Colorado- Louisiana-Monroe Notes
December 23, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Team
-CU advances to 2-0 against Louisiana-Monroe; the Buffs remain undefeated against the Warhawks at home
-CU is shooting the nation's sixth best FG% (.505), tonight they shot 41.1%
-Tonight is the third straight game that Tomlinson, Higgins, Thorne II, Jackson-Wilson, and Dufault have started for the Buffs; CU's record is now 5-0 with this starting lineup
-CU has nailed a 3-pointer in 204 consecutive games
-The second half of the game featured 10 score ties and nine lead changes; neither team held more than a 5-point advantage; the Buffs' biggest lead of the second half was three points, which was the final score
-Higgins has started in 41 consecutive games
-Higgins recorded his first complete game of the season
-Higgins scored 10+ points for the eighth time this season
-Higgins has scored 65 points in the last three games, averaging 21.67 points in these three games
-Higgins led the team in rebounds (7) for the seventh time this season
-Higgins recorded the most blocks for the Buffs (2) for the second time this season; two blocks ties his season-best
-Higgins tallied 4 steals, leading the team for the fourth time this season
-Higgins' dunk with 3:03 left in the game compiled with an intentional foul gave the Buffs a rare 4-point play in which Colorado went from being down three to up one at 57-56
-Dufault was CU's high-scorer tonight for the first time this season
-Dufault recorded a career-high 21 points (previous was 13 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the season opener on Nov. 14); he has scored 10+ points in seven of nine games
-Dufault scored 20+ points for the first time in his career
-Dufault racked up his sixth 3-pointer of the season
-Jackson-Wilson has a blocked shot in every game this season; he leads the team with 11
-Tomlinson recorded four assists tonight; he has at least three assists in every game
-Thorne II scored 10 or more points for the seventh time this season
-Eckloff recorded a career-high two assists
-Knutsen played a season-high 24 minutes tonight, contributing seven points, two rebounds, two assists, and one steal
-Crawford's lone field goal proved to be a key point in the game as he hit a 3-pointer with 36.9 seconds left to put Colorado up 62-60; he also hit a free throw with 1.3 seconds left to give Colorado a 3-point cushion at 65-62
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