Milwaukee Panthers vs Colorado Buffaloes Match Player Stats On Dec 10, 2021

Jabari Walker scored all 14 of his points in the second half to help push Colorado past visiting Milwaukee 65-54 on Friday evening in Boulder, Colo.

Walker was 0 of 6 at halftime before stepping up after intermission for the Buffaloes (8-3), who also received 15 points from Evan Battey and 11 points from Elijah Parquet.

Colorado overcame 3-of-15 shooting from 3-point range with a crisp 14-of-17 performance from the foul line. Walker and Parquet combined to shoot 9 of 10 from the charity stripe.

Jordan Lathon recorded 14 points and Patrick Baldwin Jr. scored 12 for Milwaukee (2-7), which shot just 29.2 percent from 3-point range and 36.4 percent overall. The Panthers were outrebounded 39-30, and their 14 turnovers didn't help matters.

Colorado got off to a slow start, going scoreless until nearly six minutes had elapsed. Milwaukee didn't do much offensively in the early going either, and the low-scoring affair allowed the Buffaloes to jump in front midway through the opening session.

Colorado led by as many as seven in the first half, although Lathon's late 3-pointer drew the Panthers within 28-24 at the break.

The teams were close early in the second half before Milwaukee finally went ahead 48-46 on Baldwin's 3 with about nine minutes left. Colorado did not make a field goal from the 13:22 mark of the second half until 5:37 remained in the contest.

Baldwin put the Panthers ahead 52-51 with an offensive rebound and putback with 5:20 to play, but the Buffaloes scored the next 12 points to take control. Battey began the decisive push with a pair of free throws and Walker scored the next eight points on a layup, a three-point play and a 3-pointer with 1:41 remaining.

By the time Parquet knocked down a pair of free throws with 51 seconds left, Colorado was ahead by double figures en route to its fifth win in seven games.

--Field Level Media