Colorado University Athletics
Colorado, California Notes
March 19, 2011 | Men's Basketball
Team: Colorado is now 23-13 and that sets a school record for most wins in a season... Colorado now sports a 17-2 record at home this season... No turnovers in the first half tonight... Nine offensive rebounds in the first half... Colorado is 6-2 when Cory Higgins and Alec Burks score at least 20 points each in a game (4-2 this season)... First time this season that Colorado had no turnovers in the first half... In fact, they had no turnovers in their first 49 possessions of the game... Colorado has scored 1,006 field goals this season, breaking the old record of 996 field goals made during the 1990-91 season... Colorado hit 11 consecutive free throws from the 15:35 mark of the second half till the 6:14 left in the game when Andre Roberson missed... This is the 12th time this season that Colorado had single-digits in turnovers with 5 (second time this season with five, Nebraska, Mar. 5)... CU has forced more turnovers than it has committed in 24 of 36 contests this year • CU has won seven of its last nine games.
Alec Burks
- Scored the first seven points for Colorado in the game; Game-high of 25 points tonight.
- Led the team with 13 points in the first half.
- Burks now has 734 points this season, breaking the single season points mark of 729 by Cliff Meely (1970-71 season)
- Hit all 3 front ends of 1-and-1 free throws during the second half
- This was the fifth straight game that Burks shot at least 50% from the floor (6-of-12 tonight)
Cory Higgins
- Scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half tonight.
- Has scored 1,975 career points for Colorado and he is 20 points away from tying Donny Boyce for 2nd all-time. Higgins is 26 points away from leader Richard Roby (2,001 points).
- Colorado was only up 39-36 when Higgins made the first of three consecutive three-pointers at the beginning of the second half.
Andre Roberson
- Led the team with eight rebounds tonight, which is the 23rd time Roberson led Colorado in rebounds in a game this season.
Austin Dufault
- Became the fifth CU player to get at least 100 field goals this season. This is the first time ever that Colorado had five players hit at least 100 field goals in a season.
Ben Mills
- Tied a career-high of four rebounds in a game.
- Recorded first two steals of his collegiate career.
Levi Knutson
- has made a three-pointer in 34 of 36 games; nine games with at least two in a game
- 76 season treys, tying for fifth place. The most three-pointers by a CU player since 2001-02 (76, Blair Wilson)
