SDAKST

COLO

Julian Hammond III scores season-high 23 as Colorado pulls away from South Dakota State, 81-70

AP
Dec 13, 2024

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Julian Hammond III scored a season-high 23 points as Colorado Buffaloes rolled to an 81-70 nonconference win over South Dakota State Jackrabbits to remain unbeaten on its home floor Friday night.

Colorado (8-2) is 7-0 at home and its only losses came at the Maui Invitational. The Jackrabbits lost for the third time in their last four games.

Matthew Mors scored at the basket midway through the second half to give South Dakota a 56-55 lead but Elijah Malone and Hammond hit back-to-back 3-pointers to jumpstart a 12-2 run that put the Buffaloes firmly in charge. Hammond scored eight of Colorado's final 10 points in the final 2:24 to put the game out of reach.

Hammond was 8 of 14 from the field and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line while dishing six assists to lead Colorado, which shot 50% from the field as a team (28-for-56) and was 18 of 19 from the free-throw line. Malone finished with 15 points and nine rebounds and RJ Smith added 11 points with four assists.

Joe Sayler led South Dakota State (8-5) with 16 points and three steals. Kalen Garry hit 3 of 4 from beyond the arc and added 12 points, four rebounds and two steals.

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1st Half
SDKST
Jackrabbits
35
COLO
Buffaloes
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Oscar Cluff vs. Elijah Malone (Jackrabbits gains possession)
19:45		Matthew Mors misses three point jump shot
19:43		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
19:25	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	0-2
19:04	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point hook shot	2-2
18:47		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
18:45		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
18:30	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (RJ Smith assists)	2-4
18:15		Joe Sayler turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
18:01	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	2-6
17:38		Matthew Mors turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
17:23	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	2-8
17:05	+2	Joe Sayler makes two point layup	4-8
17:04		Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Joe Sayler draws the foul)
17:04		Joe Sayler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:04		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
16:48	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point jump shot	4-10
16:16		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
16:14		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
15:59	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot	4-13
15:43		TV timeout
15:39	+2	Stoney Hadnot makes two point layup	6-13
15:21		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
15:19		William Whorton defensive rebound
15:02		Trevor Baskin blocks Oscar Cluff's two point layup
15:00		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
14:51		Oscar Cluff personal foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
14:35		Bangot Dak misses two point layup
14:33		William Whorton defensive rebound
14:23		Javon Ruffin personal foul
14:23	+1	Stoney Hadnot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-13
14:23	+1	Stoney Hadnot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-13
13:59	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	8-15
13:49	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Matthew Mors assists)	10-15
13:34		Javon Ruffin turnover (out of bounds)
13:21		Harrison Carrington personal foul (Stoney Hadnot draws the foul)
13:10		Joe Sayler misses two point jump shot
13:08		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
13:00		Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot
12:58		Stoney Hadnot defensive rebound
12:42		Bangot Dak blocks Stoney Hadnot's two point layup
12:40		Felix Kossaras defensive rebound
12:34		Jaden Jackson personal foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
12:28	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point jump shot (Harrison Carrington assists)	10-17
12:08		Stoney Hadnot misses two point jump shot
12:06		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
12:01		Trevor Baskin misses three point jump shot
11:59		Matthew Mors defensive rebound
11:48	+3	Matthew Mors makes three point jump shot (Jaden Jackson assists)	13-17
11:35		Stoney Hadnot blocks Trevor Baskin's two point layup
11:33		Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
11:33		Harrison Carrington misses two point layup
11:33		Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
11:33		Damon Wilkinson shooting foul (Harrison Carrington draws the foul)
11:32		TV timeout
11:32	+1	Harrison Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-18
11:32	+1	Harrison Carrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-19
11:08		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Joe Sayler steals)
10:59	+3	Jaden Jackson makes three point jump shot (Joe Sayler assists)	16-19
10:40	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)	16-22
10:12		Felix Kossaras blocks Joe Sayler's two point jump shot
10:10		Kalen Garry offensive rebound
10:01	+3	Jaden Jackson makes three point jump shot (Kalen Garry assists)	19-22
9:41	+3	Harrison Carrington makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	19-25
9:18		Jaden Jackson misses three point jump shot
9:16		RJ Smith defensive rebound
9:09		Damon Wilkinson personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
8:57	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	19-27
8:40		Jaden Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:38		Assane Diop defensive rebound
8:14		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
8:12		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
8:03	+3	Matthew Mors makes three point jump shot (Jaden Jackson assists)	22-27
7:34	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	22-30
7:17		Owen Larson turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Malone steals)
6:58		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
6:56		Owen Larson defensive rebound
6:44		Owen Larson misses three point jump shot
6:42		Jackrabbits offensive rebound
6:40		TV timeout
6:33	+3	Isaac Lindsey makes three point jump shot (Kalen Garry assists)	25-30
6:16		William Whorton blocks Trevor Baskin's two point layup
6:14		Kalen Garry defensive rebound
5:47		Oscar Cluff misses two point jump shot
5:45		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
5:37		Owen Larson misses two point jump shot
5:35		RJ Smith defensive rebound
5:24		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
5:22		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
5:15		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
5:13		Owen Larson defensive rebound
5:09	+3	Kalen Garry makes three point jump shot	28-30
4:54	+2	RJ Smith makes two point layup	28-32
4:30		Oscar Cluff turnover (lost ball) (Javon Ruffin steals)
4:23	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point layup	28-34
3:58		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (William Whorton draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57		William Whorton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:57	+1	William Whorton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-34
3:44	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	29-36
3:13		Matthew Mors misses two point jump shot
3:10		Jackrabbits turnover (shot clock violation)
2:59		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
2:57		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
2:50	+3	Joe Sayler makes three point jump shot	32-36
2:28	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point dunk (Julian Hammond III assists)	32-38
2:09		Joe Sayler misses three point jump shot
2:07		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
1:58		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
1:58		Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:58	+1	Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-38
1:47		Owen Larson personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
1:39		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
1:37		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
1:30		Elijah Malone misses two point layup
1:28		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
1:23	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup	33-40
1:20		Matthew Mors misses three point jump shot
1:18		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
1:00		Assane Diop turnover (3-second violation)
0:33	+2	Stoney Hadnot makes two point layup	35-40
0:24		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:02		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
0:02		Jackrabbits defensive rebound
0:02		Elijah Malone personal foul
0:02		Jackrabbits 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SDKST
Jackrabbits
35
COLO
Buffaloes
41

