Colorado University Athletics
Saturday, February 7
Boulder, Colo.
7:30 p.m.
Colorado
vs
Arizona State
Season's First Rematch Has Buffs Hosting ASU Saturday
February 05, 2026 | Men's Basketball
Game 24 - Arizona State, Saturday, February 7, 2026
CU Events Center, Boulder, Colo.
Tip: 7:35 p.m. MT
Watch: ESPN2 (John Schriffen, Chris Spatola)Â https://buffs.me/4qieM48
Radio: KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM (Mark Johnson, Scott Wilke)Â
Listen Online: Sirius XM 381, SXM App 971Â https://sxm.app.link/SXM971
Live Statistics: http://statb.us/b/611130
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CU Events Center, Boulder, Colo.
Tip: 7:35 p.m. MT
Watch: ESPN2 (John Schriffen, Chris Spatola)Â https://buffs.me/4qieM48
Radio: KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM (Mark Johnson, Scott Wilke)Â
Listen Online: Sirius XM 381, SXM App 971Â https://sxm.app.link/SXM971
Live Statistics: http://statb.us/b/611130
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THE BUFFALOES: Colorado is 13-10 overall and tied with Baylor and Arizona State for 12th in the Big 12 Conference standings with a league record of 3-7. The Buffaloes were unable to put back-to-back wins together for the first time since the opening week of the conference season, dropping an 87-61 decision at Baylor. Colorado, just 3-9 over its last 12, snapped a season-long six-game skid with an 87-61 victory over TCU on Feb. 1.Â
With the win over the Horned Frogs, Colorado matched its conference win total from 2024-25 in 11 fewer games (3-17). The Buffaloes also have one more regular season win than all of last year, Colorado would finish with 14 overall wins after a pair of wins in the Big 12 Championship (14-21).
Colorado ranks among the top 50 teams in the nation in a few categories. The Buffaloes are 27th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.6 and 31st in turnovers per game at just under 10. Those strong traits were on full display in the win over TCU. Colorado matched a season high with 24 assists while committing only eight turnovers (3.0 a/to). The 24 assists were the most against a conference opponent since the Buffaloes had 25 in a 91-72 win over Stanford on March 2, 2017.
Colorado's 9.8 turnovers allowed per game rank second in the Big 12, behind only No. 8 ranked Houston (8.3 topg). The Buffaloes have recorded single digits in turnovers 10 times this season. Colorado has a long-standing single-game team goal of allowing 11 turnovers or fewer, a mark they've hit in 17 of 23 games. In contrast, the 2024-25 team only achieved that feat seven times in 35 games and only once recorded single digits (8 at Kansas, Feb. 24, 2025).
The Buffaloes also sport top 50 national rankings in bench points (31st, 30.8 ppg) and 3-point percentage (50th, .364).
SCORING BALANCE: Colorado has had at least four players score in double figures in 17 of 23 games, including the first nine. The Buffaloes have had five games with at least five scoring in double digits.
Colorado had only four games with four players scoring in double figures in 35 contests last year (3-1 record) and none with five. Prior to this season, the NCAA Tournament win over Florida on March 22, 2024 was the last instance of five double-digit scorers.
The Buffaloes have had six different players lead the team in scoring this season and four have had 20-point games. Isaiah Johnson, Sebastian Rancik and Barrington Hargress each scored 20 points against UCF, giving the Buffaloes three 20-point scorers in one game for the first time since Xavier Johnson (27), Josh Scott (21) and Askia Booker (20) vs. Washington on Feb. 9, 2014.
Colorado is averaging 30.8 points per game from its bench accounting for 38 percent of the team's scoring. Colorado's 30.8 bench points per game leads the Big 12 and ranks 31st in NCAA Division I.Â
FRESHMAN SPARK: Colorado's Fawaz "Tacko" Ifaola, Jalin Holland and Josiah Sanders each made their first career starts in the TCU game and it couldn't have gone much better as that trio sparked the Buffaloes to their 87-61 win over the Horned Frogs.
