Colorado-Colorado State Notes

Montana State

Nov 3 (Mon)

7 p.m.

Colorado improves to 91-38 all-time over Colorado State and 37-28 in Fort Collins.

Colorado’s 56 points are its fewest in the CSU series since a 54-53 overtime win in Boulder on Dec. 19, 1981. The 48 points allowed to CSU are the fewest in this series since a 60-44 Buffs win in Boulder on Jan. 11, 1988. The 104 points combined are the fewest since that same 1988 game.

Colorado holds a team under 50 points for the third time this season, the most since the 2011-12 squad held five teams under 50.

CSU was held to 48 or fewer points for just the fifth time since the start of 2010-11.

CSU was held to 12 first half points, the fewest for a Colorado opponent since Utah scored 11 on Dec. 31, 2011. Colorado won that game 73-33, the first Pac-12 Conference game for both teams.

Sixth time since 2010-11 CU held a team to 29 percent or worse from the field, and first instance on the road

Colorado’s bench shot 10 of 20 from the field and scored 34 points. CU’s starters were 7 of 25, scoring 22 points.

Colorado’s 21 turnovers are a season high and the most since 23 vs. California in the first round of the 2019 Pac-12 Tournament. The Buffs had more turnovers than field goals (17) for the first time since the 2019 Pac-12 semifinal against Washington (17 FG, 18 TOs).

Buffs 10-plus first half turnovers for fourth time in five games - none in the first five

Colorado improves to 4-0 this season and 63-5 in the Tad Boyle era when holding the opponent under 40 percent shooting and holds a rebound advantage of eight or more.

Colorado improves to 93-31 in nonconference regular season games under Boyle.

Shane Gatling (20 points, 4-6 3FG, 7-12 FG) recorded his fourth 20-point game in a CU uniform. Season highs in points, 3-pointers and overall field goals made. Was his second multiple 3-point FG game of the season (USD). Had made just 8 of 30 entering the game including 4 of his previous 19. Gives Colorado a 20-point scorer in a second straight game after having none in the first eight.

D’Shawn Schwartz (8 points, 9 rebounds) career-high in rebounds. His previous high had been eight, twice last year, against Cal in the Pac-12 Tournament and at Arizona. Schwartz is the first player other than Tyler Bey to lead the team in rebounding this season.

Lucas Siewert (12 points, 6 rebounds, 2-3 3FG) second-straight double figure scoring game. Has made 7 of his last 10 from 3-point range. Did not attempt a free throw the first eight games, but now 6 of 6 over the last two.

McKinley Wright IV – with three assists moved past Stevie Wise for eighth on Colorado’s career list. Wright now has 379. Wise had 377 from 1987-91.

Tyler Bey had a season-low five rebounds, but enough to pass Randy Downs for 21^st on Colorado’s career list. Bey now has 624. Downs had 622 from 1982-86.

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