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BOULDER, Colo. -- Colorado coach Tad Boyle made an innocent comment after a sluggish performance at the start the season: Play like that again and Xavier would beat the Buffaloes by 20.His players received the message. They made sure it didnt go down like that.Derrick White scored 23 points and had a crucial block with 13 seconds remaining to help Colorado hold off No. 13 Xavier 68-66 on Wednesday night.Its not like I said they were going to, I said they could, Boyle said when reminded of his comment. If were not ready to play, this team will come in and take your heart.I have a lot of respect for Xavier. Thats why this is a big win for our program, for our league. We talked a lot in film sessions, in practice, in meetings about players having to make plays.White certainly did that. This was just the sort of game Boyle envisioned when White transferred in from Colorado-Colorado Springs (he sat out last season). He made big jumper after big jumper down the stretch and had the key block.Thats the Derrick White Ive been talking about, our fans have been expecting to see, Boyle said. You can have all the plays in the world, all the defensive concepts in the world, but if you dont have the players who can make plays down the stretch, youre not going to win games like this.Xavier Johnson added for 18 points for the Buffaloes (7-2), who posted consecutive wins over ranked teams for the first time since 2013. They knocked off a ranked Texas team at the Legends Classic in New York last month.Colorado was 1-5 against ranked teams last season.Trevon Bluiett scored a career-high 27 points for Xavier (7-2), which has lost two straight.Were not going to pack our tent and quit playing, but weve gotten a reality check the last couple of times, Xavier coach Chris Mack said. Were willing to go on the road and play in games like this. You get penalized too, so our team has got to grow up from these types of experiences because theyre not fun.Spurred on by the shooting of White and Johnson, the Buffaloes went on a 15-0 run midway through the second half. They kept Xavier scoreless for more than 6 minutes during the pivotal stretch.It was a frenzied ending, though, with Xavier getting several good looks. White swatted one of those away -- his only block of the game.It was all about stops, White said. Thats the most important part.BIG PICTUREXavier: The Musketeers had a nine-point lead early in the second half, but struggled from the field. They shot 37.7 percent for the game. ... Xavier outrebounded Colorado 41-36.Colorado: The Buffaloes have won three of their last four over ranked teams. ... Johnsons 3-pointer with 9:19 remaining was the 100th of his career. ... George King finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds.POLL IMPLICATIONSXavier fell out of the Top 10 this week after a loss to No. 4 Baylor and figures to take another dip.LINEUP SWITCHMack juggled around his starting lineup, going with RaShid Gaston, who finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds.I just tried to deliver, Gaston said.NO PLACE LIKE HOMEThe Buffaloes are 93-16 at Coors Events Center under Boyle. They lost last week at home to Colorado State.We wanted to get this one back from the Colorado State loss. So, yeah, this made it up, Wesley Gordon said.SALAAM TRIBUTEThe basketball team held a moment of silence for 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam, who was found dead Monday night in a park in Boulder. The park is less than 2 miles from Folsom Field, where the tailback etched his name into the schools record book from 1992-94. 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Now, correct me if Im wrong but I saw one official distinctly pointing at the net indicating a good goal but after an inconclusive review they overturned the goal. Shouldnt the ruling on the ice (good goal) stand after an inconclusive review? Why was this overturned? James Veaudry Pembroke, ON -- Hey Kerry, Youll get a lot of these, but why was the Montreal goal against Nashville Saturday night overturned? Eller puts the puck on net and the on ice ruling from the ref behind the net is a Montreal goal.SAN DIEGO -- San Diego States Donnel Pumphrey enters whats likely to be his final home game needing 153 yards to pass San Diego native Ricky Williams for second on the NCAAs all-time rushing list.Pumphrey has 6,127 career yards going into Saturdays home game between his Aztecs (9-2, 6-1 Mountain West Conference) and Colorado State (6-5, 4-3).Williams, who went to San Diegos Patrick Henry High, had 6,279 yards for Texas.Pumphrey is averaging 168.6 yards per game. He needs 271 yards to pass Ron Daynes career record of 6,397 yards.With three games left, including the Mountain West Conference championship game and a bowl game, he would need to average 90.3 yards to pass Daynes mark. Pumphrey is second nationally with 1,855 yards rushing and 12th with 14 rushing touchdowns.What makes Pumphrey stand out?Obviously he has great skills but I think that wwith his athletic ability its his competitiveness, coach Rocky Long said.dddddddddddd. Hes one of the best competitors Ive ever been around. He wants to be really, really good all the time. Every day in practice he wants to be really, really good. Every game he wants to be really, really good. He wants to win at everything he does. Hes roommates with Rashaad Penny on the road and they compete in video games. And when I walk in there yacking about whos ahead and DJ always wins.SDSU has clinched the West Division title and a spot in the MWC championship game, but its loss at Wyoming makes it a longshot the Aztecs will host the game.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '