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Roberts scores 20 points, Arceneaux has big 2nd half as No. 5 Houston holds off Colorado 69-59

AP
Feb 08, 2025

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) J’Wan Roberts scored 20 points, Terrance Arceneaux added 13 of his 15 points in the second half and No. 5 Houston Cougars held off Colorado Buffaloes 69-59 on Saturday to hand the Buffaloes their 12th straight loss.

L.J. Cryer finished with 15 points for the Cougars (19-4, 11-1 Big 12). He appeared to be shaken up late in the game.

Houston raced out to a 9-0 lead and looked on the brink of making quick work of the Buffaloes (9-14, 0-12). But Colorado took its time on offense, played tight defense and steadily chipped away.

A key moment was around the 3-minute mark when Milos Uzan was called for a travel after the horn sounded for a shot-clock violation on Colorado. It was overturned on review. Roberts proceeded to hit two short-range shots to give Cougars some breathing room.

Julian Hammond III had 22 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Colorado. The Buffaloes have dropped 12 in a row for the first time since 2008-09.

Houston: Kelvin Sampson picked up his first win over Colorado as the coach of Houston. He was 14-3 against the Buffaloes while at Oklahoma.

Colorado: Colorado dropped to 1-3 against teams ranked in the top-five this season. It’s the fourth time in the AP rankings era (1948-49) the Buffaloes have faced four top-five teams in the same season.

Colorado was hanging close when Houston's Mylik Wilson had a pivotal steal and dunk with just over 5 minutes remaining.

Houston held an edge in rebounds (38-26), points in the paint (42-20) and second-chance points (18-7).

Houston hosts Baylor on Monday, while Colorado travels to No. 16 Kansas on Tuesday.

