The Colorado men’s basketball team dropped its second straight Pac-12 contest on Saturday as the Arizona State Sun Devils were able to overcome a late Buffs rally.
Trailing 63-53 with 9:11 remaining in the second half, Colorado went on a 13-3 run to tie the game at 66. The Buffaloes had their chances to take the lead but could not get over the hill, ultimately falling 76-73.
Turnovers were the difference in the game, as sloppy ball handling by the Buffaloes led to 13 turnovers that the Sun Devils converted into 27 points. Jamiya Neal and Adam Miller did the heavy lifting for ASU, scoring 19 and 18 points, respectively.
KJ Simpson led all scorers with 23 to go along with four assists. The Buffs also got a lift from the return of Tristan da Silva, who had 17 points, three rebounds and three assists.
Colorado will head to Berkeley on Wednesday to face the California Golden Bears at 9 p.m. MT (ESPNU).
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