Colorado University Athletics

Colorado-Utah Valley Notes

vs
Eastern Washington

Nov 8 (Sat)

2 p.m.

Colorado falls to 14-12 all-time in the NIT. The Buffaloes advanced past the first round for the seventh time in 13 appearances. The Buffaloes drop to 55-75 in all-time postseason play (including conference tournaments) and 26-30 on the national level (NCAA, NIT, CBI).
 
Colorado drops to to 89-8 in nonconference home games in the Tad Boyle era, including a 7-2 mark in postseason play.
 
Colorado used its 10th different starting lineup of the season, the most since 2017-18 (11).
 
Utah Valley shot 55.9 percent from the field, the best by a Buffaloes nonconference opponent at the CU Events Center since UIC shot 56.6 percent (30-53) on Dec. 8, 2018. CU won that game 84-72. The 33 field goals made by UVU were the most by a CU nonconference opponent at home, in regulation, since Omaha made 34 on Nov. 22, 2015.
 
Ethan Wright was 4 of 8 from 3-point range, the rest of the Buffaloes were 0 for 11.
 
Colorado had 10 steals, marking the seventh time this season the Buffaloes have hit double figures. Colorado had only one game of double-digit steals in each of the previous two seasons. The Buffaloes ended the season with 261 steals (7.5 spg), the program’s sixth most in a season since the stat started being tracked in 1977-78. It’s the most steals in a season during the Boyle era and the most since the 1999-2000 team had 275.
 
Colorado finished the season with a record of 18-17. The 35 games played tied 2013-14 team for the fourth most in team history.
 
Colorado finished the season with 894 field goals, the fifth most in team history. The Buffaloes 2,445 points ranks seventh.
 
Tristan da Silva led Colorado in scoring during the 2022-23 season and finished with 556 points, ranking 13th on CU’s single-season list. He has a three-year total of 912, ranking 45th on CU’s all-time list.
 
Lawson Lovering (21 points, 9-13 FG, 7 rebounds) career highs in points, field goals made and field goals attempted. Third career double-figure scoring game and first time reaching the 20-point plateau.
 
 
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