The three newcomers to the starting lineup combined for 23 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds while shooting 10 of 18 from the field (.556).Â
Sanders had 12 points, six assists and hit 5 of 9 from the field, all career highs. Ifaola had career highs with six points and six rebounds, hitting all three of his field goal attempts. Holland had five points, five rebounds and a personal-best four assists.
Adding in Isaiah Johnson, Alon Michaeli and Ian Inman, Colorado freshmen accounted for 43 of the Buffaloes' 87 points against TCU.
That group was featured once again at Baylor and while the outcome wasn't as the team had hoped, the contributions were once again significant. Holland had a career-high 12 points, leading the Buffaloes in scoring for the first time in his career. Sanders had seven points and overall is averaging 8.3 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 10 of 18 FG (.556) the last three games. Ifaola grabbed three boards against the Bears.
Johnson is Colorado's leading scorer at 16.3 points per game, which ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 19th in the nation in scoring by freshmen. He has a team-best six 20-point games, including a game-high 24 points at Iowa State, marking his first of those 20-point efforts that has come on the road.Â
Johnson leads the Buffaloes in free throws made (120) and attempted (144), 3-pointers made (38) and steals (25) while ranking second in assists (58), and 3-point percentage (.418).
Johnson is seventh in the nation for free throws made by a freshman and 12th in free throw percentage.
Junior Barrington Hargress leads Colorado in assists (101), 3-point percentage (.523) and overall field goals made and attempted (121-224) while ranking second in scoring (13.7 ppg), overall shooting (.540), 3-pointers made (34) and steals (20). He had 20 points and four assists against UCF, hitting 6 of 8 from the field and a perfect 3 of 3 from 3-point range. Â
Hargress is third in the Big 12 and 19th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.4 and leads all conference players in league games with a 3.7 mark. He has 13 games with no more than one turnover, including the win over TCU where he didn't give up one, while dishing out four assists. Hargress has eight games with at least five assists. Over the last eight contests he has 29 assists against just six turnovers (4.8 a/to).
Additionally on the Big 12 charts, Hargress ranks seventh in field goal percentage and 12th in assists. He is the best field goal shooter in the Big 12, and 11th in the country, from the guard position.
Sophomore Sebastian Rancik is second on the team in rebounding (5.0 rpg), free throws made (94) and attempted (109) and third in scoring (12.9 ppg), assists (45) and 3-point field goals (32). He came off the bench for the first time this season against TCU, and responded nicely with a team-high 17 points and six rebounds, hitting 6 of 8 from the field and 3 of 4 from downtown.
Rancik leads the team and ranks second in the Big 12 in free throw percentage at 86.2 percent.Â
Junior forward Bangot Dak leads the Buffaloes and is 14th in the Big 12 at 6.9 rebounds per game and 10th in blocks at 1.4 per outing. He is fourth on the team in scoring at 10.7 points per game while shooting 46.9 percent from the field. Dak came off the bench for the first time this season against TCU and contributed 14 points on 7 of 8 from the field, the best single-game percentage for the Buffaloes this year (minimum 5 field goals made).
CU IN THE NET: A snapshot of Colorado's NET rankings in 2025-26 (through games of Feb. 4).
With the win over the Horned Frogs, Colorado matched its conference win total from 2024-25 in 11 fewer games (3-17). The Buffaloes also have one more regular season win than all of last year, Colorado would finish with 14 overall wins after a pair of wins in the Big 12 Championship (14-21).
Colorado ranks among the top 50 teams in the nation in a few categories. The Buffaloes are 27th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.6 and 31st in turnovers per game at just under 10. Those strong traits were on full display in the win over TCU. Colorado matched a season high with 24 assists while committing only eight turnovers (3.0 a/to). The 24 assists were the most against a conference opponent since the Buffaloes had 25 in a 91-72 win over Stanford on March 2, 2017.
