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Colorado-Oregon State Notes
January 14, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Colorado vs. Oregon State
- Colorado, which was a season-low 3-of-4 from the free throw line against Utah, had those same numbers just 8:35 into the game. The Buffaloes finished 21-of-27 from the line.
- Tied Colorado's lowest opponent's first half scoring at 25 points. (Hampton also scored only 25 points on Dec. 19, 2015.)
- Colorado enjoyed its highest home attendance this season (9,190.)
- Colorado held OSU without a field goal for nearly five minutes from the span of 12:29 in the second half to the 7:39 mark.
- Gary Payton II recorded career highs in points (26) and free-throws made (9) as well as a season-high 15 rebounds
- The Buffaloes now hold a 12-5 series lead against OSU.
- CU outrebounded the Beavers by 15. It was the 15th time CU has outrebounded its opponent in 17 games and ninth time in double-digits
- Colorado led for 33:27 of the game.
- The Buffaloes had 18 second chance points.
- The Buffs are now a perfect 8-0 when heading into halftime with the lead.
- Now 9-1 at home, but a perfect 11-0 this year when the Buffs play in white uniforms.
- The Beavers only made one of their last nine shots to finish the game, while the Buffs made seven of their last nine.
Wesley Gordon & Josh Scott
- This is the first time in which both players have made a 3-point field goal in the same game
- Had double-doubles in the same game for the second time this season (at CSU)
- Combined 9 blocks tonight
- Combined for over half of the Buff's points tonight (37)
- Combined for 13-of-18 from the line tonight
- Total of 26 of our 48 rebounds
Players
Josh Scott (25pts, 12rbs) recorded his ninth double-double this season, third in a row, and 32nd of his career (8th all-time). He has blocked a shot in four straight games. He also made his third 3-point field goal this season. After attempting no free throws last game, Scott bounces back by shooting 8-of-11 from the line tonight. He has snagged 36 rebounds the last three games. His 25 points were a season high.
Thomas Akyazili (8pts, 2rbs, 3asts) Shot 0-8 from the field in the first three Pac-12 games, and finally ends the slump by shooting 3-of-4 tonight. He has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 13 to 3 since beginning Pac-12 play. Thomas also played a tie of a season high 24 minutes and tied his career-high in points.
Wesley Gordon (12pts, 14rbs, 6blks) gets his second double-double this season and seventh of his career. Made his fourth 3-point field goal this season. Half of his rebound total tonight came on the offensive side (7). That is now a total of 18 offensive rebounds the last three games and 21 in the last four. He is now averaging 10.3 rebounds since the start of Pac-12 play. Gordon's six blocks put him at 40 for his season total for the third straight year. He had 47 in 34 games in 2014-15. Gordon moved into sixth in career blocks with 128, passing Cliff Meely who had 123 from 1968-71
George King After having 12 straight games with a least one made three-pointer, King fails to sink one tonight for only the second time all season.
Dominique Collier After attempting no free-throws the first three games of PAC-12 play this season, Collier shoots a perfect 4-of-4 from the line tonight. Collier improved to 28-of-33 from the line this year (.848).