Media after today's HUGE win. (Now - onto hosting the 2 Top 10 L.A. schools next weekend.)
Article -
https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/1/14/...8-stanford-in-first-top-10-matchup-since-1994
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No. 5 Buffs Defeat No. 8 Stanford In First Top 10 Matchup Since 1994
By: Colin Wagner, CU Athletic Communications Associate
BOULDER – In Colorado's first top 10 matchup at the CU Events Center since Dec. 17, 1994, the No. 5 Buffaloes defeated No. 8 Stanford 71-59 here Sunday afternoon.
Colorado earned its sixth win over Stanford in program history behind a ginormous 20-2 run made in the third quarter that the Cardinal just couldn't come back from.
"We talked about it at halftime, we talked about it in every single timeout," stated head coach
JR Payne of the long run. "These guys do it, they reconnect, we come back together, refocus and just make sure we're all locked in and on the same page so that no matter what we do, we're all on the same page."
"So I thought we did that really well, whenever we had an opportunity to come together. I didn't even know it was that big of a run. You could just feel the momentum, but it's incredible to be able to sustain, not just offensive scoring, but actually getting stops. It was pretty remarkable."
Prior to the run, the Buffs (15-1, 5-0 Pac-12) were in a tough game, holding just a 36-30 lead over the Cardinal (15-2, 4-1 Pac-12) at halftime. Things changed when Colorado started to pull away four minutes into the second half which eventually turned into a 19-point score differential.
The CU guards had solid performances today with
Jaylyn Sherrod and
Kindyll Wetta having almost identical numbers on the stat sheet. Sherrod recorded 13 points, four assists and four steals while Wetta had 12 points, five assists and four steals as well. To add to her performance, Wetta hit an insane half-court buzzer beater to give the Buffs that six-point advantage at the half.
Their ability to share the ball helped teammates
Maddie Nolan and
Quay Miller to both score double-digit points. Nolan racked up five boards and two assists in addition to her three 3-pointers. Miller put up 13 points and 10 rebounds to record a double-double for the third-straight game.
The Buffs excelled in forcing turnovers and producing points from them as they scored 28 points off 18 Stanford turnovers. Most of the turnovers were Colorado steals which created transition buckets. CU scored 22 fastbreak points compared to just three from the Cardinal.
The Buffs have another daunting task ahead of them when they host No. 2 UCLA on Friday, Jan 19th at 6 p.m. with hopes to have an even bigger crowd in attendance for the game.
"Huge win, every game is gonna feel like life or death," Payne said. "We have to win it and this one wasn't any different and Friday will feel the same, but just really exciting. Someone told me this is only the third top 10 matchup in the history of Colorado basketball, and now we'll have another one which is going to be great. So we just have to keep that energy going from our community."
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KEY MOMENT
The Buffs went on an insane 20-2 run from 6:32 to 1:46 in the third quarter consisting of six points from Formann four points from both Wetta and Miller. The scoring run resulted in a 19-point Colorado lead approaching the fourth quarter.
NOTES
CU's sixth win all-time against Stanford…First win since Jan. 17, 2021…Buffs improve to 5-0 in conference play for the first time since 1994-95 (14-0)...ninth straight win for Colorado, the longest streak since starting the 2021-22 season 13-0…9th largest home-crowd with 9,111 in attendance…Stanford's 11 points in the third quarter tied for its third lowest-scoring quarter of the season…Sherrod moves up to sixth all-time in steals with 243, 21st in scoring and seventh in games started at 115…Formann now sits in fourth all-time in 3-pointers made…Miller recorded her third straight double-double.
NEXT
Pac-12 conference play remains a challenge with the No. 5 Buffs taking on No. 2 UCLA at home on Friday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. MT.
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Box score - https://cubuffs.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2023-24/stanford/boxscore/16634