Battey's late free throws lift Colorado over Arizona 82-79
AP
Feb 06, 2021
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Evan Battey made four free throws in the final 15 seconds and finished with 21 points, leading Colorado Buffaloes to an 82-79 victory over Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night.
Christian Koloko's dunk for Arizona tied the game at 78-all. Following a Colorado timeout with 15.3 seconds to go, Battey was fouled immediately away from the ball and then made two free throws.
Arizona's Terrell Brown Jr. was fouled on his layup attempt with 5.6 seconds left, but he missed the first of two free throws. On the ensuing inbounds, Brown fouled and rolled over Battey's left ankle.
Grimacing and limping to the line, Battey hit both free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining. James Akinjo's desperation heave from half court hit the backboard at the buzzer.
McKinley Wright IV added 17 points and six assists for Colorado (14-5, 8-4 Pac-12). Jeriah Horne had 10 points and surpassed 1,000 in his career (1,003).
Bennedict Mathurin scored 22 points to lead Arizona (13-6, 7-6). Azuolas Tubelis added 18 points and Akinjo finished with 16 points and had seven assists.
The Buffaloes opened on a 19-2 run, but Arizona cut the deficit to 41-32 at halftime. The Wildcats took their first lead of the game, 53-52 with 10:38 remaining.
Kerr Kriisa's 3-pointer gave the Wildcats a 60-59 advantage with nine minutes left and they led until Eli Parquet's 3 tied the game at 76 with 1:11 remaining.
Colorado hosts Oregon State on Monday while Arizona will play the Beavers at home on Thursday.
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1st Half
ARIZ
Wildcats
32
COLO
Buffaloes
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Christian Koloko vs. Dallas Walton (McKinley Wright IV gains possession)
19:37
Dallas Walton misses two point layup
19:35
Wildcats defensive rebound
19:35
D'Shawn Schwartz personal foul (Dalen Terry draws the foul)
19:13
Dallas Walton shooting foul (Christian Koloko draws the foul)
19:13
+1
Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-0
19:13
+1
Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-0
18:52
+3
D'Shawn Schwartz makes three point jump shot (Eli Parquet assists)
2-3
18:27
Azuolas Tubelis misses three point jump shot
18:25
McKinley Wright IV defensive rebound
18:16
+2
Evan Battey makes two point layup (Eli Parquet assists)
2-5
17:44
Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot
17:42
McKinley Wright IV defensive rebound
17:35
+3
D'Shawn Schwartz makes three point jump shot (McKinley Wright IV assists)
2-8
17:32
Wildcats 30 second timeout
17:05
Dallas Walton blocks Jordan Brown's two point layup
17:03
James Akinjo offensive rebound
17:03
James Akinjo misses two point jump shot
17:03
Wildcats offensive rebound
17:01
Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
16:47
Eli Parquet misses two point jump shot
16:45
Evan Battey offensive rebound
16:33
+2
Dallas Walton makes two point hook shot
2-10
15:53
D'Shawn Schwartz personal foul (James Akinjo draws the foul)
15:53
TV timeout
15:45
James Akinjo misses two point jump shot
15:43
Kerr Kriisa offensive rebound
15:40
James Akinjo misses three point jump shot
15:38
Buffaloes defensive rebound
15:20
Dallas Walton misses two point hook shot
15:18
Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound
15:00
Bennedict Mathurin turnover (lost ball) (McKinley Wright IV steals)
14:57
Kerr Kriisa personal foul (Jeriah Horne draws the foul)
14:48
Eli Parquet misses three point jump shot
14:46
Azuolas Tubelis defensive rebound
14:46
Jeriah Horne personal foul (Azuolas Tubelis draws the foul)
14:27
James Akinjo turnover (bad pass) (Eli Parquet steals)
14:20
+2
Eli Parquet makes two point layup
2-12
14:00
Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
13:58
Maddox Daniels defensive rebound
13:46
+3
Jeriah Horne makes three point jump shot
2-15
13:25
Ira Lee misses two point jump shot
13:23
Maddox Daniels defensive rebound
13:16
+2
Evan Battey makes two point layup (McKinley Wright IV assists)
2-17
13:14
Wildcats 30 second timeout
13:00
Terrell Brown Jr. turnover (lost ball)
12:38
Jordan Brown blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup
12:36
Terrell Brown Jr. defensive rebound
12:27
Terrell Brown Jr. misses two point layup
12:25
Jeriah Horne defensive rebound
12:03
+2
McKinley Wright IV makes two point layup
2-19
11:44
Tristan da Silva personal foul (Jordan Brown draws the foul)
11:44
TV timeout
11:37
Bennedict Mathurin misses two point hook shot
11:35
Jordan Brown offensive rebound
11:29
+2
Jordan Brown makes two point putback layup
4-19
11:29
Maddox Daniels misses two point jump shot
11:21
Wildcats defensive rebound
11:07
Jeriah Horne personal foul (Azuolas Tubelis draws the foul)
10:53
+3
Bennedict Mathurin makes three point jump shot (James Akinjo assists)
7-19
10:30
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point floating jump shot
10:28
Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound
10:08
Jordan Brown misses two point hook shot
10:06
Dallas Walton defensive rebound
10:03
Evan Battey offensive foul
10:03
Evan Battey turnover
9:44
+2
James Akinjo makes two point floating jump shot
9-19
9:18
+3
Dallas Walton makes three point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
9-22
9:01
+2
Azuolas Tubelis makes two point floating jump shot (Jordan Brown assists)
11-22
8:47
+3
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot (McKinley Wright IV assists)
11-25
8:26
Dallas Walton personal foul
8:26
+1
James Akinjo makes regular free throw 1 of 1
12-25
8:26
+1
James Akinjo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-25
8:17
McKinley Wright IV turnover (lost ball) (Terrell Brown Jr. steals)
8:12
+2
Terrell Brown Jr. makes two point layup (James Akinjo assists)
15-25
7:47
D'Shawn Schwartz misses two point layup
7:45
Terrell Brown Jr. defensive rebound
7:38
Terrell Brown Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:36
Buffaloes defensive rebound
7:36
Christian Koloko personal foul (D'Shawn Schwartz draws the foul)
7:36
TV timeout
7:21
+2
Evan Battey makes two point layup
15-27
7:11
Evan Battey blocks James Akinjo's two point layup
7:09
D'Shawn Schwartz defensive rebound
6:53
+2
McKinley Wright IV makes two point layup (D'Shawn Schwartz assists)
15-29
6:47
Azuolas Tubelis turnover (lost ball) (Tristan da Silva steals)
6:47
Eli Parquet turnover (lost ball) (James Akinjo steals)
6:47
James Akinjo misses two point layup
6:45
Christian Koloko offensive rebound
6:39
Christian Koloko turnover (traveling)
6:33
+2
McKinley Wright IV makes two point floating jump shot (Eli Parquet assists)
15-31
6:10
Evan Battey shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul)
6:10
+1
Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-31
6:10
Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:10
Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
5:42
Jump ball. D'Shawn Schwartz vs. Christian Koloko (Christian Koloko gains possession)