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1st Half
HOU
Cougars
31
COLO
Buffaloes
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Joseph Tugler vs. Bangot Dak (Cougars gains possession)
19:36		L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot
19:34		Terrance Arceneaux offensive rebound
19:16	+2	Terrance Arceneaux makes two point hook shot	2-0
18:45		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
18:43		Joseph Tugler defensive rebound
18:18		Terrance Arceneaux misses two point jump shot
18:16		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
18:09		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
18:07		Terrance Arceneaux defensive rebound
17:58		L.J. Cryer misses two point jump shot
17:56		Joseph Tugler offensive rebound
17:43	+3	L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)	5-0
17:12		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
17:10		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
17:06		Bangot Dak misses two point layup
17:04		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
16:56	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point jump shot	7-0
16:45		Assane Diop turnover (bad pass) (Mylik Wilson steals)
16:40	+2	Mylik Wilson makes two point layup	9-0
16:40		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
16:22		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
16:20		Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound
15:58		Mylik Wilson misses three point jump shot
15:56		Buffaloes defensive rebound
15:55		Ja'Vier Francis personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:34	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup (Trevor Baskin assists)	9-2
15:34		Ja'Vier Francis shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
15:34	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-3
15:04		Terrance Arceneaux misses two point layup
15:02		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
14:51		Terrance Arceneaux personal foul
14:34		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
14:32		L.J. Cryer defensive rebound
14:16	+3	Milos Uzan makes three point jump shot (J'Wan Roberts assists)	12-3
13:53		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (L.J. Cryer steals)
13:43	+2	L.J. Cryer makes two point jump shot	14-3
13:30		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
13:28		Joseph Tugler defensive rebound
13:26		Elijah Malone personal foul (Joseph Tugler draws the foul)
13:17		L.J. Cryer misses two point jump shot
13:15		L.J. Cryer offensive rebound
13:11		Jump ball. L.J. Cryer vs. Javon Ruffin (Buffaloes gains possession)
13:11		L.J. Cryer turnover (lost ball) (Javon Ruffin steals)
12:47	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Trevor Baskin assists)	14-6
12:47		Elijah Malone personal foul
12:41		Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass) (Trevor Baskin steals)
12:36		Terrance Arceneaux blocks Trevor Baskin's two point layup
12:34		Bangot Dak offensive rebound
12:22	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)	14-9
12:11		Jump ball. Ja'Vier Francis vs. RJ Smith (Cougars gains possession)
12:06		L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot
12:04		RJ Smith defensive rebound
12:02		Ja'Vier Francis personal foul
11:36	+3	Felix Kossaras makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	14-12
11:13		Mylik Wilson misses two point layup
11:11		Joseph Tugler offensive rebound
11:03		L.J. Cryer turnover (bad pass) (Trevor Baskin steals)
10:53	+2	Felix Kossaras makes two point layup (Bangot Dak assists)	14-14
10:49		Cougars 60 second timeout
10:49		TV timeout
10:34	+2	L.J. Cryer makes two point layup (J'Wan Roberts assists)	16-14
10:08		RJ Smith misses two point layup
10:06		Joseph Tugler defensive rebound
9:58		Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Mylik Wilson draws the foul)
9:58	+1	Mylik Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-14
9:58		Mylik Wilson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:58		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
9:40		Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot
9:38		Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
9:38		J'Wan Roberts personal foul
9:32		Harrison Carrington misses three point jump shot
9:30		J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
9:05	+3	L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot (Mylik Wilson assists)	20-14
8:43	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	20-17
8:16		L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot
8:14		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
8:08		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass)
7:55	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point layup	22-17
7:41		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
7:39		Mylik Wilson defensive rebound
7:23	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point layup	24-17
7:23		Julian Hammond III shooting foul (J'Wan Roberts draws the foul)
7:23		TV timeout
7:23		J'Wan Roberts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:23		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
7:02		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
7:00		Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
6:54	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point layup	24-19
6:54		Terrance Arceneaux shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
6:54		Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:54		J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
6:24		Milos Uzan misses two point layup
6:24		Buffaloes defensive rebound
6:03		Trevor Baskin turnover (traveling)
5:52		Elijah Malone blocks Joseph Tugler's two point layup
5:50		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
5:39		J'Wan Roberts shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
5:39	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-20
5:39	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-21
5:21	+2	L.J. Cryer makes two point jump shot	26-21
4:52		L.J. Cryer shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-22
4:52	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-23
4:37		Milos Uzan misses two point jump shot
4:35		Milos Uzan offensive rebound
4:29		L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot
4:27		Joseph Tugler offensive rebound
4:14		Milos Uzan misses two point layup
4:12		Terrance Arceneaux offensive rebound
4:04		Terrance Arceneaux misses two point jump shot
4:02		Joseph Tugler offensive rebound
3:57	+3	Milos Uzan makes three point jump shot (L.J. Cryer assists)	29-23
3:40		Terrance Arceneaux personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
3:40		TV timeout
3:40		Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:40		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
3:21		Assane Diop shooting foul (Milos Uzan draws the foul)
3:21	+1	Milos Uzan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-23
3:21	+1	Milos Uzan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-23
3:09		Trevor Baskin misses three point jump shot
3:07		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
2:55		Mylik Wilson turnover (bad pass) (Sebastian Rancik steals)
2:47	+2	RJ Smith makes two point layup	31-25
2:31		L.J. Cryer turnover (bad pass)
1:59		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
1:41		Mercy Miller misses three point jump shot
1:39		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
1:30	+2	Assane Diop makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	31-27
1:01		Bangot Dak blocks Mylik Wilson's two point layup
0:59		Assane Diop defensive rebound
0:54		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
0:52		Cedric Lath defensive rebound
0:52		Sebastian Rancik personal foul
0:29		Bangot Dak blocks L.J. Cryer's two point layup
0:27		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
0:22		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass)
0:00		L.J. Cryer misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
HOU
Cougars
38
COLO
Buffaloes
32

