Philadelphia – Richard Roby scored 22 points and Chris Copeland added 20 as Colorado pulled away in the second half and defeated Penn 78-60 on Tuesday night.
Roby hit 5-of-10 shots, including all four of his 3-point attempts, and Copeland was 7-for-11 from the field, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.
Colorado (3-1) used a distinct height advantage to outrebound the Quakers 50-28, and made 16-of-20 free throws.
Ibrahim Jaaber had 16 points and Steve Danley 14 for Penn (2-1), which was 10-for-21 at the free-throw line.
The Buffaloes trailed by 10 points midway through the first half but, led by Roby, rallied to tie the game 37-37 at halftime.
The Quakers shot nearly 44 percent from the field during the first half, but went just 9-of-31 (29.0 percent) in the second half, including 2-of-15 (13.3 percent) from 3-point range.
“In the second half, I thought Colorado did a good job of pushing the basketball,” Penn coach Fran Dunphy said. “On the other hand, we did a poor job of finishing plays when we had opportunities.”
Colorado led 52-46 with 12:50 to play and went on a 14-3 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Andy Osborn, to take a 66-49 lead with 5:35 to play.
Two straight layups by Mark Zoller cut the lead to 66-53, but the Quakers never got closer than 13 points.
It was only the second meeting between the schools, with Colorado an 80-57 winner in Boulder in January 2003.
COLORADO (3-1)
Osborn 3-7 0-0 8, Copeland 7-11 4-4 20, Obazuaye 2-9 0-0 4, Hall 4-8 0-0 8, Roby 5-10 8-8 22, Eddy 0-1 0-1 0, Senger 0-0 0-0 0, Coleman 3-4 0-1 6, Freeman 2-4 4-6 8, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Arrington 0-0 0-0 0, King-Stockton 1-3 0-0 2, McGee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 16-20 78.
PENN (2-1)
Danley 4-9 6-10 14, Ebede 2-4 0-0 5, Grandieri 0-2 0-1 0, Jaaber 7-12 0-2 16, Osmundson 3-14 3-6 11, Egee 0-1 0-0 0, Whitehurst 3-7 0-0 7, Franklin 0-0 0-0 0, Zoller 3-8 1-2 7, McMahon 0-4 0-0 0, Votel 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-61 10-21 60.
Halftime – Tied 37-37. 3-point goals – Colorado 8-15 (Roby 4-4, Osborn 2-4, Copeland 2-4, Eddy 0-1, Obazuaye 0-1, Hall 0-1), Penn 6-27 (Jaaber 2-4, Osmundson 2-9, Ebede 1-2, Whitehurst 1-4, Grandieri 0-1, Egee 0-1, Zoller 0-2, McMahon 0-4). Fouled out – None. Rebounds – Colorado 50 (Obazuaye 9), Penn 28 (Grandieri 7). Assists – Colorado 15 (Roby 5), Penn 16 (Danley 5). Total fouls – Colorado 23, Penn 21. A – 6,249.
