BOULDER — Lacking consistency all season, the Colorado men’s basketball team followed its best home performance with perhaps its worst.
Taking advantage of a porous Buffaloes defense in the paint, Texas Tech pulled away in the second half for an 87-69 victory Wednesday night at the Coors Events Center.
The Red Raiders (14-11, 5-6 Big 12) improved to 2-3 under coach Pat Knight, who took over for his father, Bob Knight, on Feb. 4. It took only one visit to Boulder for Pat Knight to match his father’s victory total here. With Texas Tech, Bob Knight went 1-2 in road games against CU.
Karma should have pointed to a successful night for CU. In their last home game, the Buffs looked impressive in a 72-58 win over Oklahoma. CU senior Richard Roby needed 25 points to move into third place on the school’s career scoring list. And Roby’s half-brother, Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin, sat in a front-row seat to watch.
But Colorado (10-15, 2-9) couldn’t stop Texas Tech underneath. Eight of the first 11 baskets scored by the Red Raiders in the second half came from easy shots inside.
Roby, a four-year starter, reached 25 points on a layup with 3:45 left to tie Shaun Vandiver (1989-91) for third place on the all-time scoring list with 1,876 points. Roby finished with 25, missing a jumper just before the buzzer sounded.
CU turnovers fueled an 11-0 run by the Red Raiders that put them up 28-22 in the first half.
Tom Kensler: 303-954-1280 or tkensler@denverpost.com
