Basketball Recap: Early Piles Up the Points Against Colorado

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Previous 5 Games

11/25/25 - Away	97-31 W
12/29/21 - Neutral	40-29 W
12/28/19 - Neutral	41-31 W
12/19/17 - Home	42-70 L
02/26/16 - Neutral	37-65 L

Early won the last time they faced Colorado and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Longhorns breezed past the Wolves to the tune of 97-31. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.

Early was led to victory by Zack Rumfield and Cooper Shults. Rumfield shot 53% from the field to rack up 26 points along with eight assists and six steals, while Shults went 8-for-13 en route to 19 points and five boards. Rumfield is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season. Darryl Watkins was another key player, shooting 67% from the field on his way to 13 points and five rebounds.

Early smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive boards every time they've taken the court this season.

Early now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Colorado, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Coming up, Early will head out on the road to take on Coleman at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Colorado, they will host Graham at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.