BOULDER — Since losing star point guard Spencer Dinwiddie to a season-ending knee injury last Sunday, the Colorado men’s basketball team has not looked good.
Dinwiddie was injured during the first half of Colorado’s 71-54 loss at Washington. Without him, the No. 21 Buffaloes were outscored 45-25 in the second half.
Then, on Thursday, they struggled offensively in a 69-56 loss to UCLA at the Coors Events Center.
Those were the only two games this season that CU (14-4, 3-2 Pac-12) has been held below 60 points. Those were the two largest margins of defeat by the Buffs this season. It’s the first time all season they’ve lost two in a row. And the loss to UCLA ended CU’s hopes of going undefeated at home. CU slipped to 11-1 at the Coors Events Center.
Saturday, the Buffs host struggling Southern California (9-8, 0-4). They will do so with some people wondering whether CU can recover in time just to reach the NCAA Tournament this season, let alone get the top-four seed the Buffs seemed destined for before Dinwiddie’s injury.
The Buffs don’t sound done. “Do not count this team out,” coach Tad Boyle said. “Do not count us out.”
