THE RUNDOWN
Score: Colorado 89 – ULM 70
Teams: ULM (1-2, 0-0 SBC)
Colorado (3-0, 0-0 B12)
Location: Coors Event Center/Boulder, Colorado.
BOULDER, Co. – The ULM Men's basketball team battled hard with the Buffaloes on Thursday night but came up on the wrong end of a 89-70 decision in Boulder. The Warhawks shot nearly 20 percent higher than Colorado in the second half but could not erase a 25-point halftime deficit.
THE TURNING POINT
-Colorado shot 44 percent from the floor and added a 13-for-15 mark at the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes to set themselves up for the halftime advantage. The hosts led from start to finish in the game.
NOTABLES
-Jordon Harris paced the Warhawks on Thursday night with 15 points, all of which came by way of the three point shot as he made five-of-eight from deep. Travis Munnings and Marvin Jean-Pierre each added 12 points apiece. Munnings was five-of-10 shooting the ball while adding six rebounds and three assists. Jean-Pierre was five-of-nine shooting while making two-of-three three pointers.
-Sam McDaniel tied his season high with seven rebounds. He also had seven rebounds in Monday night's game against No. 23 Texas.
-Nick Coppola played 35 minutes in tonight's game, becoming the program's new all-time leader in career minutes played with 3,634. He surpassed Terry Martin, who played 3,633 total minutes played from 1980 through 983.
-In the second half the Warhawks shot 54.3 percent from the floor, going 19-of-35 which included Harris going five-of-seven from the floor. This shooting performance is the highest in a half since the first half of the Warhawks season opening win against Centenary.
-The Warhawks finished the night shooting 41.3 percent from the floor overall (26-of-63) and hit 10 of their 22 three-point attempts. Colorado finished the game at 40.3 percent shooting (27-of-67) and hit seven of its 21 three-point attempts.
QUOTEABLES
Head Coach Keith Richard
Thought on the game: We just played two Power Five teams in our last two games. Each of these teams will probably do really well in their leagues. Colorado is extra special at home and it is a learning experience for our young guys. There is a benefit in playing in the Legends Classic and that is the fact that we get to play some neutral court games against some teams that are similar to us in the way they play.
UP NEXT
-Following tonight's loss, the Warhawks travel to Cheney, Wa. to continue competition in the 2016 Legends Classic tournament. ULM will do battle with Seattle at 5:35 CST on Monday night in Cheney.
