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Colorado ends 36-game Big 12 road slide, 81-68
Mar 3, 2010 - 3:31 AM By ERIC OLSON AP Sports WriterLINCOLN, Neb.(AP) -- Reserve forward Casey Crawford had career highs with 20 points and six 3-pointers, and Colorado ended its 36-game Big 12 road losing streak with an 81-68 victory over lowly Nebraska on Tuesday night.
Alec Burks and Cory Higgins added 19 points apiece for the Buffaloes (14-15, 5-10 Big 12).
Jorge Brian Diaz had 15 points, Lance Jeter 14 and Ryan Anderson 10 for the Cornhuskers (14-16, 2-13).
Colorado had runs of 19-4 in the first half and 19-5 in the second. After Crawford hit his sixth 3, putting the Buffaloes up 65-45 with 7:48 left, fans started leaving the Devaney Sports Center.
Colorado's previous Big 12 road win was an 80-78 overtime victory at Oklahoma State on Jan. 21, 2006.
Tuesday's win also ended Colorado's 28-game road losing streak against Division I opponents.
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COLORADO 81
NEBRASKA 68 FINAL
Mar 2 10:12 PM - NCAA BB
COLORADO 35
NEBRASKA 28 HALFTIME
Mar 2 8:57 PM
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