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Colorado uses balanced attack, depth to subdue Eastern Washington 76-56

AP
Nov 05, 2024

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Reserves Sebastian Rancik scored 13 points and Trevor Baskin scored 12 points and Colorado took control after halftime and beat Eastern Washington 76-56 on Monday night in a season opener for both teams.

Javon Ruffin added 12 points for Colorado and Andrej Jakimovski 11.

Nic McClain scored 16 points for the Eagles and Vice Zanki scored 12 shooting 4 of 8 from 3-point range.

Eastern Washington led 31-25 at halftime, and with 13:51 remaining, the Eagles' Mason Williams made a 3-pointer to make it 42-35 in favor of EWU. But Colorado turned the momentum and over the next eight minutes outscored the Eagles 23-5. Trevor Baskin's layup with 5:55 remaining gave Colorado its first double-digit lead at t 58-47.

The Eagles raced to a 21-6 lead as Vice Zanki made three 3s before the midway mark of the first half.

Colorado overcame its 18 turnovers with the help of a 43-24 rebounding advantage.

The Buffs moved their all-time record to 5-0 against Eastern Washington.

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1st Half
EWU
Eagles
31
COLO
Buffaloes
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Emmett Marquardt vs. Bangot Dak (Eagles gains possession)
19:34		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
19:32		Eagles offensive rebound
19:24	+2	Sebastian Hartmann makes two point layup (Nic McClain assists)	2-0
18:54		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
18:52		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
18:44	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup	2-2
18:35	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup	4-2
18:19		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
18:17		Sebastian Hartmann defensive rebound
17:53		Sebastian Hartmann misses two point hook shot
17:51		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
17:37		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (lost ball) (Nic McClain steals)
17:28	+2	Nic McClain makes two point dunk	6-2
17:19		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Cook steals)
16:50		Andrew Cook misses two point layup
16:48		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
16:43		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
16:41		Andrew Cook defensive rebound
16:33		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
16:31		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
16:29		Emmett Marquardt personal foul
16:20		Javon Ruffin turnover (lost ball) (Mason Williams steals)
16:12		Mason Williams turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Malone steals)
16:04		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
16:02		Sebastian Hartmann defensive rebound
15:43		Elijah Malone blocks Nic McClain's two point layup
15:41		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
15:31		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Sebastian Hartmann steals)
15:09		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
15:07		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
14:58		Angelo Winkel shooting foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
14:58		TV timeout
14:58	+1	Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-3
14:58	+1	Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
14:42	+3	Vice Zanki makes three point jump shot (Tyler Powell assists)	9-4
14:27		Trevor Baskin turnover (lost ball) (Vice Zanki steals)
14:15	+2	Sebastian Hartmann makes two point dunk (Vice Zanki assists)	11-4
14:07		Assane Diop turnover (bad pass) (Mason Williams steals)
13:53	+3	Vice Zanki makes three point jump shot	14-4
13:34		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
13:32		Sebastian Hartmann defensive rebound
13:12		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
13:10		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
13:00		Julian Hammond III turnover (out of bounds)
12:33		Trevor Baskin blocks Tyler Powell's two point layup
12:31		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
12:30		Emmett Marquardt personal foul
12:19		RJ Smith misses two point layup
12:17		Buffaloes offensive rebound
12:06	+2	RJ Smith makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	14-6
11:49	+2	Jackson Seale makes two point jump shot (Tyler Powell assists)	16-6
11:33		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Nic McClain steals)
11:32		Felix Kossaras personal foul
11:32		TV timeout
11:19	+3	Vice Zanki makes three point jump shot (Tyler Powell assists)	19-6
10:51		Assane Diop misses two point jump shot
10:49		Vice Zanki defensive rebound
10:36		Vice Zanki misses three point jump shot
10:34		Felix Kossaras defensive rebound
10:30		Elijah Thomas personal foul
10:16		Harrison Carrington misses three point jump shot
10:14		Jackson Seale defensive rebound
10:05		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul)
10:05	+1	Nic McClain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-6
