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Colorado-Kansas Notes
December 07, 2013 | Men's Basketball
TEAM
• CU defeats Kansas for the first time since the 2002-03 season breaking a 19-game streak.
• Today was the 20th game against nationally ranked opponents under CU head coach Tad Boyle, evening his record to 10-10.
• Coach Boyle-CU teams improve to 4-5 against the nation's Top-10 ranked opponents over his four seasons in Boulder.
• The Buffaloes have defeated a nationally ranked opponent at least once since the 2009-10 season.
• CU is 7-0 at home this season, has won nine-straight games matching the nine-in-a-row in 2005-06 when the Buffs started the season 10-1.
• Coach Boyle's first win against his alma mater in five games.
• 51st home win in 58 games under the Boyle coaching staff (.864).
• Second straight season CU has defeated a former & ranked Big 12 Conference foe (No. 16/17 Baylor, Charleston Classic).
• CU improves to 11-1 at home in December home games and 16-3 in December games under Boyle.
• The Buffs have defeated 54 ranked teams (AP poll) in its history dating back to 1949-50.
• In the history of the Coors Events Center (1979-80), the Buffs have defeated 10, top-10 ranked teams (AP poll) in the building's history. The other top-10 wins under Boyle: 71-58 over No. 9 Arizona (Feb. 14), defeated No. 5 Texas Feb. 26, 2011. 91-89; and No. 9 Missouri (Jan. 8, 2011, 89-76).
• CU is now 6-0 when leading at the half; 8-0 when out-rebounding the opponent at the half.
• CU is now 11-5 when committing single-digit turnovers over the last four years.
• Four Buffs ended the night with double-digit scoring (Booker: 15, Dinwiddie: 15, Johnson; 14, Scott: 14).
• CU improves to 5-0 when four players net 10 or points in a game.
• Over the last four years, CU improves to 14-3 when the game is a sellout.
• 7 assists is new season-high. Ties career-high he originally set vs. Arizona last year.
• Surpasses former teammate Andre Roberson on the all-time scoring list for CU to move to No. 28 (1,018 points).
· Moves up to number 24 on CU's all-time charts with 2,371 minutes.
• 3 three-pointers are tied for most he has had in a game this season.
• 15 points ties a season-high he originally vs. Jackson State.
• Made his third start of the season, tying s season high 3 assists.
• Tied for team lead in first-half scoring with six points. First time he had at least a share of the scoring lead in the first half since the season opener vs. Baylor.
· 8th game this season scoring in double-digits (14 today).
• After being held scoreless for the first time in his career in the win at Colorado State, Johnson scored a season-high 14 points.
• Three steals tied a season-high.
• 6 offensive rebounds in the last two games; only 4 in the first eight games.
· 4 first half points is a new season-high for points in one half. It was two short career-high (6).
· 3 first-half rebounds is a new season high for both a half and a game. Two offensive rebounds ties career-high.
· His 8 first-half minutes were the most he has played in the first half all season. He had played only 5 minutes total in the first half through the team's first nine games.
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