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Madsen leads quartet in double figures as Utah keeps Colorado winless in Big 12

AP
Feb 06, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Gabe Madsen scored 17 points, Lawson Lovering scored 12 points and Utah kept Colorado winless in the Big 12 beating the Buffaloes 72-59 on Wednesday night.

Ezra Ausar and reserve Mason Madsen each scored 10 points for the Utes (13-9, 5-6 Big 12).

Colorado (9-13, 0-11) reserve Javon Ruffin scored 13 points and Bangot Dak scored 11.

Utah led 32-20 at halftime before the Buffaloes used the first 10 minutes of the second half to get within 45-42 with Dak scoring nine points in a span in which Colorado outscored Utah 22-10.

Later, Assane Diop made a pair of foul shots to get Colorado within 48-46 with 8:01 left. Madsen made a 3-pointer to give Utah a 55-50 advantage with 4:15 left and the Utes closed it out with a 20-9 run.

Utah has now won five of its last eight while Colorado has lost 11 in a row. Five of Colorado's nine remaining games are against teams currently ranked in the Top 25.

Since entering a conference starting in the 1909-10 season, the Buffaloes' program has gone winless only once in conference play. In the 1985-86 season, Colorado posted an 0-14 record in the former Big 8 Conference.

Colorado hosts fifth-ranked Houston on Saturday. The Utes travel to West Virginia to face the Mountaineers on Saturday.

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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
20
UTAH
Utes
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Bangot Dak vs. Lawson Lovering (Buffaloes gains possession)
19:35		Sebastian Rancik misses two point jump shot
19:33		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
19:22		Jake Wahlin misses two point jump shot
19:20		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
19:19		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
19:19		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:19		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:19		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
19:18		Ezra Ausar personal foul
19:06		Ezra Ausar blocks Bangot Dak's two point dunk
19:04		Utes defensive rebound
18:37	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (Lawson Lovering assists)	0-2
18:11		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
18:09		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
18:00		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
17:58		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
17:53		Sebastian Rancik shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
17:53		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:53		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:53		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
17:33		Trevor Baskin misses three point jump shot
17:31		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
17:19	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk (Gabe Madsen assists)	0-4
16:55		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
16:53		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
16:42		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
16:40		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
16:33	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup	2-4
16:16		Mike Sharavjamts turnover (bad pass)
16:01		Jake Wahlin personal foul
15:47		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
15:45		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
15:30		Bangot Dak turnover (bad pass)
15:30		TV timeout
15:19		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
15:17		Assane Diop defensive rebound
14:52	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot	5-4
14:26		Assane Diop shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
14:26		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:26	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-5
14:09		Elijah Malone turnover (lost ball) (Miro Little steals)
14:03		Ezra Ausar turnover (bad pass)
13:37		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
13:35		Zach Keller defensive rebound
13:29		Jake Wahlin misses three point jump shot
13:27		Utes offensive rebound
13:27		Julian Hammond III flagrant 1 (Zach Keller draws the foul)
13:27		Zach Keller misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
13:27		Zach Keller misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
13:26		Gabe Madsen turnover (out of bounds)
13:11	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	8-5
12:50	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Jake Wahlin assists)	8-8
12:19		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
12:17		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
12:04		Keanu Dawes misses two point layup
12:02		Assane Diop defensive rebound
11:46		Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
