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Colorado finishes strong to defeat Washington 73-69 in Pac-12 opener

AP
Dec 30, 2023

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) KJ Simpson had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists, Eddie Lampkin also had a double-double and Colorado finished strong to defeat Washington 73-69 in a Pac-12 opener on Friday night.

After making 4-of-14 3-pointers in the first half, the Huskies made five of their first nine after halftime and surged ahead 59-56 with a little less than eight minutes remaining. Keion Brooks Jr. scored 13 points and made three 3-pointers in the extended 33-24 run. Washington went up by seven when Brooks threw down an alley-oop dunk with 5:56 remaining but the Huskies missed eight of their last 10 shots.

Colorado outscored Washington 17-6 in the final 5-plus minutes as J'Vonne Hadley scored six points, Simpson five and Lampkin four. Hadley scored in the paint to give the Buffaloes the lead for good, 66-65 with 2:23 left.

Lampkin finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds, Luke O'Brien added nine rebounds and Colorado had a 49-31 advantage on the boards. Hadley, O'Brien and Julian Hammond III all scored 11 points for Colorado (10-2).

Brooks scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Washington (8-4). Sahvir Wheeler scored 17 and added seven assists and Moses Wood scored 14 for the Huskies. Those three combined to go 18 for 51 from the floor, accounting for 78% of the Huskies' shot attempts.

After Washington led for most of the first eight minutes of the game, Colorado went ahead 16-15 on a fastbreak layup by O'Brien. The Buffaloes led for the remainder of the half and took a 32-26 lead into the break.

The Buffaloes have won five straight and six of their last seven. They will host Washington State on Sunday.

The Huskies, who saw their four-game winning streak come to an end, will play at Utah on Sunday.

