Colorado puts home streak to test vs. Oregon

Colorado goals to increase its house profitable streak to 5 video games on Thursday when it meets visiting Oregon at Boulder, Colo.

The host Buffaloes (9-6, 1-3 Pac-12), who’re 6-1 at house this season, noticed their five-game profitable streak come to a halt with an 80-76 setback at California on Saturday.

Colorado coach Tad Boyle did not mince phrases after seeing his workforce permit the Bears to shoot 58 p.c from the ground (29 of fifty) and seize a 36-23 rebounding benefit.

“Let’s simply discuss some of the pathetic defensive performances in Colorado basketball historical past,” Boyle mentioned. “I’ve solely been a part of it now for 12-and-a-half years, however I am unable to consider a extra disappointing defensive efficiency than what I noticed. It did not matter what we did or what we ran, we could not cease them.”

Colorado’s KJ Simpson has been removed from disappointing, nonetheless. The sophomore guard was named the Pac-12 Participant of the Week for the second time this season Monday after averaging 28.0 factors, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists over his final two video games.

Simpson scored 25 factors and J’Vonne Hadley added 17 within the loss to California. The 2 mixed to make 18 of 31 photographs (58.1 p.c) from the ground, nonetheless the remainder of the Buffaloes went 12 of 35 (34.3 p.c).

Oregon (8-6, 2-1) enters Thursday’s conflict with a little bit of momentum.

The Geese recorded their sixth win of their final eight outings after Will Richardson collected 22 factors and 7 rebounds in a 77-68 victory Saturday over Oregon State. Richardson paved the way in which by scoring 12 of Oregon’s remaining 20 factors.

“We would be in massive bother with out his management, with out his manufacturing,” Geese coach Dana Altman mentioned of Richardson, who boasts team-leading averages in factors (15.6), assists (5.9) and steals (1.6).

“He is conserving the workforce collectively, he is making an attempt to get guys to play more durable. … He is actually engaged, he is actually taken possession of the workforce. He is achieved an amazing job.”

The groups are assembly for the primary time since Colorado posted an 80-69 win over Oregon within the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 event final March. Simpson had 13 factors, seven rebounds and 6 assists for the Buffaloes.

–Subject Degree Media