COLO

TCU

David Punch scores 19 points, TCU beats Colorado 68-57 to snap 3-game losing streak

AP
Feb 02, 2025

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) David Punch scored 19 points and TCU Horned Frogs beat Colorado Buffaloes 68-57 on Sunday.

Colorado trailed by seven points at halftime but pulled to 44-40 with 13:03 remaining. Punch made a pair of 3-pointers, a dunk and finished with 11 points during a 24-6 run and TCU had its largest lead, 68-50, with 2:23 left.

Noah Reynolds added 11 points for TCU (11-10, 4-6 Big 12), which ended a three-game losing streak.

Andrej Jakimovski scored 13 points to lead Colorado (9-12, 0-10). Bangot Dak added nine points to go with 12 rebounds. The Buffaloes outrebounded TCU 34-22, but the Horned Frogs scored 28 points from 19 Colorado turnovers.

Colorado opened on an 11-2 run and led 24-18 midway through the first half. TCU closed the half on a 16-3 run and led 34-27 at the break. Jakimovski scored eight first-half points for the Buffaloes and Reynolds paced TCU with seven.

The Buffaloes have lost 10 consecutive games, their longest losing streak since a 12-game skid during the 2008-09 season.

Jamie Dixon is one win away from 500 as TCU's head coach. His 171 wins at TCU ranks second all-time.

On Wednesday, TCU hosts West Virginia and Colorado plays at Utah.

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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
27
TCU
Horned Frogs
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Bangot Dak vs. Ernest Udeh Jr. (Noah Reynolds gains possession)
19:40		David Punch misses two point layup
19:38		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
19:33		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
19:31		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
19:11		Jump ball. Sebastian Rancik vs. Brendan Wenzel (Buffaloes gains possession)
18:54	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	2-0
18:32		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
18:30		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
18:16	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	4-0
18:01		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
17:59		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
17:53	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point driving dunk (Julian Hammond III assists)	6-0
17:23		Trevor Baskin blocks Vasean Allette's two point layup
17:21		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
17:15	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point reverse dunk (Trevor Baskin assists)	8-0
17:14		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
16:53	+2	David Punch makes two point layup (Vasean Allette assists)	8-2
16:20		David Punch blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point driving layup
16:18		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
16:03		Trevor Baskin blocks Brendan Wenzel's two point layup
16:01		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
15:54	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	11-2
15:35	+3	David Punch makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	11-5
15:10		Bangot Dak turnover (traveling)
15:10		TV timeout
14:51		Vasean Allette turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
14:29	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point pullup jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)	13-5
14:01	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point stepback jump shot	13-7
13:46		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Vasean Allette steals)
13:41	+2	Micah Robinson makes two point cutting layup (David Punch assists)	13-9
13:41		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Micah Robinson draws the foul)
13:41	+1	Micah Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-10
13:13		Malick Diallo blocks Elijah Malone's two point layup
13:11		RJ Smith offensive rebound
13:10		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
12:53		Assane Diop shooting foul (Trazarien White draws the foul)
12:53	+1	Trazarien White makes regular free throw 1 of 3	13-11
12:53	+1	Trazarien White makes regular free throw 2 of 3	13-12
12:53		Trazarien White misses regular free throw 3 of 3
12:53		Felix Kossaras defensive rebound
12:28		Malick Diallo shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
12:28	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-12
12:28	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-12
12:02	+2	Micah Robinson makes two point driving layup (Trazarien White assists)	15-14
11:42	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Assane Diop assists)	18-14
11:22		Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Malick Diallo draws the foul)
11:22		TV timeout
11:22	+1	Malick Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-15
