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da Silva, Simpson's 3 help Colorado top Washington St. 58-55

AP
Jan 22, 2023

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Tristan da Silva scored 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting, KJ Simpson hit a straight-away 3-pointer in the closing seconds and Colorado Buffaloes beat Washington State Cougars 58-55 Sunday.

Colorado (12-9, 4-6 Pac-12) snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 12-0 all time at home against the Cougars.

Andrej Jakimovski hit a 3-pointer and, after J'Vonne Hadley scored in the lane for Colorado, TJ Bamba made back-to-back baskets to give the Cougars a 54-53 lead with 40 seconds to go. An incredulous Bamba was called for a foul near midcourt and Simpson hit two free throws before Bamba made 1 of 2 from the foul line to make it 55-all with 25 seconds left. Simpson dribbled off some clock before stepping around a screen by Luke O'Brien a hit the winning 3 with 4.8 second left.

Bamba missed a contested 3 from the right wing off the back of the iron as time expired.

Simpson finished with 16 points, including seven in the final four minutes, 22 seconds. His go-ahead 3 was Colorado's first made 3-pointer since da Silva hit from behind the arc to make it 3-2.

Bamba led Washington State (9-12, 4-6) 18 points, 14 in the second half. Jakimovski hit 5 of 7 from the field and finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

The Buffaloes made 21 of 42 from the field and outscored Washington State 14-11 from the free-throw line, despite attempting eight more foul shots than the Cougars (15).

Washington State shot 39% (20 of 51) overall and made 4 of 16 (25%) from behind the arc.

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Washington State returns home to play Thursday against Arizona, which the Cougars beat the then-No. 5 Wildcats 74-61 on Jan. 7, snapping Arizona's 28-game home win streak and giving WSU the first win over a top-5 team in program history

Colorado hits the road to play Oregon on Thursday

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1st Half
WSU
Cougars
25
COLO
Buffaloes
26

Time		Play	Score
19:59		(Buffaloes gains possession)
19:34		Nique Clifford turnover (out of bounds)
19:06		TJ Bamba misses two point jump shot
19:04		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
18:50		TJ Bamba misses two point jump shot
18:48		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
18:42		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Justin Powell steals)
18:37	+2	Justin Powell makes two point layup	2-0
18:09		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
18:09		J'Vonne Hadley personal foul
17:58		Mouhamed Gueye turnover (out of bounds)
17:34	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	2-3
17:32		Tristan da Silva technical foul
17:32	+1	Justin Powell makes technical free throw 1 of 2	3-3
17:32	+1	Justin Powell makes technical free throw 2 of 2	4-3
17:14		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass) (KJ Simpson steals)
17:06		Mouhamed Gueye personal foul
17:00		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (out of bounds)
16:31		Mouhamed Gueye misses three point jump shot
16:29		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
16:22		Justin Powell personal foul
16:19	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot	4-5
16:04		Kymany Houinsou turnover (bad pass) (KJ Simpson steals)
15:59		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
15:57		Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
15:49		Mouhamed Gueye misses two point layup
15:47		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
15:40		Tristan da Silva turnover (bad pass) (Kymany Houinsou steals)
15:19		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Jabe Mullins draws the foul)
15:19		TV timeout
15:19	+1	Jabe Mullins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-5
15:19	+1	Jabe Mullins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-5
14:47		Luke O'Brien misses two point jump shot
14:45		DJ Rodman defensive rebound
14:32	+2	Jabe Mullins makes two point jump shot	8-5
14:04		Luke O'Brien turnover (bad pass) (Kymany Houinsou steals)
13:37		DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot
13:35		Buffaloes defensive rebound
13:08	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	8-7
12:47	+3	Kymany Houinsou makes three point jump shot (TJ Bamba assists)	11-7
12:30	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point driving layup	11-9
12:06		Jump ball. Mouhamed Gueye vs. Julian Hammond III (Cougars gains possession)
12:01		TJ Bamba misses two point layup
11:59		Adrame Diongue offensive rebound
11:54	+2	Justin Powell makes two point layup	13-9
11:54		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Justin Powell draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54	+1	Justin Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-9
11:40		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
11:34	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Justin Powell assists)	17-9
10:59		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
10:28		Mouhamed Gueye misses two point layup
10:26		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
10:24	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point jump shot	19-9
10:23		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
10:00	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point driving layup	19-11
9:28		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (out of bounds)
9:17		Nique Clifford turnover (traveling)
8:56		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
8:54		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
8:41	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point hook shot	19-13
8:26		Mouhamed Gueye misses two point jump shot
8:24		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
8:14		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
8:12		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
7:56		Mouhamed Gueye turnover (traveling)
7:56		TV timeout
7:36		Jalen Gabbidon turnover (out of bounds)
7:06		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
6:51		Nique Clifford turnover (out of bounds)
6:26	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point driving layup	21-13
6:04		Adrame Diongue blocks Julian Hammond III's two point layup
6:02		Adrame Diongue defensive rebound
5:58	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	23-13
5:50	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point driving layup	23-15
5:32		Justin Powell misses three point jump shot
5:30		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
5:24		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point dunk
5:22		Adrame Diongue defensive rebound
5:10		Justin Powell turnover (bad pass) (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
5:06	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point dunk	23-17
5:04		Cougars 30 second timeout
4:49		TJ Bamba turnover (lost ball) (Luke O'Brien steals)
4:42		Kymany Houinsou shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
4:42		Julian Hammond III misses regular free throw 1 of 3
4:42		Julian Hammond III misses regular free throw 2 of 3
4:42	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 3 of 3	23-18
4:26		Dylan Darling turnover
4:16	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point driving layup	23-20
4:16		Mouhamed Gueye shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-21
3:51		DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot
3:49		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
3:43		Dylan Darling personal foul
3:43		TV timeout
3:33	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	23-23
3:12		DJ Rodman misses two point layup
3:10		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
2:48	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point hook shot	23-25
2:34		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
2:32		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
2:29		Jump ball. (Buffaloes gains possession)
2:18		TJ Bamba shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
2:18	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-26
2:18		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:18		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
1:55	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point jump shot	25-26
1:41		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
1:39		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
1:33		Lawson Lovering personal foul
1:31		Jabe Mullins misses two point jump shot
1:29		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
1:22		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
1:20		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
0:55		Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
0:53		Buffaloes defensive rebound
0:31		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
0:29		Adrame Diongue defensive rebound
0:01		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WSU
Cougars
30
COLO
Buffaloes
32

Time		Play	Score
19:32		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
19:30		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
19:25		Nique Clifford personal foul
19:21		Mouhamed Gueye offensive foul
19:21		Mouhamed Gueye turnover (offensive foul)
18:50		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
18:48		Buffaloes offensive rebound
18:48	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	25-28
18:27	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup (Adrame Diongue assists)	27-28
18:27		Nique Clifford shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
18:27		TJ Bamba misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:27		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
18:11		KJ Simpson turnover (lost ball) (TJ Bamba steals)
18:03	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (TJ Bamba assists)	29-28
17:53		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul
17:48		Lawson Lovering offensive foul
17:48		Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul)
17:22	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	31-28
17:22		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
17:22		TJ Bamba misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:22		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
17:09	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	31-30
16:50	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	33-30
16:50		Nique Clifford shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
16:50	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-30
16:35		Adrame Diongue blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup
16:33		KJ Simpson offensive rebound
16:29		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
16:27		KJ Simpson offensive rebound
16:29		Jump ball. (Buffaloes gains possession)
16:15		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul
16:15		Adrame Diongue personal foul
16:04	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	34-32
16:04		Adrame Diongue shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
16:04	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-33
15:44		Adrame Diongue turnover (out of bounds)
15:44		TV timeout
15:17	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point turnaround jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	34-35
14:55		Mouhamed Gueye misses two point layup
14:53		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
14:48		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
14:46		Julian Hammond III offensive rebound
14:39		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
14:37		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
14:34		Tristan da Silva personal foul
14:27		Cougars turnover (10-second violation)
14:16		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
14:14		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
14:11		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
14:09		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
13:49		Kymany Houinsou misses three point jump shot
13:47		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
13:42		Luke O'Brien turnover (lost ball) (TJ Bamba steals)
13:25		Mouhamed Gueye misses three point jump shot
13:23		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
13:03		Kymany Houinsou shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
13:03	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-36
13:03	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-37
12:41		Mouhamed Gueye misses two point layup
12:39		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
12:32		J'Vonne Hadley offensive foul
12:32		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (offensive foul)
12:22		Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
12:20		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
12:22		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul
12:22		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:22		Justin Powell defensive rebound
12:03		TJ Bamba misses two point hook shot
12:01		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
11:56		Jabe Mullins shooting foul
11:56		TV timeout
11:56	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-38
11:56	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-39
11:46		DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot
11:44		Justin Powell offensive rebound
11:37	+3	DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (Justin Powell assists)	37-39
11:13		Adrame Diongue personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
11:13		Julian Hammond III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:13		DJ Rodman defensive rebound
10:56	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	39-39
10:56		Julian Hammond III technical foul
10:56		Julian Hammond III turnover
10:56	+1	Jabe Mullins makes technical free throw 1 of 1	40-39
10:30		DJ Rodman personal foul
10:30		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:30		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:30		Justin Powell defensive rebound
10:03		DJ Rodman turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
9:55		Justin Powell blocks Julian Hammond III's two point layup
9:53		Julian Hammond III offensive rebound
9:47		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
9:45		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
9:30		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (out of bounds)
9:07	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	40-41
8:50	+2	Jabe Mullins makes two point layup (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	42-41
8:21	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	42-43
8:01		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (DJ Rodman draws the foul)
8:01		DJ Rodman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:01	+1	DJ Rodman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-43
7:48		DJ Rodman shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:48	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-44
7:48		J'Vonne Hadley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:48		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
7:17		Justin Powell misses two point layup
7:15		Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound
6:58		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
6:56		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
6:34		TJ Bamba misses two point layup
6:32		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
6:26		Lawson Lovering offensive foul
6:26		Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul)
6:14		Kymany Houinsou misses two point layup
5:58		Mouhamed Gueye personal foul
5:58	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-45
5:58		Mouhamed Gueye turnover (offensive goaltending)
5:58	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-46
5:43		TJ Bamba misses two point layup
5:41		Kymany Houinsou offensive rebound
5:25		DJ Rodman misses two point layup
5:23		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
4:57		Justin Powell personal foul
4:57		Jalen Gabbidon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:57	+1	Jalen Gabbidon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-47
4:34		KJ Simpson shooting foul (DJ Rodman draws the foul)
4:34	+1	DJ Rodman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-47
4:34	+1	DJ Rodman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-47
4:22	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point dunk	45-49
3:51		TJ Bamba misses two point jump shot
3:49		DJ Rodman offensive rebound
3:48	+2	DJ Rodman makes two point layup	47-49
3:30	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	47-51
3:23		Cougars 60 second timeout
3:23		TV timeout
3:08		Jabe Mullins turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Gabbidon steals)
2:49		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
2:47		DJ Rodman defensive rebound
2:33	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (DJ Rodman assists)	50-51
2:03	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point hook shot	50-53
1:43	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	52-53
1:43		Cougars 60 second timeout
1:43		TV timeout
1:22		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
1:20		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
1:11		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
1:09		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
0:53		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
0:51		Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound
0:40	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point driving layup	54-53
0:38		Buffaloes 60 second timeout
0:35		TJ Bamba personal foul
0:35	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-54
0:35	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-55
0:25		Jalen Gabbidon shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
0:25		TJ Bamba misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:25	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-55
0:25		Cougars 60 second timeout
0:04	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	55-58
0:01		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot