Colorado
Arizona State plays Colorado after Perez’s 26-point performance
Colorado Buffaloes (11-3, 2-1 Pac-12) at Arizona State Sun Devils (9-5, 3-0 Pac-12)
Tempe, Arizona; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buffaloes -3.5; over/under is 145.5
BOTTOM LINE: Arizona State hosts the Colorado Buffaloes after Jose Perez scored 26 points in Arizona State’s 82-70 win against the Utah Utes.
The Sun Devils are 6-0 in home games. Arizona State is 4-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Buffaloes are 2-1 in Pac-12 play. Colorado is seventh in the Pac-12 with 25.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Eddie Lampkin Jr. averaging 4.8.
Arizona State is shooting 41.9% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points lower than the 43.4% Colorado allows to opponents. Colorado scores 12.0 more points per game (81.8) than Arizona State allows (69.8).
The Sun Devils and Buffaloes face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Frankie Collins is averaging 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.1 steals for the Sun Devils. Perez is averaging 14.4 points over the last 10 games for Arizona State.
KJ Simpson is averaging 20.3 points, 4.4 assists and 1.9 steals for the Buffaloes. Tristan da Silva is averaging 10.7 points over the last 10 games for Colorado.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sun Devils: 7-3, averaging 72.6 points, 35.3 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points per game.
Buffaloes: 7-3, averaging 80.5 points, 38.0 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 6.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Colorado
Evacuation warning issued for area near wildfire in southwest Boulder
Authorities have issued an evacuation warning for homes near a wildfire that broke out in southwest Boulder on Saturday afternoon.
Just before 1 p.m., Boulder Fire Rescue said a wildfire sparked in the southwest part of Boulder’s Chautauqua neighborhood. The Bluebell Fire is currently estimated to be approximately five acres in size, and more than 50 firefighters are working to bring it under control. Mountain View Fire Rescue is assisting Boulder firefighters with the operation.
Around 1:30, emergency officials issued an evacuation warning to the residents in the area of Chatauqua Cottages. Residents in the area should be prepared in case they need to evacuate suddenly.
Officials have ordered the DFPC Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) and Type 1 helicopter to assist in firefighting efforts. Boulder Fire Rescue said the fire has a moderate rate of spread and no containment update is available at this time.
Red Flag warnings remain in place for much of the Front Range as windy and dry conditions persist.
Colorado
Two-alarm fire damages hotel in Estes Park, 1 person taken to a Colorado hospital
A two-alarm fire damaged a hotel in Estes Park on Friday night. It happened at Expedition Lodge Estes Park just north of Lake Estes.
The lodge, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on the east side of the Colorado mountain town, was evacuated after 8:30 p.m. and the fire chief said by 10 p.m. the fire was under control.
One person was hurt and taken to a hospital.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. So far it’s not clear how much damage it caused.
A total of 25 firefighters fought the blaze.
Colorado
Warm storm delivers modest totals to Colorado’s northern mountains
Lucas Herbert/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Friday morning wrapped up a warm storm across Colorado’s northern and central mountains, bringing totals of up to 10 inches of snowfall for several resorts.
Higher elevation areas of the northern mountains — particularly those in and near Summit County and closer to the Continental Divide — received the most amount of snow, with Copper, Winter Park and Breckenridge mountains seeing among the highest totals.
Meanwhile, lower base areas and valleys received rain and cloudy skies, thanks to a warmer storm with a snow line of roughly 9,000 feet.
Earlier this week, OpenSnow meteorologists predicted the storm’s snow totals would be around 5-10 inches, closely matching actual totals for the northern mountains. The central mountains all saw less than 5 inches of snow.
Here’s how much snow fell between Wednesday through Friday morning for some Western Slope mountains, according to a Friday report from OpenSnow:
Aspen Mountain: 0.5 inches
Snowmass: 0.5 inches
Copper Mountain: 10 inches
Winter Park: 9 inches
Breckenridge Ski Resort: 9 inches
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area: 8.5 inches
Keystone Resort: 8 inches
Loveland Ski Area: 7 inches
Vail Mountain: 7 inches
Steamboat Resort: 6 inches
Beaver Creek: 6 inches
Irwin: 4.5 inches
Cooper Mountain: 4 inches
Sunlight: 0.5 inches
Friday and Saturday will be dry, while Sunday will bring northern showers. The next storms are forecast to be around March 3-4 and March 6-7, both favoring the northern mountains.
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