GAME STORY: With Deion Sanders in attendance, CU Buffs, KJ Simpson pummel CSU Rams, 93-65 by SeanKeeler
Simpson, CU’s sophomore point guard, dropped a game-high 27 points in front of new Buffs football coach Deion Sanders and a full house at the Events Center to power the Buffs to a 93-65 rout of rival CSU.
The hosts, who led 38-30 at halftime, opened the final stanza with a 12-6 run, thanks to 6-of-9 shooting to open the second half, and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. CSU, conversely, missed five of its first seven shots coming out of the break as the Buffs built a double-digit lead. The Pro Football Hall of Famer entered in Coach Prime fashion, wearing a white CU “Prime 21” hooded sweatshirt, baseball cap and sunglasses as the Events Center went … well, bonkers.The home faithful gave a standing ovation and chanted as the coach walked up the baseline and took a seat in Section 23. Son Shedeur Sanders, who’s expected to play quarterback for the Buffs, settled in to the coach’s left.
The Buffs led at the time, 53-40, and responded to Coach Prime’s arrival with a 10-3 run and 20-point cushion. CU poured it from there, using a post-Prime surge for a 27-12 run that put the tilt out of reach.
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