GAME #7 at Colorado State Rams (4-2, 0-0 MWC)
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 6:02 p.m. (MST); Moby Arena (8,745)
Television: The Mountain
Announcers: Bill Doleman (pbp), Joe Cravens (analyst)
760 KKZN: Mark Johnson (pbp), Chris Lewis (analyst)
Series vs. CSU: CU leads 86-35 (at Boulder, 51-8; at Ft. Collins, 35-26; Neutral, 0-1). Since 2000, CU leads 8-3 and is 3-2 at CSU. CU won at home last season, 90-83 (ot); CSU won in 2009-10 at Moby (77-62).
CU vs. Mountain West Conference: CU is 169-97 (.635).
QUICKLY: CU has won three straight games and nine of their last 11 dating back to last year • CU plays their next nine games in the Centennial State, eight of them at home • The Buffs had a season-low seven turnovers against the Bulldogs, making the Buffs 6-3 since 2010 when committing single-digit miscue (Buffs had seven in home win vs. CSU last year) • Head Coach Tad Boyle is 3-2 all-time against CSU, 1-0 at CU.
YOUTH MOVEMENT: Freshman guards Askia Booker and Spencer Dinwiddie are already paying dividends early in their career. Booker is shooting 55.0 percent from the field (11-of-20) and averaging 12 points over his last three games; Dinwiddie, a starter in all six games, scored a game-high 16 points with seven rebounds in the home win over Georgia.
MAN ON THE BOARDS: After the win at Air Force game, Coach Boyle told AP one word that described Andre Roberson, "He is a madman." Averaging a double-double (11.2 ppg., 12.0 rpg.) and looking to become CU's first double-double guy since Stephane Pelle in 2001-02 (12.8 ppg., 10.8 rpg), Roberson has nine career doubles, four this year. In addition to 17 games w/ 10 or more rebounds. Against Georgia, Roberson tied a career-best 15 rebounds w/ 15 points.
LAST YEAR vs. CSU: The Buffs rallied from a three-point halftime deficit with a 65 percent shooting display in the second half forcing overtime and 90-83 win in Boulder. The 90 points for any of the two teams was a high in nine years in the series. Since 2001 and five games played at Moby Arena (CU leads 3-2), the average points per game is 75.6 to 75.2 in favor of CSU.
HOME COURT: With their 70-68 win against Georgia, CU has now won 26-straight home games in non-conference play. The Buffs were 12-0 last season; 8-0 in 2009-10; and won their last four in 2008-09. The streak is second all-time in school history. The Buffs won 35 in a row from Dec. 4, 1976 thru Dec. 5, 1981.
SCORING: Of the school-record 38 games played last season, Alec Burks led the Buffs in scoring 26 times, while Cory Higgins led six times. This year, CU has had a variety of leading scorers through six games (Carlon Brown twice; Spencer Dinwiddie, Austin Dufault, Andre Roberson, Nate Tomlinson each with one.
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