Colorado, Kansas State Notes

March 10, 2011 | Men's Basketball

  • Colorado advances the Big 12 Basketball Championship semifinals for the first time in the 15-year history of the conference.
  • Colorado is 21-12 on the season, the third time in school history to win at least 21 games in a season (1996-97, 1968-69).
  • CU has won six their last eight games since defeating K-State in Boulder back on Feb. 12.
  • CU is 4-4 against nation's ranked teams this season with wins over No. 5/5 Texas, No. 9/8 Missouri, at No. 21/20 Kansas State, vs. 19/23 Kansas State (at Big 12 Tournament).
  • CU improves to 9-14 in Big 12 Championship games 3-1 as the No. 5 seed 2-1 against Kansas State in post-season Big 12 play CU improves to 3-1 in neutral court games this season.
  • CU improves to 4-3 against the Big 12 Conference top four seeds (defeated Kansas State three times, defeated Texas).
  • First three-game winning streak against Kansas State since winning four in a row from March 13, 2003-Feb. 5, 2005.
  • CU tied a school high for games played in a season today with 33.
  • CU is 10-0 when shooting 50 percent or better, 16-0 when having a better shooting percentage 16-2 when outrebounding the opponent (at OU, at Mizzou only losses); 13-2 when their bench outscores the opponent (at OU, at BU).

 

  • Andre Roberson 14 rebounds against K-State, the 11th time this season with 10 or more; fourth time in his last five games.
  • Levi Knutson has made a three-pointer in 21-straight games; 31 of 33 games this season with at least one three-pointer
  • Knutson now has 67 three-pointers, ninth in single-season three-pointers. He now his tied for 10th in school history with 115 treys.
  • Alec Burks and Cory Higgins recorded 20+ each for the fifth time this season (3-2 in those games).
  • Burks and Cory Higgins have led CU one-and-two in scoring 38 of their 63 games together, 19 times this season.
  • Burks moved into fifth place on the CU single-season scoring list with 659 points passing Stevie Wise, 655 (1990-91).
  • Higgins tallied his fifth 20-point scoring effort this season (30th career), he has also led in scoring five times this season
  • Burks scored 20 or more points for the 19th time this season (27 career) 11 of 18 Big 12 games over 20+.

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