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Joe Sayler personal foul (RJ Smith draws the foul)
19:42		Assane Diop turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Mors steals)
19:24		Owen Larson misses two point layup
19:22		Assane Diop defensive rebound
19:19	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup (RJ Smith assists)	35-42
19:00		Owen Larson misses three point jump shot
18:58		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
18:49	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot	35-44
18:34		Matthew Mors misses three point jump shot
18:32		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
18:28		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (lost ball) (Kalen Garry steals)
18:17	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point hook shot	37-44
18:00		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
17:58		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
17:45		RJ Smith turnover (lost ball) (Joe Sayler steals)
17:44		RJ Smith personal foul (Owen Larson draws the foul)
17:24		Assane Diop shooting foul (Kalen Garry draws the foul)
17:24	+1	Kalen Garry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-44
17:24		Kalen Garry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:24		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
17:00		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
16:58		Kalen Garry defensive rebound
16:38	+3	Owen Larson makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists)	41-44
16:11	+2	Assane Diop makes two point jump shot	41-46
15:55		Elijah Malone personal foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:42	+3	Kalen Garry makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists)	44-46
15:30		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
15:28		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
15:17		Oscar Cluff misses two point layup
15:15		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
15:04		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Joe Sayler steals)
14:57	+2	Joe Sayler makes two point layup	46-46
14:43		Oscar Cluff personal foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
14:40		William Whorton shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
14:40	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-47
14:40	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-48
14:27		Owen Larson misses two point layup
14:25		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup	46-50
13:56		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Joe Sayler draws the foul)
13:56	+1	Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-50
13:56	+1	Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-50
13:47		Matthew Mors personal foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
13:35		Stoney Hadnot shooting foul (Harrison Carrington draws the foul)
13:35	+1	Harrison Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-51
13:35	+1	Harrison Carrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-52
13:14		Felix Kossaras blocks Joe Sayler's two point jump shot
13:12		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
13:04		Javon Ruffin misses two point layup
13:02		Bangot Dak offensive rebound
12:58		Joe Sayler shooting foul (Felix Kossaras draws the foul)
12:58		Felix Kossaras misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:58	+1	Felix Kossaras makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-53
12:38		Joe Sayler misses three point jump shot
12:36		Damon Wilkinson offensive rebound
12:29	+2	Damon Wilkinson makes two point layup	50-53
12:20		Bangot Dak offensive foul (Jaden Jackson draws the foul)
12:20		Bangot Dak turnover (offensive foul)
12:04	+2	Stoney Hadnot makes two point layup	52-53
11:44		William Whorton personal foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
11:44		TV timeout
11:44	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-54
11:44	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-55
11:22		Kalen Garry misses two point layup
11:20		Kalen Garry offensive rebound
11:15	+2	Kalen Garry makes two point layup	54-55
11:04		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
11:02		Stoney Hadnot defensive rebound
10:40		Oscar Cluff turnover (traveling)
10:31		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
10:29		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
10:11	+2	Matthew Mors makes two point layup (Oscar Cluff assists)	56-55
9:52		Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
9:50		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
9:35		Oscar Cluff turnover (bad pass) (RJ Smith steals)
9:26	+3	Elijah Malone makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	56-58
8:55		Kalen Garry misses three point jump shot
8:53		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
8:50		Elijah Malone personal foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
8:38		Elijah Malone blocks Oscar Cluff's two point layup
8:36		Jaden Jackson offensive rebound
8:29		Jaden Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:27		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
8:16	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot	56-61
7:57		Matthew Mors misses two point layup
7:55		Assane Diop defensive rebound
7:47		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
7:45		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
7:31	+2	Jaden Jackson makes two point jump shot	58-61
7:02		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
7:00		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
6:46		Matthew Mors personal foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
6:46		TV timeout
6:46	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-62
6:46	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-63
6:20		William Whorton turnover (lost ball) (Assane Diop steals)
6:13	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	58-65
5:52		Owen Larson misses three point jump shot
5:50		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
5:49		Matthew Mors personal foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
5:49	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-66
5:49	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-67
5:37	+3	Joe Sayler makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists)	61-67
5:10	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Trevor Baskin assists)	61-69
4:48		Kalen Garry misses two point layup
4:46		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
4:27		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
4:25		Owen Larson defensive rebound
4:14		Trevor Baskin personal foul (Joe Sayler draws the foul)
4:14		TV timeout
4:14	+1	Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-69
4:14	+1	Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-69
4:00		Matthew Mors personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
4:00	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-70
4:00	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-71
3:45		Stoney Hadnot misses two point layup
3:43		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
3:32		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
3:30		Owen Larson defensive rebound
3:22		Joe Sayler misses three point jump shot
3:20		Buffaloes defensive rebound
2:56		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Kalen Garry steals)
2:45		Oscar Cluff turnover (bad pass)
2:26	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot (Trevor Baskin assists)	63-73
2:14	+3	Kalen Garry makes three point jump shot (Matthew Mors assists)	66-73
2:11		Jackrabbits 30 second timeout
2:11		TV timeout
2:03	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point dunk (Julian Hammond III assists)	66-75
1:48	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Matthew Mors assists)	68-75
1:46		Jackrabbits 30 second timeout
1:33		Elijah Malone turnover (lost ball) (Matthew Mors steals)
1:25	+2	Joe Sayler makes two point layup	70-75
0:53	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot	70-78
0:52		Kalen Garry shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-79
0:41		Joe Sayler turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
0:36		Joe Sayler personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-80
0:36	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-81
0:23		Matthew Mors misses three point jump shot
0:21		Buffaloes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Buffaloes defensive rebound