The Colorado Buffaloes are hosting No. 4 UCLA at Coors Events Center. After 20 minutes of play, they trail the Bruins, 51-45. So far, the Buffs and Bruins have played a pretty evenly matched game, but Colorado is having trouble containing UCLA’s high-powered offense.
The Bruins, on the year, have converted 53 percent of their shots. UCLA has played true to their form so far in the game, having knocked down 54.5 percent of its field goals through one half of basketball. The Buffaloes have made about 41 percent of their shots.
Both Colorado and UCLA are doing well from three-point range. The Bruins are 9-of-15 from long range while CU has knocked down 5-of-10 shots from beyond the arch.
Senior guards Xavier Johnson and Derrick White have been the go-to point scorers for the Buffs thus far. White leads the team with 12 points and Johnson is right behind him with 11. Freshman guard Deleon Brown made his first collegiate start tonight and has three points so far.
The Buffaloes continue to struggle with free throws; they’ve made 12-of-19 heading into the locker room while allowing the Bruins just seven shots from the charity stripe.
UCLA has six players that average more than 10 points per game. Tonight versus the Buffs, the Bruins have had some help from their bench, which has scored 12 points compared to the four contributed by Colorado bench players.
Colorado has the edge over the Bruins in the rebounding department, 23-16, as the second half begins.
The CU Independent will have a full game report after the game ends.
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