Bangot Dak scores 16 points, Colorado jumps out early and rolls past Colorado State 72-55
Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes: Game Highlights
Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes: Game Highlights
BOULDER, Colo. -- — Bangot Dak scored 16 points and Colorado cruised to a 72-55 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night.
Dak made 7 of 8 shots with a 3-pointer. Julian Hammond III added 13 points and Elijah Malone added 10 for Colorado (7-2). Three others finished with nine points apiece, including Trevor Baskin who grabbed 11 rebounds with two blocks and two steals.
Colorado shot 50% (28 of 56) from the floor and outrebounded Colorado State 44-33.
Jalen Lake made three 3-pointers and scored 18 points to lead Colorado State (5-4). Kyan Evans added 11 points and Nique Clifford had 10.
Malone scored 10 first-half points and Hammond added eight to help the Buffaloes build a 43-21 halftime advantage.
Dak's tip-in jumper stretched the Buffaloes' lead to 56-30 with 12:10 remaining. Lake converted a four-point play and added a pair of free throws between a pair of Clifford 3-pointers to pull the Rams to 58-42 with 6:39 remaining, but they still trailed by double digits the rest of the way.
The Buffaloes have won their last nine and 22 of 23 home games dating to last season.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bret Smith
- Eric Curry
- Brooks Wells
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| Wyoming | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
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| BYU | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
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| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
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