CHICAGO – College of Chicago’s males’s basketball program tipped off the Halfway Traditional on Friday, falling in a tightly-contested battle 69-67 to Colorado School.
The Maroons absorbed their first lack of the season and now stand at 3-1.
UChicago trailed by 4 after the opening 20 minutes and was down seven with simply 1:08 remaining, however a resilient Maroon facet battled again. Alec Bryan knocked down a game-tying triple with 13 seconds to go earlier than Colorado School made a layup with 2.7 seconds left to safe the win.
Bryan stored the Maroons inside hanging distance for a lot of the competition as he scored a career-high 24 factors on 6-of-7 capturing from deep, including 9 boards. Thomas Kurowski chipped in 16 factors, going 5-for-6 from the charity stripe and in addition collected six rebounds and three assists. Arrish Bhandal rounded out the UChicago scorers in double-digits, posting 11 factors on an environment friendly 5-for-6 from the sphere.
The Maroons have been extra environment friendly from in all three scoring classes, however had 20 turnovers in comparison with Colorado’s 10. For the primary time this season, UChicago misplaced the paint battle because it was outscored 36-22.
UChicago continues the Halfway Traditional tomorrow, taking over Colby at midday contained in the Ratner Athletics Heart.
