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Washington holds off Colorado 75-72 behind Brooks' 25 points

AP
Jan 20, 2023

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Keion Brooks Jr. scored 25 points, Braxton Meah had a double-double and Washington beat Colorado 75-72 on Thursday night, sweeping the season series against the Buffaloes.

Meah scored 10 points and finished with a career-high 12 rebounds. Washington (12-8, 4-5 Pac-12) also got help from Keyon Menifield who scored 10, and the Huskies finished 27-for-50 (54%) shooting and 12 of 14 from the foul line.

Brooks' basket with 2:40 left put the Huskies up 71-63 before Colorado countered with a layup from KJ Simpson and a 3-pointer from Julian Hammond III with 1:44 remaining.

Meah and Colorado's Hammond each sank a pair of foul shots in succession, and following a Brooks turnover, Simpson laid it in to reduce the Buffaloes' deficit to 73-72. But the squads exchanged turnovers on their ensuing possessions and Cole Bajema made two foul shots with four seconds to go to seal it.

Meah threw down a dunk three-and-a-half minutes in for a 6-4 lead and Washington stayed ahead the rest of the way.

Hammond, a reserve, scored 18 points for Colorado (11-9, 3-6), Tristan da Silva 17 and Simpson 11.

It was Washington's first win in Boulder, Colorado since 2019.

The Huskies travel to Utah to play the Utes on Saturday. Colorado hosts Washington State on Sunday.

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1st Half
WASH
Huskies
33
COLO
Buffaloes
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Braxton Meah vs. Lawson Lovering (Braxton Meah gains possession)
19:44	+2	Keyon Menifield makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:21	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	2-2
19:00		Noah Williams misses two point jump shot
18:58		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
18:43	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	2-4
17:51	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point layup	4-4
18:02		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
18:00		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
17:48		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
17:46		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
17:30		KJ Simpson turnover (Cole Bajema steals)
17:29		KJ Simpson personal foul
17:16		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover
17:07		Cole Bajema personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
17:07		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:07		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:07		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
16:55		Koren Johnson turnover
16:41		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
16:39		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
16:31	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point dunk (Koren Johnson assists)	6-4
16:08		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
16:06		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
15:48		Huskies 30 second timeout
15:48		TV timeout
15:41		Koren Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:39		Braxton Meah offensive rebound
15:36	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point putback dunk	8-4
15:20		Tristan da Silva misses two point hook shot
15:18		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
15:10	+3	Keion Brooks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Koren Johnson assists)	11-4
14:56		Koren Johnson blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup
14:54		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
14:48		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
14:46		Huskies defensive rebound
14:38		Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:36		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
14:22		Tristan da Silva misses two point hook shot
14:20		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
14:16		Koren Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
13:43	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	11-7
13:14		Cole Bajema misses two point layup
13:12		Braxton Meah offensive rebound
13:08		Braxton Meah misses two point layup
13:06		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
13:02	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	11-9
12:43		PJ Fuller II misses three point jump shot
12:41		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
12:38		Julian Hammond III turnover (out of bounds)
12:14		Noah Williams misses two point layup
12:12		Buffaloes defensive rebound
11:47		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
11:45		Noah Williams defensive rebound
11:40	+3	Koren Johnson makes three point jump shot (PJ Fuller II assists)	14-9
11:24		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
11:22		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
