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RR Ralphie Report: CU WBB: Buffaloes Bully Southeastern Louisiana in First Round of WBIT

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Colorado will play Gonzaga in Boulder next Sunday

Sure, the WBIT might be a consolation prize for the Colorado Buffaloes, but it didn’t look like it at the CU Event Center on Thursday evening.

The Buffs were motivated and ready to roll in their first-round matchup with the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions, handling business with a 73-41 win.

You’d be hard-pressed to ask the Buffaloes for a better start than they had against SLU, as they came out of the gates firing on all cylinders. Colorado properly utilized their size advantage over the Lady Lions to have their way in the low post, along with shooting well from beyond the arc.

After back-to-back three-pointers from Kindyll Wetta and Lior Garzon, the Buffs roared out to a quick eight-point advantage, which they’d maintain for the remainder of the quarter, leading 17-9 heading into the second.

The second quarter proved to be more of the same. CU started the period by going on a quick 13-2 run to give themselves a nice, cushy lead. Colorado continued picking on SLU’s tiny guards (both starters are 5-foot-5 or shorter) as Grace Oliver decided to get in on the three-point action, cashing in for one of her own and five points in the quarter.

Despite seven straight turnovers and some questionable calls in the minutes before halftime, Colorado’s steady shooting proved to be too much for the Lady Lions to handle, as they took a 33-20 lead into the break with no intention of slowing their roll.

Colorado’s third quarter could’ve been better, coughing the ball up six times. Thankfully, when you cannot miss from the floor, turnovers are easy to overcome. Led by Garzon and Nyamer Diew, Colorado went 7-10 from the floor, putting the nail in Southeastern Louisiana’s coffin early. After building a hefty 30-point lead in the early fourth quarter, the Buffaloes coasted to the finish line.

Colorado’s win was powered by four double-digit scoring performances from Garzon (18 pts), Masagayo (15 pts), Oliver (12 pts) and Wetta (12 pts). The Buffs finished the contest shooting 25-44 (56.8 %) from the floor, despite their 19 total turnovers.

Next up for Colorado will be the four-seed Gonzaga Bulldogs in Boulder next Sunday at 1:00 pm in the second round of the WBIT. Make sure to pack the stands so our Buffs have the best chance of moving on to the quarterfinals. Tickets are on sale now.

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