Colorado Hosts UMKC Saturday

For the complete release, statistics and player notes click here: http://www.cubuffs.com/pdf5/359801.pdf THE GAME: The University of Colorado will host the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. at the Coors Events/Conference Center. BROADCAST: Saturday's game can be heard live on KKZN AM 760 with Mike Rice delivering the play-by-play. Live video streaming of Saturday's battle will be available to BuffsTV subscribers at CUBuffs.com. Live internet audio of all CU basketball games is available through Yahoo! Sports. OPENING TIP: Colorado is 22-11 all-time in its first game back from fall semester finals and has won two straight and nine of its last 11 with the extended time off. The Buffaloes have not played since Dec. 9. THE BUFFALOES: Colorado is 3-4 overall and playing in its first game since a 77-40 loss at Seton Hall on Dec. 9. The Buffaloes traditional break during finals week was unexpectedly a little longer then planned as a game scheduled on Dec. 12 with Southern University in Boulder was cancelled on Dec. 11 after a rare snow storm left 3-5 inches in the Baton Rouge, La., area, stranding the Jaguars at home. Southern was not able to find alternate travel plans. The game will not be rescheduled for this season. Now that finals have been completed and grades are being calculated, the Buffaloes return to the Coors Events Center where they have won nine of their last 12 games overall and 14 of their last 17 against nonconference opponents. Sophomore Brittany Spears leads Colorado and ranks second in the Big 12 in scoring and 15th in NCAA Division I at 20.1 points per game. She has two double-doubles this season, most recently scoring a game-high 25 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Dec. 2. She has the highest individual scoring output in the Big 12 this season, notching 36 against UMass in the first round of the Coors Classic, a Classic record and tying for the third best total in team history (Jasmina Ilic scored 36 against Nebraska on Jan. 4, 2006). Spears, who was named to the Coors Classic All-Tournament Team, ranks seventh in the Big 12 in minutes (31.0 mpg) and 3-point field goals (1.7 3mpg), ninth in rebounding (7.9 rpg), 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (.300), 12th in field goal percentage (.469) and free throw percentage (.690) and 15th in steals (1.6 spg).