The defensive effort probably still wasn’t as sharp as Colorado coach Tad Boyle would prefer.

But it was more than good enough to come away with a key nonconference victory.

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Powered by strong games from point guard Barrington Hargress and freshman forward Alon Michaeli, the CU men’s basketball team defeated Providence 97-88 on Friday night at the CU Events Center.

The Buffs jumped to a quick 9-2 lead out of the gate and never trailed in the first half, but Providence ended the first half on a 10-2 run, cutting CU’s lead to 39-38 at the break. The Friars added the first basket of the second half to take their first lead, but it proved to be Providence’s only lead of the night.

CU (3-0) answered with a 6-0 burst and managed to keep the Friars at arm’s length the rest of

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