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FINAL
Dec 31, 2023

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.

Box Score

12T
WSU293867
COLO393574
Washington State Cougars logoWASHINGTON STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Andrej Jakimovski367-144-61-211111119
20Rueben Chinyelu162-20-00-02001324
13Isaac Jones347-70-02-282010316
31Kymany Houinsou311-70-30-04402232
2Myles Rice293-80-22-20330358
0Jaylen Wells151-40-00-01100212
45Oscar Cluff247-121-11-271001416
12Isaiah Watts90-20-20-03000020
3Jabe Mullins60-20-10-01010000
TOTAL28-5848.3%5-1533.3%6-875.0%271255122167
Colorado Buffaloes logoCOLORADOMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Luke O'Brien321-40-11-24100013
44Eddie Lampkin Jr.303-40-04-562104410
1J'Vonne Hadley364-72-22-243010112
3Julian Hammond III314-71-10-06221319
2KJ Simpson3710-181-313-1422103334
24Joe Hurlburt70-20-10-01000130
35Assane Diop20-00-00-00000000
31Harrison Carrington101-20-02-30000004
11Javon Ruffin151-40-10-03200102
TOTAL24-4850.0%4-944.4%22-2684.6%261242121374

Play-by-Play

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

Team Stats

67Points74
28-58(48.3%)Field Goal(%)24-48(50%)
5-15(33.3%)3-Point(%)4-9(44.4%)
6-8(75%)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%)
tv: PACN
spread: COLO -6.5
over/under: 143.5