Colorado Routs USC

Published: 27^th Jan 12 12:08 pm

David LaRose
University of Colorado Blogger

RANT It!

Ron Chenoy-US PRESSWIRE

It was a home game of sorts for some of Colorado’s men’s basketball players Thursday night in L.A.

Buffnation was in full force as several of CU’s players are from the LA area, meaning their families were in attendance to watch the Buffs run the Trojans right out of the Galen Center 74-50. Once again it was another balanced scoring night for the Buffaloes with Andre Roberson leading the way with 13 pts and 10 reb, his twelfth double-double of the season. Roberson is in the top 10 of the country for double-doubles and 4th in the country for overall rebounding.

Five CU players scored in double digits as the Buffs went on a 24-3 run spanning from the end of the first half to the beginning of the second to take control of the game. Notching their first Pac-12 road win in school history the Buffs moved to 14-6 overall but it was also the first time that Colorado has won a conference game on the road by 20+ points since beating Oklahoma in 1969.

Head coach Tad Boyle said that this was a “take care of business game” against a winless in the Pac-12, USC team. The Buffs did just that leading from wire to wire.

Freshmen guard Spencer Dinwiddie didn’t have his best game as a Buff but had plenty of support in the stands as the Dinwiddie family picked up 60 tickets to watch Spencer play. The move to the Pac-12 has opened recruiting pipelines throughout California and the rest of the Pac-12 cities and we are starting to see it pay off this season with increased fan support on the road.

The Buffs moved into a 4-way tie for first place in the Pac-12 with a 6-2 record. They can improve to 7-2 this Saturday when they finish their LA road trip against the UCLA Bruins.