WSU men’s basketball was outscored by 15 points in the first half against Colorado, and trailed by as many as 26 in the final 20 minutes of the game before ultimately losing 82-73 to the Buffaloes.

Colorado (12-7, 4-3) shot 52 percent from the field while WSU (9-9, 1-5) made just over 40 percent of its shots.

The Cougars rallied to go on a 26-5 run in the second half that lasted just over seven minutes to cut the lead to 63-58 after a three-pointer from sophomore guard Carter Skaggs. Skaggs finished the night with 17 points off the bench. WSU made 15 three-pointers on 34 attempts in the game.

Two more Cougars finished in double-digit points. Junior guard Viont’e Daniels had a team-high 18 points and junior guard Kwinton Hinson finished with 11 points.

Colorado responded to the WSU run by putting up a 12-0 push which was sparked by an offensive rebound and put-back by senior guard George King.

King finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, and was one of five Buffaloes to finish with double-digit scoring.

Colorado outrebounded WSU 39-29. Both teams had eight offensive rebounds, but the Buffaloes were able to get the rebounding edge on the defensive side.

Leading the Buffaloes was freshman guard McKinley Wright IV with 17 points. Wright scored 13 of his points in the second half.

Colorado junior guard Namon Wright had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. WSU went on an 8-2 run with under three minutes left in the game, but the Cougars ran out of time.

The team still has two games to go on this road trip. Up next, WSU travels to face the University of Utah at 5 p.m. Sunday in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.