Assane Diop scores 15 points and Colorado breezes past Bellarmine 79-55
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Assane Diop scored 15 points and Colorado built a 29-point halftime lead before cruising past Bellarmine 79-55 on Saturday for its fourth straight win.
Bellarmine led 6-4 three minutes into the game, but Colorado allowed just 10 points the rest of the half. Diop scored seven points in a 15-0 run that gave the Buffaloes a 29-10 lead with about 5 minutes left and they took a 45-16 lead at halftime.
Bellarmine made 1 of 14 3-pointers and was 5 for 27 overall in the first half for 18.5%. Colorado shot 52%, led by Diop who made 6 of 8 and scored 13 points.
Colorado cooled off to 42% in the second half and was outscored 39-34. Bellarmine shot 61.5% in the second half.
Colorado led 60-23 before the Lions chipped away with five 3-pointers in their next six made shots but it only got them within 70-41 with 7 minutes remaining.
RJ Smith scored 11 points and Julian Hammond III had 10 points for Colorado (9-2), which is 8-0 at home.
Dezmond McKinney scored 12 points for Bellarmine (3-10).
Colorado makes its Big 12 debut on Dec. 30 with a home game against Iowa State.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Buffaloes gains possession) | |||
19:50 | +2 | Assane Diop makes two point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists) | 0-2 | |
19:20 | Billy Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
19:18 | Elijah Malone defensive rebound | |||
19:07 | Assane Diop misses two point layup | |||
19:05 | Billy Smith defensive rebound | |||
18:45 | +2 | Billy Smith makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:30 | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | |||
18:28 | Ben Johnson defensive rebound | |||
18:14 | Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Kenyon Goodin draws the foul) | |||
18:14 | +1 | Kenyon Goodin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-2 | |
18:14 | +1 | Kenyon Goodin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 | |
17:59 | RJ Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
17:57 | Ben Johnson defensive rebound | |||
17:49 | Billy Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
17:47 | Assane Diop defensive rebound | |||
17:29 | +2 | Assane Diop makes two point layup | 4-4 | |
17:01 | +2 | Billy Smith makes two point layup | 6-4 | |
16:41 | +2 | Assane Diop makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists) | 6-6 | |
16:12 | Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot | |||
16:10 | Buffaloes defensive rebound | |||
15:52 | Harrison Carrington turnover (Myles Watkins steals) | |||
15:42 | Ben Johnson turnover (Harrison Carrington steals) | |||
15:38 | +2 | Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Trevor Baskin assists) | 6-8 | |
15:38 | AJ Lux shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul) | |||
15:38 | TV timeout | |||
15:38 | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-9 | |
15:12 | Ben Johnson turnover (Bangot Dak steals) | |||
15:03 | Julian Hammond III misses two point layup | |||
15:01 | Ben Johnson defensive rebound | |||
14:52 | Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
14:50 | Buffaloes defensive rebound | |||
14:39 | +2 | Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists) | 6-11 | |
14:15 | Harrison Carrington blocks Grant Whitaker's two point layup | |||
14:13 | Bangot Dak defensive rebound | |||
14:10 | Trevor Baskin misses two point layup | |||
14:10 | Bangot Dak offensive rebound | |||
14:10 | Billy Smith shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul) | |||
14:10 | +1 | Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-12 | |
14:10 | Bangot Dak misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
14:10 | Billy Smith defensive rebound | |||
13:47 | Billy Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
13:45 | Harrison Carrington defensive rebound | |||
13:31 | Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot | |||
13:29 | Bangot Dak offensive rebound | |||
13:18 | Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot | |||
13:16 | Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound | |||
13:09 | Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
13:07 | Harrison Carrington defensive rebound | |||
13:02 | Harrison Carrington turnover (Dezmond McKinney steals) | |||
12:47 | Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Myles Watkins draws the foul) | |||
12:47 | Myles Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
12:47 | +1 | Myles Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-12 | |
12:29 | +2 | Sebastian Rancik makes two point dunk (Trevor Baskin assists) | 7-14 | |
12:03 | +3 | Landin Hacker makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Goodin assists) | 10-14 | |
11:47 | +2 | Bangot Dak makes two point dunk (Sebastian Rancik assists) | 10-16 | |
11:30 | Landin Hacker turnover (Bangot Dak steals) | |||
11:15 | Tyler Doyle personal foul | |||
11:15 | TV timeout | |||
11:05 | RJ Smith offensive foul | |||
11:05 | RJ Smith turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:40 | Dezmond McKinney misses two point layup | |||
10:38 | Dezmond McKinney offensive rebound | |||
