[FONT=Cambria, serif]GAME #5 at Air Force Academy Falcons (3-0)
Wed., Nov. 23, 7 p.m. (MST); Clune Arena (5,858)
Television: The Mtn. Announcers: Bill Doleman, Marty Fletcher
760 KKZN: Mark Johnson (p-b-p), Chris Lewis (analyst)[/FONT]
Wed., Nov. 23, 7 p.m. (MST); Clune Arena (5,858)
Television: The Mtn. Announcers: Bill Doleman, Marty Fletcher
760 KKZN: Mark Johnson (p-b-p), Chris Lewis (analyst)[/FONT]
[FONT=Cambria, serif]Series vs. USAFA: CU leads 17-3 (CU 8-1 at Boulder; 8-2 at AFA, 1-0 neutral court). Last played: CU, 60-50 (Nov. 29, 2007) at AFA
CU vs. Mountain West Conference:168-97 (.634)[/FONT]
CU vs. Mountain West Conference:168-97 (.634)[/FONT]
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QUICKLY: Colorado is playing their second game in four days after going 1-2 at the Fifth Annual 5-hour ENERGY® Puerto Rico Tip-off in San Juan. The Buffaloes rallied from a 12-point first half deficit to defeat Western Michigan on Sunday • CU lost to Wichita State and Maryland on back-to-back days by single digits • Games at Air Force (Nov. 23) and Colorado State (Nov. 30) close out the road non-conference schedule for the Buffs.[/FONT][FONT=Cambria, serif]
SAN JUAN RECAP: The Buffs went 1-2 last week in San Juan, the same record they achieved back in November 1998. The Buffs lost to Kentucky (64-52) and Xavier (74-61), and defeated American-Puerto Rico (101-56). CU last won a mid-season tourney in 2003 when they won the Pepsi Classic in Charlotte defeating Louisiana-Lafayette (75-56), Charlotte (76-74) and Loyola-Chicago (76-72).[/FONT][FONT=Cambria, serif]
RECEIVING VOTES...Pac-12 Player of the Week: Although not selected, senior guard Carlon Brown averaged 17.3 points and four rebounds over three games leading Colorado to a 1-2 record in San Juan. Brown's biggest game was a game-high 23 points with six rebounds and four assists helping the Buffaloes defeat Western Michigan, 81-76 on the final day. The Riverside, Calif. native scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half as the Buffs rallied from a four-point half-time deficit. CU trailed by as many as 12 midway through the first half. Over the three games, Brown shot 52.6 percent from the field (20-of-38) and 88.9 percent (8-of-9) from the free throw line. Brown also scored a team-high 15 points in the loss against Wichita State and 14 points in the loss to Maryland.[/FONT]
QUICKLY: Colorado is playing their second game in four days after going 1-2 at the Fifth Annual 5-hour ENERGY® Puerto Rico Tip-off in San Juan. The Buffaloes rallied from a 12-point first half deficit to defeat Western Michigan on Sunday • CU lost to Wichita State and Maryland on back-to-back days by single digits • Games at Air Force (Nov. 23) and Colorado State (Nov. 30) close out the road non-conference schedule for the Buffs.[/FONT][FONT=Cambria, serif]
SAN JUAN RECAP: The Buffs went 1-2 last week in San Juan, the same record they achieved back in November 1998. The Buffs lost to Kentucky (64-52) and Xavier (74-61), and defeated American-Puerto Rico (101-56). CU last won a mid-season tourney in 2003 when they won the Pepsi Classic in Charlotte defeating Louisiana-Lafayette (75-56), Charlotte (76-74) and Loyola-Chicago (76-72).[/FONT][FONT=Cambria, serif]
RECEIVING VOTES...Pac-12 Player of the Week: Although not selected, senior guard Carlon Brown averaged 17.3 points and four rebounds over three games leading Colorado to a 1-2 record in San Juan. Brown's biggest game was a game-high 23 points with six rebounds and four assists helping the Buffaloes defeat Western Michigan, 81-76 on the final day. The Riverside, Calif. native scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half as the Buffs rallied from a four-point half-time deficit. CU trailed by as many as 12 midway through the first half. Over the three games, Brown shot 52.6 percent from the field (20-of-38) and 88.9 percent (8-of-9) from the free throw line. Brown also scored a team-high 15 points in the loss against Wichita State and 14 points in the loss to Maryland.[/FONT]
