EWASH

COLO

Colorado uses balanced attack, depth to subdue Eastern Washington 76-56

AP
Nov 05, 2024

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Reserves Sebastian Rancik scored 13 points and Trevor Baskin scored 12 points and Colorado Buffaloes took control after halftime and beat Eastern Washington Eagles 76-56 on Monday night in a season opener for both teams.

Javon Ruffin added 12 points for Colorado and Andrej Jakimovski 11.

Nic McClain scored 16 points for the Eagles and Vice Zanki scored 12 shooting 4 of 8 from 3-point range.

Eastern Washington led 31-25 at halftime, and with 13:51 remaining, the Eagles' Mason Williams made a 3-pointer to make it 42-35 in favor of EWU. But Colorado turned the momentum and over the next eight minutes outscored the Eagles 23-5. Trevor Baskin's layup with 5:55 remaining gave Colorado its first double-digit lead at t 58-47.

The Eagles raced to a 21-6 lead as Vice Zanki made three 3s before the midway mark of the first half.

Colorado overcame its 18 turnovers with the help of a 43-24 rebounding advantage.

The Buffs moved their all-time record to 5-0 against Eastern Washington.

--- Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP collegebasketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

1st Half
EWU
Eagles
31
COLO
Buffaloes
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Emmett Marquardt vs. Bangot Dak (Eagles gains possession)
19:34		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
19:32		Eagles offensive rebound
19:24	+2	Sebastian Hartmann makes two point layup (Nic McClain assists)	2-0
18:54		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
18:52		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
18:44	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup	2-2
18:35	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup	4-2
18:19		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
18:17		Sebastian Hartmann defensive rebound
17:53		Sebastian Hartmann misses two point hook shot
17:51		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
17:37		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (lost ball) (Nic McClain steals)
17:28	+2	Nic McClain makes two point dunk	6-2
17:19		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Cook steals)
16:50		Andrew Cook misses two point layup
16:48		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
16:43		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
16:41		Andrew Cook defensive rebound
16:33		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
16:31		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
16:29		Emmett Marquardt personal foul
16:20		Javon Ruffin turnover (lost ball) (Mason Williams steals)
16:12		Mason Williams turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Malone steals)
16:04		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
16:02		Sebastian Hartmann defensive rebound
15:43		Elijah Malone blocks Nic McClain's two point layup
15:41		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
15:31		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Sebastian Hartmann steals)
15:09		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
15:07		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
14:58		Angelo Winkel shooting foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
14:58		TV timeout
14:58	+1	Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-3
14:58	+1	Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
14:42	+3	Vice Zanki makes three point jump shot (Tyler Powell assists)	9-4
14:27		Trevor Baskin turnover (lost ball) (Vice Zanki steals)
14:15	+2	Sebastian Hartmann makes two point dunk (Vice Zanki assists)	11-4
14:07		Assane Diop turnover (bad pass) (Mason Williams steals)
13:53	+3	Vice Zanki makes three point jump shot	14-4
13:34		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
13:32		Sebastian Hartmann defensive rebound
13:12		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
13:10		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
13:00		Julian Hammond III turnover (out of bounds)
12:33		Trevor Baskin blocks Tyler Powell's two point layup
12:31		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
12:30		Emmett Marquardt personal foul
12:19		RJ Smith misses two point layup
12:17		Buffaloes offensive rebound
12:06	+2	RJ Smith makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	14-6
11:49	+2	Jackson Seale makes two point jump shot (Tyler Powell assists)	16-6
11:33		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Nic McClain steals)
11:32		Felix Kossaras personal foul
11:32		TV timeout
11:19	+3	Vice Zanki makes three point jump shot (Tyler Powell assists)	19-6
10:51		Assane Diop misses two point jump shot
10:49		Vice Zanki defensive rebound
10:36		Vice Zanki misses three point jump shot
10:34		Felix Kossaras defensive rebound
10:30		Elijah Thomas personal foul
10:16		Harrison Carrington misses three point jump shot
10:14		Jackson Seale defensive rebound
10:05		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul)
