Colorado Hosts 22nd Annual Coors Classic Nov. 28-29

Friday, Nov. 28 Drexel vs. Minnesota, 5 p.m. UMass at Colorado, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 Consolation, 5 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. BROADCAST: Colorado's Coors Classic games can be heard live on KKZN AM 760. Mike Rice will deliver play-by-play with Carol Callan of USA Basketball providing color commentary. Live internet audio of all CU basketball games is available through Yahoo! Sports. Colorado's games will also be streamed live on CUBuffs.com through the BuffsTV subscription service. OPENING TIP: Colorado is 34-8 all-time in the Coors Classic and has won 12 of the 20 titles contested (No championship awarded in 2006). THE BUFFALOES: Colorado is 2-1 and looking to rebound from its first loss of the season, as the Buffaloes fell to No. 16(AP)/11(WBCA) Virginia, 77-43, on Nov. 24 in Charlottesville. The 43 points was a sudden change after Colorado had averaged 89.5 points and shot nearly 50 percent in its first two games. Against Virginia, the Buffaloes were held to 25 percent from the field and recorded its lowest point total since scoring 40 in a loss at Baylor on Feb. 22, 2006. The Buffaloes return to the Coors Events Center where they have  won eight of their last nine games overall and 13 of their last 14 against nonconference opponents. Sophomore Brittany Spears has led CU through the first three games averaging 17.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals. She tied her career high with 24 points against Colorado State and is the first CU player to hit 20 points in the first two games of the season since Jamillah Lang in 1993-94, who scored 20 or more in her first four contests. Spears also notched her eighth career double-double in the Colorado State game, pulling down a team season-high 10 rebounds. Senior center Kara Richards has had an equally impressive start to her season. She's averaged 15 points and 6.3 rebounds over the first three games while hitting a Big 12 Conference best 67 percent from the field (16-of-24) and 81 percent from the free-throw line (13-of-16). Richards scored a career-high 25 points in the win over Colorado State, which included a personal best 9-of-9 performance from the free throw line. Her 45 points in three games his nearly half of her junior season point total of 97 in 30 games. For the complete release, statistics and player notes, click here