MANHATTAN, Kan. — McKinley Wright IV scored 24 points and the Colorado Buffaloes overcame a slow start Friday night to collect a 76-58 win over host Kansas State in the Little Apple Classic.
Tad Boyle's Buffs improved to 2-0 with the win while the Wildcats dropped to 0-2.
Wright, who had 20 points in CU's season-opening 84-61 win over South Dakota, added five rebounds and five assists against the Wildcats and had just two turnovers. Maddox Daniels scored 10 points and Eli Parquet, Jeriah Horne and Jabari Walker each had nine for Colorado.
Nijel Pack led Kansas State with 12 points.
The Buffs played the game without three players — D'Shawn Schwartz, Keeshawn Barthelemy and Tristan da Silva — because of covid-related issues.
HOW IT HAPPENED: After a slow start, Colorado trailed by 13 midway through the first half, 22-9, before a flagrant foul called on KSU's Davion Bradford against Wright ignited the Buffs. CU then put together a 14-0 run to take its first lead of the game. Kansas State did come back to take a 31-30 halftime lead, but the Buffs quickly seized control after the break with a 7-0 run on the back of an Eli Parquet 3-pointer and baskets from Maddox Daniels and Wright.
K-State then managed to pull back into a tie, but the Buffs slowly rebuilt their lead as Wright took charge. The CU senior scored six points and added an assist in a four-minute span and Parquet added another 3-pointer as CU pulled out to a 51-44 lead with 11:50 to play.
The Buffs then slowly built their cushion into double digits. A Wright 3-pointer gave Colorado a 59-48 lead and Parquet bumped the margin to 14 with a 3-point lay with 7:28 to go, 62-48.
CU then kept the Wildcats at bay down the stretch to collect the win.
Colorado started slowly on offense and the Wildcats took advantage, using a 12-0 run to take a 22-9 lead midway through the first half. The Buffs endured a nearly six-minute scoring drought to help the Wildcats, a stretch that also included three CU turnovers.
But a flagrant foul on KSU's Davion Bradford seemed to ignite Colorado, opening the door for a 14-0 Colorado surge. Jabari Walker and Wright each hit two free throws and a basket at the beginning of the run before Wright drained a long 3-pointer to pull the Buffs to within 22-20. Dallas Walton then added three free throws, and with 4:52 to go in the half, Colorado had its first lead of the game, 23-22.
CU's defense played a big role in the surge, forcing five straight KSU turnovers at one point.
The Wildcats regained the lead before Colorado went ahead one more time, getting a Jeriah Horne 3-pointer followed by a Walton dunk to give CU a 30-27 edge with 1:11 left in the half.
The Wildcats, though, scored the last four points of the half to take a 31-30 lead into the locker room at intermission.
NEXT UP: The Buffs open Pac-12 play Wednesday in a 6 p.m. game at Arizona, then open their home schedule on Saturday, Dec. 5, against Washington State. Time for the WSU game has not yet been determined.
Contact: Neill.Woelk@Colorado.edu
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