Colorado University Athletics
Colorado-UCRiverside Notes
vs
California Baptist
Dec 1 (Mon)
7 p.m.
The Buffaloes move to 96-24 (.800) all-time in home openers and have won their last 15.
Tad Boyle’s teams are now 13-0 in home openers.
Colorado has improved its record in November to 25-2 since the 2017-18 season, winning 17 of its last 18.
CU is now 24-13 all-time against teams that currently make up the Big West Conference after defeating UC Riverside in the first meeting between the two programs.
The Buffaloes have won 18 of their last 24 games at the CU Events Center.
Colorado started 0-4 from behind the arc and then finished the game 6-13 from three.
The Buffaloes went on a 14-0 and a 9-0 scoring run which helped them to take an 18-point lead in the first half. Last season, Colorado was 12-2 after leading at halftime.
CU finished the first half with a field goal percentage of 52.8 percent compared to UC Riverside’s 35.3 percent.
The Buffs held the Highlanders to 10.0 percent from three in the first half and 19.0 percent from three in the game.
After shooting 37.5 percent from three-point range before halftime, Colorado improved in the second half and finished the game shooting 46.2 percent from three.
CU was undefeated (9-0) last season when scoring 80-89 points. The Buffs kept that streak alive with an 82-66 victory.
J’Vonne Hadley (16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists) led the team in points and rebounds in his first action as a Buff.
Jalen Gabbidon (12 points, 4-5 FG)
Ethan Wright (4 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal)
Hadley, Gabbidon, and Wright, the three new additions for the Buffs this offseason, combined for a total of 32 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. The three players also shot a combined 12-22 (54.5 percent) from the field.
K.J. Simpson (14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals) – Shot 50.0 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three-point range as he scored the second most points for Colorado.
Tad Boyle’s teams are now 13-0 in home openers.
Colorado has improved its record in November to 25-2 since the 2017-18 season, winning 17 of its last 18.
CU is now 24-13 all-time against teams that currently make up the Big West Conference after defeating UC Riverside in the first meeting between the two programs.
The Buffaloes have won 18 of their last 24 games at the CU Events Center.
Colorado started 0-4 from behind the arc and then finished the game 6-13 from three.
The Buffaloes went on a 14-0 and a 9-0 scoring run which helped them to take an 18-point lead in the first half. Last season, Colorado was 12-2 after leading at halftime.
CU finished the first half with a field goal percentage of 52.8 percent compared to UC Riverside’s 35.3 percent.
The Buffs held the Highlanders to 10.0 percent from three in the first half and 19.0 percent from three in the game.
After shooting 37.5 percent from three-point range before halftime, Colorado improved in the second half and finished the game shooting 46.2 percent from three.
CU was undefeated (9-0) last season when scoring 80-89 points. The Buffs kept that streak alive with an 82-66 victory.
J’Vonne Hadley (16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists) led the team in points and rebounds in his first action as a Buff.
Jalen Gabbidon (12 points, 4-5 FG)
Ethan Wright (4 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal)
Hadley, Gabbidon, and Wright, the three new additions for the Buffs this offseason, combined for a total of 32 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. The three players also shot a combined 12-22 (54.5 percent) from the field.
K.J. Simpson (14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals) – Shot 50.0 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three-point range as he scored the second most points for Colorado.