SB Nation Denver - Colorado Buffaloes Final Score: Alec Burks, Cory Higgins Help Buffs Edge Oklahoma St., 75-71https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48907/denver-fave.png2011-01-15T15:19:45-07:00http://denver.sbnation.com/rss/stream/16989922011-01-15T15:19:45-07:002011-01-15T15:19:45-07:00Colorado Buffaloes Final Score: Alec Burks, Cory Higgins Help Buffs Edge Oklahoma St., 75-71
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/events/67189/recap?article_id=136045">Boulder, CO (Sports Network)</a> - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99937/alec-burks">Alec Burks</a> registered a double-double with 20 points and a game-high 11 rebounds as he helped lead the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/colorado-buffaloes">Colorado Buffaloes</a> to a 75-71 win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in a Big 12 Conference showdown at the Coors Events Center.</p>
<p>Cory Higgins scored a game-high 23 points for the Buffaloes (14-4, 3-0 Big 12) as they won their seventh straight outing and the 12th in the last 13 contests overall. Marcus Relphorde registered 14 points in the victory as well.</p>
<p>The Cowboys (13-4, 1-2) were paced by Jean-Paul Olukemi with 21 points, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52532/keiton-page">Keiton Page</a> added 19 and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26208/marshall-moses">Marshall Moses</a> 14 points in the team's second straight loss.</p>
<p>In a hotly contested first half, Colorado shot a mere 25.9 percent from the field and just 3-of-12 beyond the arc, but thanks to a near-perfect 17-of-18 performance at the free-throw line the hosts trailed by just four at the break, 38-34.</p>
<p>In the second half the Buffs bounced back with 52.4 percent field goal accuracy and again feasted at the charity stripe (17-of-21) in order to secure the four-point win.</p>
<p>In addition to outscoring OSU at the free-throw line on the afternoon, 34-11, Colorado also produced a 39-24 advantage on the glass as well.</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/colorado-buffaloes/2011/1/15/1937504/colorado-buffaloes-final-score-alec-burks-cory-higgins-ok-stRuss Oates2011-01-14T19:08:43-07:002011-01-14T19:08:43-07:00Oklahoma State Vs Colorado Preview: The Hottest Team In The Big 12 Are Your Golden Buffaloes
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<p>When the Big 12 conference schedule came out and the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/colorado-buffaloes" class="sbn-auto-link">Colorado Buffaloes</a> saw their first three games, they probably thought they were being penalized for leaving the league. They might have been right also.</p>
<p>Today's game against the 13-3 <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/oklahoma-st-cowboys" class="sbn-auto-link">Oklahoma St. Cowboys</a> comes on the heels of playing the nationally ranked <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/missouri-tigers" class="sbn-auto-link">Missouri Tigers</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/kansas-st-wildcats" class="sbn-auto-link">Kansas St. Wildcats</a> in their first two conference games. But luckily for the Buffs, they are hitting on all cylinders at just the right time.</p>
<p>After dismantling Mizzou, behind 36 points from <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99937/alec-burks" class="sbn-auto-link">Alec Burks</a>, and defeating K-State in Manhattan, KS, behind 20 from <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/25887/levi-knutson" class="sbn-auto-link">Levi Knutson</a>, the Buffs are one of three undefeated teams in conference play.</p>
<p>Oklahoma State is coming into the game looking to rebound after a 23-point loss at Texas A&M on Wednesday. In their first conference game, the Cowboys defeated K-State in Stillwater.</p>
<p>The key to the game for CU is to push the ball like they've been doing in winning 11 of their past 12. They don't have as good of an inside presence as <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26208/marshall-moses" class="sbn-auto-link">Marshall Moses</a> possesses for the Cowboys, therefore Burks, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/25886/cory-higgins" class="sbn-auto-link">Cory Higgins</a> and the guards need to take control of the game. Over the course of the season, CU is averaging 14 more points a game than Ok State, so tempo is what will be a determining factor for a CU win.</p>
<p>Another early start for the Buffs, as the game tips at 11:30 a.m. MT from Coors Event Center. If you're not near Boulder, you can catch the game on ESPN3.com.</p>
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