Colorado University Athletics
Colorado, Texas Notes
February 14, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Game
- Colorado burned two timeouts during the first two minutes of the game
- Buffs shot 75% (9-of-12) at the line in the first half and 14-of-14 in the second half, 2-of-3 in OT for a total of 25-of-29 (86.2%) compared to Texas 17-of-28 (60.7%)
- By the end of the first half, the Buffs rallied from 15-point deficit to go into the locker room, trailing by four points
- at 8:14 Levi Knutson made a three-point play to get the Buffs within two and then came back with another two at 7:31 to tie it up 57-57
- With a three-point play at 1:22 Higgins tied the game 70-70
- With 9.8 seconds left the Buffs got possession of a jump ball with the score 72-70 Texas and eventually tied the game at 72-72 off of two Jackson-Wilson free throws.
- 18-straight games the Buffaloes have used the same starting lineup (Tomlinson, Higgins, Dufault, Thorne II, Jackson-Wilson)
- Dufault, Higgins, Thorne II have started all 24 games this season
- CU has made a 3-pointer in 219-straight games dating back to the 2001-02 season (seventh in the Big 12 Conference)
- Texas has won the last four in row in the series; lead 12-8 in the series and 11-5 in Big 12 games
- CU is off to its worst start in Big 12 play (1-9)
- Cory Higgins and Dwight Thorne II have recorded scoring double-digits in the same game 17 times this season
- CU tied a season-high 25 free throws made
- 76 points scored, the most for a CU team in the conference this season
-Scored 8 points to move into 14th place on the school's freshmen points list (206 overall)
- played a season-high 42 minutes
- 10th time Higgins has led the team in scoring at the break
- Led the Buffs in scoring (34) and rebounds (9) ? 14th time in each category
- his 11 made field goals tied a career-best
- scored 19 of his career high 34 points in the second half
- 56 consecutive starts
- Netted double-figures 23 of 24 games
- Ninth time this season has scored over 20 points this season (and for career)
- Second career 30-point effort, both this season
- Netted 34 points giving him 429 points scored this season (17.9 ppg.)
- has led team in scoring for the second time in three games
- led team in scoring 14th time this season (16 career)
-third game this season ? all overtime games ? to have played over 40 minutes
- make a trio of three-points today, third time he has done that, first time in Big 12 career
- Has made a 3-pointer in 9-of-10 games
- Thorne II scoring double-digit 19 of 24 games
- Grabbed 4 rebounds to eclipse the 400 rebound plateau (402 total) ? 36th place
- fouled out for the fifth game this season (9th career) at the end of regulation
- went to the line with 7.6 seconds remaining and made both shots to tie the game and send it into overtime
-played a season-high 44 minutes
-fourth time this season with five or more assists; today was a Big 12 high and tied his season-best
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