National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado 91, Nebraska Omaha 49
When: 5:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Where: CU Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials: # Mike Scyphers, # DG Nelson, # Casey McClellan
Attendance: N/A

McKinley Wright IV had 17 points and eight assists, Jabari Walker scored 15 and added nine rebounds, and the host Colorado Buffaloes beat the Omaha Mavericks 91-49 in Boulder on Wednesday.

Dallas Walton had 14 points and D'Shawn Schwartz scored 11, all in the first half, for the Buffaloes (4-1). Evan Battey had nine points and eight rebounds.

Schwartz missed Colorado's first two games after testing positive for COVID-19 on the morning of the team's opener against South Dakota in the Little Apple Classic. Schwartz returned against Tennessee on Dec. 8 but didn't score and had just three points in a win over Northern Colorado on Monday night.

La'Mel Robinson scored 11 points and Matt Pile added 11 rebounds and six points for Omaha (2-6), which has now lost two straight games by more than 40 points.

The Buffaloes never trailed in winning their second straight game, pulling away early in the first half. Leading 5-4, Schwartz and Wright had 3-pointers during a 10-0 run for Colorado. Wanjang Tut had a layup to keep the Mavericks within nine but the Buffaloes quickly built a double-digit lead.

Walker had a three-point play and hit a 3-pointer, Maddox Daniels and Walton also drained baskets from behind the arc in a stretch when Colorado scored 14 straight points to go ahead 32-9.

Robinson converted a three-point play and Jadin Booth hit a pair of 3-pointers to spark an Omaha run to get within 38-20 with 4:42 left in the first half but Colorado stretched the advantage to 47-25 at intermission.

The Buffaloes scored the first basket of the second half before the Mavericks got within 20 on Sam'i Roe's 3-pointer, but Colorado responded with a big run to put the game out of reach.

A dunk, two layups and Jeriah Horne's 3-pointer pushed the lead to 61-30 with 13:08 left. Colorado continued to increase the advantage, leading by 35. Nique Clifford's two free throws gave the Buffaloes an 88-47 lead with 1:31 left in the game.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Nebraska Omaha   Colorado
La'Mel Robinson 11 Scoring McKinley Wright IV 17
Ayo Akinwole 5 Assists McKinley Wright IV 8
Matt Pile 11 Rebounds Jabari Walker 9
La'Mel Robinson 5 Free Throws Made Jabari Walker 6
Ayo Akinwole 1 Steals Jeriah Horne 1
Dylan Brougham 1 Blocks Keeshawn Barthelemy 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Nebraska Omaha 49 31.1 5-17 6-9 14 29 1 3 15
Colorado 91 50.0 11-26 18-22 18 42 2 4 9