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Spiders Fall To Colorado, 75-69
01/04/2005 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2005
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By HANK KURZ Jr.
AP Sports Writer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Chris Copeland scored a career-high 25 points in his return to his hometown Tuesday night and Colorado withstood every Richmond run in the second half, beating the Spiders 75-69.
Copeland, who played at Hermitage High School in the Richmond suburbs, made 10 of 15 shots and four 3-pointers, including a leaning, fall-away heave with 3:53 left, giving the Buffaloes (8-3) a 65-56 lead.
The Spiders (5-6), whose rally to within one with 10:33 left was answered immediately by a 7-0 Colorado run, closed to within 60-56 with 4:49 left, but Richard Roby hit a 10-footer and Copeland beat the shot clock with his off-balance shot from the right wing to rebuild the lead.
Colorado, coming off an embarrassing 80-48 loss to Utah, won despite shooting just 14-for-30 from the free throw line. The Buffaloes also avenged a 75-52 loss to the Spiders in Boulder, Colo., last season.
Roby added 18 points and Jayson Obazuaye 16 for the Buffaloes, who shot 56 percent from the field against the normally stingy Spiders.
Patrick O'Malley hit five 3-pointers and tied his career-high with 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting. Jamaal Scott added 12 points, hitting 5 of 8 shots, and the rest of the team made just 13 of 42 shots.
The Buffaloes led 38-32 at halftime after shooting 63 percent and going on a Copeland-led 14-4 run midway through the half. Copeland started the burst with a basket and a 3-pointer and added two 12-footers later.