10:05	+1	Nic McClain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-6
10:05	+1	Nic McClain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-6
9:50		Felix Kossaras misses two point layup
9:48		Felix Kossaras offensive rebound
9:43	+2	Felix Kossaras makes two point layup	21-8
9:24		Vice Zanki turnover (bad pass) (Felix Kossaras steals)
9:14		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
9:12		Julian Hammond III offensive rebound
9:05		Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
9:03		Vice Zanki defensive rebound
8:49	+3	Vice Zanki makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Hartmann assists)	24-8
8:22		Sebastian Hartmann personal foul
8:05		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
8:03		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
7:54		Elijah Malone misses two point layup
7:52		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
7:46	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup	24-10
7:41		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
7:39		Angelo Winkel offensive rebound
7:37		Elijah Malone blocks Angelo Winkel's two point layup
7:37		Eagles offensive rebound
7:37		TV timeout
7:32		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
7:30		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
7:23		Vice Zanki blocks Julian Hammond III's two point layup
7:23		Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
7:23		Harrison Carrington turnover (bad pass)
7:06	+2	Andrew Cook makes two point layup	26-10
6:48		Bangot Dak turnover (bad pass) (Nic McClain steals)
6:43		Elijah Malone shooting foul (Andrew Cook draws the foul)
6:43		Andrew Cook misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:43	+1	Andrew Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-10
6:43		Angelo Winkel blocks Trevor Baskin's two point layup
6:41		Buffaloes offensive rebound
6:23	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	27-12
6:01		Angelo Winkel misses two point hook shot
5:59		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
5:51		Sebastian Hartmann personal foul
5:36		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
5:34		Mason Williams defensive rebound
5:17		Mason Williams turnover (bad pass) (Julian Hammond III steals)
5:07		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Mason Williams steals)
4:59		Elijah Malone personal foul
4:55		Nic McClain turnover (bad pass) (Trevor Baskin steals)
4:50	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point layup (Trevor Baskin assists)	27-14
4:50		Pavlo Dziuba shooting foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
4:50		Javon Ruffin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:50		Jackson Seale defensive rebound
4:23		Sebastian Rancik blocks Nic McClain's two point dunk
4:21		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
4:09		Sebastian Rancik misses two point jump shot
4:07		Nic McClain defensive rebound
3:54		Mason Williams turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
3:48		Nic McClain shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:48		Trevor Baskin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:48	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-15
3:31	+2	Jackson Seale makes two point layup (Nic McClain assists)	29-15
3:07	+3	Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)	29-18
2:52		Sebastian Rancik personal foul
2:47		Andrew Cook misses two point layup
2:45		Jackson Seale offensive rebound
2:37		Jackson Seale misses two point layup
2:35		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
2:33		Tyler Powell shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
2:33	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-19
2:33		Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:33		Nic McClain defensive rebound
2:16	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup (Tyler Powell assists)	31-19
2:08		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Mason Williams steals)
2:03		Sebastian Rancik shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul)
2:03		Nic McClain misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:03		Nic McClain misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:03		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
1:41	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point jump shot	31-21
1:12		Nic McClain turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
1:10		Nic McClain personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-22
1:10	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-23
0:48		Tyler Powell misses three point jump shot
0:46		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
0:43		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:35		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Thomas steals)
0:28		Vice Zanki misses two point layup
0:26		Assane Diop defensive rebound
0:04		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
0:02		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Trevor Baskin assists)	31-25
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EWU
Eagles
25
COLO
Buffaloes
51

