Colorado-Utah Notes
Colorado’s starters: Dominique Collier, Derrick White, George King, Xavier Johnson, Wesley Gordon
Colorado continues to hold the series lead at 26-21, although Utah has won the last seven in the series including three straight at the Coors Events Center.
Colorado kept the nation’s 16th best rebounder (10.1 rpg) Kyle Kuzma off the boards tonight, allowing him to record just six rebounds.
Colorado reaches 80 points for the eighth time in Pac-12 play.
Colorado has allowed its last two opponents to shoot a combined 56.6 percent from the field (60 of 106)
After being outrebounded 21 to 13 by Utah in the first half, Colorado was plus-8 in the second half (20-12), ending the game in a 33-33 tie.
Wesley Gordon (12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist) ties Bob Jeangerard for 46th in career scoring with 842. He also passes Jim Davis for 6th most rebounds in school-history with 865. Gordon’s 12 points gives him his first double-digit scoring game since scoring 15 points against Washington State on January 21, 2017.
Xavier Johnson (8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists) passes Ken Charlton to move to 14th on Colorado’s all-time rebounding list with 673
George King (12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal) King is tied with Brian Johnson for 48th on Colorado’s all-time scoring list with 840. After tonight, King reached his 200th rebound of the season and 400th of his career.
Dominique Collier (8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists) dished his way into 37th in career assists in with 168. He also tied a season-high four rebounds.
Derrick White (31 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks) records his 12th game with at least 20 points and second with 30-plus. Nine of his 20-plus games have come during Pac-12 play including three of the last four and four of the last six. He’s the first player to score 30-plus twice in the same season since Askia Booker in January 2015 with 30 points at Arizona (Jan. 15) and 43 at USC (Jan. 29).
Colorado continues to hold the series lead at 26-21, although Utah has won the last seven in the series including three straight at the Coors Events Center.
Colorado kept the nation’s 16th best rebounder (10.1 rpg) Kyle Kuzma off the boards tonight, allowing him to record just six rebounds.
Colorado reaches 80 points for the eighth time in Pac-12 play.
Colorado has allowed its last two opponents to shoot a combined 56.6 percent from the field (60 of 106)
After being outrebounded 21 to 13 by Utah in the first half, Colorado was plus-8 in the second half (20-12), ending the game in a 33-33 tie.
Wesley Gordon (12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist) ties Bob Jeangerard for 46th in career scoring with 842. He also passes Jim Davis for 6th most rebounds in school-history with 865. Gordon’s 12 points gives him his first double-digit scoring game since scoring 15 points against Washington State on January 21, 2017.
Xavier Johnson (8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists) passes Ken Charlton to move to 14th on Colorado’s all-time rebounding list with 673
George King (12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal) King is tied with Brian Johnson for 48th on Colorado’s all-time scoring list with 840. After tonight, King reached his 200th rebound of the season and 400th of his career.
Dominique Collier (8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists) dished his way into 37th in career assists in with 168. He also tied a season-high four rebounds.
Derrick White (31 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks) records his 12th game with at least 20 points and second with 30-plus. Nine of his 20-plus games have come during Pac-12 play including three of the last four and four of the last six. He’s the first player to score 30-plus twice in the same season since Askia Booker in January 2015 with 30 points at Arizona (Jan. 15) and 43 at USC (Jan. 29).