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CU-ASU Game Notes
February 20, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Team
• Colorado wins its 20th game of the season, the fourth time in history the Buffaloes have won that many in the regular season (1968-69, 1996-97, 2012-13, 2013-14).
• The 20 wins in a season is the eighth team in school history (113 years) that feat has been accomplished (Boyle owns four of them).
• It's also the fourth-straight season CU has won 20-games in a season – all under head coach Tad Boyle .
• CU breaks a three-game skid to ASU, evening the all-time series at 5-5 and evening its record to 3-3 in Pac-12 games against the Sun Devils.
• CU improves to 4-1 at the Coors Events Center against Arizona State (the lone loss coming last season).
• The Buffs improve to an impressive 60-8 (.882) record at the Coors Events Center under the Boyle-coaching staff.
• Colorado is now 16-1 at home this season, the second-most wins at home in school history.
• CU improves to 37-21 (.638) against Pac-12 teams in the Boyle era.
• The Buffs end their three-game streak of scoring at least 40 points in the first half (27 tonight). CU didn't break in to the 40's until 10:34 left in the second half.
• ASU went on a 6-0 run to start the second half (20:00-15:52). This gave the Sun Devils their largest lead of the game (5).
• CU has held the opponent to below 39 percent shooting 11 times this season, six times in Pac-12 play (Arizona State, Washington, USC, UCLA, Oregon State, at USC). ASU shot 31% tonight.
• Arizona State's 52 points is the lowest scoring performance by an opponent this season.
• Colorado's 61 points is the lowest points scored in a win by the Buffs since their 60-50 win over Utah Feb. 21, 2013.
• Six Buffs had five or more rebounds (Johnson-6, Thomas-6, Scott-13, Booker-6, Gordon-5, Hopkins-5).
• CU is an incredible 27-0 at home when out-rebounding the opponent AND holding the opponent under 40 FG% (CU outrebounded ASU 48-27 and held ASU to 31.5% from the field).
• Under the Boyle staff at the Events Center, the Buffs are 50-1 when outrebounding the opponent (last year outrebounded Arizona State, 41-26, OT loss).
Individual
· His eight points tonight is the most he has scored in Pac-12 play (previous high was 7 vs. USC).
· Career-high six rebounds.
- 13th time this season with over 15 points (18 tonight).
- Perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line.
- Season-high 17 field goal attempts.
- 11th double-double this season with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
- 11th time this season with 10 or more rebounds.
- Fourth time this season with 13 rebounds (ties season-high).
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