The Colorado men’s basketball team entered the season needing someone to take charge from the 3-point line.

Freshman Isaiah Johnson is the early leader in taking over that department. Yet asked a week ago which Buffaloes player you’d want taking a key 3-pointer at crunch time, and Elijah Malone might’ve been last in line.

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Not that an improved Malone wasn’t going to be a key factor in any turnaround enjoyed by the CU men’s basketball team this season. The 6-foot-10, 270-pound Malone is CU’s most physical presence in the post, yet it indeed was his 3-point touch that helped the Buffs hold off an Eastern Washington upset bid Saturday, with the Buffs improving to 2-0 with a 102-97 overtime win.

Malone stepped up to knock down an open 3-pointer with 41 seconds remaining in

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