Colorado, Oklahoma Notes

Alec Burks scored 17 points tonight and has scored in double-digits in every CU game that he has finished this year (23 times in 24 games). He left the game at ISU in the first half with an injury and did not return. He now has 404 points becoming only the fourth CU freshman to score over 400 points in his first year. (Richard Roby, 2004-05, 480; Chauncey Billups, 1995-96, 465; Donnie Boyce, 1991-92, 417)
Marcus Relphorde notched his second career double-double tonight vs. OU (13 points, 10 rebounds). Relphorde's other double-double was at home vs. Kansas. He has scored in double-figures three of the last four games he has played in (10.0 ppg.)
Relphorde led the team in rebounds, assists and steals tonight, first time all season that someone has led the team outright in all of these categories.
This is the sixth time this season that Relphorde has led CU in rebounds. He also led Colorado tonight with six assists and this is the fifth time he has led CU in assists in a game this season.
Cory Higgins led the team with 18 points, with 14 of those points coming in the second half. This is the 14^th time this season that Higgins has led the team in scoring (twice shared).
11th time CU has started Burks, Higgins, Tomlinson, Relphorde, Dufault. CU is 6-5 in those games.
Alec Burks moved into fourth place on the school's all-time freshman scoring list (404).
Burks has 16 games this season shooting over 50 percent from the field; eight games over 60 percent.
Nate Tomlinson grabbed a career-best eight points; four defensive rebounds in the first half, ties his career high in Big 12 play.
Shane Harris-Tunks improved his team-best in blocks with two tonight (14 overall). Third time with two blocks in a game.
Harris-Tunks grabbed a Big 12 best five rebounds

GENERAL

Third Big 12 win matches the 2007-08 season for victories.
CU improved to 11-3 at home (most wins at home since 14-2 mark 2005-06).
CU has won four straight over Oklahoma at the Coors Events Center (5-2 overall in Big 12 play).
CU breaks four-game losing streak.
Head coach Jeff Bzdelik won his 108^th career collegiate game and is 2-2 against Oklahoma.
CU is 8-0 when four of five starters score 10 or more points.
CU has scored over 70 points in 16 of 25 games and are 11-5 in those games
Colorado started the game shooting 9-for-12 from the floor. Eight of CU's first 18 points were fast break points.
Colorado made its first 12 free throws of the game
Colorado shot 14-for-27 from the field in the second half and 50 percent for the game (28-56). They snapped a 4 game shooting slump in which they shot less than 40 percent from the field in each of those games.
This is the fourth consecutive game that CU has beat OU at the Coors Event Center. The last time that OU won in Boulder was in 2002 and Oklahoma went to the Final 4 that season.
CU ended up shooting 15-for-18 tonight from the free throw line.
Colorado used a 15-4 run in the 2^nd half to gain its biggest lead of the game (66-51). The run was capped off by 2 consecutive field goals by Cory Higgins.
After Higgins missed the first shot of the 2^nd half, Colorado hit six consecutive field goals.
CU has scored over 70 points in 16 of 25 games and 11-5 in those games.

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