COLO

WASHST

Washington St. doubles down with Wells and Jones and surging Cougars top Colorado 78-69

AP
Jan 27, 2024

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Jaylen Wells and Isaac Jones each recorded double-doubles and Washington State Cougars withstood repeated Colorado Buffaloes runs and beat the Buffaloes 78-69 to end Colorado's four-game win streak on Saturday.

Washington State now has won five of six and sit just a half-game removed from atop the Pac-12.

Wells scored 17 points and pulled 10 rebounds, Jones scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Myles Rice scored 17 points and Andrej Jakimovski barely missed a double-double scoring 11 points and grabbing nine rebounds for Washington State (15-6, 6-4).

KJ Simpson scored a game-high 25 points on 7-for-11 shooting, Tristan da Silva scored 16 and Eddie Lampkin Jr. and reserve Julian Hammond III each scored 10 for Colorado (15-6, 6-4).

Lampkin's layup with 1:33 left brought Colorado to within 67-64 before Rice sealed it with consecutive layups in a 25-second span. Washington State led 36-30 at halftime and extended its lead to 59-46 when Isaiah Watts made a 3-pointer with 8:46 remaining.

Prior to Wednesday's win over Washington, Colorado had lost 13 of 15 true road games going back to the start of the 2022-23 season. Now in its 13th and final season in the Pac-12, Colorado has only swept three times on the road in 48 prior conference road trips.

The Cougars entered holding the opposition to 40.2% shooting, tops in the Pac-12 and 40th overall at the Division I level. WSU held the Buffs to 22-for-57 shooting (38.6%).

Colorado will continue its three-game road trip on Feb. 3 when it faces Utah.

The Cougars start the first of their three-game road trip against Washington on Feb. 3.

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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
30
WSU
Cougars
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tristan da Silva vs. Isaac Jones (Myles Rice gains possession)
19:42		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
19:40		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
19:29	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:15		Cody Williams shooting foul
19:15		Jaylen Wells misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:15	+1	Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-1
18:55		Myles Rice shooting foul (Cody Williams draws the foul)
18:55	+1	Cody Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-1
18:55	+1	Cody Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-1
18:42		Jaylen Wells misses two point layup
18:40		Jaylen Wells offensive rebound
18:36		Jaylen Wells misses two point layup
18:34		Jaylen Wells offensive rebound
18:31		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
18:29		Isaac Jones offensive rebound
18:17	+3	Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot	4-4
17:54		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
17:52		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
17:38		Oscar Cluff misses two point layup
17:36		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
17:29		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
17:27		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
17:22	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists)	4-7
17:03		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive foul
17:03		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
16:46	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists)	4-10
16:21		Isaac Jones blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup
16:19		Cody Williams offensive rebound
16:11		Cody Williams misses two point layup
16:09		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
16:06		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
16:04		Cody Williams defensive rebound
15:55		Myles Rice personal foul
15:55		TV timeout
15:42	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	7-10
15:27		Oscar Cluff turnover (Cody Williams steals)
15:06		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
15:04		KJ Simpson offensive rebound
14:55		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
14:53		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Kymany Houinsou makes two point layup	7-12
14:08		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
14:06		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
13:57		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
13:55		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
13:48		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
13:48	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-13
13:48	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-14
13:41	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)	10-14
13:14		Isaac Jones misses two point jump shot
13:12		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
13:04		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
13:02		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
12:42	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	10-16
12:26		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
12:24		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
12:13	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	10-18
11:57		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
11:55		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
11:50		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
11:48		Cougars offensive rebound
11:47		TV timeout
11:33		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot
11:31		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
11:23		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
11:21		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
11:17		Rueben Chinyelu blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup
11:15		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
10:54		Rueben Chinyelu turnover (KJ Simpson steals)
10:37		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
10:35		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
10:26		Kymany Houinsou misses two point layup
10:24		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
10:16	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	12-18
10:09		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
10:07		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot	14-18
9:34		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot
9:32		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
9:32		Rueben Chinyelu personal foul
9:01		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
8:59		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
8:57		Oscar Cluff personal foul
8:52		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
8:50		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
8:35	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup	14-20
8:11		Isaiah Watts personal foul
8:01	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	16-20
7:31		Cody Williams personal foul
7:32		TV timeout
7:31		Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:31	+1	Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-21
7:09		Rueben Chinyelu blocks Julian Hammond III's two point layup
7:07		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
7:07		Julian Hammond III personal foul
6:42		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass)
6:27		Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul
6:27		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:27		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:27		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
6:07		Jaylen Wells turnover (bad pass)
5:56	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	18-21
5:39		Eddie Lampkin Jr. shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
5:39	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-22
5:39		Myles Rice misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:39		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
5:14		Oscar Cluff shooting foul
5:14	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-22
5:14	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-22
4:57		Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot
4:55		Buffaloes defensive rebound
4:45		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
4:43		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
4:31		Jaylen Wells shooting foul
4:31	+1	Cody Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-22
4:31	+1	Cody Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-22
4:07	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point dunk (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	22-24
3:48		J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot
3:46		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
3:34		Cougars 30 second timeout
3:34		TV timeout
3:19		KJ Simpson personal foul
3:19	+1	Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-25
3:19	+1	Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-26
3:06		KJ Simpson turnover (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
2:57	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists)	22-29
2:34		Isaac Jones shooting foul
2:34	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-29
2:34	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-29
2:17		Isaac Jones misses two point layup
2:15		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
2:03		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
2:01		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
1:44	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	26-29
1:34	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	26-31
1:24	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	28-31
1:02	+3	Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	28-34
0:46		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
0:44		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
0:36		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
0:34		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
0:29	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	30-34
0:04	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	30-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
39
WSU
Cougars
42

