Colorado-Towson Notes
Colorado improved to 86-35 (.711) in all-time season openers and has won its last eight. The Buffaloes are 12-2 under Tad Boyle and 39-5 in overall season openers since 1980-81. The Buffaloes are 97-24 (.802) in all-time home openers and have won their last 16 and 22 of their last 24. Boyle’s teams are 14-0 in home openers.
Colorado dished out 21 assists, its most since dishing out 22 against Texas A&M on Nov. 18, 2022, in Conway, S.C. The 21 assists are the most in a home game since dishing out 22 vs. Washington on Jan. 25, 2020. Colorado has won 26-straight when dishing out at least 21 assists and has won 73 of its last 77 dating back to the 1996-97 season.
Colorado improves to 119-37 (.763) in nonconference regular season games under Boyle including a 72-20 mark since the beginning of the 2014-15 season. Colorado is 90-8 (.918) in nonconference home games under Boyle.
Colorado held Towson to 35 percent shooting and held a plus-12 advantage on the boards (38-26). The Buffaloes have improved to 84-5 under Boyle when meeting the “Gold Standard” of holding opponents under 40 percent shooting and have a rebound advantage of at least eight.
Colorado missed all seven of its 3-point in the first half, but responded by hitting its first eight of the second half before ending the game 8 of 17 (.471) from deep.
KJ Simpson (22 pts, 7-9 FG, 3 asst) recorded his eighth career 20-point game and was Colorado’s leading scorer for the 17th time in his career.
Colorado dished out 21 assists, its most since dishing out 22 against Texas A&M on Nov. 18, 2022, in Conway, S.C. The 21 assists are the most in a home game since dishing out 22 vs. Washington on Jan. 25, 2020. Colorado has won 26-straight when dishing out at least 21 assists and has won 73 of its last 77 dating back to the 1996-97 season.
Colorado improves to 119-37 (.763) in nonconference regular season games under Boyle including a 72-20 mark since the beginning of the 2014-15 season. Colorado is 90-8 (.918) in nonconference home games under Boyle.
Colorado held Towson to 35 percent shooting and held a plus-12 advantage on the boards (38-26). The Buffaloes have improved to 84-5 under Boyle when meeting the “Gold Standard” of holding opponents under 40 percent shooting and have a rebound advantage of at least eight.
Colorado missed all seven of its 3-point in the first half, but responded by hitting its first eight of the second half before ending the game 8 of 17 (.471) from deep.
KJ Simpson (22 pts, 7-9 FG, 3 asst) recorded his eighth career 20-point game and was Colorado’s leading scorer for the 17th time in his career.