BOULDER, Colo. – Rob Davis set a new Coors Events Center record for points in a half, but Fort Hays State was outscored by 22 points at the free throw line and lost 81-71 to Colorado Saturday afternoon. The game was an exhibition for the Tigers (7-4) but counts for the Buffaloes (8-3).

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Rob Davis Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Davis, who didn’t score in the first half, had 29 in the second half which broke the old CEC record for points in a half of 28 held by Cory Higgins of Colorado against Colorado State in 2008 and Tony Dumas of Missouri-Kansas City against the Buffs in 1994.

Davis hit 11 of his 16 second half shots including seven of eight from beyond the arc. He fueled a 17-4 second half run which saw the Tigers cut a 21-point deficit to eight with 14:46 to play. Colorado answered with a 12-2 run which pushed the lead to 18. The Tigers cut the gap to nine with 2:55 to play but would not get any closer.

The Tigers shot 58-percent as a team in the second half including 7-of-13 from beyond the arc. They finished at 40-percent for the game and held the Buffs to 43-percent but Colorado hit 13 of their 18 first half free throws and were 31-for-41 for the game.

Fort Hays State missed their first eight shots and hit only one of their first 15 and fell behind 18-2 less then eight minutes in. They made several small runs to pull within 10 but trailed by 17 at the half.

Hadley Gillum added 15 points for the Tigers and JaQuan Smith pulled down a game-high eight rebounds to go along with his six points.

Xavier Johnson, Josh Fortune and Deleon Brown all scored 15 for Colorado. Derrick White, a two-time Division II All-American at CU-Colorado Springs, was held to 10, over five points below his average.