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Assane Diop scores 15 points and Colorado breezes past Bellarmine 79-55

AP
Dec 21, 2024

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Assane Diop scored 15 points and Colorado built a 29-point halftime lead before cruising past Bellarmine 79-55 on Saturday for its fourth straight win.

Bellarmine led 6-4 three minutes into the game, but Colorado allowed just 10 points the rest of the half. Diop scored seven points in a 15-0 run that gave the Buffaloes a 29-10 lead with about 5 minutes left and they took a 45-16 lead at halftime.

Bellarmine made 1 of 14 3-pointers and was 5 for 27 overall in the first half for 18.5%. Colorado shot 52%, led by Diop who made 6 of 8 and scored 13 points.

Colorado cooled off to 42% in the second half and was outscored 39-34. Bellarmine shot 61.5% in the second half.

Colorado led 60-23 before the Lions chipped away with five 3-pointers in their next six made shots but it only got them within 70-41 with 7 minutes remaining.

RJ Smith scored 11 points and Julian Hammond III had 10 points for Colorado (9-2), which is 8-0 at home.

Dezmond McKinney scored 12 points for Bellarmine (3-10).

Colorado makes its Big 12 debut on Dec. 30 with a home game against Iowa State.

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1st Half
BELLAR
Knights
16
COLO
Buffaloes
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Buffaloes gains possession)
19:50	+2	Assane Diop makes two point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	0-2
19:20		Billy Smith misses two point jump shot
19:18		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
19:07		Assane Diop misses two point layup
19:05		Billy Smith defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Billy Smith makes two point layup	2-2
18:30		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
18:28		Ben Johnson defensive rebound
18:14		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Kenyon Goodin draws the foul)
18:14	+1	Kenyon Goodin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-2
18:14	+1	Kenyon Goodin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
17:59		RJ Smith misses two point jump shot
17:57		Ben Johnson defensive rebound
17:49		Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
17:47		Assane Diop defensive rebound
17:29	+2	Assane Diop makes two point layup	4-4
17:01	+2	Billy Smith makes two point layup	6-4
16:41	+2	Assane Diop makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	6-6
16:12		Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot
16:10		Buffaloes defensive rebound
15:52		Harrison Carrington turnover (Myles Watkins steals)
15:42		Ben Johnson turnover (Harrison Carrington steals)
15:38	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Trevor Baskin assists)	6-8
15:38		AJ Lux shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
15:38		TV timeout
15:38	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-9
15:12		Ben Johnson turnover (Bangot Dak steals)
15:03		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
15:01		Ben Johnson defensive rebound
14:52		Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:50		Buffaloes defensive rebound
14:39	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	6-11
14:15		Harrison Carrington blocks Grant Whitaker's two point layup
14:13		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
14:10		Trevor Baskin misses two point layup
14:10		Bangot Dak offensive rebound
14:10		Billy Smith shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
14:10	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-12
14:10		Bangot Dak misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:10		Billy Smith defensive rebound
13:47		Billy Smith misses two point jump shot
13:45		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
13:31		Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
13:29		Bangot Dak offensive rebound
13:18		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
13:16		Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound
13:09		Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:07		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
13:02		Harrison Carrington turnover (Dezmond McKinney steals)
12:47		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Myles Watkins draws the foul)
12:47		Myles Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:47	+1	Myles Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-12
12:29	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point dunk (Trevor Baskin assists)	7-14
12:03	+3	Landin Hacker makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Goodin assists)	10-14
11:47	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point dunk (Sebastian Rancik assists)	10-16
11:30		Landin Hacker turnover (Bangot Dak steals)
11:15		Tyler Doyle personal foul
11:15		TV timeout
11:05		RJ Smith offensive foul
