Cool. I'd have been celebrating so hard that I'd have gone full Hunter Biden, but still cool.
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Maui Invit. thread - MEN'S BBall (Mon., 11/25/24-vs. (RV) Mich. State, 3:00 PM MT, ESPN2; Tuesday-#2 UConn or (RV) Memphis (ESPN or ESPN2) & TBA Wed.)
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Cool. I'd have been celebrating so hard that I'd have gone full Hunter Biden, but still cool.
ahoelsken
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I might be biased here because I played for Tad for a bit his first year in Greeley.......but he's got that job as long as he wants it AFAIC.
Malone and Jak delivered this game.
This might be the only Tad big man ever to dominate like this. ****in Malone is sonning mother****ers out there. Scott was a goddamn beast, but Malone is a hulking brute who will punch you in the ****ing mouth.
Would've loved to see him go up against bitch ass Tarcziewski and bitch ass Ayton.
Would've loved to see him go up against bitch ass Tarcziewski and bitch ass Ayton.
He's good. I can't really think of a comp. He's bigger and probably more skilled than Battey. Not a slight to Evan who is one of my all-time favorites. He's almost like a smaller and more agile version of DJ Burns, with better handles. He's a very good player. And our offense runs way better when we run it through him.
This was such a different game, almost a completely different team.
Ball moved, players got open, shots fell.
Might be the best away game I've ever been at.
Malone owned the paint. I was worried that they could rotate size vs him - he got them all in foul trouble. So smooth under the rim.
Hammond played an amazing game. I give him a TON of crap - he showed out today.
Ball moved, players got open, shots fell.
Might be the best away game I've ever been at.
Malone owned the paint. I was worried that they could rotate size vs him - he got them all in foul trouble. So smooth under the rim.
Hammond played an amazing game. I give him a TON of crap - he showed out today.
Scott was great and dominated many games inside. I will hear no slander just cause he didn't have a big ass
Buffsbball
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That seems very normal for a #2 ranked team falling to an unranked team.
"We get stops. That's what we do."
True, but it also reflects how much respect they have for the underdog, how much they are liked.
The Miracle on Ice wasn't about the russians losing
Not in the US press. I sure wouldn't be surprised if Pravda reported it with emphasis on the Soviets losing.
Robert Sorell
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Love tad for that line
I don’t get it. What’s wrong with what Howell said?
MarkW
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If last years team had Jakimovski and Malone it could have been in the final 4. Skilled center and a bucket getting 6th man. Nice players they found.
Great win
Great win
Not much but the profile pic definitely is asking for shaming (deservedly so).
I think it's cool (can't remember if Howell posts here)
You loved Trail Dust Steakhouse, didn't you?
I have updated the original post to add links (stats, video, audio, etc.) for today's game with #5 ranked Iowa State (4-1), as well as links to their website with info on their team. The game is slotted to be on ESPN2, with tipoff scheduled for 12:30 PM MT.
Beat the Cyclones!
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Media after yesterday's HUGE win:
Article - https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/11/26/mens-basketball-buffaloes-knock-off-no-2-uconn-in-maui
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LAHAINA, Hawaii — Colorado's Andrej Jakimovski hit a driving layup with 8 seconds left Tuesday for the winning bucket as the Buffaloes staged a big second-half rally to knock off No. 2-ranked UConn, 73-72, in the Maui Invitational.
Tad Boyle's Buffs improved to 5-1 with the win while two-time defending national champion UConn lost its second straight to slip to 4-2.
Colorado, which lost to Michigan State in the tourney opener, will now renew an old Big 12 rivalry when they play fifth-ranked Iowa State in a 12:30 p.m. (MT) matchup Wednesday.
Julian Hammond III and Elijah Malone each had 16 points for the Buffs while Jakimovski had a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double, his first as a Buff.
Liam McNeely led UConn with 20 points. Both of UConn's starting big men, Samson Johnson and Tarris Reed Jr., fouled out of the game in the second half, with CU's Malone drawing the majority of those fouls.
Colorado trailed by as much as 11 in the first half and by eight at the half, 40-32. The Huskies rebuilt their edge to nine early in the second half, but the Buffs used an 11-0 run to take their first lead of the game, 48-45, with 14:02 to play.
