YALE

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Colorado fends off feisty Yale in 65-62 win

AP
Nov 27, 2022

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and reserve J'Vonne Hadley scored 12 shooting 5 for 6 and Colorado Buffaloes held off Yale Bulldogs in the final seconds for a 65-62 win on Sunday.

John Poulakidas made a 3-pointer, and Bez Mbeng followed with a layup and Yale reduced its deficit to 61-60 with 1:05 left. After Colorado's Jalen Gabbidon - formerly of Yale - missed a short shot with 30 seconds to go, Mbeng threw the ball out of bounds on a miscommunication and the Buffaloes (4-3) took possession.

Following a Yale timeout, Colorado's Julian Hammond III made two foul shots with nine seconds left for a three-point lead. After another Yale (6-1) timeout, Gabbidon stole Mbeng's inbounds pass, got fouled and made two foul shots to seal it with five seconds left.

KJ Simpson scored 10 points for Colorado which led 38-28 at halftime and never trailed. The Buffaloes will play their first Pac-12 conference contest when they host Arizona St. Thursday before traveling to Seattle to play Washington on Dec. 4.

Poulakidas scored 22 points for Yale shooting 6 for 8 from 3-point range and Matt Knowling 16 shooting 8 for 11.

Yale was off to its best start since the 1945-46 season when it won its first seven games on its way to a 14-1 record and a New England championship.