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
19:40		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
19:35		Jaylen Wells blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup
19:33		Buffaloes offensive rebound
19:23		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (bad pass)
19:02		Isaac Jones misses two point layup
19:00		Cody Williams defensive rebound
18:49		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
18:47		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
18:41		Oscar Cluff blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point layup
18:39		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
18:34	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	30-38
18:18		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
18:16		Cody Williams offensive rebound
18:01		Cody Williams turnover (Myles Rice steals)
17:56		Oscar Cluff misses two point layup
17:54		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
17:41		Oscar Cluff shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
17:41	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-38
17:41	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-38
17:29		KJ Simpson personal foul
17:28		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
17:26		Jaylen Wells offensive rebound
17:16		Jaylen Wells misses two point layup
17:14		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
17:10	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup	32-40
16:59		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (traveling)
16:42		Jaylen Wells misses two point layup
16:40		Cody Williams defensive rebound
16:32		Rueben Chinyelu blocks Cody Williams's two point dunk
16:30		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
16:23		Jaylen Wells misses two point layup
16:21		Isaac Jones offensive rebound
16:20	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point putback dunk	32-42
16:20		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
16:20		TV timeout
16:09		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
16:07		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
15:47		Myles Rice misses two point layup
15:45		Cody Williams defensive rebound
15:36	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	34-42
15:09		Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot
15:07		Cougars offensive rebound
15:05		TV timeout
14:51	+2	Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot	34-44
14:30		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (Rueben Chinyelu steals)
14:10	+2	Myles Rice makes two point jump shot	34-46
13:43		Jaylen Wells shooting foul (Cody Williams draws the foul)
13:43	+1	Cody Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-46
13:43	+1	Cody Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-46
13:19	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point layup	36-48
13:05	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)	39-48
12:32		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
12:30		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
12:14	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot	42-48
12:02		Cougars 30 second timeout
12:02		TV timeout
11:42		Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot
11:40		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
11:27	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	44-48
11:12		Luke O'Brien shooting foul
11:12	+1	Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-49
11:12	+1	Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-50
10:57		Myles Rice personal foul
10:56		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass)
10:29	+2	Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot	44-52
10:18		KJ Simpson turnover (Isaiah Watts steals)
10:09		Isaiah Watts misses two point layup
10:07		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
10:00		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
9:58		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
9:45		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
9:43		Jaylen Wells offensive rebound
9:40	+2	Jaylen Wells makes two point dunk	44-54
9:40		Luke O'Brien shooting foul
9:40		Jaylen Wells misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:38		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
9:23	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	46-54
9:08	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point dunk (Kymany Houinsou assists)	46-56
8:56		Tristan da Silva turnover (Oscar Cluff steals)
8:46	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point pullup jump shot	46-59
8:37		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
8:24		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
8:22		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
7:57		Jaylen Wells misses two point jump shot
7:55		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
7:49	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	49-59
7:25		Isaac Jones misses two point layup
7:24		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
7:24		Isaac Jones personal foul
7:24		TV timeout
7:08	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	51-59
6:38		Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot
6:36		Isaac Jones offensive rebound
6:29	+2	Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot	51-61
6:13	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	53-61
5:56	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	53-63
5:46		Cody Williams misses two point layup
5:44		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
5:34		Tristan da Silva blocks Myles Rice's two point layup
5:33		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
5:33		Kyle Smith technical foul
5:33	+1	KJ Simpson makes technical free throw 1 of 2	54-63
5:33	+1	KJ Simpson makes technical free throw 2 of 2	55-63
5:13		Jaylen Wells personal foul
5:03		Isaac Jones shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
5:03	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-63
5:03	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-63
4:41		Myles Rice turnover (bad pass)
4:19		Jaylen Wells personal foul
4:19		Cougars 30 second timeout
4:19		TV timeout
4:19		Cody Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:19		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
3:54		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
3:52		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
3:40		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
3:38		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
3:33		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
3:26	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)	60-63
3:02	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point layup	60-65
2:36		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
2:34		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
2:07		Isaac Jones misses three point jump shot
2:05		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
1:54		Myles Rice shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
1:54	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-65
1:54	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-65
1:48		Cody Williams personal foul
1:48	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-66
1:48	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-67
1:33	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	64-67
1:33		Oscar Cluff shooting foul
1:33		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:33		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	64-69
0:52		Cody Williams misses two point layup
0:50		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
0:48		Tristan da Silva personal foul
0:39	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	64-71
0:34	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	67-71
0:33		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:33		Luke O'Brien personal foul
0:32		Tristan da Silva personal foul
0:32		Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:31		Cougars offensive rebound
0:28	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point layup	67-73
0:28		Tristan da Silva shooting foul
0:28	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-74
0:22	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	69-74
0:20		Julian Hammond III personal foul
0:20	+1	Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-75
0:20	+1	Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-76
0:14		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
0:12		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
0:10		KJ Simpson personal foul
0:10	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
0:10	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-78
0:03		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
0:01		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound