Colorado-Illinois Notes

Team

Colorado improves to 4-2 against Illinois
Colorado is currently 49-44 all-time against teams that currently make up the Big Ten (includes a 41-28 edge over Nebraska)
Coach Lappe is now 2-1 against Illinois as a head coach and 3-1 against Big Ten opponents (5-1 including a 2-0 mark against Nebraska in the Big 12)
This is CU's fifth-best start improving to 8-0
CU continues its nonconference win streak to 32
Eight of nine buffs that played in the first half scored, five scoring 6+ points
Scored 40+ points in a half for the 10th time this season
Started the second half with a 6-0 run
CU's bench outscored Illinois' 16-0 in the first half, 26-1 for the game
Four Buffs scored in double figures
Held opponent to 30% from the field, the season's second lowest
Sixth time CU has posted 40+ boards in a game
Season best 51 rebounds, second time CU has reached 50 boards this season (Colorado State 11/12/13)

Players

Brittany Wilson

With seven points, she only needs 62 more to become the 25^th player to reach 1,000 points
Recorded her first two blocks of the season in the first half
Surpassed her season high in rebounds (7) and assists (5) in the first have alone
Set a career high in assists with eight and rebounds with 13
Led the team in rebounds with 13, which was also a team season-high
Ties career best with three blocks (Stanford 1/27/13)