Colorado Buffaloes at Grand Canyon Lopes
· Far West Classic
Wright's 21 points sends Colorado past Grand Canyon 74-64
Colorado (6-1) led the entire second after the two squads played to a 27-all tie at intermission. The Buffs extended their lead to 57-48 on Maddox Daniels' 3-pointer with 8:02 left to play before the Lopes (4-4) rallied and closed to within 60-59 on Sean Miller-Moore's layup with 5:17 to go.
Jeriah Horne countered with 3 to start a 10-0 Colorado run and the Buffaloes were never challenged again. Horne finished with 12 points and five rebounds.
Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 17 points for the Lopes on 7-for-9 shooting, Asbjorn Midtgaard scored 16 missing one of nine shot attempts and Miller-Moore 12 on 5-for-6 shooting.
Grand Canyon shot 51% to 50% for Colorado, but the Buffaloes were 18 for 21 from the foul line against 5 for 8 for Grand Canyon. Colorado entered the game leading the nation in free throw shooting at 85.8%.
It marked the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jeriah Horne Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jayden Stone missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Asbjorn Midtgaard Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 64 |
Statistics
 COLO |
 GCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-48 | FG | 27-53 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 5-20 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 18-21 | FT | 5-8 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 20 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |