Assane Diop scores 15 points and Colorado breezes past Bellarmine 79-55
AP
Dec 21, 2024
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Assane Diop scored 15 points and Colorado Buffaloes built a 29-point halftime lead before cruising past Bellarmine Knights 79-55 on Saturday for its fourth straight win.
Bellarmine led 6-4 three minutes into the game, but Colorado allowed just 10 points the rest of the half. Diop scored seven points in a 15-0 run that gave the Buffaloes a 29-10 lead with about 5 minutes left and they took a 45-16 lead at halftime.
Bellarmine made 1 of 14 3-pointers and was 5 for 27 overall in the first half for 18.5%. Colorado shot 52%, led by Diop who made 6 of 8 and scored 13 points.
Colorado cooled off to 42% in the second half and was outscored 39-34. Bellarmine shot 61.5% in the second half.
Colorado led 60-23 before the Lions chipped away with five 3-pointers in their next six made shots but it only got them within 70-41 with 7 minutes remaining.
RJ Smith scored 11 points and Julian Hammond III had 10 points for Colorado (9-2), which is 8-0 at home.
Dezmond McKinney scored 12 points for Bellarmine (3-10).
Colorado makes its Big 12 debut on Dec. 30 with a home game against Iowa State.
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1st Half
BELLAR
Knights
16
COLO
Buffaloes
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Buffaloes gains possession)
19:50
+2
Assane Diop makes two point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)
0-2
19:20
Billy Smith misses two point jump shot
19:18
Elijah Malone defensive rebound
19:07
Assane Diop misses two point layup
19:05
Billy Smith defensive rebound
18:45
+2
Billy Smith makes two point layup
2-2
18:30
Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
18:28
Ben Johnson defensive rebound
18:14
Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Kenyon Goodin draws the foul)
18:14
+1
Kenyon Goodin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-2
18:14
+1
Kenyon Goodin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-2
17:59
RJ Smith misses two point jump shot
17:57
Ben Johnson defensive rebound
17:49
Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
17:47
Assane Diop defensive rebound
17:29
+2
Assane Diop makes two point layup
4-4
17:01
+2
Billy Smith makes two point layup
6-4
16:41
+2
Assane Diop makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)
6-6
16:12
Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot
16:10
Buffaloes defensive rebound
15:52
Harrison Carrington turnover (Myles Watkins steals)
15:42
Ben Johnson turnover (Harrison Carrington steals)
15:38
+2
Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (Trevor Baskin assists)
6-8
15:38
AJ Lux shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
15:38
TV timeout
15:38
+1
Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 1
6-9
15:12
Ben Johnson turnover (Bangot Dak steals)
15:03
Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
15:01
Ben Johnson defensive rebound
14:52
Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:50
Buffaloes defensive rebound
14:39
+2
Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)
6-11
14:15
Harrison Carrington blocks Grant Whitaker's two point layup
14:13
Bangot Dak defensive rebound
14:10
Trevor Baskin misses two point layup
14:10
Bangot Dak offensive rebound
14:10
Billy Smith shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
14:10
+1
Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-12
14:10
Bangot Dak misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:10
Billy Smith defensive rebound
13:47
Billy Smith misses two point jump shot
13:45
Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
13:31
Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
13:29
Bangot Dak offensive rebound
13:18
Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
13:16
Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound
13:09
Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:07
Harrison Carrington defensive rebound
13:02
Harrison Carrington turnover (Dezmond McKinney steals)
12:47
Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Myles Watkins draws the foul)
12:47
Myles Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:47
+1
Myles Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-12
12:29
+2
Sebastian Rancik makes two point dunk (Trevor Baskin assists)
7-14
12:03
+3
Landin Hacker makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Goodin assists)
10-14
11:47
+2
Bangot Dak makes two point dunk (Sebastian Rancik assists)
10-16
11:30
Landin Hacker turnover (Bangot Dak steals)
11:15
Tyler Doyle personal foul
11:15
TV timeout
11:05
RJ Smith offensive foul
11:05
RJ Smith turnover (offensive foul)
10:40
Dezmond McKinney misses two point layup
10:38
Dezmond McKinney offensive rebound
10:31
Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:29
Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
10:07
RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
10:05
Curt Hopf defensive rebound
9:36
Tyler Doyle misses two point layup
9:34
Curt Hopf offensive rebound
9:33
Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
9:13
Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
9:11
Ben Johnson defensive rebound
8:56
Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot
8:54
RJ Smith defensive rebound
8:49
+3
Assane Diop makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)
10-19
8:21
Tyler Doyle misses three point jump shot
8:19
Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
8:09
+2
Assane Diop makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists)
10-21
7:58
Billy Smith turnover (Julian Hammond III steals)
7:50
RJ Smith misses two point layup
7:48
Billy Smith defensive rebound
7:45
Ben Johnson turnover (RJ Smith steals)
7:41
Tyler Doyle personal foul
7:41
TV timeout
7:25
+3
RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)
10-24
7:08
Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
7:06
Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
6:52
Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
6:50
Knights defensive rebound
6:43
Myles Watkins turnover (RJ Smith steals)
6:43
Landin Hacker personal foul
6:27
AJ Lux shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
6:27
Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:27
+1
Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-25
6:04
Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
6:02
RJ Smith defensive rebound
5:55
Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
5:53
Elijah Malone offensive rebound
5:51
+2
Elijah Malone makes two point jump shot
10-27
5:28
AJ Lux misses three point jump shot
5:26
RJ Smith defensive rebound
5:17
+2
Assane Diop makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists)
10-29
5:11
Knights 30 second timeout
4:55
Tyler Doyle turnover (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
4:50
Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
4:48
Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound
4:46
Felix Kossaras shooting foul (Dezmond McKinney draws the foul)
4:46
+1
Dezmond McKinney makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-29
4:46
+1
Dezmond McKinney makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-29
4:36
+3
Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot
12-32
4:24
Curt Hopf turnover (Julian Hammond III steals)
4:20
Curt Hopf shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
4:20
+1
Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-33
4:20
+1
Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-34
4:04
+2
Dezmond McKinney makes two point layup
14-34
3:45
Julian Hammond III turnover (Billy Smith steals)
3:36
Dezmond McKinney misses two point jump shot
3:34
Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
3:25
+2
Felix Kossaras makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)
14-36
3:06
Kenyon Goodin misses three point jump shot
3:04
Buffaloes defensive rebound
3:03
TV timeout
2:42
Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot
2:40
Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
2:34
Luke Anderson shooting foul (Felix Kossaras draws the foul)
2:34
+1
Felix Kossaras makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-37
2:34
+1
Felix Kossaras makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-38
2:06
+2
Myles Watkins makes two point layup
16-38
1:56
+3
Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)
16-41
1:31
Bangot Dak blocks Myles Watkins's two point layup
1:20
Trevor Baskin turnover (Grant Whitaker steals)
1:07
Luke Anderson misses two point layup
1:05
Grant Whitaker offensive rebound
1:03
Grant Whitaker turnover (Sebastian Rancik steals)
0:59
Ben Johnson shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
0:59
+1
Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-42
0:59
Trevor Baskin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:59
Myles Watkins defensive rebound
0:54
Sebastian Rancik blocks Kenyon Goodin's two point layup
0:52
Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
0:47
Sebastian Rancik misses two point dunk
0:45
Luke Anderson defensive rebound
0:41
Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:39
Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
0:26
+3
RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Trevor Baskin assists)
16-45
0:03
Myles Watkins misses three point jump shot
0:01
Felix Kossaras defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BELLAR
Knights
39
COLO
Buffaloes
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:48
Curt Hopf turnover
19:25
Andrej Jakimovski turnover (Billy Smith steals)
19:17
+3
Kenyon Goodin makes three point jump shot (Billy Smith assists)
19-45
19:03
+2
Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)
19-47
18:35
Tyler Doyle turnover (Julian Hammond III steals)
18:31
+2
RJ Smith makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists)
19-49
18:17
+2
Curt Hopf makes two point layup (Billy Smith assists)
21-49
17:55
Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
17:53
Kenyon Goodin defensive rebound
17:44
Kenyon Goodin turnover (Julian Hammond III steals)
17:40
+3
RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)
21-52
17:17
Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
17:15
Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
17:07
+2
Assane Diop makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists)
21-54
16:50
+2
Billy Smith makes two point layup
23-54
16:16
+2
Julian Hammond III makes two point layup
23-56
15:56
Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:54
RJ Smith defensive rebound
15:32
Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
15:30
Tyler Doyle defensive rebound
15:18
Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:16
RJ Smith defensive rebound
15:05
Billy Smith blocks Assane Diop's two point layup
15:03
Billy Smith defensive rebound
14:43
Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot
14:41
Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
14:37
+2
Elijah Malone makes two point dunk (Andrej Jakimovski assists)
23-58
14:28
Knights 30 second timeout
14:28
TV timeout
14:15
Myles Watkins turnover (Trevor Baskin steals)
13:55
+2
Bangot Dak makes two point dunk (Sebastian Rancik assists)
23-60
13:19
+3
Ben Johnson makes three point jump shot (Billy Smith assists)
26-60
13:04
Harrison Carrington misses three point jump shot
13:02
Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
12:59
+2
Harrison Carrington makes two point jump shot
26-62
12:49
+3
Billy Smith makes three point jump shot (Myles Watkins assists)
29-62
12:35
Luke Anderson shooting foul
12:35
TV timeout
12:08
+1
Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-63
12:08
+1
Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-64
12:08
+3
AJ Lux makes three point jump shot (Billy Smith assists)
32-64
11:52
Bangot Dak turnover (Luke Anderson steals)
11:33
+3
Landin Hacker makes three point jump shot (AJ Lux assists)
