National Basketball Association
Colorado 89, Citadel 61
When: 9:30 PM ET, Friday, December 17, 2010
Where: Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials:
# Doran Goteshall, # Casey McClellan, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance:
4368
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Alec Burks and Cory Higgins combined for 37 points as Colorado routed The Citadel 89-61 Friday night for their 18th consecutive non-conference victory at home.
Levi Knutson and Andre Roberson scored 11 points apiece off the bench for the Buffaloes (6-3), who shot 59.6 percent from the field. Roberson, a 6-foot-7 freshman guard who entered the game averaging a team-high 6.6 rebounds, had a game-high nine.
Mike Groselle scored a game-high 22 points for the Bulldogs (3-6).
Burks, who entered the game scoring 20.5 points per game, had 11 of his team-high 19 points in the first half.
Ben Mills, a 7-0 freshman center, had six points on 3-for-3 shooting in the first half as Colorado coach Tad Boyles tries to use his bench more with the Big 12 season coming in three weeks.
Colorado led 41-28 at halftime, and slowly pulled away in the second half.
Cameron Wells added 11 points and five rebounds for The Citadel. Wells entered the game with a team-high 15.8 points per game.
Top Game Performances
Citadel |
|
Colorado |
Mike Groselle 22 |
Scoring |
Alec Burks 19 |
Cameron Wells 5 |
Assists |
Nate Tomlinson 8 |
Bryan Streeter 6 |
Rebounds |
Andre Roberson 10 |
Mike Groselle 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Austin Dufault 4 |
Mike Groselle 1 |
Steals |
Marcus Relphorde 3 |
Bryan Streeter 1 |
Blocks |
Andre Roberson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Citadel
|
61 |
41.4 |
3-14 |
10-13 |
14 |
29 |
1 |
3 |
|
Colorado
|
89 |
59.6 |
10-20 |
11-16 |
23 |
31 |
3 |
10 |
|