Washington State Cougars vs. Colorado Buffaloes

Dec 31, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WSU	29	38	67
COLO	39	35	74

Game Recap

Simpson scores career-high 34 as Colorado fends off Washington State 74-67. KJ Simpson scored a career-high 34 points, sinking 13 of 14 in a Colorado parade to the foul line and the Buffaloes held off Washington State 74-67 on Sunday.

Player Stats

WASHINGTON STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Andrej Jakimovski	36	7-14	4-6	1-2	1	1	1	1	1	1	19
20Rueben Chinyelu	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	3	2	4
13Isaac Jones	34	7-7	0-0	2-2	8	2	0	1	0	3	16
31Kymany Houinsou	31	1-7	0-3	0-0	4	4	0	2	2	3	2
2Myles Rice	29	3-8	0-2	2-2	0	3	3	0	3	5	8
0Jaylen Wells	15	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2
45Oscar Cluff	24	7-12	1-1	1-2	7	1	0	0	1	4	16
12Isaiah Watts	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
3Jabe Mullins	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	28-5848.3%	5-1533.3%	6-875.0%	27	12	5	5	12	21	67

COLORADO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Luke O'Brien	32	1-4	0-1	1-2	4	1	0	0	0	1	3
44Eddie Lampkin Jr.	30	3-4	0-0	4-5	6	2	1	0	4	4	10
1J'Vonne Hadley	36	4-7	2-2	2-2	4	3	0	1	0	1	12
3Julian Hammond III	31	4-7	1-1	0-0	6	2	2	1	3	1	9
2KJ Simpson	37	10-18	1-3	13-14	2	2	1	0	3	3	34
35Assane Diop	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31Harrison Carrington	10	1-2	0-0	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
24Joe Hurlburt	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0
11Javon Ruffin	15	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	0	2
TOTAL	-	24-4850.0%	4-944.4%	22-2684.6%	26	12	4	2	12	13	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWSUCOLO

