Cavaliers 107, Magic 96

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turnovers, ASU’S Desmond Cambridge Jr. knocked down a 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left, lifting the Sun Devils to a win in a game they hadn’t led since the first five minutes.

“Obviously, myself especially, I’m going to think about this a lot for sure, because we had this one and we let it go,” said CU point guard KJ Simpson, who finished with five turnovers and missed the front end of two 1-and-1 free throws in the final three minutes. “This is one of those things where, as hard as it is, you have to have a mindset of all right, just move on to the next one. (Games) are

Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points, Evan Mobley had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Cleveland beat Orlando.

Mitchell poured in 16 points in the first nine minutes, outscoring Orlando himself by one.

just days apart, so you can’t just dwell on a loss.”

The rollercoaster opening weeks of the season already has left CU little margin for error in regard to any potential run at an NCAA Tournament berth. Following Thursday’s loss, head coach Tad Boyle recounted a recurring theme in questioning his team’s collective toughness. Given the Buffs allowed a winnable game at home to get away, the toughness factor will remain in the spotlight as CU looks to make amends by getting a road win in an arena where it has lost six consecutive games.

“At the root of it all is toughness,” Boyle said. “The question now becomes, can we change that? Can I change it as the coach? Can Steve Englehart, our strength and conditioning coach, change it? Can our players change it? The rest of this season will be determined by that answer.”