Colorado University Athletics

Colorado-Stanford Notes

January 27, 2016 | Men's Basketball

Team

Colorado improves to 16-5, matching its win total from 2014-15 (16-18).

The series between the two teams is now tied at nine a piece – the Buffs winning the last six meetings

Colorado began the game shooting 7-of-8 beyond the 3-point line (Tip-off to 10:23) and started a perfect 5-of-5 in the second half (20:00-4:33). The Buffaloes finished the game 68.4 percent from beyond the arc the team's best since hitting 69.2 percent (9-of-13) against Kansas on Jan. 25, 2011.

Colorado's 13 3-pointers tied a season high (Air Force) and marks the fifth time the Buffs have reached double-digits. In those five games, the Buffs are shooting 49.2 percent from long range (58-of-118).

Together the starting combination of Collier, Fortune, Fletcher, Gordon, Scott is 5-1 this season.

Stanford started off shooting 0-9 from 3-point range before finally making their first on their 10th attempt

Colorado led the entire games and led by as much as 23 late in the second half.

The Buffaloes bench outscored the Cardinal bench (35 to 23)

Colorado remains unbeaten this season when either leading at half time or outshooting their opponent in the entire game (11-0)

The Buffs are 6-0 this season when scoring over 90 points.

Colorado holds a record of 6-1 in Pac-12 play when scoring 90+ points since joining the league in 2011.

Fortune and King Combined to start for a perfect 6-6 from 3pt range

Players


Josh Scott  
-Scott now has the third most free throws made in Colorado history, replacing Ken Charlton ('60-'63) (457). He also moved into third in blocked shots with 151 passing Andre Roberson who had 150 from 2010-13.
-Has had a double-digit scoring performance in each of Colorado's 21 games this season, 87th of his career

Xavier Talton
Snagged a season-high 6 rebounds

George King
-23 points in 23 minutes
-Career-high five 3-pointers, making all five attempts. His performance was one shy of Blair Wilson's school record 6-of-6 from 3-point range against Kansas State on Feb. 7, 2004.
-Shot a season best percentage from the field overall at 88 percent (8-9)
-Has made 14-of-19 3-point field goals in the last four games, also making 18-of-19 free-throws during the span of the last five contests

Josh Fortune
-Tied a personal-best five 3-pointers. Was 5-of-7 from 3-point range on the night after hitting just 4-of-15 in the previous four games. His 21 points was also a Colorado career high.

Tory Miller
-Tallied his 4th double-digit scoring performance of the season (12 points)

Tre'Shaun Fletcher
-Now 19-of-20 from free-throw line during conference games this season.

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