Colorado State 62, Colorado 60: J.J. Avila scored 19 points as the visiting Rams edged the Buffaloes to remain undefeated.

John Gillon added nine points and Gian Clavell had eight off the bench for Colorado State (9-0), which won in Boulder for the first time since the 2006-07 season. The Rams, who also received eight points from Daniel Bejarano and six points and six rebounds from Tiel Daniels, overcame a 40-26 rebound deficit and 14-of-26 free-throw shooting - including 8-of-17 in the second half.

Xavier Johnson scored a season-high 20 points for Colorado (5-3), which saw its non-conference home winning streak end at 23 games. Askia Booker added 18 points for the Buffaloes, but leading scorer Josh Scott finished with two points on 0-of-7 shooting after entering the contest with a 16.6 average and a 61.7 field-goal percentage.

Colorado led 32-30 at intermission, but the Rams scored the first six points of the second half as part of a 14-8 run and maintained at least a two-point advantage the rest of the way. The Buffaloes’ Wesley Gordon scored on a put-back with 45 seconds remaining to pull the hosts within 60-58, but Clavell and Stanton Kidd each hit 1-of-2 free throws sandwiched around a missed 3-pointer by Booker and Colorado could only manage a pair of free throws in the final 16 seconds.

Colorado got off to a fast start and grabbed an early 14-6 lead, but Colorado State surged ahead with a 9-0 run. The Buffaloes regained the advantage with an 8-2 run and then managed to remain ahead or even the remainder of the half despite a stretch of over seven minutes without a field goal.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Colorado had won three straight and 16 of its previous 17 home games against Colorado State. … The Rams, who entered the contest with a plus-7.5 rebound margin, were outrebounded for the first time all season. … Freshman G Dominique Collier, a key reserve for Colorado, missed the game with a wrist injury sustained in Sunday’s loss at Georgia.