Colorado University Athletics
Colorado, Texas Tech Notes
March 06, 2010 | Men's Basketball
CU is 6-10 in Big 12 Conference play and will be the No. 8 seed at the Big 12 Championships next Wednesday in Kansas City. The Buffaloes will play Texas Tech at 10:30 a.m. (MST) in the first round televised by Altitude Sports & Entertainment. The CU/TTU match up next week, it will be first time since the 1984-85 season (Big Eight Conference) when CU played the regular season finale against the same opponent at the conference tournament first round. In 13 years of the Big 12, No. 8 seed is 7-6 but No. 9 seed won last three years.
Colorado leads the all-time series, 17-12, while the series is tied in Big 12 play, 8-8. In Boulder, CU leads 5-2. CU also broke a four-game losing to the Red Raiders.
Colorado's 15 wins and six Big 12 victories are bests under Coach Bzdelik in his three years and the most a CU team has won since 2005-06 (20-10, 9-7 Big 12).
CU's win is three-straight to end the regular season, a first since the 2002-03 team won three in row Big 12 Conference games. The three-straight conference wins matches the team's longest during the 2005-06 when that team won five-straight.
CU won its 13th home game of the season (2002-03, 2005-06 teams won school record 14 victories).
Coach Jeff Bzdelik evens his record against Texas Tech at 2-2.
GENERAL
CU started its sixth different starting lineup against Texas Tech. Casey Crawford made his second start this season and Dwight Thorne II made his 10th of the season (48th career).
Largest halftime lead in Big 12 play for the Buffs this season (18 points). Second most fouls called this season in the first half (both teams 28, 14 each); Most points scored in the first half (53) since scoring 50 vs. Oklahoma State, Jan. 30, 2005.
Most points scored in the three years under Coach Bzdelik and most scored by a CU team in Big 12 play since scoring 102-90 win over Iowa State (Feb. 19, 2000).
CU has scored over 70 points in 20 of 30 games and are 14-6 in those games,
CU has shot 50 percent or better in the second half 17 times (12-5 in those games) and 13-2 when shooting over 50 percent from the field. CU has scored 80 points in 10 games this season.
Alec Burks scored 24 points becoming CU's all-time freshman scorer (488 points). He passes Richard Roby (2004-05, 480 points) and Chauncey Billups (1995-96, 465 pts.). Burks' scored his seventh 20-point effort of the season.
Third time this season CU placed two players with 20 points in the same game; first time this season Higgins (30) and Burks (24) performed the feat.
Cory Higgins tallied his third 30-point effort today (fifth career). He scored 22 points in the second half.
Marcus Relphorde scored double figures for the fifth straight game and converted a pair of three-pointers for the fourth time in last five games. He scored a season first half best 15 points.
Nate Tomlinson tallied six assists for the eighth time this season and fifth time in Big 12 play.
Back-to-Back Double Digit Wins In Big 12 Conference Games
March 3-6, 2010 @Nebraska 81-68, TEXAS TECH 101-90
Feb. 18-21, 2004 TEXAS TECH 85-75, at Kansas State 72-62
March 1-3-5, 2003 @Baylor 72-59, OKLAHOMA STATE 68-56, NEBRASKA 84-69
February 4-8, 2003 TEXAS 93-80, IOWA STATE 84-69
March 4-9, 2000 TEXAS TECH 88-67, *Texas A&M 79-53
February 19-23, 2000 IOWA STATE 102-90 (OT), BAYLOR 95-75
February 7-11, 1998 IOWA STATE 70-52, TEXAS TECH 91-80 (2 OT)
February 17-20-24, 1999 TEXAS A&M 71-61, @Baylor 73-56, @Texas Tech 78-68
*-Big 12 Tournament at Kansas City
DISSECTING CU'S LOSSES ... Colorado has 15 losses this season, coming at the hands of 12 different teams. Eight of those 12 have won 20 games, with two others above .500 and the other two just below .500. These 12 teams have combined for a 247-115 record, a 68.2 winning percentage (321-130, .711, when counting the records twice for the three teams that beat the Buffs on two occasions). Five are ranked: No. 2/2 Kansas (29-2), No. 5/5 Kansas State (24-5, playing Iowa State); No. 14/18 Gonzaga (25-5), No. 23/24 Texas A&M (22-8) and NR/25 Texas (23-8). The others: Missouri (22-9), Oklahoma State (21-9), Tulsa (21-10), Arizona (16-14), Colorado State (16-14), Oregon State (14-15, plays Washington later) and Iowa State (14-16, playing Kansas State).
