Washington holds off Colorado 75-72 behind Brooks' 25 points
AP
Jan 20, 2023
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Keion Brooks Jr. scored 25 points, Braxton Meah had a double-double and Washington Huskies beat Colorado Buffaloes 75-72 on Thursday night, sweeping the season series against the Buffaloes.
Meah scored 10 points and finished with a career-high 12 rebounds. Washington (12-8, 4-5 Pac-12) also got help from Keyon Menifield who scored 10, and the Huskies finished 27-for-50 (54%) shooting and 12 of 14 from the foul line.
Brooks' basket with 2:40 left put the Huskies up 71-63 before Colorado countered with a layup from KJ Simpson and a 3-pointer from Julian Hammond III with 1:44 remaining.
Meah and Colorado's Hammond each sank a pair of foul shots in succession, and following a Brooks turnover, Simpson laid it in to reduce the Buffaloes' deficit to 73-72. But the squads exchanged turnovers on their ensuing possessions and Cole Bajema made two foul shots with four seconds to go to seal it.
Meah threw down a dunk three-and-a-half minutes in for a 6-4 lead and Washington stayed ahead the rest of the way.
Hammond, a reserve, scored 18 points for Colorado (11-9, 3-6), Tristan da Silva 17 and Simpson 11.
It was Washington's first win in Boulder, Colorado since 2019.
The Huskies travel to Utah to play the Utes on Saturday. Colorado hosts Washington State on Sunday.
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1st Half
WASH
Huskies
33
COLO
Buffaloes
26
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Braxton Meah vs. Lawson Lovering (Braxton Meah gains possession)
19:44
+2
Keyon Menifield makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:21
+2
J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)
2-2
19:00
Noah Williams misses two point jump shot
18:58
Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
18:43
+2
Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)
2-4
17:51
+2
Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point layup
4-4
18:02
J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
18:00
Nique Clifford offensive rebound
17:48
KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
17:46
Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
17:30
KJ Simpson turnover (Cole Bajema steals)
17:29
KJ Simpson personal foul
17:16
Keion Brooks Jr. turnover
17:07
Cole Bajema personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
17:07
Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:07
Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:07
Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
16:55
Koren Johnson turnover
16:41
J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
16:39
Braxton Meah defensive rebound
16:31
+2
Braxton Meah makes two point dunk (Koren Johnson assists)
6-4
16:08
Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
16:06
Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
15:48
Huskies 30 second timeout
15:48
TV timeout
15:41
Koren Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:39
Braxton Meah offensive rebound
15:36
+2
Braxton Meah makes two point putback dunk
8-4
15:20
Tristan da Silva misses two point hook shot
15:18
Braxton Meah defensive rebound
15:10
+3
Keion Brooks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Koren Johnson assists)
11-4
14:56
Koren Johnson blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup
14:54
Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
14:48
KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
14:46
Huskies defensive rebound
14:38
Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:36
Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
14:22
Tristan da Silva misses two point hook shot
14:20
Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
14:16
Koren Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
13:43
+3
Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)
11-7
13:14
Cole Bajema misses two point layup
13:12
Braxton Meah offensive rebound
13:08
Braxton Meah misses two point layup
13:06
Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
13:02
+2
Julian Hammond III makes two point layup
11-9
12:43
PJ Fuller II misses three point jump shot
12:41
Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
12:38
Julian Hammond III turnover (out of bounds)
12:14
Noah Williams misses two point layup
12:12
Buffaloes defensive rebound
11:47
Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
11:45
Noah Williams defensive rebound
11:40
+3
Koren Johnson makes three point jump shot (PJ Fuller II assists)
14-9
11:24
Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
11:22
Cole Bajema defensive rebound
11:17
Koren Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:15
Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
10:58
Ethan Wright misses three point jump shot
10:56
Jackson Grant defensive rebound
10:46
Jackson Grant offensive foul
10:46
Jackson Grant turnover (offensive foul)
10:46
TV timeout
10:35
Jackson Grant shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
10:35
+1
Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-10
10:35
+1
Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-11
10:20
Luke O'Brien personal foul
9:59
+2
Noah Williams makes two point layup
16-11
9:46
Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
9:44
Ethan Wright offensive rebound
9:35
+2
KJ Simpson makes two point layup
16-13
9:10
+3
Keyon Menifield makes three point jump shot (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)
19-13
8:56
Lawson Lovering offensive foul (Braxton Meah draws the foul)
8:56
Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul)
8:32
PJ Fuller II turnover (lost ball) (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
8:27
J'Vonne Hadley turnover (out of bounds)
8:14
+3
Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)
22-13
8:14
J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul)
8:12
Cole Bajema misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:12
J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
7:58
Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
7:56
Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
7:50
+2
Luke O'Brien makes two point putback layup
22-15
7:29
Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
7:22
Huskies offensive rebound
7:22
TV timeout
7:17
Koren Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:15
Braxton Meah offensive rebound
7:15
Nique Clifford personal foul
7:13
+3
Keyon Menifield makes three point jump shot (Koren Johnson assists)
25-15
6:54
Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
6:52
Cole Bajema defensive rebound
6:39
Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:37
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
6:25
+2
Tristan da Silva makes two point layup
25-17
5:53
Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
5:39
Keyon Menifield personal foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
5:29
Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
5:27
Huskies defensive rebound
5:16
Nique Clifford blocks Koren Johnson's two point layup
5:14
PJ Fuller II offensive rebound
4:59
+2
PJ Fuller II makes two point layup
27-17
4:54
KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
4:52
Keyon Menifield defensive rebound
4:48
Keion Brooks Jr. offensive foul
4:48
Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
4:32
+3
Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)
27-20
4:07
+2
PJ Fuller II makes two point pullup jump shot
29-20
3:44
Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
3:46
Buffaloes offensive rebound
3:46
TV timeout
3:33
+2
Tristan da Silva makes two point driving floating jump shot
29-22
3:20
Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tristan da Silva steals)
3:04
Lawson Lovering turnover (bad pass) (Keion Brooks Jr. steals)
2:57
+2
Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point dunk
31-22
2:39
Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
2:37
Braxton Meah defensive rebound
2:16
Keyon Menifield misses three point jump shot
2:16
Buffaloes defensive rebound
2:03
Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Braxton Meah steals)
1:57
KJ Simpson shooting foul (PJ Fuller II draws the foul)
1:57
+1
PJ Fuller II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-22
1:57
+1
PJ Fuller II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-22
1:45
Luke O'Brien turnover (lost ball) (Braxton Meah steals)
1:25
Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:23
Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
1:20
+2
J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Luke O'Brien assists)
33-24
1:09
PJ Fuller II turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
1:04
Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
1:02
Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
0:52
Cole Bajema shooting foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