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1st Half
YALE
Bulldogs
28
COLO
Buffaloes
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Isaiah Kelly vs. Lawson Lovering (Buffaloes gains possession)
19:34	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	0-2
19:16		Isaiah Kelly turnover (Nique Clifford steals)
19:11	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	0-4
18:54		Nique Clifford blocks Isaiah Kelly's two point layup
18:52		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
18:35	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gabbidon assists)	0-7
18:12		Isaiah Kelly misses two point layup
18:10		Isaiah Kelly offensive rebound
18:07	+2	Isaiah Kelly makes two point layup	2-7
17:44		Lawson Lovering turnover (bad pass) (Bez Mbeng steals)
17:44		Bez Mbeng misses two point layup
17:44		John Poulakidas offensive rebound
17:44	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup	4-7
17:31		KJ Simpson turnover (Matt Knowling steals)
17:24		Bez Mbeng turnover (lost ball) (Nique Clifford steals)
17:15		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
17:13		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
17:01		August Mahoney misses three point jump shot
16:59		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
16:54		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
16:52		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
16:30		Bez Mbeng turnover (traveling)
16:11		EJ Jarvis blocks Lawson Lovering's two point layup
16:09		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
15:59		Matt Knowling misses two point layup
15:57		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
15:48	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point driving dunk	4-9
15:22		EJ Jarvis misses three point jump shot
15:20		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
15:20		Matt Knowling personal foul
15:20		TV timeout
15:04	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	4-12
14:46	+2	John Poulakidas makes two point jump shot	6-12
14:31		Luke O'Brien offensive foul
14:31		Luke O'Brien turnover (offensive foul)
14:02		Bez Mbeng misses three point jump shot
14:00		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
13:53		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
13:51		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
13:38		Bez Mbeng misses three point jump shot
13:36		Buffaloes defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Ethan Wright assists)	6-14
12:58	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point driving floating jump shot	8-14
12:40		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
12:38		Michael Feinberg defensive rebound
12:25		Yassine Gharram offensive foul
12:25		Yassine Gharram turnover (offensive foul)
12:12		Ethan Wright misses three point jump shot
12:10		EJ Jarvis defensive rebound
12:02		Isaiah Kelly misses two point layup
12:00		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
11:50		Ethan Wright misses three point jump shot
11:48		Ethan Wright offensive rebound
11:49		EJ Jarvis blocks Ethan Wright's two point layup
11:47		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
11:49		EJ Jarvis shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:49	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-15
11:49	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-16
11:13		Lawson Lovering blocks Isaiah Kelly's two point layup
11:13		Isaiah Kelly offensive rebound
11:13		Isaiah Kelly misses two point layup
11:13		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
11:13	+3	Ethan Wright makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)	8-19
10:49		Lawson Lovering blocks Yassine Gharram's two point layup
10:47		Bulldogs offensive rebound
10:27		Matt Knowling turnover (lost ball)
10:27		Tristan da Silva turnover (bad pass) (Yussif Basa-Ama steals)
10:15		Yussif Basa-Ama misses three point jump shot
10:13		John Poulakidas offensive rebound
10:06		John Poulakidas misses two point jump shot
10:02		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
10:02		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
10:00		August Mahoney defensive rebound
9:42		August Mahoney misses three point jump shot
9:40		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
9:24		Julian Hammond III turnover (lost ball) (Yussif Basa-Ama steals)
9:12	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot (August Mahoney assists)	11-19
9:00		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
8:58		Yussif Basa-Ama defensive rebound
8:52		Yussif Basa-Ama turnover (Javon Ruffin steals)
8:41		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
8:39		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
8:30	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists)	14-19
8:14	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point jump shot	14-21
7:57	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot	17-21
7:41	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	17-24
7:19	+3	August Mahoney makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists)	20-24
7:02		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
7:00		Yussif Basa-Ama defensive rebound
6:49		Matt Knowling turnover (bad pass)
6:49		TV timeout
6:19	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	20-26
5:59		Lawson Lovering blocks John Poulakidas's two point layup
5:57		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
5:35		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
5:35		Yussif Basa-Ama defensive rebound
5:35		Lawson Lovering personal foul
5:35		August Mahoney misses two point layup
5:33		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
5:24		Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
5:22		Bulldogs defensive rebound
5:24		Tristan da Silva personal foul
5:06		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
5:04		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
4:54		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
4:52		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
4:41		Isaiah Kelly misses three point jump shot
4:39		Ethan Wright defensive rebound
4:31	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	20-28
4:16		Jalen Gabbidon personal foul (John Poulakidas draws the foul)
3:57		Jack Molloy turnover (Ethan Wright steals)
3:47	+2	Ethan Wright makes two point layup	20-30
3:45		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:45		TV timeout
3:34	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point jump shot	22-30
3:23	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	22-32
3:07	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point driving floating jump shot	24-32
2:55	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	24-34
2:39	+2	EJ Jarvis makes two point layup	26-34
2:21	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	26-36
1:59		Jack Molloy misses three point jump shot
1:57		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
1:49		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
1:47		Michael Feinberg defensive rebound
1:28		Michael Feinberg misses three point jump shot
1:26		Buffaloes defensive rebound
1:11		EJ Jarvis blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup
1:09		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
0:57		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
0:55		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
0:50		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
0:50		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
0:50		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:44		Bez Mbeng personal foul
0:44		Matt Knowling personal foul
0:36		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
0:34		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
0:23	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	26-38
0:22		Bez Mbeng shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
0:22		J'Vonne Hadley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:22		Yussif Basa-Ama defensive rebound
0:00	+2	Yussif Basa-Ama makes two point jump shot	28-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
YALE
Bulldogs
34
COLO
Buffaloes
27

