COLORADO, BROWN MAKE STRONG SHOWINGS AT PARADISE JAM BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Colorado and Brown each will look to leave the territory on a two-game winning streak when they meet in the fourth-place game at the Paradise Jam basketball tournament in St. Thomas tomorrow.

The Buffaloes (4-1) are coming off an 84-76 overtime victory Saturday against Duquesne in a game in which Tristan da Silva sent the game into overtime by making a 3-pointer from the right corner in the final seconds.

Brown (4-2) made sure its game Saturday against Bradley ended in regulation, as Dan Friday hit three free throws in the final 23 seconds to secure a 65-62 win.

Colorado used a balanced attack to outlast the Dukes. Evan Battey scored 18 points and Jabari Walker added a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Keeshawn Barthelemy posted 12 points, K.J. Simpson had 11 and da Silva chipped in 10.

Barthelemy opened the scoring in the extra session by making a 3-pointer that gave the Buffaloes their first lead of the game. They didn’t relinquish it.