11:22		Malick Diallo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:22		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
10:54		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
10:52		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
10:52		Isaiah Manning personal foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
10:33	+3	Felix Kossaras makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	21-15
10:02		Felix Kossaras personal foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul)
9:50		Vasean Allette turnover (bad pass) (Julian Hammond III steals)
9:44		Felix Kossaras turnover (bad pass) (David Punch steals)
9:26	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Vasean Allette assists)	21-18
9:11		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
9:09		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
8:52		David Punch misses two point driving layup
8:50		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
8:24		Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
8:22		Bangot Dak offensive rebound
8:21		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
8:06		Trevor Baskin blocks Noah Reynolds's two point driving layup
8:04		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
7:56	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Trevor Baskin assists)	24-18
7:31		Brendan Wenzel misses three point stepback jump shot
7:29		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
7:22		David Punch blocks Bangot Dak's two point pullup jump shot
7:20		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
7:14	+3	Noah Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Vasean Allette assists)	24-21
6:52		Trevor Baskin turnover (lost ball) (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals)
6:39		Noah Reynolds misses three point stepback jump shot
6:37		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
6:31		Vasean Allette personal foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
6:31		TV timeout
6:20		Jump ball. (Buffaloes gains possession)
6:05		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
5:41	+2	Trazarien White makes two point running jump shot	24-23
5:26		Javon Ruffin misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
5:24		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
5:05		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul (Jace Posey draws the foul)
4:50		Micah Robinson misses three point jump shot
4:48		Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
4:32		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
4:30		Micah Robinson defensive rebound
4:21	+3	Jace Posey makes three point jump shot (Trazarien White assists)	24-26
3:52		Julian Hammond III misses two point pullup jump shot
3:50		Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
3:38		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
3:35		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
3:35		TV timeout
3:19		RJ Smith shooting foul (Jace Posey draws the foul)
3:19	+1	Jace Posey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-27
3:19	+1	Jace Posey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-28
2:55		Jace Posey shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
2:55		Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:55	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-28
2:44		Jace Posey misses three point jump shot
2:42		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
2:35		Malick Diallo personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
2:29		Elijah Malone offensive foul (Noah Reynolds draws the foul)
2:29		Elijah Malone turnover (offensive foul)
2:17	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point pullup bank jump shot	25-30
2:08		Noah Reynolds personal foul (RJ Smith draws the foul)
1:55		Julian Hammond III misses two point pullup jump shot
1:53		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
1:48		Elijah Malone blocks Vasean Allette's two point layup
1:46		David Punch offensive rebound
1:40		Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
1:36		Buffaloes defensive rebound
1:36		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
1:22	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point dunk (Julian Hammond III assists)	27-30
0:58		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
0:56		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
0:47		Sebastian Rancik misses three point pullup jump shot
0:45		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
0:39	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point driving layup	27-32
0:18		Julian Hammond III turnover (traveling)
0:03		Sebastian Rancik personal foul (Noah Reynolds draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-33
0:03	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
30
TCU
Horned Frogs
34

