Colorado-Maine Notes
Colorado starts its season 3-0 for the second time in three years.
Colorado improves to 79-5 in nonconference home games under Boyle.
Colorado improves to 105-32 in nonconference regular season games under Boyle including a 58-15 mark since the beginning of the 2014-15 season.
Colorado improved to 21-1 in the month of November since the 2017-18 season, a winning percentage of .955, which leads NCAA Division I.
Colorado held Maine to 32.7 percent shooting (16-49) and held a plus-22 advantage on the boards (45-23). Colorado is 73-5 in the Boyle era when holding teams under 40 percent from the field and at least a plus-8 rebound advantage.
Colorado held a 18-17 lead with 7:41 left in the game. The Buffaloes outscored the Black Bears 72-29 the rest of the way. CU ended the first half on a 28-12 run and outscored Maine 44-17 in the second half.
Maine began the game shooting 43 percent (6-14) but made only 10 of its final 35 shots (.286).
Colorado has scored at least 80 points in the first three games of the season since 2009-10, when the Buffaloes defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff (88-72), Coppin State (82-58) and Texas Southern (88-77).
Colorado’s 100 free throw attempts are its most in a three-game stretch since Jan. 2-8, 2014 when the Buffaloes had 104 in home games against Oregon State (27) and Oregon (39) and a road game at Washington State (38). The 72 free throws made are the most in a three-game stretch since making 72, Nov. 14-21, in home games against Seattle (26), Louisiana-Monroe (28) and against Notre Dame (18) in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Buffalo Debuts: Three Buffaloes made their collegiate debuts: freshmen Julian Hammond III, Cody Mains and Jack Pease. Hammond finished with eight points and four rebounds in 16 minutes. Seniors Benan Ersek and Will Loughlin made their season debuts.
Keeshawn Barthelemy (22 points, 9-12 FG, 3-4 FT) – Career highs in points and field goals made while matching his personal best in attempts (12 vs. Tennessee last season). Is 14 of 17 from the line (.824) through three games; was 11 of 12 total in 30 games last year.
Luke O’Brien (4 points, 4 steals) – Set a career-best in steals and tied his best in points (4 vs. Georgetown last year). He has at least one steal in each game and has six total in just over 32 minutes of playing time which comes to 7.4 steals prorated over a 40 minute game.
Evan Battey (4 points, 7 rebounds, 2-4 FG) moved into 30th in career rebounding with 531, passing Austin Dufault who had 529 from 2008-12. Saw his season field goal percentage dip slightly to .750 (15-20).
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Colorado improves to 79-5 in nonconference home games under Boyle.
Colorado improves to 105-32 in nonconference regular season games under Boyle including a 58-15 mark since the beginning of the 2014-15 season.
Colorado improved to 21-1 in the month of November since the 2017-18 season, a winning percentage of .955, which leads NCAA Division I.
Colorado held Maine to 32.7 percent shooting (16-49) and held a plus-22 advantage on the boards (45-23). Colorado is 73-5 in the Boyle era when holding teams under 40 percent from the field and at least a plus-8 rebound advantage.
Colorado held a 18-17 lead with 7:41 left in the game. The Buffaloes outscored the Black Bears 72-29 the rest of the way. CU ended the first half on a 28-12 run and outscored Maine 44-17 in the second half.
Maine began the game shooting 43 percent (6-14) but made only 10 of its final 35 shots (.286).
Colorado has scored at least 80 points in the first three games of the season since 2009-10, when the Buffaloes defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff (88-72), Coppin State (82-58) and Texas Southern (88-77).
Colorado’s 100 free throw attempts are its most in a three-game stretch since Jan. 2-8, 2014 when the Buffaloes had 104 in home games against Oregon State (27) and Oregon (39) and a road game at Washington State (38). The 72 free throws made are the most in a three-game stretch since making 72, Nov. 14-21, in home games against Seattle (26), Louisiana-Monroe (28) and against Notre Dame (18) in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Buffalo Debuts: Three Buffaloes made their collegiate debuts: freshmen Julian Hammond III, Cody Mains and Jack Pease. Hammond finished with eight points and four rebounds in 16 minutes. Seniors Benan Ersek and Will Loughlin made their season debuts.
Keeshawn Barthelemy (22 points, 9-12 FG, 3-4 FT) – Career highs in points and field goals made while matching his personal best in attempts (12 vs. Tennessee last season). Is 14 of 17 from the line (.824) through three games; was 11 of 12 total in 30 games last year.
Luke O’Brien (4 points, 4 steals) – Set a career-best in steals and tied his best in points (4 vs. Georgetown last year). He has at least one steal in each game and has six total in just over 32 minutes of playing time which comes to 7.4 steals prorated over a 40 minute game.
Evan Battey (4 points, 7 rebounds, 2-4 FG) moved into 30th in career rebounding with 531, passing Austin Dufault who had 529 from 2008-12. Saw his season field goal percentage dip slightly to .750 (15-20).
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