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Bangot Dak misses two point layup
19:44		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
19:27		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul
19:15	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point layup	33-27
18:55	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	33-30
18:20	+3	Terrance Arceneaux makes three point jump shot	36-30
18:02		Bangot Dak misses two point pullup jump shot
18:00		Terrance Arceneaux defensive rebound
17:36	+3	L.J. Cryer makes three point jump shot (J'Wan Roberts assists)	39-30
17:17		J'Wan Roberts personal foul
16:55		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (lost ball) (Milos Uzan steals)
16:48		L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot
16:46		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
16:41	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Rancik assists)	39-33
16:09		Milos Uzan misses two point pullup jump shot
16:07		L.J. Cryer offensive rebound
16:01		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
16:01		TV timeout
15:42		Joseph Tugler personal foul
15:40		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass)
15:20		Elijah Malone shooting foul (Milos Uzan draws the foul)
15:20		Milos Uzan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:20		Milos Uzan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:19		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
14:58		L.J. Cryer personal foul
14:44	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	39-36
14:23		J'Wan Roberts misses two point jump shot
14:21		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
14:13		Elijah Malone misses two point layup
14:11		Joseph Tugler defensive rebound
13:58	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point layup	41-36
13:58		Elijah Malone shooting foul (J'Wan Roberts draws the foul)
13:58	+1	J'Wan Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-36
13:47		Julian Hammond III misses two point driving layup
13:45		L.J. Cryer defensive rebound
13:22		J'Wan Roberts misses two point driving layup
13:20		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
13:12	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point driving layup (Felix Kossaras assists)	42-38
12:45		Terrance Arceneaux misses three point jump shot
12:44		Ja'Vier Francis offensive rebound
12:44		RJ Smith personal foul
12:39	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)	44-38
12:18		Trevor Baskin misses two point hook shot
12:16		Mylik Wilson defensive rebound
12:08		Mylik Wilson turnover (lost ball)
11:54		Ja'Vier Francis shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-39
11:54		Bangot Dak misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:53		Buffaloes offensive rebound
11:33		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
11:31		L.J. Cryer defensive rebound
11:04		L.J. Cryer misses three point jump shot
11:02		L.J. Cryer offensive rebound
10:51	+2	Terrance Arceneaux makes two point driving layup	46-39
10:22		Javon Ruffin misses two point driving layup
10:20		J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
10:04	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point hook shot	48-39
9:44		Joseph Tugler personal foul
9:43		Mylik Wilson personal foul
9:30	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point stepback jump shot	48-42
9:11		Terrance Arceneaux turnover (traveling)
8:49	+3	Bangot Dak makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	48-45
8:28		RJ Smith blocks L.J. Cryer's two point layup
8:27		Cougars offensive rebound
8:27		Cougars 30 second timeout
8:27		TV timeout
8:17		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Terrance Arceneaux draws the foul)
8:17	+1	Terrance Arceneaux makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-45
8:17	+1	Terrance Arceneaux makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-45
8:05		Felix Kossaras turnover (bad pass)
7:42		Milos Uzan misses two point jump shot
7:41		Joseph Tugler offensive rebound
7:41		Joseph Tugler misses two point tip dunk
7:38		Joseph Tugler offensive rebound
7:30	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point driving floating jump shot	52-45
7:01	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point driving layup	52-47
7:01		TV timeout
6:40	+2	Terrance Arceneaux makes two point driving layup	54-47
6:13		L.J. Cryer personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-48
6:13	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-49
5:56		Terrance Arceneaux turnover (lost ball) (Julian Hammond III steals)
5:49		Joseph Tugler shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
5:49	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 3	54-50
5:49	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 3	54-51
5:49	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 3 of 3	54-52
5:37		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul
5:25	+2	Terrance Arceneaux makes two point driving layup	56-52
5:11		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (lost ball) (Mylik Wilson steals)
5:07	+2	Mylik Wilson makes two point dunk	58-52
4:58		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
4:43	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point driving layup	58-54
4:13		Milos Uzan misses two point pullup jump shot
4:12		Cougars offensive rebound
4:12		Javon Ruffin personal foul (Terrance Arceneaux draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Terrance Arceneaux makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-54
4:12	+1	Terrance Arceneaux makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-54
3:45	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point driving dunk (RJ Smith assists)	60-56
3:29		Bangot Dak shooting foul (J'Wan Roberts draws the foul)
3:28		TV timeout
3:29	+1	J'Wan Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-56
3:29		J'Wan Roberts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:28		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
3:00		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
2:58		RJ Smith offensive rebound
2:56		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
2:38	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point layup	63-56
2:12		Terrance Arceneaux blocks Julian Hammond III's two point layup
2:10		Terrance Arceneaux defensive rebound
1:52	+2	J'Wan Roberts makes two point driving layup	65-56
1:45		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
1:38		Sebastian Rancik misses two point layup
1:36		J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound
1:12	+2	Mylik Wilson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Milos Uzan assists)	67-56
1:04		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (Terrance Arceneaux steals)
0:58		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul (Milos Uzan draws the foul)
0:58		Milos Uzan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:58		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
0:50		Mylik Wilson personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-57
0:50		Julian Hammond III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:49		Mylik Wilson defensive rebound
0:20	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point driving layup	69-57
0:14		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
0:13		Buffaloes offensive rebound
0:12		Terrance Arceneaux blocks Andrej Jakimovski's three point jump shot
0:11		Buffaloes offensive rebound
0:03	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	69-59
0:00		End of period

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Julian Hammond III makes two point layup