11:17		Koren Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:15		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
10:58		Ethan Wright misses three point jump shot
10:56		Jackson Grant defensive rebound
10:46		Jackson Grant offensive foul
10:46		Jackson Grant turnover (offensive foul)
10:46		TV timeout
10:35		Jackson Grant shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
10:35	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-10
10:35	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-11
10:20		Luke O'Brien personal foul
9:59	+2	Noah Williams makes two point layup	16-11
9:46		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
9:44		Ethan Wright offensive rebound
9:35	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	16-13
9:10	+3	Keyon Menifield makes three point jump shot (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)	19-13
8:56		Lawson Lovering offensive foul (Braxton Meah draws the foul)
8:56		Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul)
8:32		PJ Fuller II turnover (lost ball) (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
8:27		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (out of bounds)
8:14	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)	22-13
8:14		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul)
8:12		Cole Bajema misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:12		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
7:58		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
7:56		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
7:50	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point putback layup	22-15
7:29		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
7:22		Huskies offensive rebound
7:22		TV timeout
7:17		Koren Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:15		Braxton Meah offensive rebound
7:15		Nique Clifford personal foul
7:13	+3	Keyon Menifield makes three point jump shot (Koren Johnson assists)	25-15
6:54		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
6:52		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
6:39		Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:37		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	25-17
5:53		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
5:39		Keyon Menifield personal foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
5:29		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
5:27		Huskies defensive rebound
5:16		Nique Clifford blocks Koren Johnson's two point layup
5:14		PJ Fuller II offensive rebound
4:59	+2	PJ Fuller II makes two point layup	27-17
4:54		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
4:52		Keyon Menifield defensive rebound
4:48		Keion Brooks Jr. offensive foul
4:48		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
4:32	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	27-20
4:07	+2	PJ Fuller II makes two point pullup jump shot	29-20
3:44		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
3:46		Buffaloes offensive rebound
3:46		TV timeout
3:33	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point driving floating jump shot	29-22
3:20		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tristan da Silva steals)
3:04		Lawson Lovering turnover (bad pass) (Keion Brooks Jr. steals)
2:57	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point dunk	31-22
2:39		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
2:37		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
2:16		Keyon Menifield misses three point jump shot
2:16		Buffaloes defensive rebound
2:03		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Braxton Meah steals)
1:57		KJ Simpson shooting foul (PJ Fuller II draws the foul)
1:57	+1	PJ Fuller II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-22
1:57	+1	PJ Fuller II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-22
1:45		Luke O'Brien turnover (lost ball) (Braxton Meah steals)
1:25		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:23		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
1:20	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Luke O'Brien assists)	33-24
1:09		PJ Fuller II turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
1:04		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
1:02		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
0:52		Cole Bajema shooting foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
0:52		Luke O'Brien misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:52		Luke O'Brien misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:52		Keyon Menifield defensive rebound
0:32		Keyon Menifield turnover (lost ball) (Luke O'Brien steals)
0:23		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
0:21		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
0:18	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point putback dunk	33-26
0:02		Noah Williams misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WASH
Huskies
42
COLO
Buffaloes
46