The lead then see-sawed for the remainder of the game, leading to Jakmovski's winning basket. UConn had one last chance to win the game but the CU defense forced the Huskies to settle for a tough 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining. The shot drew iron to give Colorado the win.
"Less than 24 hours ago, I was sitting here questioning the fight of these guys," Boyle said in his post-game press conference. "I said we'd find out a lot about our team in the next 18 to 24 hours and I think we found out about this team, the fight that they have … To beat a program like UConn, that's not easy to do. Our guys really battled all game long. Coming down the stretch, win or lose, I was gonna be proud of this group. We got the stop at the end and Andrej made a hell of a shot there. Everybody that played for us played well, contributed to this win, and I couldn't be more proud of this group."
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DECISIVE MOMENT: Colorado trailed by nine, 46-37, with 17:33 to play. But the Buffs put together an 11-0 run to take their first lead, and while UConn regained the edge at several junctures, Colorado produced the critical plays down the stretch.
WHAT IT MEANS: The win should be a huge confidence boost for Colorado as they continue to prepare for play in the Big 12.
NEXT UP: The Buffs will play fifth-ranked Iowa State at 12:30 p.m. (MT) Wednesday. The Cyclones lost to Auburn, 83-81, in their tournament opener before beating Dayton, 89-84, on Tuesday.
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Box score - https://cubuffs.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/uconn/boxscore/17114
Beat the Cyclones!
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Media after yesterday's HUGE win:
Article - https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/11/26/mens-basketball-buffaloes-knock-off-no-2-uconn-in-maui
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Boyle's Buffs Knock Off No. 2 UConn in Maui Invitational
By: Neill Woelk, Contributing EditorLAHAINA, Hawaii — Colorado's Andrej Jakimovski hit a driving layup with 8 seconds left Tuesday for the winning bucket as the Buffaloes staged a big second-half rally to knock off No. 2-ranked UConn, 73-72, in the Maui Invitational.
Tad Boyle's Buffs improved to 5-1 with the win while two-time defending national champion UConn lost its second straight to slip to 4-2.
Colorado, which lost to Michigan State in the tourney opener, will now renew an old Big 12 rivalry when they play fifth-ranked Iowa State in a 12:30 p.m. (MT) matchup Wednesday.
Julian Hammond III and Elijah Malone each had 16 points for the Buffs while Jakimovski had a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double, his first as a Buff.
Liam McNeely led UConn with 20 points. Both of UConn's starting big men, Samson Johnson and Tarris Reed Jr., fouled out of the game in the second half, with CU's Malone drawing the majority of those fouls.
Colorado trailed by as much as 11 in the first half and by eight at the half, 40-32. The Huskies rebuilt their edge to nine early in the second half, but the Buffs used an 11-0 run to take their first lead of the game, 48-45, with 14:02 to play.
The lead then see-sawed for the remainder of the game, leading to Jakmovski's winning basket. UConn had one last chance to win the game but the CU defense forced the Huskies to settle for a tough 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining. The shot drew iron to give Colorado the win.
"Less than 24 hours ago, I was sitting here questioning the fight of these guys," Boyle said in his post-game press conference. "I said we'd find out a lot about our team in the next 18 to 24 hours and I think we found out about this team, the fight that they have … To beat a program like UConn, that's not easy to do. Our guys really battled all game long. Coming down the stretch, win or lose, I was gonna be proud of this group. We got the stop at the end and Andrej made a hell of a shot there. Everybody that played for us played well, contributed to this win, and I couldn't be more proud of this group."
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DECISIVE MOMENT: Colorado trailed by nine, 46-37, with 17:33 to play. But the Buffs put together an 11-0 run to take their first lead, and while UConn regained the edge at several junctures, Colorado produced the critical plays down the stretch.
WHAT IT MEANS: The win should be a huge confidence boost for Colorado as they continue to prepare for play in the Big 12.
NEXT UP: The Buffs will play fifth-ranked Iowa State at 12:30 p.m. (MT) Wednesday. The Cyclones lost to Auburn, 83-81, in their tournament opener before beating Dayton, 89-84, on Tuesday.
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Box score - https://cubuffs.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/uconn/boxscore/17114
Full game
Y'all have fun watching!
What are you doing that's so important?
My part
You make me look like the least superstitious guy ever and I have whole sections of my closet I won't wear on game days.
We just beat the #2 team and are playing the #5 team. Can't mess with that juju