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1st Half
WASH
Huskies
26
COLO
Buffaloes
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Braxton Meah vs. Eddie Lampkin Jr. (J'Vonne Hadley gains possession)
19:51		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
20:00		Braxton Meah vs. Eddie Lampkin Jr. (J'Vonne Hadley gains possession)
19:51		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
19:49		Moses Wood defensive rebound
19:41	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	2-0
19:13		Sahvir Wheeler shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
19:13	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-1
19:13	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
19:04		Sahvir Wheeler misses three point jump shot
19:02		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
18:53		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
18:51		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
18:32	+3	Keion Brooks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	5-2
18:07	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup	5-4
17:45		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point layup
17:43		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
17:33	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	5-6
17:23	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point dunk (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)	7-6
17:06	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	7-8
16:39	+3	Moses Wood makes three point jump shot (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)	10-8
16:31	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	10-10
16:10		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:08		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
16:04		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass)
15:55		Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Moses Wood draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:55		Moses Wood misses regular free throw 1 of 3
15:55	+1	Moses Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 3	11-10
15:55	+1	Moses Wood makes regular free throw 3 of 3	12-10
15:40		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
15:24		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
15:22		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
15:11		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Wilhelm Breidenbach steals)
14:51		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point jump shot
14:49		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
14:38		Wilhelm Breidenbach shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
14:38	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-11
14:38	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-12
14:12		Jump ball. Wilhelm Breidenbach vs. J'Vonne Hadley (Wilhelm Breidenbach gains possession)
14:08	+3	Koren Johnson makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	15-12
13:54	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	15-14
13:45		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
13:43		Buffaloes defensive rebound
13:43		Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul
13:31		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Braxton Meah steals)
13:18		Koren Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:16		Braxton Meah offensive rebound
13:16		Assane Diop personal foul
13:04		Paul Mulcahy turnover (traveling)
12:47		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
12:47		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
12:47		Anthony Holland personal foul
12:33		Luke O'Brien misses two point jump shot
12:31		Huskies defensive rebound
12:18		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point layup
12:16		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
12:09		Luke O'Brien turnover (traveling)
11:46		Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:44		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
11:38	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	15-16
11:26		Anthony Holland turnover (bad pass) (KJ Simpson steals)
11:15		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
11:13		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
11:06		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
11:04		Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
11:04	+2	Harrison Carrington makes two point layup	15-18
11:02		KJ Simpson personal foul
11:04		TV timeout
10:58		Sahvir Wheeler turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
10:53	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	15-20
10:40		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (bad pass)
10:19		Harrison Carrington turnover (3-second violation)
9:52		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point jump shot
9:50		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
9:37		Julian Hammond III turnover (lost ball) (Koren Johnson steals)
9:31	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	17-20
9:17		Harrison Carrington misses two point jump shot
9:15		Sahvir Wheeler defensive rebound
9:06		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
9:04		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
8:50		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
8:48		Moses Wood defensive rebound
8:41		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point layup
8:39		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
8:34	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	17-23
8:18		Koren Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:17		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
8:17		Braxton Meah personal foul
8:07		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
8:02		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
8:02		Anthony Holland shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
8:02		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:02		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:02		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
7:53		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point layup
7:51		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
7:33		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
7:31		Huskies defensive rebound
7:28		TV timeout
7:19		Moses Wood misses two point jump shot
7:17		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
6:53		Braxton Meah blocks Luke O'Brien's two point layup
6:51		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
6:44		Anthony Holland misses three point jump shot
6:42		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
6:33		Paul Mulcahy personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
6:33	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-24
6:33	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-25
6:14		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point layup
6:12		Keion Brooks Jr. offensive rebound
6:05	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point layup	19-25
5:54		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
5:52		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
5:43		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
5:41		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
5:37	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	21-25
5:30		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
5:28		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
5:22	+3	Moses Wood makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	24-25
5:21		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
5:07		Braxton Meah personal foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
5:07		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:07		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
4:47		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point layup
4:45		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
4:34		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
4:32		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
4:29		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
4:27		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
4:27		Luke O'Brien personal foul
4:27		TV timeout
4:19		Julian Hammond III personal foul
4:12		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
4:10		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
4:03		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass)
3:40		Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (lost ball) (Luke O'Brien steals)
3:24		Moses Wood personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
3:24		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:24		Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
3:06		Moses Wood turnover (bad pass) (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
2:53	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	24-28
2:39		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-28
2:39	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-28
2:22	+3	J'Vonne Hadley makes three point jump shot (Assane Diop assists)	26-31
1:52		Sahvir Wheeler misses three point jump shot
1:50		Assane Diop defensive rebound
1:35		J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot
1:33		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
1:31		Anthony Holland personal foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
1:31		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:31	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-32
1:21		Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:19		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
1:03		J'Vonne Hadley offensive foul
1:03		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (offensive foul)
0:50		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point layup
0:48		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
0:43		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
0:41		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
0:26		Koren Johnson misses two point layup
0:24		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
0:03		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WASH
Huskies
43
COLO
Buffaloes
41

