Controversial missed call derails Colorado Buffaloes against #17 Kansas Jayhawks

After getting so tantalizingly close to upsetting the 17th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks for the first Q1 win of the season, fate had other plans for the Colorado Buffaloes. CU gave the Jayhawks a legitimate scare, but a clear missed call and a lack of execution down the stretch ultimately doomed the Buffs, falling by a final score of 75-69.

Colorado entered Tuesday evening’s nightcap matchup with a major advantage, as Kansas head coach Bill Self was unable to make the trip with his team due to illness. CU coach Tad Boyle, a Kansas basketball alum, smelled blood in the water and ran with it.

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The Buffs opened the game with a bang after a three-pointer from Isaiah Johnson made its way home, which proved to be the first of many from both teams. The Buffs and Jayhawks were getting open on the perimeter and they made each other pay in the first half, as each team hit six shots from deep. That rainstorm was a team effort for Colorado. Five Buffs combined for those six hits from beyond the yard, staying consistent with the team’s selfless brand of basketball.

As for Kansas, things weren’t exactly going to plan. Potential NBA top draft pick Darryn Peterson was kept quiet by the Buffs, tallying only nine first-half points. Guard Tre White was able to pick up some of that slack, racking 12 first-half points of his own, hitting two shots from deep and all four of his free throw attempts.

Speaking of freebies, oh boy, was Kansas getting to the line a lot. KU shot 12 first-half FTs compared to Colorado’s four, and were able to cash in on 10 of them. (That’s a little bit of foreshadowing for later.) Still, some stellar defense and clutch shooting from the Buffs were able to keep the game neck-and-neck. Following a successful Barrington Hargress tip-in on a Johnson miss, Colorado headed to the break down only 38-40, looking to channel some of that Askia Booker magic.

The Buffs came out of the locker room and immediately tied the game on a Bangot Dak jumper. Unfortunately,…

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