Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7:02 p.m. (MST); Coors Events Center (11,043)|
Television: None. Live video can be seen on BuffsTV, a subscription service through CUBuffs.com
760 KKZN: Mark Johnson (pbp), Chris Lewis (analyst).
Satellite Radio:Sirius Channel 92; XM Channel 190
Series vs. Fresno State: Bulldogs lead the series, 2-1 and have not played against one another since 1974. FSU has won two straight.
CU vs. WAC:The Buffs are 28-18 against Western Athletic Conference and last played a WAC school, lost at New Mexico St., 75-71, Nov. 27, 2002.
QUICKLY: Colorado plays eight home games in a row with five non-conference throughout December and three Pac-12 Conference games during the first week of January • CU has won 26-straight non-conference home games • CU's three losses have all been by single digits (5.7 ppg.). CU's four-year total of single-digit losses is now 30 (3.6 ppg.) • CU is shooting a 16-year best from the 3-point arc (39 percent) • Excluding the home opener, the Buffs average win margin of three victories is 3.3 points, three losses are 5.7 points.
NATIONAL LEADERS: Andre Roberson is third nationally in rebounding (12.0 rpg.) only behind sophomore Mike Moser (UNLV, 12.6) and junior Thomas Robinson (Kansas, 12.1). Roberson also ranks 13th nationally in double-doubles (4). Nate Tomlinson is 75th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2) and Carlon Brown is 173rd in FG% at 46.3 percent.
1940-41 REVISTED (71 years ago): That's the last season when CU played single-digit games in six of seven games at the start of the season. Frosty Cox' team went 4-3 with two of three losses by single-digits; all four wins by single-digits. That season Sox' team went 10-6 - with nine of the 10 victories coming in single-digits.
LOOKING FOR 20 POINTS: Last season the Buffs had at least one 20-point scorer in 29 of 38 games. CU's last three games they have not reached a 20-pointer scorer, matching a three-game span last year (K-State, KU, Texas Tech). The last time CU had four games in a row under 20 points occurred in 2006-07 during the conference slate (Texas A&M, ISU, NU, Mizz.).
FT WOES: CU has shot under 60.0 percent from the charity stripe in each of the past three games, the first time since the 2005-06 season (three straight against Mercer, Dartmouth, and Savannah State - all CU wins). The Buffs are No. 296th nationally out of 338 Division I teams. Denver is first at 83.2 percent.
YOUTH MOVEMENT: Freshman guards Askia Booker and Spencer Dinwiddie are already paying dividends early in their career. Booker is averaging 10.5 points and 71.4 FT percentage over his last four games; Dinwiddie, a starter in all seven games, scored a game-high 16 points with seven rebounds in the home win over Georgia, and another 16-point, eight rebounds at CSU.
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 nearly a double-double (9.7 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 18 games w/ 10 or more rebounds. Against Georgia, Roberson tied a career-best 15 rebounds.
AGAINST FRESNO STATE: The Bulldogs lead the series, 2-1 and have not played against one another since 1974. Fresno State has won two straight with the last meeting occurring Dec. 7, 1974: 78-75 in Boulder. CU/FSU are 1-1 in Boulder, while the Buffs are 0-1 in Fresno. The Buffs are 28-18 against the Western Athletic Conference and last played a WAC school in 2002 (lost at New Mexico State, 75-71, Nov. 27, 2002).
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