All Wright: Senior leads CU to 79-72 win over No. 17 Oregon
By PAT GRAHAMJanuary 8, 2021 GMT
All the crash did was ignite him.
Wright recovered from the scary fall to score 21 points, including a game-sealing scoop layup with 27 seconds left, and Colorado held off No. 17 Oregon for a 79-72 win on Thursday.
“Big-time win for us,” Wright said.
The senior point guard was fouled driving to the basket late in the first half, slid out of bounds and banged his neck on a seat along the baseline. He pounded the floor in pain before joining the team on the bench and returning to the floor to shoot free throws. Struggling before the fall, Wright caught fire after it scoring all of his points.
Wright’s Colorado Buffaloes get home upset of No. 17 Oregon
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Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 5:45 PM Updated: Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 10:23 PM Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV, left, drives to the basket as Oregon forward Eric Williams Jr. defends in the first half Thursday in Boulder. David Zalubowski/Associated Press Colorado guard Eli Parquet, left, tries to block a shot by Oregon guard Chris Duarte, right, in the second half Thursday in Boulder. David Zalubowski/Associated Press Colorado forward Jeriah Horne (41) drives to the rim for a basket past Oregon forward Eugene Omoruyi in the second half Thursday in Boulder.
Chris Duarte (27 points) outscored Colorado’s McKinley Wright IV (21) but the No. 17 Ducks weren’t as balanced as the Buffaloes in a 79-72 loss Thursday at the CU Events Center.
All the crash did was ignite him.
Wright recovered from the scary fall to score 21 points, including a game-sealing scoop layup with 27 seconds left, and Colorado held off No. 17 Oregon for a 79-72 win on Thursday.
“Big-time win for us,” Wright said.
The senior point guard was fouled driving to the basket late in the first half, slid out of bounds and banged his neck on a seat along the baseline. He pounded the floor in pain before joining the team on the bench and returning to the floor to shoot free throws. Struggling before the fall, Wright caught fire after it scoring all of his points.
Oregon’s Chris Duarte, Eugene Omoruyi face one-on-one challenges from Colorado’s McKinley Wright IV, Evan Battey
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Posted Jan 07, 2021
Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV, right, punches forward Evan Battey, left, while forward Lucas Siewert looks on as time runs out in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against USC Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Boulder, Colo. Colorado won 78-67. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) APAP
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EUGENE Matchups of top teams typically feature some premier one-one-one battles and Oregon and Colorado will be no different.
The No. 17 Ducks have two of the top seven scorers in the Pac-12 in forward Eugene Omoruyi (18.7 points per game) and guard Chris Duarte (16.7), who have helped lead Oregon (8-1, 3-0 Pac-12) to an eight-game win streak entering today’s game at the CU Events Center (2 p.m., FS1).