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
19:47		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
19:40		Lawson Lovering turnover (bad pass) (Keyon Menifield steals)
19:34	+2	Keyon Menifield makes two point layup	35-26
19:27		Tristan da Silva offensive foul
19:27		Tristan da Silva turnover (offensive foul)
19:00	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point jump shot (Cole Bajema assists)	37-26
18:33	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point driving layup	37-28
17:57		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
17:55		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
17:36		Buffaloes turnover (back court violation)
17:21	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point layup	39-28
16:56		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
16:54		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
16:53		Keyon Menifield personal foul
16:49		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
16:47		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
16:46		Keion Brooks Jr. shooting foul
16:46		J'Vonne Hadley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:46	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-29
16:29		Noah Williams misses three point jump shot
16:27		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
16:15	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point driving floating jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	39-31
15:52		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
15:49		TV timeout
15:45	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot	39-33
15:26		Noah Williams misses two point jump shot
15:24		Braxton Meah offensive rebound
15:23		Jump ball. (Braxton Meah gains possession)
15:11	+2	Koren Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot	41-33
14:56		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
14:54		Huskies defensive rebound
14:46		Keyon Menifield misses two point layup
14:44		Braxton Meah offensive rebound
14:36	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point putback layup	43-33
14:29		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
14:27		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
14:22		Keyon Menifield turnover (bad pass) (KJ Simpson steals)
14:11	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup	43-35
13:53	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	45-35
13:37		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
13:35		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
13:24	+3	Keion Brooks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Keyon Menifield assists)	48-35
13:14		Buffaloes 60 second timeout
13:04	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point hook shot (Ethan Wright assists)	48-37
12:42		Koren Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Wright steals)
12:42	+2	Ethan Wright makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	48-39
12:14		PJ Fuller II turnover (lost ball) (Julian Hammond III steals)
12:07	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Ethan Wright assists)	48-41
11:56		Huskies 60 second timeout
11:56		TV timeout
11:42		Koren Johnson turnover (bad pass)
11:30		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
11:28		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
11:08	+3	Noah Williams makes three point jump shot (Cole Bajema assists)	51-41
11:02		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
11:00		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
10:54		Ethan Wright misses two point jump shot
10:52		Julian Hammond III offensive rebound
10:54		Noah Williams shooting foul
10:54	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-42
10:52	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-43
10:37		Tristan da Silva blocks Keyon Menifield's two point layup
10:35		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
10:32	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point dunk	51-45
9:54	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Noah Williams assists)	54-45
9:28	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	54-47
9:16		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Keion Brooks Jr. draws the foul)
9:16	+1	Keion Brooks Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-47
9:16	+1	Keion Brooks Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-47
9:02		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
9:00		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
8:59		Koren Johnson personal foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
8:59		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
8:54		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
8:52		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
8:52		Tristan da Silva personal foul (Braxton Meah draws the foul)
8:44	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point alley-oop dunk (Noah Williams assists)	58-47
8:28	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point dunk (KJ Simpson assists)	58-49
7:58		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Nique Clifford steals)
7:52		Koren Johnson personal foul
7:52		TV timeout
7:49		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Koren Johnson steals)
7:47		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Koren Johnson draws the foul)
7:47	+1	Koren Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-49
7:47	+1	Koren Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-49
7:36		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
7:34		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
7:17		Cole Bajema misses two point layup
7:15		Cole Bajema offensive rebound
6:53		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
6:43		Koren Johnson personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
6:30		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
6:28		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
6:28		Jump ball. Braxton Meah vs. Tristan da Silva (Tristan da Silva gains possession)
6:15	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point driving floating jump shot	60-51
6:00		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
5:58		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
6:00		Cole Bajema personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
5:58	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-52
5:58	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-53
5:40		Jump ball. Noah Williams vs. Julian Hammond III (Huskies gains possession)
5:31		Cole Bajema misses two point layup
5:29		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
5:23		Koren Johnson shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
5:23	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-54
5:23		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:23		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
5:09	+3	Keion Brooks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Keyon Menifield assists)	63-54
4:53	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point driving floating jump shot	63-56
4:44		Koren Johnson turnover (bad pass) (KJ Simpson steals)
4:39	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point dunk (Julian Hammond III assists)	63-58
4:39		Huskies 30 second timeout
4:17	+2	Noah Williams makes two point driving finger roll layup	65-58
4:02	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point turnaround jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	65-60
3:52		TV timeout
3:48	+2	Koren Johnson makes two point layup (Noah Williams assists)	67-60
3:37		Noah Williams shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
3:37		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:37	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-61
3:29		Lawson Lovering personal foul (Noah Williams draws the foul)
3:12		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Keion Brooks Jr. draws the foul)
3:12	+1	Keion Brooks Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-61
3:12	+1	Keion Brooks Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-61
3:04		Koren Johnson shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
3:04	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-62
3:04	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-63
2:38	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	71-63
2:26		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
2:24		Noah Williams defensive rebound
2:22		Julian Hammond III personal foul (Noah Williams draws the foul)
2:22		Noah Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:22		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
2:01	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	71-65
1:50		Keyon Menifield turnover (bad pass) (Julian Hammond III steals)
1:37	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot	71-68
1:32		Noah Williams turnover (bad pass) (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
1:32		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
1:30		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
1:30		Tristan da Silva personal foul (Braxton Meah draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Braxton Meah makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-68
1:30	+1	Braxton Meah makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-68
1:19		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
1:17		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
1:14		PJ Fuller II personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-69
1:14	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-70
1:00		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Luke O'Brien steals)
0:50		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:42	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point driving layup	73-72
0:33		Huskies 60 second timeout
0:19		Cole Bajema turnover (lost ball) (Luke O'Brien steals)
0:06		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass)
0:04		Luke O'Brien personal foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Cole Bajema makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-72
0:04	+1	Cole Bajema makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-72
0:00		Julian Hammond III turnover (lost ball) (Cole Bajema steals)
0:00		End of period

Julian Hammond III turnover (lost ball) (Cole Bajema steals)