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Bangot Dak blocks David Punch's two point layup
19:36		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
19:32	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	27-37
19:03		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
19:01		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
18:53		Bangot Dak blocks Ernest Udeh Jr.'s two point layup
18:51		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
18:43		Julian Hammond III misses two point driving layup
18:41		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
18:34		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
18:32		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
18:17	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point cutting layup (Trevor Baskin assists)	29-37
18:06	+2	David Punch makes two point driving dunk (Ernest Udeh Jr. assists)	29-39
17:44	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point finger roll layup (Trevor Baskin assists)	31-39
17:23		Bangot Dak shooting foul (David Punch draws the foul)
17:23	+1	David Punch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-40
17:23		David Punch misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:23		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
16:57	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point driving layup (Bangot Dak assists)	33-40
16:57		Noah Reynolds shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
16:57	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-40
16:36		David Punch turnover (lost ball) (Julian Hammond III steals)
16:28	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point driving layup (Julian Hammond III assists)	36-40
16:28		Vasean Allette shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
16:28		Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:28		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
16:17		Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
16:15		Jace Posey personal foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
16:00		Sebastian Rancik turnover (bad pass)
16:00		TV timeout
15:43	+2	Jace Posey makes two point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	36-42
15:23		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point stepback jump shot
15:21		Elijah Malone personal foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul)
14:53		Trazarien White misses two point jump shot
14:51		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
14:37		Trazarien White misses three point jump shot
14:35		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
14:35		Jump ball. Andrej Jakimovski vs. Jace Posey (Buffaloes gains possession)
14:12		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals)
14:04	+2	Jace Posey makes two point driving layup	36-44
14:04		Elijah Malone shooting foul (Jace Posey draws the foul)
14:04		Jace Posey technical foul
14:04		Jace Posey turnover
14:04	+1	Julian Hammond III makes technical free throw 1 of 2	37-44
14:04	+1	Julian Hammond III makes technical free throw 2 of 2	38-44
14:04		Jace Posey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:04		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
13:43		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
13:41		Malick Diallo personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
13:32		Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass)
13:18		Jace Posey misses two point jump shot
13:16		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
13:00	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	40-44
12:41		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
12:41		TV timeout
12:29	+3	Isaiah Manning makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	40-47
12:05		Elijah Malone turnover (bad pass) (Vasean Allette steals)
12:01		RJ Smith shooting foul (Noah Reynolds draws the foul)
12:01	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-48
12:01	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-49
11:43	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	42-49
11:26		Isaiah Manning misses two point jump shot
11:24		Vasean Allette offensive rebound
11:22		Bangot Dak blocks Vasean Allette's two point layup
11:20		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
11:15		Malick Diallo personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
11:15		TV timeout
11:01		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals)
10:52	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point driving finger roll layup	42-51
10:34	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point layup (Felix Kossaras assists)	44-51
10:20		Isaiah Manning misses three point jump shot
10:16		Buffaloes defensive rebound
9:56	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point alley-oop dunk (Julian Hammond III assists)	46-51
9:30	+2	Isaiah Manning makes two point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	46-53
9:03		Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot
9:01		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
8:52		Isaiah Manning shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-53
8:52	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-53
8:37		Noah Reynolds turnover (bad pass) (Bangot Dak steals)
8:17		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass)
7:54		Noah Reynolds misses two point driving finger roll layup
7:52		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
7:47		Julian Hammond III misses two point pullup jump shot
7:45		Isaiah Manning defensive rebound
7:42		Bangot Dak personal foul (Brendan Wenzel draws the foul)
7:42		TV timeout
7:22	+3	David Punch makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	48-56
6:51		Bangot Dak turnover (bad pass) (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals)
6:42	+2	David Punch makes two point cutting dunk (Vasean Allette assists)	48-58
6:35		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
6:21		Elijah Malone offensive foul (Vasean Allette draws the foul)
6:21		Elijah Malone turnover (offensive foul)
6:02		Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
6:00		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
5:55	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point floating jump shot (Ernest Udeh Jr. assists)	48-60
5:31		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
5:29		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
5:18		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Vasean Allette steals)
5:12		Trazarien White misses three point jump shot
5:10		David Punch offensive rebound
5:04	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point floating jump shot	48-62
4:43		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
4:40		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
4:13		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (David Punch draws the foul)
4:13		David Punch misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:13	+1	David Punch makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-63
4:02		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
4:00		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
3:48	+2	David Punch makes two point layup (Vasean Allette assists)	48-65
3:33	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point hook shot	50-65
3:01		Trazarien White turnover (traveling)
3:01		TV timeout
2:50		Harrison Carrington misses two point layup
2:48		Malick Diallo defensive rebound
2:20	+3	David Punch makes three point jump shot (Vasean Allette assists)	50-68
2:05	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point pullup jump shot	53-68
1:33		Vasean Allette misses two point driving layup
1:31		Malick Diallo offensive rebound
1:26		Malick Diallo turnover (lost ball) (Javon Ruffin steals)
1:21		David Punch shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
1:21		Bangot Dak misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:21	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-68
1:09		Vasean Allette turnover (bad pass) (Bangot Dak steals)
0:54		Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
0:52		Sebastian Rancik offensive rebound
0:47		David Punch shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-68
0:47		Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:47		Bangot Dak offensive rebound
0:38	+2	Harrison Carrington makes two point layup (Bangot Dak assists)	57-68
0:16		Trazarien White misses three point jump shot
0:14		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
0:04		Ernest Udeh Jr. blocks Sebastian Rancik's two point driving layup
0:02		Buffaloes offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Buffaloes offensive rebound