Colorado University Athletics
Colorado, Texas Southern Notes
November 19, 2009 | Men's Basketball
has scored three consecutive double-digit scoring games as a true freshman (Austin Dufault tallied double digit points in his first five games last season as a true freshman; Cory Higgins had double digit games in his first two games of his freshman year two years ago). Tonight he scored over 20 points for the first time in his career.
Higgins' free throw streak dating back to last season ends at 20-straight
Higgins recorded his 15th career 20+ scoring game - third straight. The last time he did that was the last three games of the regular season last year. This season Higgins is 21-of-30 (70.0 percent) from the field.
Higgins now has led CU in scoring 23 times and has totaled 874 career points, good enough for 32nd place on the school's all-time scoring list.
Higgins' free throw streak dating back to last season ends at 20-straight
Higgins recorded his 15th career 20+ scoring game - third straight. The last time he did that was the last three games of the regular season last year. This season Higgins is 21-of-30 (70.0 percent) from the field.
Higgins now has led CU in scoring 23 times and has totaled 874 career points, good enough for 32nd place on the school's all-time scoring list.
led the team in assists for the second straight game w/ four.
Team
CU shot .608 from the field tonight, the last time shot over 60 percent was 61.7 against at Texas A&M (Jan. 12, 2008).
CU has made 23 three-pointers through the first three games, that's the second-most at the start of the season since 1998-99 campaign when CU made 30 treys.
CU has scored at least 45 points in at least one half in the first three games this season.
CU has started the same lineup for three straight games.
CU improves to 7-0 all-time against the SWAC
Four players scored in double digits tonight, that's the first time that CU had four players double digits in three consecutive games since the beginning of the last season (2008-09). Actually, CU had four guys or more score in double digits in each of the first four games of the season last year.
The last time CU scored 80-plus points in three straight games came in 2005-06: Jan. 18 Baylor (W, 81-48); Jan. 21 at Oklahoma State (W 80-78 (ot); Jan. 25 Nebraska (W, 81-59). The last time in regulation games only in the 2002-03 season: Feb. 15 Texas A&M (W, 98-83); Feb. 19 at Kansas (L, 94-87); Feb. 22 Missouri (W, 89-68).
The last time the Buffaloes started the season 3-0 was the 2001-02 season.