Colorado's 9.8 turnovers allowed per game rank second in the Big 12, behind only No. 8 ranked Houston (8.3 topg). The Buffaloes have recorded single digits in turnovers 10 times this season. Colorado has a long-standing single-game team goal of allowing 11 turnovers or fewer, a mark they've hit in 17 of 23 games. In contrast, the 2024-25 team only achieved that feat seven times in 35 games and only once recorded single digits (8 at Kansas, Feb. 24, 2025).
The Buffaloes also sport top 50 national rankings in bench points (31st, 30.8 ppg) and 3-point percentage (50th, .364).
SCORING BALANCE: Colorado has had at least four players score in double figures in 17 of 23 games, including the first nine. The Buffaloes have had five games with at least five scoring in double digits.
Colorado had only four games with four players scoring in double figures in 35 contests last year (3-1 record) and none with five. Prior to this season, the NCAA Tournament win over Florida on March 22, 2024 was the last instance of five double-digit scorers.
The Buffaloes have had six different players lead the team in scoring this season and four have had 20-point games. Isaiah Johnson, Sebastian Rancik and Barrington Hargress each scored 20 points against UCF, giving the Buffaloes three 20-point scorers in one game for the first time since Xavier Johnson (27), Josh Scott (21) and Askia Booker (20) vs. Washington on Feb. 9, 2014.
Colorado is averaging 30.8 points per game from its bench accounting for 38 percent of the team's scoring. Colorado's 30.8 bench points per game leads the Big 12 and ranks 31st in NCAA Division I.Â
FRESHMAN SPARK: Colorado's Fawaz "Tacko" Ifaola, Jalin Holland and Josiah Sanders each made their first career starts in the TCU game and it couldn't have gone much better as that trio sparked the Buffaloes to their 87-61 win over the Horned Frogs.
The three newcomers to the starting lineup combined for 23 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds while shooting 10 of 18 from the field (.556).Â
Sanders had 12 points, six assists and hit 5 of 9 from the field, all career highs. Ifaola had career highs with six points and six rebounds, hitting all three of his field goal attempts. Holland had five points, five rebounds and a personal-best four assists.
Adding in Isaiah Johnson, Alon Michaeli and Ian Inman, Colorado freshmen accounted for 43 of the Buffaloes' 87 points against TCU.
That group was featured once again at Baylor and while the outcome wasn't as the team had hoped, the contributions were once again significant. Holland had a career-high 12 points, leading the Buffaloes in scoring for the first time in his career. Sanders had seven points and overall is averaging 8.3 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 10 of 18 FG (.556) the last three games. Ifaola grabbed three boards against the Bears.
Johnson is Colorado's leading scorer at 16.3 points per game, which ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 19th in the nation in scoring by freshmen. He has a team-best six 20-point games, including a game-high 24 points at Iowa State, marking his first of those 20-point efforts that has come on the road.Â
Johnson leads the Buffaloes in free throws made (120) and attempted (144), 3-pointers made (38) and steals (25) while ranking second in assists (58), and 3-point percentage (.418).
Johnson is seventh in the nation for free throws made by a freshman and 12th in free throw percentage.
Junior Barrington Hargress leads Colorado in assists (101), 3-point percentage (.523) and overall field goals made and attempted (121-224) while ranking second in scoring (13.7 ppg), overall shooting (.540), 3-pointers made (34) and steals (20). He had 20 points and four assists against UCF, hitting 6 of 8 from the field and a perfect 3 of 3 from 3-point range. Â
Hargress is third in the Big 12 and 19th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.4 and leads all conference players in league games with a 3.7 mark. He has 13 games with no more than one turnover, including the win over TCU where he didn't give up one, while dishing out four assists. Hargress has eight games with at least five assists. Over the last eight contests he has 29 assists against just six turnovers (4.8 a/to).
Additionally on the Big 12 charts, Hargress ranks seventh in field goal percentage and 12th in assists. He is the best field goal shooter in the Big 12, and 11th in the country, from the guard position.
