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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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