Colorado University Athletics
Colorado, Nebraska Notes
February 04, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Game
-This is the 143rd game in the Colorado and Nebraska series; Nebraska leads the overall series 74-68, this is the 65th home game and Colorado leads Nebraska 40-24 in Boulder
-Nebraska snapped a three game skid in Boulder with tonight's win
-CU did not score until 15:55 in the first half, when Cory Higgins made a layup off a steal
-CU has now hit at least one three-pointer in 216-straight games dating back to the 2001-02 season
-While Nebraska led the entire first half, the half ended with a 2 point margin (27-25)
-CU took its first lead of the game at 15:19 of the second half (30-28)
-CU fell to 3-10 when trailing at the half this season
-Nebraska led Colorado in bench points by 25-6, in free throws attempts by 24-7, and in offensive rebounds by 7-2
-Colorado had their second lowest scoring game of the season (lowest 46 against TCU)
-Tonight was the 15th-straight game with the same starting lineup (Tomlinson, Higgins, Dufault, Thorne II, Jackson-Wilson)
-Dufault, Higgins, Thorne II have started all 21 games this season
-Thorne and Higgins have recorded double digits in the same game 14 times this season
-has recorded double-digit scoring in 16 consecutive games, including his first seven conference games
-has 53 consecutive starts
-has 20 of 21 games with over 30+ minutes played
-has 20 of 21 games in double digits
-only Colorado freshman this season to have recorded points in each of his 21 games
- has started in all 20 games he has played, the only freshman to do so (missed one game due to injury)
-has recorded double-digit scoring in five of the six conference games played this year (9 points in Iowa State game) and seven of the last nine games
-scored 11 first half points; second straight game he has scored double figures in the first half, and third of his fourth game
-had his third career game with over 20 points (all this season)
-led team in scoring five times (one shared), two straight games, three of his last four games
-five 3-pointers tonight gives him 13 over his last four games
- has 15 or more blocks in the first twenty-one games in each of his two seasons as a starter and has 68 career blocks
- had his first block in four games
- had his third scoreless game of the season and 2nd in the last three games (Iowa State)
- did not play in the first half tonight against Nebraska for the second time this season (Western State was the other)
-saw no playing time in the second half either
-has been cleared to practice for Wednesday (Feb. 5) and will travel to Oklahoma. He suffered a left knee ligament sprain in practice (Jan. 22)
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