Sophomore Sebastian Rancik is second on the team in rebounding (5.0 rpg), free throws made (94) and attempted (109) and third in scoring (12.9 ppg), assists (45) and 3-point field goals (32). He came off the bench for the first time this season against TCU, and responded nicely with a team-high 17 points and six rebounds, hitting 6 of 8 from the field and 3 of 4 from downtown.
Rancik leads the team and ranks second in the Big 12 in free throw percentage at 86.2 percent.Â
Junior forward Bangot Dak leads the Buffaloes and is 14th in the Big 12 at 6.9 rebounds per game and 10th in blocks at 1.4 per outing. He is fourth on the team in scoring at 10.7 points per game while shooting 46.9 percent from the field. Dak came off the bench for the first time this season against TCU and contributed 14 points on 7 of 8 from the field, the best single-game percentage for the Buffaloes this year (minimum 5 field goals made).
CU IN THE NET: A snapshot of Colorado's NET rankings in 2025-26 (through games of Feb. 4).
Current: 81 | Highest: 39 (Dec. 2) | Lowest: 86 (Jan. 29)
Avg. Opponent Net Rank: 35 | Opponent Avg. Net: 114
Quad 1: 2-5 | Quad 2: 1-4 | Quad 3: 6-0 | Quad 4: 4-1
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS: Arizona State is 12-11 overall and 3-7 in Big 12 play. The Sun Devils come to Boulder after snapping a two-game losing streak on the road, defeating Utah 71-63. The Sun Devils are averaging 78.8 points per game, shooting 45.3 percent from the field. ASU has been solid at getting to the free throw line, they are third in the Big 12 in free throw attempts per game with 23.8. Defensively, the Sun Devils are allowing 79.3 points per game, and have held opponents to 46.0 percent shooting. Arizona State has had success getting out in transition, scoring 15.1 fast break points per game, third most in the Big 12.
Senior guard Moe Odom leads the Sun Devil's at 17.0 points per game. Odom also is third in the Big 12 with 6.2 assists per game, that ranks 22nd in the NCAA. The Sun Devils have two other players who average double-digits in points: freshman center Massamba Diop (13.6) and senior guard Anthony Johnson (13.3). Diop makes an impact on the defensive side of the ball with 2.1 blocks per game. He averages the third most blocks per game in the conference and the 23rd most in the country.
THE SERIES: This will be the 32nd meeting between Colorado and Arizona State with the Buffaloes holding a 17-14 edge in the series. The Buffs took the first match up this season, 95-89 in Tempe on Jan. 3. Colorado holds a 10-4 advantage in Boulder with three of those four Sun Devils' wins coming in the last four meetings.
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS: Arizona State is 12-11 overall and 3-7 in Big 12 play. The Sun Devils come to Boulder after snapping a two-game losing streak on the road, defeating Utah 71-63. The Sun Devils are averaging 78.8 points per game, shooting 45.3 percent from the field. ASU has been solid at getting to the free throw line, they are third in the Big 12 in free throw attempts per game with 23.8. Defensively, the Sun Devils are allowing 79.3 points per game, and have held opponents to 46.0 percent shooting. Arizona State has had success getting out in transition, scoring 15.1 fast break points per game, third most in the Big 12.
Senior guard Moe Odom leads the Sun Devil's at 17.0 points per game. Odom also is third in the Big 12 with 6.2 assists per game, that ranks 22nd in the NCAA. The Sun Devils have two other players who average double-digits in points: freshman center Massamba Diop (13.6) and senior guard Anthony Johnson (13.3). Diop makes an impact on the defensive side of the ball with 2.1 blocks per game. He averages the third most blocks per game in the conference and the 23rd most in the country.
THE SERIES: This will be the 32nd meeting between Colorado and Arizona State with the Buffaloes holding a 17-14 edge in the series. The Buffs took the first match up this season, 95-89 in Tempe on Jan. 3. Colorado holds a 10-4 advantage in Boulder with three of those four Sun Devils' wins coming in the last four meetings.
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