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	28-40
19:46		EJ Jarvis shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
19:44		Tristan da Silva misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:44		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
19:18		Lawson Lovering personal foul
19:18	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point driving floating jump shot	30-40
19:09		EJ Jarvis personal foul
19:01	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point hook shot	30-42
18:39	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot	33-42
18:16		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
18:14		August Mahoney defensive rebound
18:01		Isaiah Kelly misses three point jump shot
17:59		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
17:50		Jalen Gabbidon misses three point jump shot
17:48		Isaiah Kelly defensive rebound
17:32		Tristan da Silva personal foul (Matt Knowling draws the foul)
17:30		Bez Mbeng turnover (lost ball) (Tristan da Silva steals)
17:18	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	33-44
17:02		Bez Mbeng misses two point layup
17:02		Isaiah Kelly offensive rebound
17:02	+2	Isaiah Kelly makes two point dunk	35-44
16:39		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
16:37		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
16:32		Jalen Gabbidon blocks Bez Mbeng's two point layup
16:30		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
16:22		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
16:20		Bulldogs defensive rebound
15:51	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot	38-44
15:51		TV timeout
15:30		Yassine Gharram personal foul (Ethan Wright draws the foul)
15:16		Ethan Wright misses two point layup
15:14		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
14:58	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point dunk (Yassine Gharram assists)	40-44
14:33	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	40-46
14:03	+2	John Poulakidas makes two point layup	42-46
13:50		Ethan Wright misses two point layup
13:48		Isaiah Kelly defensive rebound
13:33		Yassine Gharram misses two point layup
13:31		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
13:26		Jalen Gabbidon misses three point jump shot
13:24		Jack Molloy defensive rebound
12:58	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup (John Poulakidas assists)	44-46
12:51		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
12:51		TV timeout
12:41		EJ Jarvis shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
12:41	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-47
12:41	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-48
12:25	+2	Isaiah Kelly makes two point dunk (Yassine Gharram assists)	46-48
11:58	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	46-50
11:26		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
11:24		Buffaloes defensive rebound
11:26		TV timeout
11:26		Bulldogs turnover
11:09		Yussif Basa-Ama blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup
11:07		Jack Molloy defensive rebound
10:41		Bez Mbeng misses two point layup
10:39		August Mahoney offensive rebound
10:34		August Mahoney misses two point jump shot
10:32		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
10:10		Ethan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Jack Molloy steals)
9:43		Tristan da Silva personal foul
9:38		August Mahoney misses two point jump shot
9:36		Ethan Wright defensive rebound
9:07		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
9:05		August Mahoney defensive rebound
8:34		Isaiah Kelly misses two point hook shot
8:32		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
8:19	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	46-52
7:57		Isaiah Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Wright steals)
7:43	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point driving floating jump shot	46-54
7:20		Jack Molloy misses three point jump shot
7:18		Ethan Wright defensive rebound
7:10		Ethan Wright misses two point layup
7:08		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
7:02	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	46-56
7:02		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
7:02		TV timeout
6:52	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup	48-56
6:38		Bez Mbeng personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
6:25		KJ Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Danny Wolf steals)
6:04		Matt Knowling misses two point hook shot
6:02		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
6:01		Danny Wolf personal foul
5:49		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
5:47		KJ Simpson offensive rebound
5:47		Bez Mbeng shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
5:47		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:47	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-57
5:19	+2	EJ Jarvis makes two point layup (John Poulakidas assists)	50-57
5:19		Jalen Gabbidon shooting foul (EJ Jarvis draws the foul)
5:19	+1	EJ Jarvis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-57
5:01		August Mahoney personal foul
5:01	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-58
5:01		Tristan da Silva misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:01		John Poulakidas defensive rebound
4:41		Matt Knowling misses two point jump shot
4:39		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
4:32		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
4:30		August Mahoney defensive rebound
4:09	+2	EJ Jarvis makes two point layup (August Mahoney assists)	53-58
3:52	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Jalen Gabbidon assists)	53-60
3:23	+2	EJ Jarvis makes two point layup	55-60
2:53		Nique Clifford turnover (bad pass)
2:53		TV timeout
2:32		Matt Knowling turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Gabbidon steals)
2:16		EJ Jarvis shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
2:16	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-61
2:16		J'Vonne Hadley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:16		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
2:00	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot (Bez Mbeng assists)	58-61
1:49		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
1:27		Ethan Wright misses two point layup
1:25		August Mahoney defensive rebound
1:06	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point layup	60-61
0:30		Jalen Gabbidon misses two point layup
0:28		Isaiah Kelly defensive rebound
0:14		Bez Mbeng turnover (bad pass)
0:14		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:10		Matt Knowling personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-62
0:10	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-63
0:07		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:05		Bez Mbeng turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Gabbidon steals)
0:05		John Poulakidas personal foul (Jalen Gabbidon draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Jalen Gabbidon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-64
0:03	+1	Jalen Gabbidon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
0:00	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup	62-65
0:00		End of period

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Matt Knowling makes two point layup