Inman's Historic Three-Point Show Carries Buffs To Win Over San Diego

Tuesday, November 10

Boulder, Colo.

7 p.m.

Colorado

2-1,0-0Big 12

San Diego

2-1,0-0WCC

Team	1	2	F
San Diego	37	38	75
Colorado	34	49	83

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November 10, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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By: Marcelo Brant, Athletic Communications Student Assistant

BOULDER – Guard Ian Inman sank eight three-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team to an 83-75 comeback victory over San Diego on Tuesday night at the CU Events Center.

Colorado (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) struggled to find offensive rhythm at times, allowing San Diego (2-1, 0-0 WCC) to build an eight-point cushion in the first half. Despite the offensive doldrums, CU clawed its way back, with Inman and guard Josiah Sanders coming up clutch and knocking down a pair of threes in the waning minutes of the game to seal the Buffs' win.

"I knew this wasn't going to be easy tonight," Head Coach Tad Boyle said. "Watching them on film, I knew they were a tough-minded group. They've got some grit."

The Buffaloes recorded 23 total assists in the game, 15 more than in the loss versus San Diego State on Saturday.

"That's Colorado basketball," Boyle said. "That's the team that we need to be this year. We need to be the team that's making plays for each other."

"We believe that our high-assist games are successful games," guard Barrington Hargress added. "That's going to be something that we always aim for."

Inman's eight three-pointers tied for the second-most made in a single game in program history. The guard was the first Colorado player to reach eight since Kenny Price vs. Texas Feb. 28, 1998.

"Man, it feels good," Inman said about the feat. "It's amazing what you can do as a group when you come together, and you collectively work together hard in practice. And I'm super proud of my guys."

In addition to Inman, three Buffaloes finished in double figures. Hargress contributed 16 points following his 33-point performance against San Diego State, while Sanders added 15 and center Noah Feddersen chipped in 10.

Hargress and Sanders both hit a pair of threes on the night, and Feddersen added another as the Buffs went 13-of-31, 42% from beyond the arc. From the floor, the Buffaloes shot 51% while holding the Toreros to 41.8%.

How it happened:

San Diego got off to a hot start, converting three of its first five field goals and making two free throws to build a 9-4 lead over the Buffaloes at the first media timeout.

After the break, CU turned up the intensity on defense, as Hargress stole the ball at the right baseline, drove it coast-to-coast, and made the layup to cut the Toreros' lead to 11-10.

With less than six minutes to go in the opening stanza, Colorado's offense finally started to click, as Inman splashed three three-pointers in a little over a minute and a half to make the score 32-28.

Layups by guard Alex Dickeson and Sanders helped CU close the gap to 37-34 as the first half wound down. Heading into the tunnel, Colorado had converted 50% of its field goals, while San Diego managed 45%. The Buffs also held an 18-15 advantage in total rebounds, but turned the ball over eight times.

Inman's three-point storm continued in the second half, as the guard sank two shots from beyond the arc, including a fast-break three coming off a leaping block by Feddersen on Torero guard Davion Hill that tied the game at 40-40 with 16 minutes to go.

The Buffs kept the pressure on San Diego thanks to Inman, who splashed his sixth three to give CU its first lead of the duel, 45-44, with 15 minutes left.

Other Buffaloes joined the three-point party, with Hargress splashing his first pair of perimeter shots, helping CU pad its lead to 52-49 with 11:29 to go in the game.

San Diego retook the lead, 59-56, as the Buffaloes worked through another offensive slump, converting just one of seven field goals before the media timeout.

Colorado came out hot after the break, with Feddersen slamming a fast-break dunk off an alley-oop by Dickeson to bring CU to within one at 59-58.

After San Diego answered with five straight points, Inman then added another three and Feddersen's first bucket from long distance trimmed the visitor's advantage to 65-64 with 5:27 to go in the game.

Hargress sparked a Buffaloes surge that put the home team up for good, drawing a foul on a three-point attempt and converting two free throws before finishing a fast-break layup on the ensuing possession. The back-to-back plays gave Colorado a 70-67 lead with three minutes remaining.

With less than a minute left, Inman pulled up from the corner and gave the Toreros the horns, sealing the Buffs' victory with his eighth three-pointer of the game, bringing the score to 78-72 Buffaloes.

Both teams exchanged free throws in the final seconds, rounding the final score to 83-75.

UP NEXT: The Buffaloes travel to Providence, R.I., to face the Providence Friars on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Buffs fans can catch the action on Peacock or on radio at KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM.