Colorado-Loyola Marymount Notes - University of Colorado Athletics

Colorado is 7-0, its best start since the 1982-83 team also started 7-0. The start ties for the fourth best in team history

All-Time Best Starts:
Year         Start          Finished
1941-42    14-0           16-2 (NCAA Final Four)
1949-50    8-0             14-8
1980-21    8-0             8-0 (1^st RMC)
2019-20          7-0 ???
1982-83          7-0 13-15
1960-61          7-0 15-10
1912-13          7-0 7-4 (1^st RMC)

Colorado improves to 19-4 over its last 23 games, its best run since a 20-4 stretch spanning the 1961-62 and ’62-63 seasons.

Colorado improves its series lead to 3-1 over LMU, winning all three games in Boulder

Colorado improves to 92-29 (.760) in nonconference regular season games in the Boyle era, including a 45-12 mark (.789) since 2014-15. Colorado is 72-4 in nonconference home games under Boyle, a record which includes six postseason games.

Colorado had 18 turnovers, 13 of which came in the first half. The Buffaloes had averaged 13 turnovers over the first five games (before giving up 19 in game six vs. Sac State). Colorado had only five turnovers in the second half and only one in the final 14 minutes.

The Buffaloes forced 20 turnovers, second most this season. The Buffaloes have forced at least 19 turnovers in four of seven games.

Six of Colorado’s seven wins have been by 10 or more points.

Tied at 61-61 with 4:17, then CU ended on a 15-2 run as LMU hit only one of its final nine shots.

Eli Scott had 31 points, 10 rebounds for LMU. CU has allowed only one 30-10 game in the Tad Boyle era, by South Dakota State’s Mike Daum who had 37 points 12 rebounds in Colorado’s 112-103 double overtime win on Dec. 15, 2017.

Colorado wins for the fourth time in the last seven when allowing its opponent 50 percent shooting after losing 13 of 14 prior to that.

LMU had 48 points in the paint, which accounted for all of the Lions’ 2-point field goals. All other points were either 3-pointers or free throws made.

Colorado shot 75.8 percent from the line, recording season highs with 25 made on 33 attempts. The Buffaloes were 17 of 21 in the second half and even more clutch down the stretch, making 12 straight in the final two minutes.

D’Shawn Schwartz (16 points, 3 assists, 5-9 FG, 4-7 3FG) records his 25^th double-figure scoring game and fifth this season. He co-led the Buffaloes in points, pacing the Buffs for the sixth time in his career. Colorado is 14-1 when Schwartz scores at least 12 points.

McKinley Wright IV (16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists) closing in on the 1,000 point club, he is just three shy, coming in at 997 points, ranking 35^th on CU’s all-time list. He has scored in double-figures in 59 of 74 games and dished out at least five assists in 44 outings.

Tyler Bey (13 points, 9 rebounds, 6-6 FT) became the 22^nd player in team history to reach 600 rebounds, now with 604. He made his only 3-point attempt and is now 5 of 7 from long range after starting 0 for 4.

Daylen Kountz (11 points, 4-6 FG) season-high 11 points, scoring in double figures for the seventh time. He made 4 of 6 from the field after starting the season 5 of 27. Made all three free throw attempts to improve to 13 of 16 for the year (.813)