Time		Play	Score
19:39	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (RJ Smith assists)	31-27
19:39		Emmett Marquardt shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
19:39	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-28
19:19		Andrew Cook misses two point jump shot
19:17		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
19:07	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)	31-31
18:53	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup	33-31
18:39		Nic McClain personal foul
18:35		Trevor Baskin turnover (lost ball)
18:17		Mason Williams misses two point layup
18:15		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
18:06		Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Cook steals)
17:54	+2	Emmett Marquardt makes two point layup (Nic McClain assists)	35-31
17:41		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
17:39		Nic McClain defensive rebound
17:36		Jump ball. Andrej Jakimovski vs. Nic McClain (Eagles gains possession)
17:27		RJ Smith shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul)
17:27	+1	Nic McClain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-31
17:27	+1	Nic McClain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-31
16:58		Felix Kossaras misses two point jump shot
16:56		Andrew Cook defensive rebound
16:36		Andrew Cook misses two point layup
16:34		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
16:29		Emmett Marquardt shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
16:29	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-32
16:29	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-33
16:16		Sebastian Hartmann turnover (bad pass) (Trevor Baskin steals)
16:16		Trevor Baskin turnover (lost ball)
16:08		Trevor Baskin personal foul
16:01		Angelo Winkel turnover (bad pass)
15:45		Angelo Winkel personal foul
15:45		TV timeout
15:25	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point hook shot	37-35
15:02		Sebastian Hartmann misses three point jump shot
15:00		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
14:40		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
14:38		Nic McClain defensive rebound
14:19	+2	Sebastian Hartmann makes two point layup	39-35
14:03		Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
14:01		Vice Zanki defensive rebound
13:52	+3	Mason Williams makes three point jump shot (Nic McClain assists)	42-35
13:36		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
13:34		Vice Zanki defensive rebound
13:22		Vice Zanki misses three point jump shot
13:20		Assane Diop defensive rebound
13:07		Assane Diop turnover (lost ball) (Vice Zanki steals)
12:51		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
12:49		Angelo Winkel offensive rebound
12:41		Angelo Winkel misses two point layup
12:39		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
12:30		Angelo Winkel blocks Felix Kossaras's two point layup
12:29		Felix Kossaras offensive rebound
12:29		Bangot Dak misses two point layup
12:27		Nic McClain defensive rebound
12:27		Felix Kossaras personal foul
12:19	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup	44-35
12:01	+3	Bangot Dak makes three point jump shot	44-38
11:53		Vice Zanki misses three point jump shot
11:51		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	44-40
11:48		TV timeout
11:22		Vice Zanki misses three point jump shot
11:20		Assane Diop defensive rebound
11:13		Vice Zanki personal foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
11:13		TV timeout
11:13		Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:13	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-41
11:09		Nic McClain turnover (bad pass) (Assane Diop steals)
10:58	+3	Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (Assane Diop assists)	44-44
10:41	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup (Jackson Seale assists)	46-44
10:26	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	46-46
10:03		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Tyler Powell draws the foul)
10:03		Tyler Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:03	+1	Tyler Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-46
9:37	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	47-48
9:23		Jackson Seale misses two point jump shot
9:21		Assane Diop defensive rebound
9:06	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Assane Diop assists)	47-51
8:42		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
8:40		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
8:30	+2	Assane Diop makes two point layup	47-53
8:28		Eagles 60 second timeout
8:28		TV timeout
8:13		Emmett Marquardt turnover (bad pass)
7:59		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
7:57		Mason Williams defensive rebound
7:49		Mason Williams turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
7:42		RJ Smith misses two point layup
7:40		Assane Diop offensive rebound
7:30		Sebastian Hartmann blocks Assane Diop's two point layup
7:28		Vice Zanki defensive rebound
7:17		Vice Zanki misses two point layup
7:15		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
7:08		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
7:06		Sebastian Hartmann defensive rebound
7:01		Emmett Marquardt misses three point jump shot
6:59		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
6:54	+3	Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	47-56
6:34		Vice Zanki misses two point layup
6:32		Eagles offensive rebound
6:28		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
6:26		Sebastian Hartmann offensive rebound
6:12		Emmett Marquardt turnover (bad pass) (RJ Smith steals)
6:04		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
6:02		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
5:57		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
5:55		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
5:52	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup	47-58
5:40		Nic McClain turnover (lost ball) (RJ Smith steals)
5:31		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Powell steals)
5:25	+2	Tyler Powell makes two point layup	49-58
5:04	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup	49-60
4:48		RJ Smith personal foul
4:44		Nic McClain misses two point layup
4:42		RJ Smith defensive rebound
4:23	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	49-63
4:03		Trevor Baskin blocks Andrew Cook's two point layup
4:01		Eagles offensive rebound
3:53		Nic McClain turnover (out of bounds)
3:53		TV timeout
3:43	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	49-65
3:31	+2	Andrew Cook makes two point layup (Mason Williams assists)	51-65
3:18		Mason Williams personal foul
2:55	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	51-68
2:34		RJ Smith shooting foul (Mason Williams draws the foul)
2:34	+1	Mason Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-68
2:34		Mason Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:34		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup	52-70
2:15		Shaumba Ngoyi shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-71
1:55		Tyler Powell misses two point layup
1:53		Sam Stockton offensive rebound
1:49		Sam Stockton misses two point layup
1:47		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
1:35		Tyler Powell shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-72
1:35	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-73
1:18		Courtney Anderson Jr. personal foul (Pavlo Dziuba draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Pavlo Dziuba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-73
1:18	+1	Pavlo Dziuba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-73
1:05	+3	Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot	54-76
0:41		Jump ball. Mason Williams vs. RJ Smith (Buffaloes gains possession)
0:41		Mason Williams turnover (lost ball) (RJ Smith steals)
0:22		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
0:20		Shaumba Ngoyi defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Andrew Cook makes two point jump shot (Sam Stockton assists)	56-76
0:00		End of period

+ 2

Andrew Cook makes two point jump shot (Sam Stockton assists)