Colorado-Washington State Notes
The Buffs now hold a 10-3 series lead against the Washington State Cougars. Colorado has won 9 of 11 against Washington State since joining the Pac-12
Colorado is now 11-0 when holding their opponent under 70 points this season.
49 points by Washington State is the lowest scoring total by a Colorado opponent since Washington scored 47 on March 5, 2015 in Seattle.
Colorado has won five of their last six games – also making it four straight wins at home.
Colorado recorded a season high of 12 steals while Washington State recorded zero. The Buffs are averaging 11 steals as a team over the last two games. This is the first time Colorado has had back-back double-digit steal performances since December 21 & 29, 2012 - recording 13 against Northern Arizona and 10 against Wofford. It’s also the first time in Conference play since having three straight Jan. 23-30,
2010:
10 at Texas A&M Jan. 23
10 vs. Nebraska, Jan. 27
12 at Iowa State, Jan. 30
Colorado’s 12 steals are also its most since recording 12 at Arizona State on Jan. 25, 2014
The Buffs had a 34-5 advantage in points off turnovers.
Colorado went on two separate runs in the first half. An 8-0 run and 13-0 run helped extend Colorado’s lead to as many as 17 points in the first half. An 11-0 run in the second half extended the lead even further to 35.
32 points is the largest margin of victory for the Buffs since beating Washington State 90-58 on January 24, 2015
24 points from Washington State ties a season-low first half scoring total by a Colorado opponent in conference play
Colorado shot 41.3% against the California Bears on February 5th. Since then, Colorado has shot 51.2% (64-of-125) over the last two games
The Buffs bench outscored the Cougars’ 32 to 19
Tory Miller (11 points 4-of-5 FG, 4 rebounds) Miller tied a season-high 11 points. Recorded his 4th straight double-figure scoring game (10.5 ppg) after having just one in his first 20 games of the season. He is shooting 64 percent in conference games (40 of 63)
Wesley Gordon (7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals) today’s appearance makes Gordon a four-way tie for 7th on Colorado’s all-time games played list with 123.  He moves to 48th in all-time scoring with 826. He also passed Dwight Thorne II to move to 40th on Colorado’s all-time assists list with 161. Had a season-high three steals.
Xavier Johnson (4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists) now a five-way tie for 13th most career games played with 119. He has also tied Shaun Vandiver for 13th most career starts with 89. 20 minutes tonight moves him to 15th for most minutes played in school history with 3,155. He passes Richard Roby for 15th on Colorado’s all-time rebounding list – now with 660.
Derrick White (23 points, 3 steals, 9-of-11 FG) recorded his 10th 20-plus point game of the season including his sixth in his last 10 games. Recorded his fifth game with three or more steals. He shot 71.4 percent from the floor for the week (15 of 21).
Bryce Peters (12 points, 5-of-9 FG, 2 steals) fifth career double-digit scoring game, second straight and fourth in his last six. Tied his personal best with five field goals and hit 59 percent this week (10 of 17)
Colorado is now 11-0 when holding their opponent under 70 points this season.
49 points by Washington State is the lowest scoring total by a Colorado opponent since Washington scored 47 on March 5, 2015 in Seattle.
Colorado has won five of their last six games – also making it four straight wins at home.
Colorado recorded a season high of 12 steals while Washington State recorded zero. The Buffs are averaging 11 steals as a team over the last two games. This is the first time Colorado has had back-back double-digit steal performances since December 21 & 29, 2012 - recording 13 against Northern Arizona and 10 against Wofford. It’s also the first time in Conference play since having three straight Jan. 23-30,
2010:
10 at Texas A&M Jan. 23
10 vs. Nebraska, Jan. 27
12 at Iowa State, Jan. 30
Colorado’s 12 steals are also its most since recording 12 at Arizona State on Jan. 25, 2014
The Buffs had a 34-5 advantage in points off turnovers.
Colorado went on two separate runs in the first half. An 8-0 run and 13-0 run helped extend Colorado’s lead to as many as 17 points in the first half. An 11-0 run in the second half extended the lead even further to 35.
32 points is the largest margin of victory for the Buffs since beating Washington State 90-58 on January 24, 2015
24 points from Washington State ties a season-low first half scoring total by a Colorado opponent in conference play
Colorado shot 41.3% against the California Bears on February 5th. Since then, Colorado has shot 51.2% (64-of-125) over the last two games
The Buffs bench outscored the Cougars’ 32 to 19
Tory Miller (11 points 4-of-5 FG, 4 rebounds) Miller tied a season-high 11 points. Recorded his 4th straight double-figure scoring game (10.5 ppg) after having just one in his first 20 games of the season. He is shooting 64 percent in conference games (40 of 63)
Wesley Gordon (7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals) today’s appearance makes Gordon a four-way tie for 7th on Colorado’s all-time games played list with 123.  He moves to 48th in all-time scoring with 826. He also passed Dwight Thorne II to move to 40th on Colorado’s all-time assists list with 161. Had a season-high three steals.
Xavier Johnson (4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists) now a five-way tie for 13th most career games played with 119. He has also tied Shaun Vandiver for 13th most career starts with 89. 20 minutes tonight moves him to 15th for most minutes played in school history with 3,155. He passes Richard Roby for 15th on Colorado’s all-time rebounding list – now with 660.
Derrick White (23 points, 3 steals, 9-of-11 FG) recorded his 10th 20-plus point game of the season including his sixth in his last 10 games. Recorded his fifth game with three or more steals. He shot 71.4 percent from the floor for the week (15 of 21).
Bryce Peters (12 points, 5-of-9 FG, 2 steals) fifth career double-digit scoring game, second straight and fourth in his last six. Tied his personal best with five field goals and hit 59 percent this week (10 of 17)