KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 11: Alec Burks #10 of the Colorado Buffaloes reacts to a play during their semifinal game against the Kansas Jayhawks in the 2011 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament at Sprint Center on March 11, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Big 12 Basketball Tournament 2011 Bracket Update: Colorado Loses To Kansas, 90-83, Now Waits For Tourney Seeding
Despite the loss to KU, the Colorado Buffaloes are almost certainly heading to the NCAA Tournament.
Big 12 Basketball Tournament 2011 Bracket Update: Colorado Loses To Kansas, 90-83, Now Waits For Tourney Seeding
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Big 12 Basketball Tournament 2011 Bracket Update: Colorado Loses To Kansas, 90-83, Now Waits For Tourney Seeding
The Colorado Buffaloes run at the Big 12 Tournament championship ended with a 90-83 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks on Friday night in the semifinals. The Buffs actually held Kansas down for the first 12 minutes of the game before allowing the Jayhawks back into the game. At the end of the first half, the Buffs were down, 43-37.
Kansas held a lead as large as 17 points in the second half before the Buffs narrowed it down to the seven-point loss that occurred. Marcus and Markieff Morris led the Kansas effort with 20 points each. Tyrel Reed and Tyshawn Taylor finished with 15 points each. The Morris Brothers combined for 21 of the team's 29 rebounds. The Buffs as a team had only 25
Alec Burks, a possible draft lottery selection if he leaves school early, had a game-high 23 points to go with his five rebounds and six assists. Off the bench, Levi Knutson scored 15 of his 17 points from beyond the arc. Cory Higgins had a tough time from the field, making only one of his 11 shots. .
The Jayhawks will play the winner of the Texas-Texas A&M game on Saturday afternoon. The Buffaloes will now wait for the Sunday selection show to learn their seed and which regional they will be in. According to the latest Bracketology projections, the Buffs could be an 11-seed in the East region.
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Big 12 Tournament: Buffs Face Uphill Challenge Against Kansas
It's bad enough that the Colorado Buffaloes have to play their third game in three days. It's worse that they have to play that game against the Kansas Jayhawks in a virtual home game for KU. A mere 40 miles from Lawrence, KS - think Boulder to Denver - the Sprint Center in Kansas City is home to the Big 12 Tournament and a popular gathering spot for Jayhawk faithful during the weeklong tribute to Big 12 basketball.
But while the majority of the crowd will be rooting for the Jayhawks, Alec Burks and company can shut them up by playing the type of ball they have been playing in their two previous games.
By hitting shots relative to the 51.9% they've been shooting in the tournament thus far, and by outrebounding KU, as they have outrebounded K-State and the Iowa St. Cyclones, CU can quiet the partisan fans and rally both Buff fans and also any fan in the Sprint Center who is rooting for the underdog.
The game tips tonight at 5:00 p.m. MT and can be seen on Altitude2.