11:44		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
11:29	+2	Zach Keller makes two point layup (Miro Little assists)	8-10
10:57		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
10:55		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
10:49		Jake Wahlin turnover (lost ball) (Javon Ruffin steals)
10:22		Gabe Madsen shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
10:22		TV timeout
10:22		Assane Diop misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:22	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-10
9:58	+2	Mason Madsen makes two point layup (Keanu Dawes assists)	9-12
9:42		Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot
9:40		Utes defensive rebound
9:33		Harrison Carrington shooting foul (Mason Madsen draws the foul)
9:33		Mason Madsen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:33	+1	Mason Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-13
9:14		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
9:12		Bangot Dak offensive rebound
9:12		Lawson Lovering personal foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
8:54		Mason Madsen blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point layup
8:52		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
8:35		Lawson Lovering misses two point hook shot
8:33		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
8:26		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
8:24		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
8:10		Mason Madsen turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Carrington steals)
7:55		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
7:50		Buffaloes offensive rebound
7:50		TV timeout
7:45		Harrison Carrington turnover (lost ball) (Ezra Ausar steals)
7:38		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
7:36		Mason Madsen offensive rebound
7:31		Mason Madsen misses two point layup
7:29		Mason Madsen offensive rebound
7:28		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Mason Madsen draws the foul)
7:28	+1	Mason Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-14
7:28	+1	Mason Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-15
7:10	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point jump shot (Sebastian Rancik assists)	11-15
6:57	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup	11-17
6:57		Harrison Carrington shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
6:57	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-18
6:38		Sebastian Rancik turnover (bad pass) (Miro Little steals)
6:18		Lawson Lovering misses two point hook shot
6:16		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
6:08		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
6:06		Utes defensive rebound
5:39		Jake Wahlin misses two point layup
5:37		Jake Wahlin offensive rebound
5:36	+2	Jake Wahlin makes two point layup	11-20
5:36		Elijah Malone shooting foul (Jake Wahlin draws the foul)
5:36	+1	Jake Wahlin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-21
5:18		Sebastian Rancik misses two point layup
5:16		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
4:48	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	11-23
4:29	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot	14-23
3:56	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Ezra Ausar assists)	14-25
3:56		Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
3:56		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:56		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
3:32	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point jump shot	16-25
3:26		Miro Little personal foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
3:07		Julian Hammond III misses two point layup
3:05		Utes defensive rebound
2:55		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
2:53		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
2:52		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
2:52	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-26
2:52	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-27
2:31		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
2:29		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
2:17		Lawson Lovering turnover (bad pass) (Bangot Dak steals)
2:09	+2	Assane Diop makes two point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)	18-27
1:43		Keanu Dawes misses two point jump shot
1:41		Assane Diop defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Assane Diop makes two point jump shot	20-27
1:19		Utes 30 second timeout
1:00	+2	Zach Keller makes two point layup (Keanu Dawes assists)	20-29
0:41		Keanu Dawes personal foul
0:41		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:24		Assane Diop misses two point layup
0:22		Mason Madsen defensive rebound
0:00	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Mason Madsen assists)	20-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
39
UTAH
Utes
40

