Colorado-Sacramento State Notes
Team
The three Colorado newcomers (Brown, White, Siewart) each added 9 points in tonight’s victory – a combined (69.2%) from the field.
Players
Xavier Johnson
- Colorado held Sacramento State to 19 points at halftime – that is the lowest halftime scoring total of a CU opponent since November 29, 2015 against Northern Colorado (19)
- Derrick White who missed last year due to transfer, scored the team’s first points of the season with a 3-point field goal at (19:18) Xavier Johnson who missed last season due to injury, followed White’s score with a layup of his own (18:35)
- Colorado did most of its damage in the first half from 3-point range – shooting 7-of-11 (63.6%) The team only managed to make 7-of-18 from inside the arch however (38.9%). They finished the game 13-of-21 from deep (61.9%).
- Five Colorado players recorded a block tonight
- Colorado now holds a 2-0 record in meetings against Sacramento State
- CU dished out 20 assists tonight compared to the Hornet’s four.
- Colorado’s bench outscored Sacramento State’s 47-12
- The Hornet’s 53 points is the fewest since allowing Hampton 53 on 12/19/15.
- The Buffs now have a 90-24 record (69.3%) in home openers here at the Coors Events Center. The team is a perfect 7-0 under coach Tad Boyle.
The three Colorado newcomers (Brown, White, Siewart) each added 9 points in tonight’s victory – a combined (69.2%) from the field.
Players
Xavier Johnson
- Added 6 points and 7 rebounds in his first action since 2014-15 – also playing a team-high 25 minutes
- Akyazili scored 8 points to go along with a career-high six assists
- Tonight’s he played in his 100th career game
- Gordon dished out the team’s first assist of the season on a 3-pointer by Derick White
- Gordon’s 12 rebounds moves to 11th on CU’s all-time list (691) – passing Scott Wedman (1971-74, 684)
- 9 boards in first half
- 21st career double-digit rebounding game
- After four career attempts, Miller makes his first 3-point field goal
- The freshman played in his first career game and made his first shot attempt – a 3-point field goal at 9:59 mark in first quarter
- He finished with 9 points.
- Fortune finished 4-of-5 from the field and made both of his three-point attempts. He finished with 11 points.
- In his first career game, he sinks all three of his 3-point field goal attempts. He finished with 9pts, 5rebs.
- He had a game-high 12 points – all of which came from 3-pointers (4-of-6).