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
19:47		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
19:42		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
19:40		Huskies offensive rebound
19:40		J'Vonne Hadley personal foul
19:20	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	28-32
19:04		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (traveling)
18:40		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point layup
18:38		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
18:33	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	28-34
18:07		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point layup
18:05		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
17:55		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
17:53		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
17:44		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
17:42		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
17:32	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point layup	30-34
17:32		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Keion Brooks Jr. draws the foul)
17:32		Keion Brooks Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:32		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
17:15	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	30-36
16:52		Luke O'Brien blocks Keion Brooks Jr.'s two point layup
16:50		Huskies offensive rebound
16:47	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point dunk (Paul Mulcahy assists)	32-36
16:33	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	32-39
16:19	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point layup (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	34-39
16:19		Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Braxton Meah draws the foul)
16:19	+1	Braxton Meah makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-39
15:59		Moses Wood blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup
15:57		Moses Wood defensive rebound
15:49		Eddie Lampkin Jr. blocks Braxton Meah's two point dunk
15:47		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
15:38		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
15:36		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
15:36	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	35-41
15:31		KJ Simpson personal foul
15:31		TV timeout
15:19		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
15:17		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
15:10		J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot
15:08		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
15:03		Harrison Carrington shooting foul (Keion Brooks Jr. draws the foul)
15:03	+1	Keion Brooks Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-41
15:03	+1	Keion Brooks Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-41
14:49	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	37-43
14:49		Braxton Meah shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
14:49	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-44
14:34	+2	Paul Mulcahy makes two point layup	39-44
14:18		Keion Brooks Jr. shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
14:18	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-45
14:18		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:18		Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
14:07		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
14:05		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
13:50		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Wilhelm Breidenbach steals)
13:43		Sahvir Wheeler turnover (bad pass)
13:28		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass)
13:13		Javon Ruffin personal foul (Moses Wood draws the foul)
13:06	+3	Keion Brooks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	42-45
12:45		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
12:43		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
12:41		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
12:41		TV timeout
12:23		Luke O'Brien offensive foul
12:23		Luke O'Brien turnover (offensive foul)
12:05	+2	Paul Mulcahy makes two point layup	44-45
11:49		Jump ball. Eddie Lampkin Jr. vs. Wilhelm Breidenbach (Wilhelm Breidenbach gains possession)
11:49		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Wilhelm Breidenbach steals)
11:49		TV timeout
11:24		Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
11:16	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	44-48
11:00		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Sahvir Wheeler draws the foul)
11:00	+1	Sahvir Wheeler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-48
11:00		Sahvir Wheeler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:00		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
10:42	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	45-50
10:42		Braxton Meah shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
10:42	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-51
10:29	+3	Keion Brooks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Koren Johnson assists)	48-51
9:59		Braxton Meah blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point layup
9:57		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
9:52		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point layup
9:50		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
9:45	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists)	48-54
9:36	+3	Moses Wood makes three point jump shot (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)	51-54
9:36		Huskies 30 second timeout
9:04		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
9:02		Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
8:57	+3	Keion Brooks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	54-54
8:40	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point dunk (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	54-56
8:28		Sahvir Wheeler misses three point jump shot
8:26		Huskies offensive rebound
8:23	+3	Moses Wood makes three point jump shot (Koren Johnson assists)	57-56
7:56		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
7:54		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
7:50	+2	Koren Johnson makes two point layup	59-56
7:46		Sahvir Wheeler personal foul
7:46		TV timeout
7:17		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
7:15		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
7:15		Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
7:14		Koren Johnson personal foul
6:58		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
6:56		Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
6:34	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point jump shot (Koren Johnson assists)	61-56
6:12		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
6:10		Moses Wood defensive rebound
5:56	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	63-56
5:41		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass)
5:22		Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:20		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
5:13	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	63-58
4:53		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:51		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
4:46	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point dunk (KJ Simpson assists)	63-60
4:36		Huskies 30 second timeout
4:13		Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:11		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
4:08		Koren Johnson personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
4:08		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:08		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
3:39		Moses Wood misses two point jump shot
3:37		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
3:27	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	63-62
3:07		Paul Mulcahy turnover (out of bounds)
3:07		TV timeout
2:50		Braxton Meah shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
2:50	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-63
2:50	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-64
2:38	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point jump shot	65-64
2:23	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	65-66
1:53		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point jump shot
1:51		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
1:46	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	65-68
1:26		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
1:24		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
1:13		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
1:03		Koren Johnson personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
1:03		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:03		Huskies defensive rebound
0:50		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point layup
0:48		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
0:47		Sahvir Wheeler personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
0:47		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:47	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-69
0:42		Luke O'Brien personal foul (Sahvir Wheeler draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Sahvir Wheeler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-69
0:42	+1	Sahvir Wheeler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-69
0:18		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
0:17		Buffaloes offensive rebound
0:16		Sahvir Wheeler personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
0:16	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-70
0:16		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:16	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-71
0:12	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	69-71
0:07	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point dunk (Julian Hammond III assists)	69-73
0:02		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
0:00		Buffaloes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Buffaloes defensive rebound