Bangot Dak scores 16 points, Colorado jumps out early and rolls past Colorado State 72-55

AP
Dec 07, 2024

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) 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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1st Half
COLST
Rams
21
COLO
Buffaloes
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Rashaan Mbemba vs. Elijah Malone (Julian Hammond III gains possession)
19:45		Elijah Malone turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
19:31		Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
19:29		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	0-2
18:49		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
18:47		Assane Diop defensive rebound
18:37		Jump ball. RJ Smith vs. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (Rams gains possession)
18:37		RJ Smith turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson steals)
18:20	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:55	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	2-5
17:34	+2	Rashaan Mbemba makes two point layup	4-5
17:34		Elijah Malone shooting foul (Rashaan Mbemba draws the foul)
17:34	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-5
17:20	+3	Assane Diop makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	5-8
17:20		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
17:18		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
16:48		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
16:46		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
16:40		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:38		RJ Smith defensive rebound
16:33		Kyan Evans personal foul (RJ Smith draws the foul)
16:28	+2	RJ Smith makes two point layup	5-10
16:07		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
15:56		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
15:56	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	5-12
15:55		Rams 30 second timeout
15:55		TV timeout
15:36		Rashaan Mbemba offensive foul
15:36		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (offensive foul)
15:18		Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot
15:16		Bowen Born defensive rebound
14:47		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
14:45		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
14:44		Nique Clifford personal foul
14:31		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
14:29		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
14:19		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
14:17		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
14:08		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
14:06		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
13:58		Trevor Baskin turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Morton steals)
13:54		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
13:52		Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
13:44		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
13:42		Bowen Born defensive rebound
13:37	+2	Kyle Jorgensen makes two point layup	7-12
13:18		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
13:16		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
13:07	+2	Bowen Born makes two point layup	9-12
12:37		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
12:35		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
12:32	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup	9-14
12:16	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point layup	11-14
12:01	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point dunk	11-16
11:42		Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
11:40		Ethan Morton offensive rebound
11:26		Trevor Baskin blocks Nique Clifford's two point layup
11:24		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	11-18
10:44		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
10:42		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
10:28		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
10:26		Bangot Dak offensive rebound
10:18	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point jump shot	11-20
10:05		Kyle Jorgensen misses two point layup
10:03		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
10:00		Trevor Baskin offensive foul
10:00		Trevor Baskin turnover (offensive foul)
10:00		TV timeout
9:44		Rashaan Mbemba misses two point layup
9:42		Assane Diop defensive rebound
9:38		Rashaan Mbemba personal foul
9:35	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point dunk (Assane Diop assists)	11-22
9:16		Bowen Born misses two point layup
9:14		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
9:03	+3	Elijah Malone makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	11-25
8:42		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:40		Assane Diop defensive rebound
8:31	+2	Harrison Carrington makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists)	11-27
8:31		Ethan Morton shooting foul (Harrison Carrington draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Harrison Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-28
8:13		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses two point layup
8:11		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound
8:08		Assane Diop blocks Jaylen Crocker-Johnson's two point layup
8:06		Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound
7:59		Assane Diop blocks Keshawn Williams's two point layup
7:59		Rashaan Mbemba offensive rebound
7:59		Rashaan Mbemba turnover
7:59		TV timeout
7:41	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point jump shot	11-30
7:19		Bangot Dak personal foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
7:13	+3	Keshawn Williams makes three point jump shot (Nique Clifford assists)	14-30
6:43		Trevor Baskin misses two point layup
6:41		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
6:35		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
6:33		Buffaloes defensive rebound
6:10	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Bangot Dak assists)	14-33
5:58		Kyan Evans misses two point jump shot
5:56		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
5:46		Trevor Baskin misses three point jump shot
5:44		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
5:40	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup	14-35
5:34		Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Bangot Dak steals)
5:27		Jump ball. (Buffaloes gains possession)
5:16		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Lake steals)
5:08		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
5:06		RJ Smith defensive rebound
4:50		Bangot Dak turnover (bad pass)
4:37		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
4:35		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
4:26		Trevor Baskin turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Lake steals)
4:18	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot	17-35
3:54		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
3:52		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
3:41	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point layup	19-35
3:30		Kyan Evans personal foul
3:30		TV timeout
3:13	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	19-37
2:57		Nique Clifford turnover (lost ball) (Trevor Baskin steals)
2:36	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point jump shot	19-39
2:20		Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
2:18		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
1:56		Kyle Jorgensen shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-40
1:56		Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:56		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
1:34		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (bad pass)
1:20		RJ Smith misses two point jump shot
1:18		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
1:09		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
1:07		Assane Diop defensive rebound
0:56		Ethan Morton blocks Sebastian Rancik's two point jump shot
0:54		Ethan Morton defensive rebound
0:49		Nique Clifford misses two point layup
0:47		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
0:38		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
0:36		Bowen Born defensive rebound
0:32	+2	Bowen Born makes two point layup	21-40
0:29		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:08		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
0:06		Sebastian Rancik offensive rebound
0:02	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Rancik assists)	21-43
0:00		End of period

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Bangot Dak scores 16 points, Colorado jumps out early and rolls past Colorado State 72-55

1st Half
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Rams
21
COLO
Buffaloes
43

Bangot Dak scores 16 points, Colorado jumps out early and rolls past Colorado State 72-55

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1st Half
COLST
Rams
21
COLO
Buffaloes
43