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Colorado Beats Portland State 84-73 without Fans at the CU Events Center
Colorado played its final home game before the holidays without fans due to a windstorm and blackouts, winning 84-73 over Portland State in an empty CU Events Center.
- On Wednesday night, the University of Colorado men's basketball team defeated the Portland State men's basketball team 84-73 in a fan-free game at the CU Events Center due to wind and blackouts.
- Citing high winds, power outages and hazardous roads, University of Colorado Athletics announced the CU Events Center closure about two and a half hours before tipoff; rescheduling was impractical due to Portland State travel schedule at Tulane and CU travel to Phoenix for Stanford game.
- Colorado Buffaloes shot 48 percent from the field and finished with 35 rebounds, while freshman guard Isaiah Johnson went 11-for-11 on free throws.
- Ticket holders to the Colorado-Portland State game will receive a single-use promo code by the end of Monday, Dec. 22 for the Northern Colorado game on Dec. 28, and fans can follow the game on ESPN+ and KOA Radio 850 AM and 94.1 FM.
- Evoking the 2020-21 season, the empty arena removed home-crowd energy as the Colorado Buffaloes, at 9-1, prepare to travel to Phoenix to play Stanford on Saturday.
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Colorado beats Portland State 84-73 without fans at the CU Events Center
Isaiah Johnson scores 20 points as Colorado beats Portland State 84-73 on Wednesday night. The game was played without fans due to high winds and power outages in Boulder.
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Extreme winds, blackouts force CU Buffs-Portland State basketball to be played without fans
Due to the extreme wind conditions and the blackouts in Boulder, Colorado threw it back to 2020-21 for the final home game before the holidays. About two and a half hours before the CU men’s basketball team was set to tip off against visiting Portland State, Colorado announced that Wednesday night’s game would not be open to the public, forcing the nonconference game to be played before a sea of empty seats at the CU Events Center, much like the…
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right2Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left, 45% Center
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