Colorado has won two of their last three games after dropping six straight. The Buffaloes are 2-1 since Tad Boyle shook up his starting lineup.
3 takeaways from Colorado's 78-70 win over Arizona State Saturday night.
Colorado controlled the paint
Tad Boyle's teams are usually strong in this area, but the young squad has struggled this season.
The Buffs dominated the boards, outrebounding the Sun Devils 34-24, and leveraged that advantage to outscore them 42-26 in the paint.
Colorado shot just 6-of-22 from downtown, with three of those makes coming from Sebastian Rancik, who scored 17 off the bench.
Guard play was stellar for Colorado
As mentioned in the three keys preview, Colorado needed someone to step up alongside Isaiah Johnson, who delivered 16 points.
That someone was transfer point guard Barrington Hargress, who led the team with 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting and dished out four assists.
Maurice Odom kept the Sun Devils afloat, scoring a team-high 23 points while Massamba Diop chipped in 19 of his own, including an incredible dunk late in the second half.
Surpassed last season's conference win total
Colorado finally topped last year's conference win total of three on Saturday night, beating Arizona State 78-70 to secure win number four.
After starting 2-0 in conference play, you'd have thought they would have achieved this far sooner.
Colorado is a very young team going through the expected ups and downs, but one thing's certain: they're resilient and refuse to give up.