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FINAL
Jan 12, 2025

Game Recap

Javon Small scores 26 points as No. 21 West Virginia holds off Colorado 78-70. Javon Small scored 26 points and Joseph Yesufu added 18 as No. 21 West Virginia held off Colorado 78-70 on Sunday in the teams' first meeting as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Box Score

12T
WVU403878
COLO294170
West Virginia Mountaineers logoWEST VIRGINIAFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Eduardo Andre5-50-02-241400512
11Jonathan Powell4-102-50-020001010
10Sencire Harris2-50-12-25000056
7Javon Small6-174-1010-1247111326
5Toby Okani1-40-30-53000132
13Amani Hansberry1-40-12-24100244
8Jake Auer0-10-10-01000010
1Joseph Yesufu6-92-34-530201318
TOTAL25-5545.5%8-2433.3%20-2871.4%2697162478
Colorado Buffaloes logoCOLORADOFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
35Assane Diop3-41-16-652001113
23Andrej Jakimovski3-60-32-26010028
50Elijah Malone0-10-00-01300210
5RJ Smith1-41-40-02100113
3Julian Hammond III6-133-78-840003223
6Trevor Baskin4-80-01-26210339
8Bangot Dak1-10-02-41100234
7Sebastian Rancik0-20-02-41000022
31Harrison Carrington1-20-11-20012023
11Javon Ruffin1-71-32-27410255
TOTAL20-4841.7%6-1931.6%24-3080%331342142270