+2 (19:45) Rueben Chinyelu made Layup.
20
(19:22) Eddie Lampkin Jr. Turnover.
(18:49) Kymany Houinsou missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:48) Washington State Offensive Rebound.
(18:48) Washington State Turnover.
(18:36) KJ Simpson missed Jumper.
(18:34) Isaac Jones Defensive Rebound.
(18:18) Kymany Houinsou missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:17) Colorado Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:05) KJ Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Eddie Lampkin Jr..
22
(17:44) Andrej Jakimovski missed Jumper.
(17:42) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:27) Julian Hammond III made Jumper.
24
(17:10) Foul on J'Vonne Hadley.
(16:52) Myles Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:48) Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) Julian Hammond III missed Layup.
(16:34) Colorado Offensive Rebound.
(16:21) KJ Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:19) Kymany Houinsou Defensive Rebound.
(15:53) Myles Rice missed Jumper.
(15:51) Julian Hammond III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:42) J'Vonne Hadley made Jumper.
26
(15:21) Kymany Houinsou missed Layup.
(15:18) Julian Hammond III Defensive Rebound.
(15:14) Julian Hammond III Turnover.
(14:50) Oscar Cluff Turnover.
+2 (14:38) KJ Simpson made Layup.
28
(14:38) Foul on Kymany Houinsou.
+1 (14:38) KJ Simpson made Free Throw.
29
+2 (14:26) Jaylen Wells made Layup. Assisted by Kymany Houinsou.
49
(14:02) Harrison Carrington missed Layup.
(14:02) Andrej Jakimovski Block.
(13:56) Kymany Houinsou Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:54) Andrej Jakimovski made Layup.
69
+2 (13:39) KJ Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Eddie Lampkin Jr..
611
(13:15) Oscar Cluff missed Layup.
(13:12) Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:08) Luke O'Brien made Layup.
613
(12:45) Kymany Houinsou Turnover.
(12:45) Julian Hammond III Steal.
+2 (12:34) KJ Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Javon Ruffin.
615
(12:16) Jabe Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:11) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:11) Oscar Cluff made Layup.
815
(11:55) KJ Simpson missed Jumper.
(11:53) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
(11:51) Kymany Houinsou Turnover.
(11:31) Javon Ruffin missed Jumper.
(11:28) Rueben Chinyelu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:14) Isaac Jones made Dunk. Assisted by Jaylen Wells.
1015
(10:52) J'Vonne Hadley missed Layup.
(10:52) Rueben Chinyelu Block.
(10:47) Jabe Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Jabe Mullins missed Layup.
(10:46) Julian Hammond III Block.
(10:45) Julian Hammond III Defensive Rebound.
(10:45) Foul on Rueben Chinyelu.
+3 (10:35) Julian Hammond III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J'Vonne Hadley.
1018
+2 (10:17) Isaac Jones made Jumper.
1218
(9:58) Julian Hammond III Turnover.
(9:58) Jabe Mullins Steal.
(9:55) Myles Rice Turnover.
+3 (9:34) J'Vonne Hadley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Ruffin.
1221
(9:16) Foul on Jaylen Wells.
(9:16) Jaylen Wells Turnover.
+2 (8:58) Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by J'Vonne Hadley.
1223
(8:38) Jaylen Wells missed Jumper.
(8:36) Julian Hammond III Defensive Rebound.
(8:35) Julian Hammond III Turnover.
+2 (8:13) Myles Rice made Jumper.
1423
+2 (7:59) Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
1425
(7:37) Rueben Chinyelu Turnover.
(7:16) KJ Simpson missed Jumper.
(7:13) Jaylen Wells Defensive Rebound.
(7:00) Oscar Cluff missed Layup.
(6:58) Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Eddie Lampkin Jr. Turnover.
(6:39) Andrej Jakimovski Steal.
(6:27) Jaylen Wells missed Jumper.
(6:23) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(6:17) Luke O'Brien missed Dunk.
(6:17) Kymany Houinsou Block.
(6:12) Andrej Jakimovski Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:54) Andrej Jakimovski made Layup.
1625
(5:27) Javon Ruffin missed Layup.
(5:26) Eddie Lampkin Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(5:26) Foul on Oscar Cluff.
+1 (5:26) Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Free Throw.
1626
+1 (5:26) Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Free Throw.
1627
(5:00) Jaylen Wells missed Jumper.
(4:59) Washington State Offensive Rebound.
(4:59) Foul on KJ Simpson.
+3 (4:56) Andrej Jakimovski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myles Rice.
1927
(4:39) Joe Hurlburt missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:36) J'Vonne Hadley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:32) Javon Ruffin made Layup. Assisted by J'Vonne Hadley.
1929
+3 (4:01) Andrej Jakimovski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Jones.
2229
(3:39) KJ Simpson Turnover.
(3:26) Foul on Julian Hammond III.
+3 (3:24) Andrej Jakimovski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myles Rice.
2529
(2:52) Foul on Myles Rice.
+1 (2:52) KJ Simpson made Free Throw.
2530
+1 (2:52) KJ Simpson made Free Throw.
2531
+1 (2:52) KJ Simpson made Free Throw.
2532
(2:41) Myles Rice missed Jumper.
(2:38) Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Javon Ruffin Turnover.
(2:15) Myles Rice Steal.
(1:58) Jaylen Wells Turnover.
(1:58) KJ Simpson Steal.
+2 (1:54) KJ Simpson made Layup.
2534
+2 (1:35) Myles Rice made Layup.
2734
+2 (1:16) Julian Hammond III made Layup.
2736
(1:01) Myles Rice missed Jumper.
(0:58) Eddie Lampkin Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:44) Javon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:42) Rueben Chinyelu Defensive Rebound.
(0:30) Foul on Eddie Lampkin Jr..
+2 (0:20) Isaac Jones made Layup.
2936
(0:08) Foul on Myles Rice.
+2 (0:02) Harrison Carrington made Layup. Assisted by Julian Hammond III.
2938
(0:02) Foul on Andrej Jakimovski.
+1 (0:02) Harrison Carrington made Free Throw.
2939

2nd half

Team Stats

WSU

COLO

67Points74

28-58(48.3%)Field Goal(%)24-48(50.0%)

5-15(33.3%)3-Point(%)4-9(44.4%)

6-8(75.0%)Free Throw(%)22-26(84.6%)

28(7)Rebounds(Offensive)30(6)

12Assists12

5Steals4

5Blocks2

13Turnovers13

21(1)Fouls(Technical)13(1)

2Largest Lead12

Game Details

Sunday, December 31, 2023 · 2:00 PM

CU Events Center · Boulder, CO

attendance: 6,952 (62.8%)

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