Colorado tops Northern Colorado for Boyle's milestone win
AP
Dec 18, 2022
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Tristan da Silva scored 26 points, KJ Simpson added 18, and Colorado Buffaloes defeated Northern Colorado Bears 88-77 on Sunday night, giving Buffaloes coach Tad Boyle his program record-tying 261st win.
With a record of 261-160, Boyle, in his 13th season, is tied with Sox Walseth who was 261-245 in 20 seasons (1956-76).
Colorado led 58-53 with a little under 11 minutes remaining before da Silva scored seven points and Javon Ruffin and Simpson hit 3-pointers in a 16-4 run that gave the Buffaloes a 74-57 lead with 5:52 to go.
Ruffin finished with 12 points and Julian Hammond III added 11 for the Buffaloes (7-5).
Dalton Knecht scored 24 points for the Bears (5-6), Daylen Kountz added 17 and Matt Johnson 15.
Neither team led by more than four points in the first half before Ruffin hit a 3-pointer for a 35-29 Colorado lead with 4:10 remaining. Simpson added a jumper and a 3-pointer later in the half and the Buffaloes led 46-39 at the break.
The Buffaloes have averaged 84.7 points in their seven wins.
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1st Half
NCO
Bears
39
COLO
Buffaloes
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Dalton Knecht vs. Lawson Lovering (Buffaloes gains possession)
19:35
Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
19:33
J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
19:32
+2
J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup
0-2
19:06
+3
Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot
3-2
18:47
J'Vonne Hadley turnover (bad pass) (Matt Johnson II steals)
18:39
Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot
18:37
J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
18:20
+2
Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)
3-4
17:50
Theo Hughes misses two point jump shot
17:48
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
17:40
+3
Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)
3-7
17:40
KJ Simpson personal foul (Matt Johnson II draws the foul)
17:04
Riley Abercrombie misses three point jump shot
17:02
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
16:55
Nique Clifford turnover (lost ball)
16:34
+2
Dalton Knecht makes two point layup
5-7
16:21
+2
Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)
5-9
16:21
Dalton Knecht shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
16:21
Tristan da Silva misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:21
Theo Hughes defensive rebound
16:02
+2
Daylen Kountz makes two point jump shot
7-9
15:47
Matt Johnson II personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
15:47
TV timeout
15:42
Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
15:40
Riley Abercrombie defensive rebound
15:29
+2
Theo Hughes makes two point layup (Riley Abercrombie assists)
9-9
15:15
KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
15:13
J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
15:10
J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
15:08
Matt Johnson II defensive rebound
15:03
+2
Matt Johnson II makes two point jump shot
11-9
14:48
+2
Jalen Gabbidon makes two point jump shot
11-11
14:32
Riley Abercrombie misses three point jump shot
14:30
Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
14:22
+2
KJ Simpson makes two point layup
11-13
13:57
+2
Matt Johnson II makes two point hook shot
13-13
13:40
+2
J'Vonne Hadley makes two point hook shot
13-15
13:15
+2
Matt Johnson II makes two point jump shot
15-15
12:59
Tristan da Silva offensive foul (Matt Johnson II draws the foul)
12:59
Tristan da Silva turnover (offensive foul)
12:40
Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
12:38
Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
12:32
+2
Jalen Gabbidon makes two point layup
15-17
12:16
+3
Riley Abercrombie makes three point jump shot (Caleb Shaw assists)
18-17
12:04
+2
KJ Simpson makes two point layup
18-19
11:49
+2
Daylen Kountz makes two point layup
20-19
11:31
Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
11:29
Daylen Kountz defensive rebound
11:23
Riley Abercrombie offensive foul (Ethan Wright draws the foul)
11:23
Riley Abercrombie turnover (offensive foul)
11:23
TV timeout
11:07
+2
Tristan da Silva makes two point hook shot
20-21
10:53
Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot
10:51
Caleb Shaw offensive rebound
10:48
Lawson Lovering blocks Caleb Shaw's two point layup
10:46
Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
10:38
+2
Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)
20-23
10:20
+3
Caleb Shaw makes three point jump shot (Daylen Kountz assists)
23-23
10:05
Jalen Gabbidon misses three point jump shot
10:03
Daylen Kountz defensive rebound
9:57
Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
9:55
Ethan Wright defensive rebound
9:47
Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
9:45
Brock Wisne defensive rebound
9:38
+2
Brock Wisne makes two point hook shot
25-23
9:08
Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
9:06
Matt Johnson II defensive rebound
8:38
Matt Johnson II misses two point jump shot
8:36
J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
8:25
+3
Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gabbidon assists)
25-26
8:00
Caleb Shaw misses two point jump shot
7:58
Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
7:49
Jalen Gabbidon misses two point jump shot
7:47
Riley Abercrombie defensive rebound
7:47
Caleb Shaw technical foul
7:47
Caleb Shaw turnover (offensive foul)
7:47
TV timeout
7:47
+1
Julian Hammond III makes technical free throw 1 of 1
25-27
7:26
+2
Dalton Knecht makes two point layup
27-27
7:01
Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
6:59
Matt Johnson II defensive rebound
6:39
Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
6:37
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
6:21
J'Vonne Hadley misses two point hook shot
6:19
J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
6:16
+3
Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)
27-30
5:56
+2
Daylen Kountz makes two point driving layup
29-30
5:45
Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Matt Johnson II steals)
5:37
Matt Johnson II misses two point layup
5:35
Bears offensive rebound
5:30
Matt Johnson II misses three point jump shot
5:28
J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
5:26
Brock Wisne personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
5:09
+2
Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot
29-32
4:55
Javon Ruffin personal foul (Riley Abercrombie draws the foul)
4:43
Matt Johnson II misses two point jump shot
4:41
J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
4:30
J'Vonne Hadley misses two point hook shot
4:28
Dalton Knecht defensive rebound
4:19
Riley Abercrombie misses two point layup
4:17
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
4:11
+3
Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)
29-35
3:47
+2
Brock Wisne makes two point layup (Dalton Knecht assists)
31-35
3:31
+2
J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)
31-37
3:25
Matt Johnson II turnover (bad pass)
3:25
TV timeout
3:16
Riley Abercrombie personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
3:02
Nique Clifford misses two point layup
3:00
Nique Clifford offensive rebound
2:56
+3
KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)
