Colorado-UCLA Notes
Colorado falls to 11-4 at home this year and is swept at home in a Pac-12 weekend series for the first time since the L.A. schools did it last year. Â Overall the Buffaloes have lost three straight, tying a season-long streak, and four of their last five.
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Colorado dropped to 10-4 this season when leading at the half. Two of those losses came against UCLA.
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UCLA made just one 3-point field goal and shot 7.1 percent from deep (1-14) both season lows. In two games against Colorado this year, the Bruins were 0-13 in the first half from the 3-point line (0-6 in Boulder, 0-7 in L.A.).
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The Buffaloes are now 67-4 since 2010-11 when holding an opponent to 60 or less at the CU Events Center. Two of those losses have come this year (60-59 vs. Arizona State on Dec. 1).
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Colorado shot 33.3 percent from the field, its second lowest total of the season. The first was the UCLA game in L.A. where the Buffs shot 30.6 percent. The 18 field goals made is also CU’s second lowest of the season trailing only the 15 in the same game in L.A.
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UCLA improves its lead in the series to 18-7 and takes over the series lead in Boulder at 5-4. The Bruins have won four straight over the Buffaloes and seven of the last eight overall.
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Luke O’Brien (13 points, 10 rebounds, 4-9 FG, 3-6 3FG) records his first career double-double. Season high in points, just one off his career-best (14 at Oregon State 2/15/22). Attempted a career-high six 3-pointers. Tied career highs for field goal attempts and 3-pointers made. Led Colorado in rebounding for the ninth time this season including seven of the last 10 games. Averaging 10.1 points and 7.4 rebounds over the last seven games.
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Nique Clifford tied a career high with nine rebounds and is his most against a Pac-12 school. It was just the first time this season with more than five rebounds in conference play.
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Colorado dropped to 10-4 this season when leading at the half. Two of those losses came against UCLA.
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UCLA made just one 3-point field goal and shot 7.1 percent from deep (1-14) both season lows. In two games against Colorado this year, the Bruins were 0-13 in the first half from the 3-point line (0-6 in Boulder, 0-7 in L.A.).
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The Buffaloes are now 67-4 since 2010-11 when holding an opponent to 60 or less at the CU Events Center. Two of those losses have come this year (60-59 vs. Arizona State on Dec. 1).
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Colorado shot 33.3 percent from the field, its second lowest total of the season. The first was the UCLA game in L.A. where the Buffs shot 30.6 percent. The 18 field goals made is also CU’s second lowest of the season trailing only the 15 in the same game in L.A.
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UCLA improves its lead in the series to 18-7 and takes over the series lead in Boulder at 5-4. The Bruins have won four straight over the Buffaloes and seven of the last eight overall.
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Luke O’Brien (13 points, 10 rebounds, 4-9 FG, 3-6 3FG) records his first career double-double. Season high in points, just one off his career-best (14 at Oregon State 2/15/22). Attempted a career-high six 3-pointers. Tied career highs for field goal attempts and 3-pointers made. Led Colorado in rebounding for the ninth time this season including seven of the last 10 games. Averaging 10.1 points and 7.4 rebounds over the last seven games.
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Nique Clifford tied a career high with nine rebounds and is his most against a Pac-12 school. It was just the first time this season with more than five rebounds in conference play.
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