Play-by-Play

1st halfwvucolo
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (19:41) Assane Diop made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Malone.
    02
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +3 (19:23) Javon Small made Three Point Jumper.
    32
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (19:09) Julian Hammond III missed Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (19:05) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (18:52) Jonathan Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (18:49) Julian Hammond III Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (18:28) Elijah Malone missed Layup.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (18:26) Toby Okani Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (18:18) Foul on RJ Smith.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (18:18) Javon Small made Free Throw.
    42
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (18:18) Javon Small made Free Throw.
    52
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (18:02) Foul on Eduardo Andre.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (18:00) Andrej Jakimovski missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (17:57) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (17:45) Sencire Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (17:42) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (17:26) Julian Hammond III Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (17:26) Eduardo Andre Steal.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (17:21) Jonathan Powell made Layup. Assisted by Eduardo Andre.
    72
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (17:10) RJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (17:07) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +3 (17:00) Jonathan Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Small.
    102
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +3 (16:34) RJ Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Malone.
    105
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (16:11) Toby Okani missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (16:09) Elijah Malone Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (16:09) Foul on Eduardo Andre.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +3 (15:48) Assane Diop made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Malone.
    108
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (15:25) Jonathan Powell made Jumper.
    128
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (14:59) Andrej Jakimovski made Jumper.
    1210
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (14:40) Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (14:37) West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
  • (14:37) Official TV Timeout
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (14:21) Amani Hansberry missed Layup.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (14:19) Bangot Dak Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (14:11) Bangot Dak Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (13:57) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (13:57) Amani Hansberry Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (13:50) Foul on Trevor Baskin.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (13:50) Trevor Baskin Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +3 (13:32) Joseph Yesufu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Small.
    1510
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (13:16) Bangot Dak Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (13:02) Jake Auer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:59) Andrej Jakimovski Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:54) Andrej Jakimovski missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:50) Trevor Baskin Offensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:50) Trevor Baskin missed Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (12:49) Joseph Yesufu Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (12:38) Foul on Javon Ruffin.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (12:38) Javon Small made Free Throw.
    1610
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (12:38) Javon Small made Free Throw.
    1710
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (12:22) Foul on Toby Okani.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +3 (11:49) Javon Ruffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Smith.
    1713
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (11:43) Amani Hansberry made Layup.
    1913
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (11:33) Foul on Sencire Harris.
  • (11:33) Official TV Timeout
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (11:16) Trevor Baskin made Layup. Assisted by Bangot Dak.
    1915
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (10:53) Foul on Bangot Dak.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (10:39) Javon Small missed Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (10:37) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (10:26) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (10:19) Assane Diop Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (10:18) Toby Okani Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (10:18) Andrej Jakimovski Steal.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (10:06) Julian Hammond III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (10:03) Javon Small Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (9:53) Jonathan Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:51) Trevor Baskin Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:45) Elijah Malone Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:28) Foul on Julian Hammond III.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (9:28) Sencire Harris made Free Throw.
    2015
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (9:28) Sencire Harris made Free Throw.
    2115
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:18) Foul on Elijah Malone.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:18) Elijah Malone Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (9:05) Eduardo Andre made Layup. Assisted by Javon Small.
    2315
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (9:05) Foul on Julian Hammond III.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (9:05) Eduardo Andre made Free Throw.
    2415
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:44) RJ Smith Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (8:44) Eduardo Andre Steal.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (8:40) Javon Small missed Layup.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:37) Julian Hammond III Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:30) RJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (8:30) Javon Small Block.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (8:25) Assane Diop Offensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +3 (8:24) Julian Hammond III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Assane Diop.
    2418
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (8:06) Toby Okani made Jumper.
    2618
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +3 (7:52) Julian Hammond III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Assane Diop.
    2621
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (7:22) Eduardo Andre made Layup. Assisted by Javon Small.
    2821
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (6:51) Julian Hammond III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (6:49) Eduardo Andre Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (6:36) Sencire Harris missed Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (6:36) Colorado Defensive Rebound.
  • (6:36) Official TV Timeout
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (6:10) Javon Ruffin missed Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (6:07) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +3 (6:03) Jonathan Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Small.
    3121
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (5:38) Javon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (5:35) Toby Okani Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (5:14) Amani Hansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (5:11) Julian Hammond III Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (4:55) Bangot Dak made Layup. Assisted by Javon Ruffin.
    3123
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (4:37) Joseph Yesufu made Layup.
    3323
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (4:21) Foul on Joseph Yesufu.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (4:21) Bangot Dak missed Free Throw.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (4:21) Colorado Offensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (4:21) Bangot Dak missed Free Throw.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (4:19) Jake Auer Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (3:50) West Virginia Turnover.
  • (3:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (3:38) RJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (3:35) Javon Small Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (3:29) Jonathan Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (3:27) Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (3:22) Trevor Baskin Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (3:22) West Virginia Timeout
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (3:22) Javon Small Steal.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (2:54) Jonathan Powell Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (2:54) Javon Ruffin Steal.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (2:54) Javon Ruffin Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (2:54) Eduardo Andre Steal.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (2:39) Eduardo Andre made Layup.
    3523
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (2:39) Foul on Harrison Carrington.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (2:38) Eduardo Andre made Free Throw.
    3623
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (2:26) Trevor Baskin made Dunk. Assisted by Javon Ruffin.
    3625
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (2:00) Javon Small made Jumper.
    3825
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (1:42) Andrej Jakimovski missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (1:40) Jonathan Powell Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (1:17) Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (1:15) Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (1:06) Harrison Carrington made Layup. Assisted by Trevor Baskin.
    3827
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (0:48) Javon Small Turnover.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (0:48) Trevor Baskin Steal.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (0:45) Trevor Baskin Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (0:45) Joseph Yesufu Steal.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (0:37) Joseph Yesufu missed Jumper.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    (0:34) Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Colorado Buffaloes logo
    +2 (0:31) Trevor Baskin made Layup. Assisted by Javon Ruffin.
    3829
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (0:00) Eduardo Andre made Dunk. Assisted by Javon Small.
    4029
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

78Points70
25-55(45.5%)Field Goal(%)20-48(41.7%)
8-24(33.3%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)
20-28(71.4%)Free Throw(%)24-30(80%)
30(8)Rebounds(Offensive)35(8)
9Assists13
7Steals4
1Blocks2
7Turnovers14
24(1)Fouls(Technical)22(0)
14Largest Lead2

Game Details

Sunday, January 12, 2025 · 3:00 PM
CU Events Center · Boulder, CO
attendance: 6,975 (63.0%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: COLO -2.5
over/under: 134.5