BYU back in action on Tuesday, faces Colorado in Boulder

The Cougars look for their first win in Boulder since 1902 on Tuesday evening on ESPNU.

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BYU back in action on Tuesday, faces Colorado in BoulderBYU back in action on Tuesday, faces Colorado in Boulder
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PROVO, Utah - BYU finishes up its two-game road trip on Tuesday, Jan. 21, when the Cougars make the trip to Boulder to face Colorado. Tip is scheduled for 9 p.m. MT at the CU Events Center. 

WHERE TO WATCH
Tuesday's game can be found on ESPNU with Roxy Bernstein and Tom Crean on the call. 

BATTLE WITH THE BUFFS
Tuesday will be the 26th all-time meeting between the two schools and first in The Centennial State since 2015.

BYU is 7-18 all-time against Colorado but have won three of the last four meetings, including a 79-71 victory at the Marriott Center on Dec. 10, 2016. Nick Emery had a game-high 22 points in the victory, with Yoeli Childs finishing with an 11-point, 12-rebound double-double. 

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BEEN A MINUTE
BYU has lost 13 straight games against the Buffaloes in Boulder, with the Cougars' last victory coming on March 28, 1902. 

NOT SO LITTLE RICHARD
Richie Saunders is one of 37 players in NCAA Division I men's basketball this season to be shooting over 50.0 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from threee and 70.0 percent from the free throw line (min. 20 games played and 50 3FGA). The junior has scored in double figures in a career-best three straight games and is averaging a team-high 13.9 points per game, while shooting 50.6 percent from the field, 42.5 percent from three and 71.8 percent from the free throw line.

If the season ended today, Saunders would become the eighth different Cougar since 1980-81 to finish a season with 50/40/70, joining the likes of All-Americans Alex Barcello and Lee Cummard. 

MORE SAUNDERS STATISTICS
Saunders is one of five players in the Big 12 this season to have scored over 30 points after finishing with a career-high 30 points in the Cougars' win over Arizona State in the league opener on New Year's Eve. 

FINDING HIS FOOTING
Egor Demin is one of four freshmen in NCAA Division I men's basketball to average over 5.0 assists per game. The 6-foot-9 guard's 5.7 assists per game rank him second in the Big 12 and 32nd nationally. 

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'CAUSE I WANT IT (H)ALL
Dallin Hall had a game-high four assists in BYU's overtime loss to Utah on Saturday, marking the seventh time this season and 39th time in his career that he has led the team in assists. With that performance, he moved up to 14th on the all-time assist list, passing Steve Craig (1975-76, 78-81) and Brian Taylor (1982-84, 86-88). 

The junior also had zero turnovers against the Utes, marking the fourth time this season and 14th time in his time at BYU that he had at least four assists and no turnovers. He ranks second in program history in assist-to-turnover ratio among players who have played in 50 games and averaged 3.0 assists per game. 

YOU GOT A FAST CAR
BYU is 0-4 in Big 12 play when there is a lead change or tie, as both of their wins during league play have come from them leading wire-to-wire.

MALI MAGICIAN
Fousseyni Traore scored in double figures for the second time in Big 12 play and seventh time this season on Saturday, finishing with 16 points on 8-of-13 shooting. With that performance, he moved up to 32nd on the BYU all-time scoring list with 1,196 points, passing Elwood Romney (1929-33), Noah Hartsock (2008-12) and Edon Brinley (1927-31). 

UP NEXT
BYU returns to the friendly confines of the Marriott Center on Jan. 25, when the Cougars host Cincinnati. Tip is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. MT on ESPN2.