National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado 70, Cal. State - Bakersfield 64
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 19, 2011
Where: Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials: # Scott Harris, # Don McAllister, # Casey McClellan
Attendance: 5531

Andre Roberson scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half and Carlon Brown collected 15 points and eight assists as Colorado held off visiting Cal State-Bakersfield 70-64 on Monday.

Freshman Spencer Dinwiddie added 13 points for the Buffaloes (6-4), who bounced back from a home loss to Wyoming before the finals break.

Colorado can build some momentum heading into its first Pac-12 season as it closes non-conference play with lowly Texas Southern and the University of New Orleans over the next week.

Colorado trailed 27-25 at the half but quickly erased the deficit with a 12-2 burst to begin the second half. Roberson highlighted the run with a steal and transition dunk and split the 12 points evenly with Dinwiddie.

The Roadrunners cut it back to single digits and were within 47-41 with 8:10 left when they went cold, scoring two points over the next four minutes.

The Buffaloes took advantage with an 8-2 spurt and put the game away from the free throw line.

Robert Hayes scored 13 points off the bench to lead Bakersfield (5-6), which ended up shooting 38 percent in the second half.
Top Game Performances
 
Cal. State - Bakersfield   Colorado
Robert Hayes 13 Scoring Andre Roberson 18
Issiah Grayson 6 Assists Carlon Brown 8
Rashad Savage 9 Rebounds Sabatino Chen 5
Stephon Carter 3 Free Throws Made Spencer Dinwiddie 9
Issiah Grayson 1 Steals Sabatino Chen 2
Mo Hughley 1 Blocks Andre Roberson 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cal. State - Bakersfield 64 39.0 8-18 10-14 7 27 4 2 15
Colorado 70 50.0 2-10 22-26 12 27 5 7 12