National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado 84, North Alabama 60
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 15, 2022
Where: CU Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials: # DG Nelson, # Kelly Pfeifer, # Randy Richardson
Attendance: 5125
By Field Level Media

Tristan da Silva scored a career-high 25 points as Colorado broke free at the midway point of the first half and rolled to an 84-60 victory over visiting North Alabama on Thursday in Boulder, Colo.

KJ Simpson scored 12 points and matched a career best with six assists, while J'Vonne Hadley added 11 points as the Buffaloes (6-5) earned their second consecutive victory after losing both games during an early dip into Pac-12 play.

KJ Johnson scored 16 points as North Alabama (6-5) saw its two-game winning streak come to an end. The Lions are now 0-3 against high-level competition, falling to Georgia Tech and Memphis late last month, with a visit to Ole Miss scheduled Tuesday.

The game remained close midway through the first half as North Alabama led 13-12 six minutes into the game. Colorado had an 18-16 lead with 10 minutes remaining before halftime.

A 12-0 run put the Buffaloes up 30-16 with six minutes remaining in the first half and they led comfortably the rest of the way.

Colorado shot 51.5 percent from the field in the first half and led 42-28 at the break as da Silva had 11 points by halftime.

North Alabama used a 10-2 run in the second half to pull within 57-46 with 11:07 remaining before Colorado responded with a 12-2 run to take a 69-48 lead with 7:36 remaining.

The Buffaloes shot 50.8 percent from the field in the game and had a 42-32 rebounding advantage. The Lions shot 38.9 percent with just two fast-break points.

Daniel Ortiz, who entered leading North Alabama in scoring with 13.7 points per game, was held to seven points on 3-of-10 shooting. The Lions have two more games remaining before the start of ASUN play on Dec. 30.

da Silva added a career-best nine rebounds for Colorado, which has two games remaining before returning to Pac-12 play on Dec. 29.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
North Alabama   Colorado
KJ Johnson 16 Scoring Tristan Da Silva 25
KJ Johnson 3 Assists KJ Simpson 6
Daniel Ortiz 8 Rebounds Tristan Da Silva 9
KJ Johnson 5 Free Throws Made KJ Simpson 4
Detalian Brown 3 Steals Tristan Da Silva 3
Deraje Agbaosi 1 Blocks Lawson Lovering 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
North Alabama 60 38.9 5-13 13-27 7 31 2 5 13
Colorado 84 50.8 5-19 17-27 14 39 3 9 10