Colorado University Athletics
Colorado-UCLA Notes
vs
Northern Colorado
Dec 28 (Sun)
1 p.m.
Colorado has won three straight, six of eight and 12 of its last 16.
Colorado’s 13 conference wins ties the 1961-62 Big Eight Conference championship team (13-1) for the most in school history.
Colorado improves to 10-1 at home and have won at least 10 home games in each of the last 12 seasons. The Buffaloes have won 38 of their last 44 at home.
Colorado shot 83.3 percent from the line (15 of 18), marking the 18th game that the Buffaloes have shot 80 percent or better this season.
Colorado has held its last four opponents to 62 points or less (60.0 ppg) and under 70 points in six of the last seven and eight of the last 11 games. It was the 19th time in 26 games the Buffaloes missed three or fewer free throws.
Colorado’s six turnovers was a season low, and it’s lowest at home. The Buffs had five at Washington on Jan. 20. Colorado’s zero turnovers in the first matched a season low, also from that Washington game.
McKinley Wright IV (26 points, 10-16 FG, 6 assists) moved into sixth in career scoring, now with 1,759, passing Askia Booker who had 1,740 from 2011-15. His 10 field goals made matched his own team season high. It was his sixth 20-point game of the season and 23rd of his career.