and Oklahoma Sooners will go to OT in the first round of The Crown. Hargress with 26 pts, Sooners with four players in double digits. Both teams sub 40% from the field.
#CUBuffs and Oklahoma heading to OT. Barrington Hargress with a tough, left-handed layup to tie it at 74 with 1.6 seconds left and a last-second shot by the Sooners is no good. Free basketball with a minimum of $50k on the line for these guys.
Barrington Hargress ties the game at 74 with a second to play! #CUBuffs
Down to the wire in Vegas. #CUBuffs get a stop and have the ball down 74-72 with 19.9 seconds left. Tad Boyle calls a timeout to draw something up. Outside of FTs, it’s been a rough second half offensively for CU (shooting under 21% as a team), but a chance to win or force OT here.
#CUBuffs call TO with 19.9 seconds left, down 74-72 to Oklahoma.
#CUBuffs call TO after Hargress makes CU's first FG in 10 minutes, now trailing Oklahoma 74-70.
Oklahoma up 69-66 over #CUBuffs with 3:28 to play. Buffs 4-23 FG, 1-9 3PT but 16-16 FT in this second half -- CU hasn't made a FG in eight minutes. Davis, Pack and Brown have nearly all of OU's points.
#CUBuffs have led for the majority of this game, but an 11-2 Oklahoma run over the last few minutes has given the Sooners a 61-58 lead with 8:19 left. Felix Kossaras (12 pts) having a nice game for the Buffs after falling out of the rotation in the second half of the season.
Oklahoma leads #CUBuffs 61-58, forcing a CU TO (2H; 8:19). OU hit B2B 3s after starting 0-7 from 3pt range to start the half. Buffs are just 4-19 FG in the half, 8-8 FT.
Oklahoma goes on a 7-0 run while the #CUBuffs missed nine straight FGA. CU remains ahead 53-50 with 12 minutes to play. Both teams are combining for 8-28 FG in the half so far. Buffs up 29-24 on the glass.
#CUBuffs up 49-41 over Oklahoma at the half's first media TO (2H; 15:59). Buffs with two tough middies and four free throws. Xzayvier Brown the first to 10 pts for OU with two buckets out of the break.
Halftime in Vegas: Colorado 41, Oklahoma 37
Overall, a pretty impressive display so far for the shorthanded #CUBuffs against a Sooners team that was red hot the last few weeks of the regular season. Barrington Hargress leads all scorers with 13, while Alon Michaeli has 10 off the bench.
#CUBuffs lead Oklahoma 41-37 at the half, but OU nails B2B 3-pointers before the half to cut a 10-point lead to four. Buffs are 15-28 FG with Hargress and Michaeli in double digits. OU only 11-30 FG, but drew five more FTs and forced three more TOVs. Kuol Atak is OU's top scorer
#CUBuffs respond with a 9-2 run, ignited by Alon Michaeli (10 pts) and Barrington Hargress (13 pts). They lead Oklahoma 39-30 at the final media TO of the first (1H; 2:17). Pack going to the line for OU after the TO.
#CUBuffs now only ahead 24-22 after a 7-2 run by Oklahoma out of the TO. Atak with a dunk and a 3-pointer. Buffs up to five TOVs, leading to 6 OU points. 7:40 left in the first half.
#CUBuffs lead 22-15 over Oklahoma, forcing a timeout with 9:34 before the half after Ian Inman's second 3-pointer of the day.
#CUBuffs ahead 17-13 with 11:42 left in the first half, but Oklahoma's Nijel Pack to the line after the TO. Buffs now 2-4 3pt after a Kossaras 3. OU only 4-15 FG, 1-8 3pt (the one make was a 4pt-play).
#CUBuffs leading Oklahoma 8-5 at first media TO (1H; 15:48). Oklahoma just 1-7 FG, but 3-4 FT -- CU already with 4 fouls. Buffs are 3-6 FG with a bucket from three different guys.
Starters for #CUBuffs (17-15, Big 12 7-11) first round Crown matchup vs. Oklahoma (19-15, SEC 7-11):
CU: Barrington Hargress, Ian Inman, Josiah Sanders, Jalin Holland, Elijah Malone
OU: Nijel Pack, Xzayvier Brown, Tae Davis, Derrion Reed, Mohamed Wague
#CUBuffs getting set to tip off against Oklahoma at 6 p.m. on FS1 in the first round of the CBB Crown in Las Vegas. Remember, no Isaiah Johnson, Sebastian Rancik & Bangot Dak. So, Barrington Hargress, Jalin Holland, Ian Inman, Josiah Sanders & Elijah Malone is the starting 5 for Tad Boyle.
CU Hoops Pod (In The Hay Day): What this past week of recruiting news means for #CUBuffs men's basketball
It was a lot! Listen/watch here: youtu.be/QvDHBb6LsPk?...
Kevin Garnett's "HoopItUp" announced a 3v3 tournament and kids clinic happening with the #CUBuffs on April 12 in Denver. The event teaser featured Barrington Hargress, Josiah Sanders, Jalin Holland and Ian Inman:
