Colorado Buffaloes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers

Mar 12, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
COLO	23	44	67
WVU	29	31	60

Game Recap

No. 16 seed Colorado deals No. 8 seed WVU's NCAA hopes a blow with 67-60 Big 12 tourney win. Elijah Malone scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half, helping No. 16 seed Colorado deal No. 8 seed West Virginia's at-large NCAA Tournament hopes a massive blow with a 67-60 victory in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday.

Player Stats

COLORADO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Trevor Baskin	23	2-3	0-0	3-4	1	1	1	0	1	3	7
8Bangot Dak	13	1-5	1-1	0-0	3	0	1	1	1	0	3
23Andrej Jakimovski	33	3-11	1-3	4-4	6	0	3	0	0	0	11
11Javon Ruffin	13	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	5	1	0
3Julian Hammond III	24	1-5	0-2	6-6	2	5	1	0	1	1	8
7Sebastian Rancik	10	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	3	3
35Assane Diop	11	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	1	1
50Elijah Malone	27	7-10	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	4	14
15Felix Kossaras	21	3-4	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	7
5RJ Smith	25	4-7	3-5	2-2	5	0	1	2	2	0	13
TOTAL	-	22-4944.9%	5-1338.5%	18-2281.8%	28	10	7	4	11	15	67

WEST VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Amani Hansberry	20	0-5	0-2	2-2	6	1	1	0	2	4	2
10Sencire Harris	28	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	3	3	1	2	1	4
11Jonathan Powell	28	3-9	1-3	1-1	1	2	2	0	2	3	8
7Javon Small	37	7-15	4-11	5-6	2	5	0	0	3	0	23
5Toby Okani	30	4-7	1-1	2-4	5	1	0	0	1	3	11
0Eduardo Andre	20	2-3	0-0	2-5	5	0	1	1	3	2	6
3KJ Tenner	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2
1Joseph Yesufu	23	2-6	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	3	4


TOTAL	-	21-5141.2%	6-1931.6%	12-1866.7%	26	12	8	2	14	18	60

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCOLOWVU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Colorado.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by West Virginia.
+2 (19:45) Andrej Jakimovski made Layup. Assisted by Javon Ruffin.
20
+3 (19:28) Javon Small made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sencire Harris.
23
(18:56) Javon Ruffin missed Layup.
(18:53) Bangot Dak Offensive Rebound.
(18:51) Bangot Dak missed Jumper.
(18:48) Toby Okani Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) Toby Okani missed Jumper.
(18:36) Andrej Jakimovski Defensive Rebound.
(18:31) Foul on Jonathan Powell.
(18:17) Julian Hammond III Turnover.
(18:17) Amani Hansberry Steal.
(18:06) Amani Hansberry missed Jumper.
(18:02) Trevor Baskin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:00) Trevor Baskin made Layup.
43
+2 (17:39) Sencire Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Amani Hansberry.
45
(17:29) Javon Ruffin Turnover.
(17:29) Sencire Harris Steal.
+2 (17:24) Sencire Harris made Layup.
47
+3 (17:02) Bangot Dak made Three Point Jumper.
77
(16:44) Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:41) Bangot Dak Defensive Rebound.
(16:27) Andrej Jakimovski missed Jumper.
(16:24) Jonathan Powell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:18) Toby Okani made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sencire Harris.
710
(16:04) Javon Ruffin Turnover.
(16:04) Sencire Harris Steal.
+2 (16:00) Javon Small made Dunk. Assisted by Toby Okani.
712
(15:31) Julian Hammond III missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:31) Sencire Harris Block.
(15:27) Bangot Dak Offensive Rebound.
(15:25) Javon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:22) Toby Okani Defensive Rebound.
(15:03) Foul on Javon Ruffin.
(15:03) Javon Small missed Free Throw.
(15:03) West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:03) Javon Small made Free Throw.
713
(14:43) Andrej Jakimovski missed Jumper.
(14:39) Eduardo Andre Defensive Rebound.
(14:10) Eduardo Andre missed Jumper.
(14:10) Elijah Malone Block.
(14:06) Andrej Jakimovski Defensive Rebound.
(14:05) Andrej Jakimovski missed Layup.
(14:05) Eduardo Andre Block.
(14:05) Colorado Offensive Rebound.
(13:45) Elijah Malone missed Jumper.
(13:42) Eduardo Andre Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Javon Small missed Layup.
(13:25) RJ Smith Block.
(13:22) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
(13:10) RJ Smith Turnover.
(13:10) Eduardo Andre Steal.
(12:50) Joseph Yesufu missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:46) Eduardo Andre Offensive Rebound.
(12:46) Foul on Julian Hammond III.
(12:46) Eduardo Andre missed Free Throw.
(12:46) West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:45) Eduardo Andre missed Free Throw.
(12:43) Elijah Malone Defensive Rebound.
(12:17) Javon Ruffin Turnover.
(12:17) Sencire Harris Steal.
(11:54) Jonathan Powell missed Jumper.
(11:51) Colorado Defensive Rebound.
(11:24) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
(11:24) Assane Diop missed Free Throw.
(11:24) Colorado Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:24) Assane Diop made Free Throw.
813
+3 (11:00) Jonathan Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Small.
816
(10:49) Sebastian Rancik missed Jumper.
(10:45) Assane Diop Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:41) Sebastian Rancik made Layup. Assisted by Javon Ruffin.
1016
+2 (10:15) Joseph Yesufu made Layup.
1018
(10:03) RJ Smith missed Jumper.
(9:58) Joseph Yesufu Defensive Rebound.
(9:49) Jonathan Powell missed Jumper.
(9:45) Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
(9:41) Javon Ruffin Turnover.
+2 (9:27) Javon Small made Dunk. Assisted by Jonathan Powell.
1020
(9:13) Foul on KJ Tenner.
+1 (9:13) Julian Hammond III made Free Throw.
1120
+1 (9:13) Julian Hammond III made Free Throw.
1220
(8:59) Foul on Trevor Baskin.
+1 (8:59) Javon Small made Free Throw.
1221
+1 (8:59) Javon Small made Free Throw.
1222
(8:42) Trevor Baskin missed Layup.
(8:41) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(8:41) Foul on Trevor Baskin.
+3 (8:30) Javon Small made Three Point Jumper.
1225
+2 (8:10) Felix Kossaras made Layup. Assisted by Julian Hammond III.
1425
+2 (8:02) Joseph Yesufu made Jumper. Assisted by Javon Small.
1427
(7:45) Foul on KJ Tenner.
(7:27) Bangot Dak missed Jumper.
(7:27) West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(7:07) Javon Small Turnover.
(6:50) Andrej Jakimovski missed Layup.
(6:49) Andrej Jakimovski Offensive Rebound.
(6:49) Foul on Jonathan Powell.
+1 (6:49) Andrej Jakimovski made Free Throw.
1527
+1 (6:49) Andrej Jakimovski made Free Throw.
1627
(6:28) Joseph Yesufu missed Jumper.
(6:28) Toby Okani Offensive Rebound.
(6:28) Foul on Assane Diop.
(6:15) Sencire Harris missed Jumper.
(6:13) Sencire Harris Offensive Rebound.
(6:07) Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:06) Assane Diop Defensive Rebound.
(6:06) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
(5:45) Julian Hammond III missed Layup.
(5:41) Felix Kossaras Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:33) Elijah Malone made Jumper. Assisted by Julian Hammond III.
1827
(5:03) Joseph Yesufu missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:59) Andrej Jakimovski Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:54) Andrej Jakimovski made Three Point Jumper.
2127
(4:33) Toby Okani missed Jumper.
(4:30) Assane Diop Defensive Rebound.
(4:20) Assane Diop Turnover.
(4:20) KJ Tenner Steal.
(3:48) Eduardo Andre Turnover.
(3:40) Felix Kossaras missed Layup.
(3:38) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
(3:22) KJ Tenner missed Jumper.
(3:21) Eduardo Andre Offensive Rebound.
(3:21) Foul on Elijah Malone.
(3:08) Sencire Harris missed Layup.
(3:04) Elijah Malone Defensive Rebound.
(2:44) RJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:41) Toby Okani Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:24) Toby Okani made Jumper.
2129
(1:54) Elijah Malone missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:50) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
(1:33) Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:30) Sebastian Rancik Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:23) Andrej Jakimovski made Jumper.
2329
(0:47) Javon Small missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:45) West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:45) West Virginia Turnover.
(0:30) Andrej Jakimovski missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:27) West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Joseph Yesufu missed Jumper.
(0:00) RJ Smith Block.
(0:00) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Amani Hansberry Turnover.
(0:00) Bangot Dak Steal.

2nd half

Team Stats

COLO

WVU

67Points60

22-49(44.9%)Field Goal(%)21-51(41.2%)

5-13(38.5%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)12-18(66.7%)

31(9)Rebounds(Offensive)30(10)

10Assists12

7Steals8

4Blocks2

11Turnovers15

15(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

8Largest Lead13

Game Details

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 · 3:00 PM

T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MOS

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