11:05		RJ Smith turnover (offensive foul)
10:40		Dezmond McKinney misses two point layup
10:38		Dezmond McKinney offensive rebound
10:31		Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:29		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
10:07		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
10:05		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
9:36		Tyler Doyle misses two point layup
9:34		Curt Hopf offensive rebound
9:33		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
9:13		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
9:11		Ben Johnson defensive rebound
8:56		Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot
8:54		RJ Smith defensive rebound
8:49	+3	Assane Diop makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	10-19
8:21		Tyler Doyle misses three point jump shot
8:19		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
8:09	+2	Assane Diop makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists)	10-21
7:58		Billy Smith turnover (Julian Hammond III steals)
7:50		RJ Smith misses two point layup
7:48		Billy Smith defensive rebound
7:45		Ben Johnson turnover (RJ Smith steals)
7:41		Tyler Doyle personal foul
7:41		TV timeout
7:25	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	10-24
7:08		Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
7:06		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
6:52		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
6:50		Knights defensive rebound
6:43		Myles Watkins turnover (RJ Smith steals)
6:43		Landin Hacker personal foul
6:27		AJ Lux shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
6:27		Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:27	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-25
6:04		Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
6:02		RJ Smith defensive rebound
5:55		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
5:53		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
5:51	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point jump shot	10-27
5:28		AJ Lux misses three point jump shot
5:26		RJ Smith defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Assane Diop makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists)	10-29
5:11		Knights 30 second timeout
4:55		Tyler Doyle turnover (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
4:50		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
4:48		Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound
4:46		Felix Kossaras shooting foul (Dezmond McKinney draws the foul)
4:46	+1	Dezmond McKinney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-29
4:46	+1	Dezmond McKinney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-29
4:36	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot	12-32
4:24		Curt Hopf turnover (Julian Hammond III steals)
4:20		Curt Hopf shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-33
4:20	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-34
4:04	+2	Dezmond McKinney makes two point layup	14-34
3:45		Julian Hammond III turnover (Billy Smith steals)
3:36		Dezmond McKinney misses two point jump shot
3:34		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
3:25	+2	Felix Kossaras makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	14-36
3:06		Kenyon Goodin misses three point jump shot
3:04		Buffaloes defensive rebound
3:03		TV timeout
2:42		Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot
2:40		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
2:34		Luke Anderson shooting foul (Felix Kossaras draws the foul)
2:34	+1	Felix Kossaras makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-37
2:34	+1	Felix Kossaras makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-38
2:06	+2	Myles Watkins makes two point layup	16-38
1:56	+3	Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	16-41
1:31		Bangot Dak blocks Myles Watkins's two point layup
1:20		Trevor Baskin turnover (Grant Whitaker steals)
1:07		Luke Anderson misses two point layup
1:05		Grant Whitaker offensive rebound
1:03		Grant Whitaker turnover (Sebastian Rancik steals)
0:59		Ben Johnson shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
0:59	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-42
0:59		Trevor Baskin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:59		Myles Watkins defensive rebound
0:54		Sebastian Rancik blocks Kenyon Goodin's two point layup
0:52		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
0:47		Sebastian Rancik misses two point dunk
0:45		Luke Anderson defensive rebound
0:41		Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:39		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
0:26	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Trevor Baskin assists)	16-45
0:03		Myles Watkins misses three point jump shot
0:01		Felix Kossaras defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BELLAR
Knights
39
COLO
Buffaloes
34

