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The Buffaloes head to Lubbock to wrap up the regular season
LUBBOCK, Texas – Colorado women's basketball closes the regular season on the road, taking on Texas Tech at United Supermarkets Arena on Saturday (1 p.m. MT).
Saturday will mark the first meeting between CU and Texas Tech in Lubbock since the 2022 preseason WNIT. The Buffaloes and Red Raiders previously played on Feb. 2 in Boulder, with Colorado getting the upper hand, 67-51.
Colorado (18-10, 9-8) snapped its two-game losing streak with an 89-54 win over Arizona State on Senior Day. Colorado finished the regular season with a 14-2 home record.
Texas Tech (14-16, 3-14) has lost its last nine games, headed into the regular season finale. TTU's last win was back on Jan. 22 at Houston.
Five Things to Know
"I've never really cared that much about it until it really matters. I think we did talk about it briefly. I did look at it a couple days ago because I really wanted the team to know that we're right there, that our net ranking is fine. It's where it needs to be. We just have to handle our business as far as playing well; winning games one at a time. I did look at it to make sure that everybody on the team understands we're right there. We just have to keep doing what we need to do." – head coach JR Payne on watching the NET rankings
Ron Thulin and Brandi Poole will have the call on ESPN+ at 1 p.m. MT.
Cory Lopez and Carol Callan will have pregame coverage starting 30 minutes before tip-off on the Colorado Radio Network.
Up Next: The Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Mo. (Mar. 5-10).
Saturday will mark the first meeting between CU and Texas Tech in Lubbock since the 2022 preseason WNIT. The Buffaloes and Red Raiders previously played on Feb. 2 in Boulder, with Colorado getting the upper hand, 67-51.
Colorado (18-10, 9-8) snapped its two-game losing streak with an 89-54 win over Arizona State on Senior Day. Colorado finished the regular season with a 14-2 home record.
Texas Tech (14-16, 3-14) has lost its last nine games, headed into the regular season finale. TTU's last win was back on Jan. 22 at Houston.
Five Things to Know
- Big 12 Tournament – CU's win over ASU on Wednesday pulled the Buffs even with Arizona in the Big 12 standings. Colorado, who holds the tie-break with Arizona, currently sits eighth in the conference. The top eight teams in the standings earn a first-round bye.
- +35 – CU's 35-point win over Arizona State (89-54) was the largest margin of victory this season. It was CU's largest regular-season conference win since beating Arizona by 43 points (79-36) on Jan. 20, 2013. It's CU's largest margin of victory since its 49-point win (79-30) over Oregon in last year's Pac-12 Tournament.
- Get Buckets - The Buffs have had 12 different players score at least 10 points in a game this season. The number leads the NCAA ahead of Kent State (11), and five different teams including, Oklahoma with 10 players.
- Helping Hands - The Buffs are sixth in the Big 12 with 16.5 assists per game. Kindyll Wetta ranks 5th in the Big 12 (22nd NCAA) with 5.5 assists per game. Colorado has had 20 or more assists eight times this season. The team is averaging 18.3 assists per game in wins this season. The team is 25-1 over the last two seasons when posting 20+ assists
- On Fire – Colorado has shot .500 or better in 10 games this season, including five Big 12 games (back-to-back vs UCF and Kansas). CU is 43-3 all-time under JR Payne when shooting .500 or better.
"I've never really cared that much about it until it really matters. I think we did talk about it briefly. I did look at it a couple days ago because I really wanted the team to know that we're right there, that our net ranking is fine. It's where it needs to be. We just have to handle our business as far as playing well; winning games one at a time. I did look at it to make sure that everybody on the team understands we're right there. We just have to keep doing what we need to do." – head coach JR Payne on watching the NET rankings
Ron Thulin and Brandi Poole will have the call on ESPN+ at 1 p.m. MT.
Cory Lopez and Carol Callan will have pregame coverage starting 30 minutes before tip-off on the Colorado Radio Network.
Up Next: The Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Mo. (Mar. 5-10).
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