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Game thread - MEN'S Bball scheduled to end regular season visiting Utah (Sat., 3/5/22, 7:30 PM MT, ESPNU)

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Men's basketball (19-10, 11-8 in Pac 12 play) ends the regular season with a trip to SLC to face off against the Utah Utes (11-18, 4-15).

In addition to earning another 20 win season, this game gained more importance after last night, as Washington upset Oregon, giving the Buffs control over their own destiny as far as earning a 1st round bye in the Pac 12 tourney- win and they earn the #4 seed, and get Wednesday off.

The game is scheduled to be on ESPNU. (More details, and links, near the bottom of this post.)

Go Buffs!

(Cubuffs.com Preview(s) not available as I type this.)
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Links with more info on the Utes -

Roster - https://utahutes.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Stats - https://static.utahutes.com/custompages/stats/mbb/2021-22/teamcume.htm
Schedule - https://utahutes.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Their preview article - Not available as I type this.
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Media links:

Live video - Game is scheduled to be shown on ESPNU. For anyone with a subscription to that channel, assume the game will also be viewable on the ESPN App, or through a link at https://www.espn.com/watch/ . (Looks like the direct link may be https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/bf3069b7-5c65-44dc-b7db-a41f06f1d52a .)
Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=370755 and https://cubuffs.com/buffsview/mbball/second-screen .
Live audio - In addition to being available on 850 AM in the Denver/ Boulder area and other stations in the Buff radio network, looks like a free audio stream for the game will be available at https://cubuffs.com/watch/?Live=2662&type=Live .
Games notes - Not available as I type this.
 
Cubuffs peeview for today's game - https://cubuffs.com/news/2022/3/4/m...o-closes-regular-season-saturday-at-utah.aspx

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ABOUT THE BUFFALOES: Colorado is 19-10 overall and tied with Oregon for fourth place in the Pac-12 Conference at 11-8. The Buffaloes are coming off a home split against the Arizona schools last week that took highs and lows to the extreme. Colorado saw a five-game winning streak end with an 82-65 setback to Arizona State on Feb. 24. The Buffaloes rebounded, to say the least, by knocking off No. 2/2 ranked Arizona, 79-63, on Senior Night, matching the highest ranked opponent defeated in team history (No. 2 Oklahoma State in 1992).

With a win Saturday, Colorado would clinch the No. 4 seed, and a first round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament, March 9-12, in Las Vegas. Colorado could still slide into the No. 4 seed without a win if Washington State defeats Oregon on Saturday. The Buffaloes would be the No. 5 seed with a loss to Utah and an Oregon win over the Cougars in Pullman. Colorado wins tiebreakers over Oregon, Washington State and Washington by virtue of its win over regular season league champion Arizona.
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ABOUT THE UTES: Utah is 11-18 overall and in 11th place in the Pac-12 at 4-15. The Utes are an even 3-3 over their last six; highlighted by a road sweep of the Bay Area schools Feb. 17-19. Utah averages 69.7 points while shooting 42 percent from the field. The Utes are 16th in the nation in free throw shooting at 77.5 percent. Defensively, Utah allows 70.0 points while opponents shoot 43 percent from the field.

Branden Carlson leads Utah at 13.4 points per game while shooting 51 percent from the field and 85 percent from the free throw line. Both Gach is second on the team at 9.3 points per game, primarily coming off the bench. Marco Anthony is Utah's top rebounder at 7.4 per game while averaging 9.1 points an outing. Rollie Worster paces Utah in assists (90) while averaging 7.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.

SERIES RECORDS: This will be the 57th meeting between Colorado and Utah with the Buffaloes holding a 31-25 edge. The Buffaloes have won four of the last six including their 81-76 decision over the Utes on Feb. 12 in Boulder. Utah holds a 17-9 lead in Salt Lake City. Colorado snapped an eight-game skid at the Huntsman Center in the last meeting there, a 65-58 decision on Jan. 11, 2021.

FOUR-YEAR HISTORIC NUMBERS: Colorado has 86 wins since the beginning of the 2018-19 season, the second most in any four-year span in team history. The 86 wins trails only the 92 recorded from 2010-14, Tad Boyle's first four seasons on the CU bench which included three NCAA Tournaments, the 2012 Pac-12 Tournament title and the 2011 NIT semifinals. Colorado's win at Stanford put this four-year group ahead of the previous four years, 2017-21, that had won 84.
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Great game by WSU. I was thinking we'd have a tight game, but this may get the team loose, hit a lot of 3s, etc. Buffs Win + Over.
 
cu3x said:
Great game by WSU. I was thinking we'd have a tight game, but this may get the team loose, hit a lot of 3s, etc. Buffs Win + Over.
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OU really stunk it up in Washington. Good news for our first tournament game, I think.
 
cu3x said:
Great game by WSU. I was thinking we'd have a tight game, but this may get the team loose, hit a lot of 3s, etc. Buffs Win + Over.
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If we're 4th, I'm rooting for the Ducks on Wednesday against Oregon State. Want a run in the tournament against as many opponents who will help our NET as possible.
 
very much worried about the lead being built off hot three-point shooting. But it's nice to have a nice lead instead of barely hanging on
 
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That is one the best 3 point shooting performances on the road I have ever seen from a CU team. Amazing! 9-13 (nearly 70%) from the 3 pt line - regression to the mean is on the way.
 
These 3s have almost all been great looks in rhythm off a pass. Buffs should always shoot a hight % when it's like that.
 
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