Colorado-Sacramento State Notes
Colorado is 6-0 for the second time in three seasons. It’s the 12th start of 6-0 or better for the Buffaloes and only the third in the last 30 years. The start ties for the seventh best in program history.
Colorado held Sacramento State to 28 percent shooting and had a plus-9 advantage on the boards (40-31). The Buffaloes improved to 3-0 this season, and 62-5 under Tad Boyle, when holding a team under 40 percent and having at least a plus-8 advantage in rebounds.
Colorado improved to 3-0 all-time against Sacramento State.
Colorado improves to 91-29 (.758) in nonconference regular season games in the Boyle era, including a 44-12 mark (.786) since 2014-15. Colorado is 71-4 in nonconference home games under Boyle, a record which includes six postseason games.
Colorado has won its last 11 home games dating back to last year and has won 18 of 20 and 30 of 35.
Colorado switched up its starting lineup for the first time this season, with sophomore Eli Parquet subbing in for classmate Daylen Kountz. It was Parquet’s third career start.
Colorado has held four of six opponents under 60 points. The Buffaloes have held two opponents under 50 points in the same season for the first time since the 2017 Pac-12 schedule, defeating Washington State 81-49 on Feb. 12, 2017, and California, 54-46 on March 4, 2017.
Colorado’s 19 turnovers were a season high.
After a string of 26 straight made free throws over the last two games, just two off the school record, the Buffaloes were just 17 of 26 (.654).
Colorado’s two 3-pointers made are its fewest since hitting just two against UConn in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Tyler Bey (11 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists) recorded his 24th career double-double. He has three-straight double-doubles and five in six games. He has 16 double-doubles in his last 22 outings. He moved into 22nd place in career rebounding, now with 595. Bey has 13 assists in the last three games, and now with 17 through six games, he’s just shy of his 36-game total of 23 as a sophomore.
McKinley Wright (10 points, 3-5 FG) recorded his 58th career double-figure scoring game. He moved his career point total to 981, needing just 19 to become the 35th player in team history with 1,000. He hit his first three shots, rebounding from a 3 of 13 performance against Clemson, ending at 3 of 5.
Evan Battey (11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks) shared the game’s scoring lead with Tyler Bey, the fifth time in his career he’s led the team in scoring. Tied career highs in both blocks and steals.
Colorado held Sacramento State to 28 percent shooting and had a plus-9 advantage on the boards (40-31). The Buffaloes improved to 3-0 this season, and 62-5 under Tad Boyle, when holding a team under 40 percent and having at least a plus-8 advantage in rebounds.
Colorado improved to 3-0 all-time against Sacramento State.
Colorado improves to 91-29 (.758) in nonconference regular season games in the Boyle era, including a 44-12 mark (.786) since 2014-15. Colorado is 71-4 in nonconference home games under Boyle, a record which includes six postseason games.
Colorado has won its last 11 home games dating back to last year and has won 18 of 20 and 30 of 35.
Colorado switched up its starting lineup for the first time this season, with sophomore Eli Parquet subbing in for classmate Daylen Kountz. It was Parquet’s third career start.
Colorado has held four of six opponents under 60 points. The Buffaloes have held two opponents under 50 points in the same season for the first time since the 2017 Pac-12 schedule, defeating Washington State 81-49 on Feb. 12, 2017, and California, 54-46 on March 4, 2017.
Colorado’s 19 turnovers were a season high.
After a string of 26 straight made free throws over the last two games, just two off the school record, the Buffaloes were just 17 of 26 (.654).
Colorado’s two 3-pointers made are its fewest since hitting just two against UConn in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Tyler Bey (11 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists) recorded his 24th career double-double. He has three-straight double-doubles and five in six games. He has 16 double-doubles in his last 22 outings. He moved into 22nd place in career rebounding, now with 595. Bey has 13 assists in the last three games, and now with 17 through six games, he’s just shy of his 36-game total of 23 as a sophomore.
McKinley Wright (10 points, 3-5 FG) recorded his 58th career double-figure scoring game. He moved his career point total to 981, needing just 19 to become the 35th player in team history with 1,000. He hit his first three shots, rebounding from a 3 of 13 performance against Clemson, ending at 3 of 5.
Evan Battey (11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks) shared the game’s scoring lead with Tyler Bey, the fifth time in his career he’s led the team in scoring. Tied career highs in both blocks and steals.