10:31 | Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
10:29 | Trevor Baskin defensive rebound | |||
10:07 | RJ Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
10:05 | Curt Hopf defensive rebound | |||
9:36 | Tyler Doyle misses two point layup | |||
9:34 | Curt Hopf offensive rebound | |||
9:33 | Knights turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
9:13 | Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot | |||
9:11 | Ben Johnson defensive rebound | |||
8:56 | Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot | |||
8:54 | RJ Smith defensive rebound | |||
8:49 | +3 | Assane Diop makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists) | 10-19 | |
8:21 | Tyler Doyle misses three point jump shot | |||
8:19 | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | |||
8:09 | +2 | Assane Diop makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists) | 10-21 | |
7:58 | Billy Smith turnover (Julian Hammond III steals) | |||
7:50 | RJ Smith misses two point layup | |||
7:48 | Billy Smith defensive rebound | |||
7:45 | Ben Johnson turnover (RJ Smith steals) | |||
7:41 | Tyler Doyle personal foul | |||
7:41 | TV timeout | |||
7:25 | +3 | RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists) | 10-24 | |
7:08 | Billy Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
7:06 | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | |||
6:52 | Assane Diop misses three point jump shot | |||
6:50 | Knights defensive rebound | |||
6:43 | Myles Watkins turnover (RJ Smith steals) | |||
6:43 | Landin Hacker personal foul | |||
6:27 | AJ Lux shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul) | |||
6:27 | Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:27 | +1 | Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-25 | |
6:04 | Billy Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
6:02 | RJ Smith defensive rebound | |||
5:55 | Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot | |||
5:53 | Elijah Malone offensive rebound | |||
5:51 | +2 | Elijah Malone makes two point jump shot | 10-27 | |
5:28 | AJ Lux misses three point jump shot | |||
5:26 | RJ Smith defensive rebound | |||
5:17 | +2 | Assane Diop makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists) | 10-29 | |
5:11 | Knights 30 second timeout | |||
4:55 | Tyler Doyle turnover (Andrej Jakimovski steals) | |||
4:50 | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup | |||
4:48 | Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound | |||
4:46 | Felix Kossaras shooting foul (Dezmond McKinney draws the foul) | |||
4:46 | +1 | Dezmond McKinney makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-29 | |
4:46 | +1 | Dezmond McKinney makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-29 | |
4:36 | +3 | Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot | 12-32 | |
4:24 | Curt Hopf turnover (Julian Hammond III steals) | |||
4:20 | Curt Hopf shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul) | |||
4:20 | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-33 | |
4:20 | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-34 | |
4:04 | +2 | Dezmond McKinney makes two point layup | 14-34 | |
3:45 | Julian Hammond III turnover (Billy Smith steals) | |||
3:36 | Dezmond McKinney misses two point jump shot | |||
3:34 | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | |||
3:25 | +2 | Felix Kossaras makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists) | 14-36 | |
3:06 | Kenyon Goodin misses three point jump shot | |||
3:04 | Buffaloes defensive rebound | |||
3:03 | TV timeout | |||
2:42 | Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot | |||
2:40 | Trevor Baskin offensive rebound | |||
2:34 | Luke Anderson shooting foul (Felix Kossaras draws the foul) | |||
2:34 | +1 | Felix Kossaras makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-37 | |
2:34 | +1 | Felix Kossaras makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-38 | |
2:06 | +2 | Myles Watkins makes two point layup | 16-38 | |
1:56 | +3 | Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists) | 16-41 | |
1:31 | Bangot Dak blocks Myles Watkins's two point layup | |||
1:20 | Trevor Baskin turnover (Grant Whitaker steals) | |||
1:07 | Luke Anderson misses two point layup | |||
1:05 | Grant Whitaker offensive rebound | |||
1:03 | Grant Whitaker turnover (Sebastian Rancik steals) | |||
0:59 | Ben Johnson shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul) | |||
0:59 | +1 | Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-42 | |
0:59 | Trevor Baskin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:59 | Myles Watkins defensive rebound | |||
0:54 | Sebastian Rancik blocks Kenyon Goodin's two point layup | |||
0:52 | Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound | |||
0:47 | Sebastian Rancik misses two point dunk | |||
0:45 | Luke Anderson defensive rebound | |||
0:41 | Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
0:39 | Trevor Baskin defensive rebound | |||
0:26 | +3 | RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Trevor Baskin assists) | 16-45 | |
0:03 | Myles Watkins misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Felix Kossaras defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |