March 9, 2006
Game 2: No. 5 Colorado vs. No. 12 Baylor (Game 2)
CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
With Colorado's win, fifth-seeded teams remain unbeaten (9-0) versus 12th-seeded teams in the Big 12 Championship. There wasn't a No. 5 vs. No. 12 match-up in 2004.
TEAM NOTES
Colorado
With the win, Colorado is now 13-5 overall against Baylor.
Colorado moves to 6-9 in Big 12 Championship play.
Colorado is now 2-0 versus Baylor in the Big 12 Championship.
With the win, Colorado evened its record to 2-2 at the American Airlines Center.
Colorado won its first game of the season when trailing with under two minutes to play. The Buffaloes trailed 57-56 before Richard Roby hit a three-pointer with 1:49 left to give CU the lead.
The 65-61 victory marked only the second time CU has won when giving up at least 60 points this season.
Glean Eddy
With nine rebounds, Glean Eddy matched his season high, which game versus Savannah State (1-3-06)
Baylor
With the loss, Baylor is 5-13 overall against Colorado.
With the loss to Colorado, the Bears now have an overall record in the Big 12 Championship of 4-9.
With the win, Baylor is now 0-2 against Colorado in the Big 12 Championship.
The Bears went 0-of-9 from the three-point line in the first half. That marked the second time this season that Baylor did not hit a three in the first half. The last time came earlier this season against Colorado (1-18-06).
Baylor made only 20.8 percent (5-of-24) of its three-pointers for the game, which was the lowest three-point shooting percentage for the Bears this season. The previous low was 22.2 percent (6-of-27) at Colorado (1-18-06).
Highest free-throw percentage for the season with 87.5 percent (14-of-16).
Mamadou Diene
Mamadou Diene's first block in the game moved him into third place on Baylor's freshman single-season blocks list. He ended up with four blocks for the game and has 38 for the season.
Tommy Swanson
Tommy Swanson's first block in the game moved him into eighth place on Baylor's all-time career blocks lists.
This marked the fourth time this season that Swanson fouled out of a game.