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Curt Hopf turnover
19:25		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (Billy Smith steals)
19:17	+3	Kenyon Goodin makes three point jump shot (Billy Smith assists)	19-45
19:03	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	19-47
18:35		Tyler Doyle turnover (Julian Hammond III steals)
18:31	+2	RJ Smith makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	19-49
18:17	+2	Curt Hopf makes two point layup (Billy Smith assists)	21-49
17:55		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
17:53		Kenyon Goodin defensive rebound
17:44		Kenyon Goodin turnover (Julian Hammond III steals)
17:40	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	21-52
17:17		Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
17:15		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
17:07	+2	Assane Diop makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists)	21-54
16:50	+2	Billy Smith makes two point layup	23-54
16:16	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	23-56
15:56		Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:54		RJ Smith defensive rebound
15:32		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
15:30		Tyler Doyle defensive rebound
15:18		Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:16		RJ Smith defensive rebound
15:05		Billy Smith blocks Assane Diop's two point layup
15:03		Billy Smith defensive rebound
14:43		Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot
14:41		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
14:37	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point dunk (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	23-58
14:28		Knights 30 second timeout
14:28		TV timeout
14:15		Myles Watkins turnover (Trevor Baskin steals)
13:55	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point dunk (Sebastian Rancik assists)	23-60
13:19	+3	Ben Johnson makes three point jump shot (Billy Smith assists)	26-60
13:04		Harrison Carrington misses three point jump shot
13:02		Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
12:59	+2	Harrison Carrington makes two point jump shot	26-62
12:49	+3	Billy Smith makes three point jump shot (Myles Watkins assists)	29-62
12:35		Luke Anderson shooting foul
12:35		TV timeout
12:08	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-63
12:08	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-64
12:08	+3	AJ Lux makes three point jump shot (Billy Smith assists)	32-64
11:52		Bangot Dak turnover (Luke Anderson steals)
11:33	+3	Landin Hacker makes three point jump shot (AJ Lux assists)	35-64
11:08		Harrison Carrington misses two point jump shot
11:08		Sebastian Rancik offensive rebound
11:08		Landin Hacker shooting foul
11:08		TV timeout
10:54		Trevor Baskin misses two point hook shot
10:52		AJ Lux defensive rebound
10:30		Dezmond McKinney turnover (Sebastian Rancik steals)
10:30		AJ Lux personal foul
10:17		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
10:15		Grant Whitaker defensive rebound
9:56		AJ Lux misses three point jump shot
9:54		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
9:51		Luke Anderson personal foul
9:38	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point dunk (Courtney Anderson Jr. assists)	35-66
9:08		Curt Hopf turnover (Bangot Dak steals)
9:08		Dezmond McKinney personal foul
8:56		Trevor Baskin turnover (Kenyon Goodin steals)
8:40		Trevor Baskin personal foul
8:28	+2	Ben Johnson makes two point layup	37-66
8:10		Courtney Anderson Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:08		Kenyon Goodin defensive rebound
8:00		Elijah Malone personal foul (Curt Hopf draws the foul)
8:00		Curt Hopf misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:00	+1	Curt Hopf makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-66
7:39		Curt Hopf shooting foul
7:39		TV timeout
7:39	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-67
7:39	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-68
7:20		Ben Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:18		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
7:16		Grant Whitaker personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
7:16	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-69
7:16	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-70
6:53	+3	Kenyon Goodin makes three point jump shot (Ben Johnson assists)	41-70
6:30		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
6:28		Ben Johnson defensive rebound
6:17		Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:15		Courtney Anderson Jr. defensive rebound
5:52	+2	Courtney Anderson Jr. makes two point jump shot	41-72
5:35		Myles Watkins misses two point layup
5:34		Curt Hopf offensive rebound
5:34	+2	Curt Hopf makes two point layup	43-72
5:34		Harrison Carrington shooting foul (Curt Hopf draws the foul)
5:34		Curt Hopf misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:34		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
5:17		Sebastian Rancik turnover (Dezmond McKinney steals)
4:56	+2	Curt Hopf makes two point layup (Billy Smith assists)	45-72
4:43		Harrison Carrington misses three point jump shot
4:41		Sebastian Rancik offensive rebound
4:34		Sebastian Rancik turnover (Dezmond McKinney steals)
4:31		Dezmond McKinney misses two point layup
4:29		Felix Kossaras defensive rebound
4:27	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point layup (Felix Kossaras assists)	45-74
4:27		Landin Hacker shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
4:27		Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:27		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
4:13		Knights 30 second timeout
4:13		TV timeout
4:00		Curt Hopf offensive foul
4:00		Curt Hopf turnover (offensive foul)
3:48		Courtney Anderson Jr. misses two point layup
3:46		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Dezmond McKinney makes two point layup	47-74
3:23	+2	Harrison Carrington makes two point layup (Felix Kossaras assists)	47-76
3:23		Landin Hacker shooting foul
3:23	+1	Harrison Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-77
3:03		Billy Smith turnover (Grady Whitt steals)
2:51		Courtney Anderson Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:49		Knights defensive rebound
2:32		Greg Gerhardt personal foul
2:23	+2	Dezmond McKinney makes two point layup (Kenyon Goodin assists)	49-77
2:13		Greg Gerhardt misses three point jump shot
2:11		Luke Anderson defensive rebound
1:46	+2	Luke Anderson makes two point dunk (Kenyon Goodin assists)	51-77
1:32		Kenyon Goodin blocks Jack Pease's two point layup
1:30		Greg Gerhardt offensive rebound
1:25		Greg Gerhardt misses two point layup
1:23		Kenyon Goodin defensive rebound
1:15	+2	Dezmond McKinney makes two point layup	53-77
0:59		Jack Pease misses three point jump shot
0:57		Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound
0:41	+2	Dezmond McKinney makes two point layup	55-77
0:25		AJ Lux blocks Jack Pease's two point jump shot
0:23		Buffaloes offensive rebound
0:15		Greg Gerhardt misses three point jump shot
0:13		Nick Randall offensive rebound
0:09	+2	Nick Randall makes two point jump shot	55-79
0:02		Dezmond McKinney misses two point jump shot
0:00		Courtney Anderson Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Courtney Anderson Jr. defensive rebound