Colorado University Athletics

CU-USC Post Game Notes

February 01, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Team

• Colorado improves to 11-9 overall and evens Pac-12 record at 4-4.

• Seventh straight win over USC (all in Pac-12 play) and third win at USC in 5 games.
• CU improves to 9-3 all-time against the Trojans • Second straight year sweeping USC during regular season.

• First road of the season for CU in seven games.

• CU has never lost USC (7-0) and Washington State (5-0) in Pac-12 play.

• Ties for third longest game in school history:

5 OT – 2/27/60: IOWA STATE (L, 80-83)

4 OT – 2/05/83: OKLAHOMA STATE (L, 91-96)

3 OT – 1/29/2015: at USC (98-94); 3 OT – 12/7/51: COLORADO A&M (L, 58-65)

3 OT – 1/28/65: at Oklahoma State (L, 55-59); 3 OT – 12/20/65: at Arizona (W, 77-73)

• CU committed a season-high 20 turnovers and won on the road for the first time this season in single-digits (1-2).

• CU improves to 3-6 this season in single-digit games.

• Back-to-back conference games scoring 90 points, a first since 2010-11 (Texas, 91; at Iowa State, 90).

• CU improves 18-1 under Boyle scoring 90 or more points in a game.

• Season-high in points (98); FGA (65); FTA (42) • CU improves to 77-20 under Boyle out-rebounding opponent (.794).

Askia Booker

• Career-high 43 points, the most points by a CU player since Cliff Meely scored 44  vs. Oklahoma State (Mar. 11, 1971).

• Booker's 43 points ties Meely's 43 points at Oklahoma (Jan. 16, 1971), fifth most points in CU history.

• 43 points ties for fifth most in Pac-12 since 1998.

• Most points (43) by a Buff in this millennium [Jaquay Walls 42 vs. Iowa State in 2000; D.J. Harrison 38 vs. Austin Peay, 2000].

• Has scored in double figures all seven games against USC (19.7 ppg.)

• Continues to climb the CU scoring ladder, now has 1,561 points (five points from 8th place).

• Played in his 123rd career game at CU, tying for fifth place on the all-time list.

• Has 301 career assists becoming 12th player in school history with 300 assists.

• 138 career steals (3 at USC) is No. 10 in school history • 479 3-point attempts, fourth all-time.

• 13 of last 16 games over 18 pts. • 10 of last 15 games 20+ points • 5 of 8 Pac-12 games over 20+ points.

• Has led the team in scoring in 7 of 8 games • Fourth time this season with 3 steals (14th career).

• Career-high 51 minutes played • Now has 3,443 career minutes, seventh all-time.
• Career-high FGs made (13), attempts (23), FTA (15) tied 3-pt. FGA (10).

 

Xavier Johnson

• Played in his first game since Jan. 7 (at Utah), missed the last 4 games with high-right ankle sprain.

• Scored 12 points with 5 rebounds; season-high 36 minutes • 5+ rebounds in 12 of 15 games this season.

• Led CU in blocks (2) for the first time this season (11 career).

Tory Miller

• First career double-double (11 points, 13 rebounds).

• Season-high 29 minutes • Led CU in rebounding for the first time in career.

• Scored 21 points over his last two games (10 vs. Washington State).

Jaron Hopkins

• Did not play (right ankle); second game this season missed due to injury (at Georgia).

 

Josh Scott

• Did not travel to Los Angeles, has now missed 7 of the last 8 games with back injury.

Dominique Collier

• Career-high 40 minutes. • Season-best 5-of-8 from the FT line (made and attempts).

Wesley Gordon

• 17 of 20 games w/ 5+ rebounds; vs. USC had 7 rebounds

Xavier Talton                

• Played career-high 42 minutes.

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