Colorado University Athletics

Colorado-Utah Notes

vs
Eastern Washington

Nov 8 (Sat)

2 p.m.

Colorado, at 20-10 overall, reaches 20 wins for the 13th time in program history and ninth time under Tad Boyle. The Buffaloes reach 20 wins by the close of the regular season for the eighth time overall, sixth time under Boyle.

Colorado finishes the regular season with a winning conference road record (6-4) for the first time since 1963-64 (4-3 Big Eight). The Buffaloes clinch their first overall winning record on the road since 1968-69 (6-5).

Colorado has won four-straight on the road – all conference games. The last time the Buffaloes won four-straight road games was 1996-97.

Colorado’s 14 3-point field goals made are its most in a conference road game and tied for the most in any road game. The Buffaloes also had 14 at Air Force on Nov. 24, 2018 and at New Mexico on Mar. 15, 1995, in the NIT.

COLORADO / Best Three-Point FG Percentage (Game)
Minimum 20 attempts
Date                       Opponent                                      3FG    3FGA       Pct.                    Result
  3/20/2021    Georgetown                       16       25    .640        W, 96-73
11/11/2016    SACRAMENTO STATE    13       21    .619        W, 90-53
  3/05/2022    at Utah                               14       23    .609        W, 84-71
12/29/2019    IONA                                    17       28    .607        W, 99-54
11/20/1998    ELON                                   15       25    .600      W, 107-69
  3/04/2004    at Iowa State                      12       20    .600          L, 77-83
 
Tonight—best percentage with 20 or more threes in Pac-12 play as well as a road game (Georgetown was neutral).

Colorado improved to 16-0 this season when scoring at least 70 points.

Colorado’s nine turnovers were its second-fewest this season (6 vs. Stanford)

Evan Battey (27 points, 10-17 FG, 6-9 3FG, 6 rebounds) – career highs in points, field goals made and attempted and 3-pointers made and attempted. His 27 points and both field goals made numbers are also team season-highs. Vaulted into 22nd place in career scoring now with 1,264 passing Scott Wedman (1,251 from 1971-74) and Blair Wilson (1,253 from 2000-04). Moved into 20th in career rebounds with 649, passing former teammate McKinley Wright IV (2017-21) and Donnie Boyce (1991-95) who each had 644. Made his 105th career start tying Boyce for eighth all-time and 130th career game matching Lucas Siewert (2016-20) for seventh.

Jabari Walker (22 points, 7-14 FG, 12 rebounds, 5 assists) notched his 16th double-double of the season while dishing out a career-high in assists. Recorded his seventh career 20-point game, the sixth that has resulted in a double-double.

COLORADO / Four-plus road game winning streaks (10; conference play)
 
Season       Conference    No.    Date/Opponent (score)                                                                                                                                                                                               
1920-21       RMAC             4     Jan. 27 at Colorado A&M (37-21); Feb. 2 at Colorado Mines (30-28); Feb. 12 at Colorado College (39-30); March 5 at Denver (26-14)
1924-25       RMAC             4     Feb. 4 at Colorado A&M (30-19); Feb. 6 at Greeley Teachers (36-28); Feb. 10 at Colorado Mines (26-24); Feb. 18 at Denver (38-37)
1928-29       RMAC             4     Feb. 5 at Colorado Mines (31-26); Feb. 7 at Denver (36-34); Feb. 15 at Colorado A&M (31-21); March 2 at Colorado College (35-27)
1939-40       Mtn States     4     Jan. 13 at Brigham Young (75-47); Feb. 3 at Utah (45-38); Feb. 17 at Colorado A&M (52-34); March 2 at Denver (52-37)
1941-42       Mtn States     4     Jan. 10 at Denver (54-36); Jan. 17 at Colorado A&M (79-28); Feb. 13 at Utah (49-48); Feb. 14 at Brigham Young (52-49)
1944-45       Mtn States     4     Jan. 12 at Colorado A&M (51-35); Jan. 19 at Denver (48-28); Jan. 27 at Wyoming (43-41, OT); Feb. 8 at Utah State (50-46)
1961-62       Big 8              5     Jan. 13 at Nebraska (58-56); Jan. 15 at Iowa State (58-55); Feb. 3 at Oklahoma State (54-39); Feb. 5 at Oklahoma (54-50);
                                                      Feb. 17 at Kansas (65-61)
1963-64       Big 8               4     Jan. 6 at Kansas State (60-59); Feb. 1 at Oklahoma (90-77); Feb. 3 at Oklahoma State (65-59); Feb. 15 at Nebraska (60-52)
1996-97       Big 12            4     Jan. 7 at Missouri (87-78); Jan. 11 at Texas Tech (80-78); Jan. 21 at Baylor (74-70); Jan. 29 at Kansas State (69-60)
2021-22       Pac-12          4*     Feb. 15 at Oregon State (90-64); Feb. 17 at California (70-62); Feb. 19 at Stanford (70-53); March 5 at Utah (84-71)                      
(*—includes three on same road trip)