Buffs Survive First Road Trip With a Win at San Diego State

Wednesday, November 11

San Diego, Calif.

8 p.m.

Colorado

3-0,0-0Big 12

San Diego State

3-1,0-0Pac-12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Colorado	16	12	17	19	64
San Diego St.	6	14	20	15	55

November 11, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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By: Noreen Dougherty, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

SAN DIEGO – The Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team topped San Diego State 64-55 Wednesday night at Viejas Arena for their first road win of the season.

Colorado (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) opened the game outscoring San Diego State (3-1, 0-0 Pac-12) 16-6 in the first quarter before the Aztecs came roaring back in both the second and third quarters, bringing themselves within three points of the Buffs. However, it wasn't enough to erase their deficit as CU never gave up their lead.

"It is a good win," head coach JR Payne said. "I think this and Fresno, in March these are going to be wins that we're very very happy we got. Really good teams, two of the best in the (Pac-12) conference."

Senior guard Zyanna Walker led the Buffs in both scoring and rebounding with a season-high 17 points and five boards. Also finishing in double digits was graduate center Anete Adler with 14 points and sophomore forward Logyn Greer with 12.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

First Quarter: Colorado 16, San Diego State 6

The Buffs took a quick 4-0 lead after Z. Walker scored off the opening tip followed by a steal and score by sophomore center Jade Crook.

Colorado's defense was on full display as the Buffs collected a pair of steals and delivered two blocks and forced an Aztec shot clock violation prior to the media timeout.

CU held SDSU scoreless for over six minutes until the Aztecs ended the Buffs' 10-0 run with 24 seconds left in the opening frame.

San Diego State was held to just 25% (3-12) from the floor while Colorado shot 40% (6-15).

Second Quarter: Colorado 28, San Diego State 20

Greer ended the Aztecs short-lived 4-0 scoring run when she was fouled on a made bucket and sunk her free shot at the charity stripe.

SDSU then worked to chip away at their deficit while the Buffs went four minutes without scoring. Anete Adler was the one to end CU's drought with a strong finish at the rim.

A driving layup by the Aztecs brought San Diego State within three points, but Z. Walker answered with a jumper as the shot clock expired that silenced a boisterous crowd and gave CU a 25-20 lead.

Colorado then scored five unanswered points to close out the first half with a 28-20 edge.

Third Quarter: Colorado 45, San Diego State 40

Both teams traded buckets to open the second half, leaving the Buffs unable to pull away by more than four points.

Colorado began to pull ahead thanks to a 5-0 run, but four-straight foul shots from SDSU brought the Aztecs back within five points with 2:31 to go.

After going without a made field goal for over five minutes, San Diego State nailed a three-pointer with a minute left in the quarter to cut their deficit to three.

Adler came through once again with a fastbreak layup assisted by Mecailin Marshall to put CU up 45-40 heading into the final frame.

Fourth Quarter: Colorado 64, San Diego State 55

The Buffs quickly set the tone in the fourth quarter as Z. Walker grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back up before Adler was fouled on a made bucket and swished her foul shot to give CU a 50-40 lead.

Marshall grabbed her third steal of the night, which led to another bucket for Z. Walker to cap off a 7-0 run that forced the Aztecs to call timeout.

SDSU suffered a scoring drought for two and a half minutes towards the end of the game before hitting a three-pointer with nine seconds left, but it wasn't enough as the Buffs walked away with their first road win of the year.

KEY PLAYERS:

Z. Walker ended the night with a field goal percentage of 50% (8-16). She also registered both an assist and a steal.
Greer collected a career-best four steals and added two assists and two rebounds to her stat line.
Anete shot 6-for-8 (75%) from the floor.
Kennedy Sanders dished out a team-high three assists.

GAME NOTES:

The Buffs collected a season-high 13 steals.
Colorado forced the Aztecs to commit a season-high 21 turnovers. It was also the most by any CU opponent thus far this season.
Both teams recorded 30 rebounds.
CU scored 42 of their 64 points in the paint.
The Buffs recorded a season-low 11 turnovers.
Following tonight's performance, Z. Walker now totals 957 career points.

UP NEXT:

The Buffs return to Boulder to host Youngstown State on Saturday, Nov. 14 for a 1 p.m. tip-off. Fans can watch the game on ESPN+ and follow along with live stats on CUBuffs.com.