West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Colorado Buffaloes

Jan 12, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WVU	40	38	78
COLO	29	41	70

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.

Player Stats

WEST VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Eduardo Andre	23	5-5	0-0	2-2	4	1	4	0	0	5	12
11Jonathan Powell	33	4-10	2-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	10
10Sencire Harris	22	2-5	0-1	2-2	5	0	0	0	0	5	6
7Javon Small	38	6-17	4-10	10-12	4	7	1	1	1	3	26
5Toby Okani	33	1-4	0-3	0-5	3	0	0	0	1	3	2
13Amani Hansberry	17	1-4	0-1	2-2	4	1	0	0	2	4	4
8Jake Auer	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Joseph Yesufu	28	6-9	2-3	4-5	3	0	2	0	1	3	18


TOTAL	-	25-5545.5%	8-2433.3%	20-2871.4%	26	9	7	1	6	24	78

COLORADO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Assane Diop	23	3-4	1-1	6-6	5	2	0	0	1	1	13
23Andrej Jakimovski	36	3-6	0-3	2-2	6	0	1	0	0	2	8
50Elijah Malone	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	2	1	0
5RJ Smith	16	1-4	1-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	3
3Julian Hammond III	30	6-13	3-7	8-8	4	0	0	0	3	2	23
6Trevor Baskin	24	4-8	0-0	1-2	6	2	1	0	3	3	9
8Bangot Dak	11	1-1	0-0	2-4	1	1	0	0	2	3	4
7Sebastian Rancik	11	0-2	0-0	2-4	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
31Harrison Carrington	13	1-2	0-1	1-2	0	0	1	2	0	2	3
11Javon Ruffin	26	1-7	1-3	2-2	7	4	1	0	2	5	5
TOTAL	-	20-4841.7%	6-1931.6%	24-3080.0%	33	13	4	2	14	22	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWVUCOLO

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

2nd half

Team Stats

WVU

COLO

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(80.0%)

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+