It was only an exhibition, but the Colorado men’s basketball team received ravenous reviews for its performance against Nebraska on Sunday.
The Buffaloes built an early lead and were able to maintain it thanks to strong defense, rebounding and overall energy. KJ Simpson led all Buffs with 17 points while J’Vonne Hadley added 11 in his CU “debut.”
Perhaps even more impressive, Colorado outrebounded Nebraska 44-35 in the exhibition, which benefited victims of the Marshall Fire.
Head coach Tad Boyle rolled with the starting lineup of Simpson, Hadley, Tristan da Silva, Nique Clifford and Lawson Lovering, all of whom had strong evenings. Transfer Jalen Gabbidon received the most minutes off the bench (19) and Luke O’Brien had eight rebounds,
Colorado is now about one week away from its season/home opener against UC Riverside on Nov. 7.
One day shy of a year ago, Nebraska beat up on CU in Lincoln, 82-67, in the first installment of this charity exhibition series.
Simpson’s aggressiveness and scoring is encouraging, as is the rebounding of both O’Brien and Clifford. https://t.co/QQM9lWFJiY
— Justin Guerriero (@GuerrieroTRIB) October 31, 2022
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