National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado 70, California 57
When: 5:30 PM ET, Sunday, February 26, 2012
Where: Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials: # Verne Harris, # Mike Littlewood, # Gregory Nixon
Attendance: 11043

COLORADO 70, CALIFORNIA 57:
Austin Dufault and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 15 points apiece as the host Buffaloes ended the Golden Bears’ six-game winning streak.

Andre Roberson grabbed 14 rebounds and Nate Tomlinson scored 11 points for Colorado (19-9, 11-5 Pac-12), which remains in contention for a first-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament.

Allen Crabbe scored 16 points, Justin Cobbs tallied 15 and Harper Kamp added 13 for California (23-7, 13-4), which dropped into second place, a half-game behind Washington.

The Buffaloes came out strong in a bid to rebound from a demoralizing 24-point home drubbing by Stanford on Thursday. Colorado trailed just once and held the Golden Bears to 38 percent shooting.

Colorado led 49-38 after a 3-pointer by Askia Booker with 11:08 remaining and then held off a California charge.

Cobbs scored on an acrobatic scoop shot to bring the Golden Bears within 56-51 with 6:50 remaining before Colorado went on an 11-2 run.

Colorado led by as many as 10 in the first half with California’s only lead coming at 12-11 on Crabbe’s jumper with 8:43 left. The Buffaloes led 32-25 at halftime.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Roberson has 22 double-digit rebounding games … Golden Bears point guard Jorge Gutierrez was scoreless and missed all seven of his field-goal attempts … Dufault, a four-year starter playing in his final home game, notched his 47th career double-digit scoring outing … California also trailed by seven at halftime of the first meeting before overcoming the deficit for a 57-50 victory.
Top Game Performances
 
California   Colorado
Allen Crabbe 16 Scoring Spencer Dinwiddie 15
Justin Cobbs 6 Assists Nate Tomlinson 4
Jorge Gutierrez 9 Rebounds Andre Roberson 15
Justin Cobbs 8 Free Throws Made Spencer Dinwiddie 4
Justin Cobbs 2 Steals Andre Roberson 2
Harper Kamp 2 Blocks Andre Roberson 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
California 57 38.0 5-16 14-17 9 25 5 3 8
Colorado 70 43.5 7-20 9-12 9 34 3 4 5