Colorado University Athletics

Nebraska-Colorado Game Notes

January 18, 2011 | Men's Basketball

Cory Higgins moved into second place on the CU all-time list in career minutes passing Richard Roby (3,805, 2004-08). Higgins now has 3840 career minutes. He played his 113th career game (tying for 12th all-time)

 

Levi Knutson has made a three-pointer in 17 of 19 games this season. He made four tonight (38 season).

 

Alec Burks led CU in scoring for the 11th time this season ( 23rd career); he also netted his  11th 20-point effort (19th career). Burks tallied his 18th game of 10+ points (47th career)

 


 

 

Game

CU is 13-17 against Nebraska in Big 12 play and 3-12 at the Devaney Center.  The lone wins occurred in 2001, 2004, and 2010. Nebraska leads the all-time series 76-71 and holds a commanding edge in Lincoln, 52-14.

 

Second time this season CU scored 60-69 points

Season-low at the FT line (7-of-9)

Season-high 12 three-pointers made

 

First time this season only two players scored 10 or more points

 

First Half

Six three-pointers made in the first half ties a season-best (6 vs. Longwood); the 14 attempts a season-high

six turnovers in the first half (23 combined vs. K-State/OSU)

30 points in the first half, lowest since Colorado State; lowest was 28 at Harvard

trailing at half for the fifth time (2-2) in those games, the wins were CSU and OSU

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