Colorado-Utah Notes
Colorado snaps a three-game losing streak to clinch a winning regular season record (16-15) for the eighth-straight season and 12th time in Tad Boyle’s 13 seasons.
Colorado ends up 8-12 in the Pac-12 Conference final regular season standings, tied for eighth place with Washington. Those two schools will meet in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday, March 8, at 1 p.m. MT at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Huskies will be the No. 8 seed and the Buffaloes No. 9 by virtue of Washington’s season series sweep.
Colorado improves to 68-4 since 2010-11 when holding an opponent to 60 or less at the CU Events Center.
Colorado improves its all-time record against Utah to 33-26, including a 22-7 mark in Boulder.
Colorado held Utah’s Marco Anthony to four points on 1 for 7 shooting. Anthony had a game-high 17 points against the Buffs in Salt Lake City.
Julian Hammond (15 points, 5 assists, 5 steals) is the only player in the Pac-12 this season to record 15 points, five assists and five steals. He’s the first Buff to reach those three numbers since Marcus Hall, 15 years ago to the day, March 4, 2008, when he had 22-7-6 at Kansas State. Hammond’s five steals were a personal-best and his five assists tied a career-best (Arizona – 3/11/22). He is the first Buffalo this season, other than KJ Simpson, to have a five-assist game.
Nique Clifford (14 points, 11 rebounds) recorded his first career double-double. Career-best 11 rebounds, his first double-digit effort on the boards. After being held without a rebound against USC, he has 20 the last two games (10.0 rpg).
Ethan Wright (10 points, 4 rebounds) first double-figure scoring game in the Pac-12, and second overall this season (15 vs Texas A&M)
Colorado ends up 8-12 in the Pac-12 Conference final regular season standings, tied for eighth place with Washington. Those two schools will meet in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday, March 8, at 1 p.m. MT at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Huskies will be the No. 8 seed and the Buffaloes No. 9 by virtue of Washington’s season series sweep.
Colorado improves to 68-4 since 2010-11 when holding an opponent to 60 or less at the CU Events Center.
Colorado improves its all-time record against Utah to 33-26, including a 22-7 mark in Boulder.
Colorado held Utah’s Marco Anthony to four points on 1 for 7 shooting. Anthony had a game-high 17 points against the Buffs in Salt Lake City.
Julian Hammond (15 points, 5 assists, 5 steals) is the only player in the Pac-12 this season to record 15 points, five assists and five steals. He’s the first Buff to reach those three numbers since Marcus Hall, 15 years ago to the day, March 4, 2008, when he had 22-7-6 at Kansas State. Hammond’s five steals were a personal-best and his five assists tied a career-best (Arizona – 3/11/22). He is the first Buffalo this season, other than KJ Simpson, to have a five-assist game.
Nique Clifford (14 points, 11 rebounds) recorded his first career double-double. Career-best 11 rebounds, his first double-digit effort on the boards. After being held without a rebound against USC, he has 20 the last two games (10.0 rpg).
Ethan Wright (10 points, 4 rebounds) first double-figure scoring game in the Pac-12, and second overall this season (15 vs Texas A&M)