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Lawson Lovering turnover (bad pass) (Bangot Dak steals)
19:11		Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass)
18:57		Ezra Ausar misses three point jump shot
18:55		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
18:44	+3	Bangot Dak makes three point jump shot	23-32
18:21		Lawson Lovering turnover (traveling)
18:05		Lawson Lovering personal foul
17:51	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point layup	25-32
17:31		Bangot Dak blocks Gabe Madsen's three point jump shot
17:29		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
17:17		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Madsen steals)
17:11		Ezra Ausar offensive foul
17:11		Ezra Ausar turnover (offensive foul)
16:56		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
16:54		Buffaloes offensive rebound
16:51		Lawson Lovering personal foul
16:42	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point hook shot	27-32
16:28		Gabe Madsen turnover (bad pass)
16:13		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball)
16:02		Mason Madsen turnover (lost ball) (Bangot Dak steals)
15:54		Hunter Erickson personal foul
15:54		TV timeout
15:40		Elijah Malone turnover (lost ball) (Zach Keller steals)
15:30	+3	Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	27-35
15:01		Gabe Madsen shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
15:01	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-35
15:01	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-35
14:43	+2	Zach Keller makes two point layup (Gabe Madsen assists)	29-37
14:30		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Zach Keller steals)
14:23	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Mason Madsen assists)	29-40
14:02	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	32-40
13:47		Elijah Malone shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
13:47	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-41
13:47	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-42
13:38	+3	Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)	35-42
13:15		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
13:13		Mason Madsen offensive rebound
13:07	+2	Zach Keller makes two point layup	35-44
12:43		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
12:41		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
12:34		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
12:33		Zach Keller defensive rebound
12:33		Elijah Malone personal foul (Zach Keller draws the foul)
12:22		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
12:20		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
12:18		Bangot Dak turnover (traveling)
11:59		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
11:57		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
11:54		Assane Diop shooting foul (Keanu Dawes draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-45
11:54		Keanu Dawes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:54		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
11:35	+3	Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	38-45
11:14		Zach Keller misses three point jump shot
11:12		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
11:01	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point layup (Trevor Baskin assists)	40-45
10:45		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
10:43		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
10:37		Bangot Dak misses two point layup
10:35		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
10:35		Trevor Baskin personal foul
10:24		Bangot Dak blocks Lawson Lovering's two point layup
10:22		Utes offensive rebound
10:13		Bangot Dak blocks Mason Madsen's two point layup
10:11		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
10:03	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point dunk (Javon Ruffin assists)	42-45
10:01		Utes 30 second timeout
10:01		TV timeout
9:52		Mason Madsen misses two point layup
9:50		Mason Madsen offensive rebound
9:43	+2	Mason Madsen makes two point layup	42-47
9:34		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
9:27		Buffaloes offensive rebound
9:27		Jake Wahlin personal foul
9:25		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (Lawson Lovering steals)
9:21		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-48
9:21		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:21		Buffaloes defensive rebound
8:53	+2	Assane Diop makes two point jump shot	44-48
8:39		Miro Little misses three point jump shot
8:37		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
8:30		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
8:28		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
8:20		Ezra Ausar turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
8:01		Jake Wahlin shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
8:01	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-48
8:01	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-48
7:36		Sebastian Rancik personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
7:36		TV timeout
7:20		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-49
7:20		Gabe Madsen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:20		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
7:00		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
6:58		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
6:52		Ezra Ausar turnover (lost ball)
6:32		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (Lawson Lovering steals)
6:15	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup	46-51
5:51		Gabe Madsen shooting foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
5:51	+1	Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 1 of 3	47-51
5:51	+1	Javon Ruffin makes regular free throw 2 of 3	48-51
5:51		Javon Ruffin misses regular free throw 3 of 3
5:51		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
5:29		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
5:27		Assane Diop defensive rebound
5:20		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Erickson steals)
4:58		Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
4:58		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:58	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-52
4:43		Javon Ruffin misses two point layup
4:41		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
4:31	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup	50-52
4:20	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot	50-55
4:04		Trevor Baskin misses two point hook shot
4:02		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
3:58	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup	52-55
3:58		Mike Sharavjamts shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58		Trevor Baskin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:58		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup	52-57
3:28		Trevor Baskin misses three point jump shot
3:26		Utes defensive rebound
3:20		Julian Hammond III personal foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
3:20		Mike Sharavjamts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:20		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
3:16	+3	Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	52-60
2:55		Mike Sharavjamts blocks Trevor Baskin's two point layup
2:53		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
2:46		Bangot Dak personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-61
2:46	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-62
2:32		Javon Ruffin misses two point layup
2:30		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
2:26	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point dunk (Hunter Erickson assists)	52-64
2:26		Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
2:26		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:26		Mike Sharavjamts offensive rebound
2:16		Gabe Madsen turnover (out of bounds)
2:08		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
2:06		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
2:01		Julian Hammond III personal foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
2:01	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-65
2:01		Mike Sharavjamts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:01		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
1:45		Assane Diop turnover (lost ball) (Ezra Ausar steals)
1:39		Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-66
1:39		Mike Sharavjamts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:39		Buffaloes defensive rebound
1:39		Lawson Lovering personal foul
1:39	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-66
1:39	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-66
1:35		Gabe Madsen turnover (lost ball) (Sebastian Rancik steals)
1:26		Sebastian Rancik turnover (lost ball) (Mike Sharavjamts steals)
1:07	+3	Jake Wahlin makes three point jump shot (Mason Madsen assists)	54-69
0:57	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	56-69
0:57		Mike Sharavjamts shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-69
0:29	+3	Jake Wahlin makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	57-72
0:11	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	59-72
0:00		End of period

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Julian Hammond III makes two point layup