10:05	+1	Nic McClain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-6
9:50		Felix Kossaras misses two point layup
9:48		Felix Kossaras offensive rebound
9:43	+2	Felix Kossaras makes two point layup	21-8
9:24		Vice Zanki turnover (bad pass) (Felix Kossaras steals)
9:14		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
9:12		Julian Hammond III offensive rebound
9:05		Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
9:03		Vice Zanki defensive rebound
8:49	+3	Vice Zanki makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Hartmann assists)	24-8
8:22		Sebastian Hartmann personal foul
8:05		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
8:03		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
7:54		Elijah Malone misses two point layup
7:52		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
7:46	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup	24-10
7:41		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
7:39		Angelo Winkel offensive rebound
7:37		Elijah Malone blocks Angelo Winkel's two point layup
7:37		Eagles offensive rebound
7:37		TV timeout
7:32		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
7:30		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
7:23		Vice Zanki blocks Julian Hammond III's two point layup
7:23		Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
7:23		Harrison Carrington turnover (bad pass)
7:06	+2	Andrew Cook makes two point layup	26-10
6:48		Bangot Dak turnover (bad pass) (Nic McClain steals)
6:43		Elijah Malone shooting foul (Andrew Cook draws the foul)
6:43		Andrew Cook misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:43	+1	Andrew Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-10
6:43		Angelo Winkel blocks Trevor Baskin's two point layup
6:41		Buffaloes offensive rebound
6:23	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	27-12
6:01		Angelo Winkel misses two point hook shot
5:59		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
5:51		Sebastian Hartmann personal foul
5:36		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
5:34		Mason Williams defensive rebound
5:17		Mason Williams turnover (bad pass) (Julian Hammond III steals)
5:07		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Mason Williams steals)
4:59		Elijah Malone personal foul
4:55		Nic McClain turnover (bad pass) (Trevor Baskin steals)
4:50	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point layup (Trevor Baskin assists)	27-14
4:50		Pavlo Dziuba shooting foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
4:50		Javon Ruffin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:50		Jackson Seale defensive rebound
4:23		Sebastian Rancik blocks Nic McClain's two point dunk
4:21		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
4:09		Sebastian Rancik misses two point jump shot
4:07		Nic McClain defensive rebound
3:54		Mason Williams turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
3:48		Nic McClain shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:48		Trevor Baskin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:48	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-15
3:31	+2	Jackson Seale makes two point layup (Nic McClain assists)	29-15
3:07	+3	Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)	29-18
2:52		Sebastian Rancik personal foul
2:47		Andrew Cook misses two point layup
2:45		Jackson Seale offensive rebound
2:37		Jackson Seale misses two point layup
2:35		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
2:33		Tyler Powell shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
2:33	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-19
2:33		Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:33		Nic McClain defensive rebound
2:16	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup (Tyler Powell assists)	31-19
2:08		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Mason Williams steals)
2:03		Sebastian Rancik shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul)
2:03		Nic McClain misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:03		Nic McClain misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:03		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
1:41	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point jump shot	31-21
1:12		Nic McClain turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
1:10		Nic McClain personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-22
1:10	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-23
0:48		Tyler Powell misses three point jump shot
0:46		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
0:43		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:35		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Thomas steals)
0:28		Vice Zanki misses two point layup
0:26		Assane Diop defensive rebound
0:04		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
0:02		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Trevor Baskin assists)	31-25
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EWU
Eagles
25
COLO
Buffaloes
51

