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CU-Cal Game Notes (Pac-12 Tournament, 2nd Round)
March 13, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Team
· Colorado evens all-time series with California, 12-12; now leads Bears on neutral floor games, 3-1.
· CU is now 4-3 against Cal in Pac-12-only games.
· CU and Coach Boyle improve to 5-3 against the Bears.
· CU is now 2-2 on neutral court games this season, both wins at the Pac-12 Tournament.
· CU won its 23 games this season, the third most victories in school history. Coach Boyle owns all three (24 wins in each of the 2011-12 and 2010-11 seasons).
· CU avenges loss to Cal five days ago (at Berkeley) with its win today.
· CU advances to the Pac-12 semifinals for the second time in three years of the Pac-12 Tournament.
· The Buffs are now 13-5 in postseason games (9-2 conference, 3-1 NIT, 1-2 NCAA) under Coach Boyle.
· .722 postseason winning percentage under Boyle ranks first in school history.
· Also a 15-10 (.600) record on neutral courts, third overall at CU.
· Boyle has won 92 games in four seasons, most wins in any four-year span in school history (92-48, .657).
· CU is 3-0 against Cal in postseason games (this season; 2012 Pac-12 Tournament semifinals in LA; 2011 NIT quarterfinals in Boulder).
· Coach Boyle's winning percentage (.657), best of any CU head coach in men's hoops history (min. 2 years).
· CU has made at least one three-pointer in 397-straight games (dating back to Jan. 19, 2002). Today: 6-of-20.
· 26 made free throws over the last three games is a three game season low. Before the season-finale at Cal, the fewest made free throws combined over two games was 22 (13 at Arizona; 9 at ASU).
· CU improves to 18-3 this season when leading at the half.
· CU improves to 14-2 in single-digit games this season; 27-12 in 1-5 point games under Boyle.
· Askia Booker (17), Josh Scott (11), and Xavier Johnson (10) all scored in double-figures marking the 20th time that has happened this season. CU is 16-4 in those games.
Josh Scott
· Three blocks in the last two games against Cal.
· Recorded a steal, assist, and a block in the same game for just the fifth time this season.
Xavier Johnson
· Has made four threes thus far in the Pac-12 Tournament, shooting 67 percent (4-of-6); has made five threes in last two games against Cal (5-of-8).
· Led the team with eight rebounds, just the fifth time he has done so all season; in his last four games against Cal he has recorded 33 rebounds.
Wesley Gordon
· 12th time this season with at least two blocks in a game.
· 20th game with 6+ rebounds (6 today vs. Cal), with 181 rebounds moves into 5th place on the CU freshmen rebounding list passing teammate Josh Scott (178) and Matt Bullard (179).
Askia Booker
· Back-to-back games as leading scorer (17 points), 9th time this season has led the team in scoring, CU is 8-1 in those games. Lone loss came vs. UCLA in the first game after Spencer Dinwiddie's season-ending injury.
· Led the team in scoring after first half for the 11th time this season.
· Moves into 19th place on the school's all-time scoring list (1,190 pts.) passing Marcus Hall (1,178, and Vince Kelly (1,180).
Xavier Talton
· Failed to score in first two career games against Cal, scored 5 points last week at Cal, today netted 13, one shy of his career high (twice this season vs. Utah, and at USC).
· Five made field goals ties a career high (twice before vs. Jackson State and Utah).
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