Colorado Buffaloes (16-13, 6-10 Big 12) vs. Utah Utes (10-19, 2-14 Big 12)
Salt Lake City; Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Utah State plays Colorado looking to snap a five-game losing streak at home.
The Utes have an 8-8 record in home games. Utah State is 2-10 in games played with 10 points or more.
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Buffalo is 6-10 against Big 12 opponents. Colorado State is 0-1 in games decided by three points or less.
Utah is averaging 74.5 points per game, 4.2 points less than Colorado’s 78.7 points per game. Colorado is shooting 46.8 percent from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points lower than its Utah opponents’ average shooting percentage of 47.3 percent.
Both teams compete in the conference tournament for the second time this season. Colorado won its final game on January 8, 85-73. Sebastian Rancic scored 19 points to help Buffalo win.
Top performer: Don McHenry averaged 2.6 three-pointers per game for the Utes, scored 17.1 points, and shot 39.9% from beyond the arc. Terrence Brown shot 40.1% from the field in the past 10 games and averaged 15.0 points per game.
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Bangot Dak averaged 10.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Buffaloes. Isaiah Johnson is averaging 17.2 points over the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Utah: 1-9, averaging 63.7 points, 29.7 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 4.8 steals and 3.6 blocks while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents average 72.6 points per game.
Buffaloes: 4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 73.9 points, 28.7 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 6.2 steals and 2.7 blocks per game, shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents average 81.8 points per game.
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
