National Basketball Association
Colorado 91, Auburn 84
When: 3:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials:
# Lee Cassell, # J.B. DeRosa, # Antinio Petty
Attendance:
7241
By The Sports Xchange
Sophomore guard George King scored a game-high 27 points as Colorado rallied from a 15-point deficit in the first half to claim a 91-84 victory over Auburn on Tuesday afternoon at Auburn Arena in Auburn, Ala.
Senior forward Josh Scott added 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Buffaloes (1-1), who shot 57.4 percent from the field, 53.3 percent on 3-pointers and 80.8 percent at the line to overcome Auburn's early flurry.
Junior guard Kareem Canty paced Auburn (1-1) with 24 points and seven assists, but 19 of his points came in the opening 17 minutes. Canty went scoreless for 18:41 while Colorado transformed a 44-29 deficit into an 83-71 lead.
Senior power forward Tyler Harris, a graduate transfer from Providence, had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Tigers.
Canty started at a ridiculous pace that fired up Auburn's home crowd. He swished a 3-pointer on the Tigers' first possession, turned a steal into a jumper on the next possession and drilled his first seven shots from the field, including five 3-pointers.
Canty's steal and dunk with 3:48 left in the first half pushed Auburn's lead to 44-29, but King answered with two 3-pointers and a jumper to pull the Buffaloes within 46-42 at the break.
Colorado took the lead for good on sophomore guard Dominique Collier's two free throws that made it 61-60 with 12:51 to play. Junior guard Josh Fortune followed with a 3-pointer as the Buffaloes gradually built a 14-point cushion.
Top Game Performances
| Colorado |
|
Auburn |
|
George King 27 |
Scoring |
Kareem Canty 24 |
|
Dominique Collier 5 |
Assists |
Kareem Canty 7 |
|
Josh Scott 9 |
Rebounds |
Tyler Harris 12 |
|
Josh Scott 8 |
Free Throws Made |
T.J. Dunans 4 |
|
Dominique Collier 1 |
Steals |
Kareem Canty 2 |
|
Josh Scott 3 |
Blocks |
Jordon Granger 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Colorado
|
91 |
57.4 |
8-15 |
21-26 |
13 |
33 |
5 |
2 |
16 |
| Auburn
|
84 |
46.3 |
10-24 |
12-22 |
13 |
27 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
For more information, contact us