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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado 89, Louisiana-Monroe 70
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 17, 2016
Where: Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials: # Eric Curry, # Doran Gotschall, # Marques Pettigrew
Attendance: 7329

Colorado's balanced scoring, led by 14 points from forward Xavier Johnson and guard Josh Fortune, fueled the Buffaloes' 89-70 win over visiting Louisiana-Monroe on Thursday night.

Three other double-figure scorers for Colorado included guards George King (12 points) and Derrick White (12) and forward Tory Miller (10). The Buffaloes are 3-0 for the first time since 2012-13 when they started 6-0.

Louisiana-Monroe (1-2) was led by guard Jordan Harris' 15 points while guard Nick Coppola had five assists and no turnovers. Coppola has started the season with 17 assists and no turnovers.

Colorado also out-rebounded Louisiana-Monroe 49-37 and also went to the free-throw line 20 times more than Warhawks. The Buffaloes, taking advantage of Louisiana-Monroe's 30 fouls, made 28 of 35 free throw attempts while the Warhawks were 8 of 15.

Colorado forward Wesley Gordon led the Buffaloes with nine rebounds and Miller added eight.

Colorado took an 8-0 lead with 16:11 left in the first half and was never threatened. The Buffaloes built their lead to 16-3 with 13:52 left before halftime. White had eight points and King six in that opening stretch.

The Buffaloes, who led by as many 31 points, outscored Louisiana-Monroe 36-28 in the paint.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana-Monroe   Colorado
Jordon Harris 15 Scoring Josh Fortune 14
Nick Coppola 5 Assists Wesley Gordon 4
Sam McDaniel 7 Rebounds Wesley Gordon 9
Nick Coppola 3 Free Throws Made Josh Fortune 10
Jordon Harris 3 Steals Bryce Peters 3
Sam Alabakis 1 Blocks Deleon Brown 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana-Monroe 70 41.3 10-22 8-15 12 30 3 6 15
Colorado 89 40.3 7-21 28-35 14 46 3 8 12