Time		Play	Score
19:39	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (RJ Smith assists)	31-27
19:39		Emmett Marquardt shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
19:39	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-28
19:19		Andrew Cook misses two point jump shot
19:17		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
19:07	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)	31-31
18:53	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup	33-31
18:39		Nic McClain personal foul
18:35		Trevor Baskin turnover (lost ball)
18:17		Mason Williams misses two point layup
18:15		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
18:06		Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Cook steals)
17:54	+2	Emmett Marquardt makes two point layup (Nic McClain assists)	35-31
17:41		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
17:39		Nic McClain defensive rebound
17:36		Jump ball. Andrej Jakimovski vs. Nic McClain (Eagles gains possession)
17:27		RJ Smith shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul)
17:27	+1	Nic McClain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-31
17:27	+1	Nic McClain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-31
16:58		Felix Kossaras misses two point jump shot
16:56		Andrew Cook defensive rebound
16:36		Andrew Cook misses two point layup
16:34		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
16:29		Emmett Marquardt shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
16:29	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-32
16:29	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-33
16:16		Sebastian Hartmann turnover (bad pass) (Trevor Baskin steals)
16:16		Trevor Baskin turnover (lost ball)
16:08		Trevor Baskin personal foul
16:01		Angelo Winkel turnover (bad pass)
15:45		Angelo Winkel personal foul
15:45		TV timeout
15:25	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point hook shot	37-35
15:02		Sebastian Hartmann misses three point jump shot
15:00		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
14:40		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
14:38		Nic McClain defensive rebound
14:19	+2	Sebastian Hartmann makes two point layup	39-35
14:03		Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
14:01		Vice Zanki defensive rebound
13:52	+3	Mason Williams makes three point jump shot (Nic McClain assists)	42-35
13:36		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
13:34		Vice Zanki defensive rebound
13:22		Vice Zanki misses three point jump shot
13:20		Assane Diop defensive rebound
13:07		Assane Diop turnover (lost ball) (Vice Zanki steals)
12:51		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
12:49		Angelo Winkel offensive rebound
12:41		Angelo Winkel misses two point layup
12:39		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
12:30		Angelo Winkel blocks Felix Kossaras's two point layup
12:29		Felix Kossaras offensive rebound
12:29		Bangot Dak misses two point layup
12:27		Nic McClain defensive rebound
12:27		Felix Kossaras personal foul
12:19	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup	44-35
12:01	+3	Bangot Dak makes three point jump shot	44-38
11:53		Vice Zanki misses three point jump shot
11:51		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	44-40
11:48		TV timeout
11:22		Vice Zanki misses three point jump shot
11:20		Assane Diop defensive rebound
11:13		Vice Zanki personal foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
11:13		TV timeout
11:13		Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:13	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-41
11:09		Nic McClain turnover (bad pass) (Assane Diop steals)
10:58	+3	Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (Assane Diop assists)	44-44
10:41	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup (Jackson Seale assists)	46-44
10:26	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	46-46
10:03		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Tyler Powell draws the foul)
10:03		Tyler Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:03	+1	Tyler Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-46
9:37	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	47-48
9:23		Jackson Seale misses two point jump shot
9:21		Assane Diop defensive rebound
9:06	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Assane Diop assists)	47-51
8:42		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
8:40		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
8:30	+2	Assane Diop makes two point layup	47-53
8:28		Eagles 60 second timeout
8:28		TV timeout
8:13		Emmett Marquardt turnover (bad pass)
7:59		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
7:57		Mason Williams defensive rebound
7:49		Mason Williams turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
7:42		RJ Smith misses two point layup
7:40		Assane Diop offensive rebound
7:30		Sebastian Hartmann blocks Assane Diop's two point layup
7:28		Vice Zanki defensive rebound
7:17		Vice Zanki misses two point layup
7:15		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
7:08		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
7:06		Sebastian Hartmann defensive rebound
7:01		Emmett Marquardt misses three point jump shot
6:59		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
6:54	+3	Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	47-56
6:34		Vice Zanki misses two point layup
6:32		Eagles offensive rebound
6:28		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
6:26		Sebastian Hartmann offensive rebound
6:12		Emmett Marquardt turnover (bad pass) (RJ Smith steals)
6:04		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
6:02		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
5:57		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
5:55		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
5:52	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup	47-58
5:40		Nic McClain turnover (lost ball) (RJ Smith steals)
5:31		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Powell steals)
5:25	+2	Tyler Powell makes two point layup	49-58
5:04	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup	49-60
4:48		RJ Smith personal foul
4:44		Nic McClain misses two point layup
4:42		RJ Smith defensive rebound
4:23	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	49-63
4:03		Trevor Baskin blocks Andrew Cook's two point layup
4:01		Eagles offensive rebound
3:53		Nic McClain turnover (out of bounds)
3:53		TV timeout
3:43	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	49-65
3:31	+2	Andrew Cook makes two point layup (Mason Williams assists)	51-65
3:18		Mason Williams personal foul
2:55	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	51-68
2:34		RJ Smith shooting foul (Mason Williams draws the foul)
2:34	+1	Mason Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-68
2:34		Mason Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:34		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup	52-70
2:15		Shaumba Ngoyi shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-71
1:55		Tyler Powell misses two point layup
1:53		Sam Stockton offensive rebound
1:49		Sam Stockton misses two point layup
1:47		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
1:35		Tyler Powell shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-72
1:35	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-73
1:18		Courtney Anderson Jr. personal foul (Pavlo Dziuba draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Pavlo Dziuba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-73
1:18	+1	Pavlo Dziuba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-73
1:05	+3	Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot	54-76
0:41		Jump ball. Mason Williams vs. RJ Smith (Buffaloes gains possession)
0:41		Mason Williams turnover (lost ball) (RJ Smith steals)
0:22		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
0:20		Shaumba Ngoyi defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Andrew Cook makes two point jump shot (Sam Stockton assists)	56-76
0:00		End of period

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Andrew Cook makes two point jump shot (Sam Stockton assists)