Javon Small scores 26 points as No. 21 West Virginia holds off Colorado 78-70
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Javon Small scored 26 points and Joseph Yesufu added 18 as No. 21 West Virginia held off Colorado 78-70 on Sunday in the teams' first meeting as members of the Big 12 Conference.
The Mountaineers (12-3, 3-1 Big 12) overcame foul trouble and used a late 13-4 run to thwart Colorado, which had cut the deficit to two points with 5:28 left. Yesufu had eight points in that spurt.
Julian Hammond III had 23 points and Assane Diop added 13 for Colorado (9-6, 0-4), which lost its fourth straight game.
Colorado trailed by three and West Virginia had just lost two starters to fouls when the Mountaineers beat the press and started a fast break that ended on Yesufu’s layup and free throw for a 71-65 lead with 1:23 left.
West Virginia: Three straight 3-pointers by Small, the Big 12’s leading scorer and reigning player of the week, gave West Virginia its biggest lead, 49-35, with 17:28 remaining.
Colorado: The Buffaloes, who entered the game with the worst turnover margin in the Big 12, had 14 turnovers in the game.
Before the contest, Colorado held a moment of silence to honor longtime Buffaloes head football coach Bill McCartney, who died Friday at age 84.
Colorado is now 2-2 against ranked teams this season. West Virginia rebounded from its unexpected home loss to Arizona that snapped a seven-game winning streak.
Both teams play Wednesday. Colorado hosts Cincinnati and West Virginia is at Houston.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Eduardo Andre vs. Elijah Malone (Buffaloes gains possession) | Â | |
19:42 | +2 | Assane Diop makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists) | 0-2 | |
19:24 | +3 | Javon Small makes three point jump shot | 3-2 | |
19:09 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:07 | Â | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
18:52 | Â | Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:50 | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â | |
18:29 | Â | Elijah Malone misses two point layup | Â | |
18:27 | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â | |
18:18 | Â | RJ Smith shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul) | Â | |
18:18 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-2 | |
18:18 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-2 | |
18:02 | Â | Eduardo Andre personal foul (Assane Diop draws the foul) | Â | |
17:58 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:56 | Â | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:42 | Â | RJ Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Julian Hammond III turnover (lost ball) (Eduardo Andre steals) | Â | |
17:21 | +2 | Jonathan Powell makes two point layup (Eduardo Andre assists) | 7-2 | |
17:09 | Â | RJ Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
17:00 | +3 | Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 10-2 | |
16:34 | +3 | RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists) | 10-5 | |
16:10 | Â | Toby Okani misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Elijah Malone defensive rebound | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Eduardo Andre personal foul | Â | |
15:47 | +3 | Assane Diop makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists) | 10-8 | |
15:24 | +2 | Jonathan Powell makes two point jump shot | 12-8 | |
14:59 | +2 | Andrej Jakimovski makes two point hook shot | 12-10 | |
14:41 | Â | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:37 | Â | Mountaineers offensive rebound | Â | |
14:37 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:23 | Â | Amani Hansberry misses two point hook shot | Â | |
14:21 | Â | Bangot Dak defensive rebound | Â | |
14:11 | Â | Bangot Dak turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Amani Hansberry offensive foul | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Amani Hansberry turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Trevor Baskin offensive foul | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Trevor Baskin turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
13:35 | +3 | Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 15-10 | |
13:16 | Â | Bangot Dak turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:05 | Â | Jake Auer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:03 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Trevor Baskin offensive rebound | Â | |
12:51 | Â | Trevor Baskin misses two point layup | Â | |
12:49 | Â | Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound | Â | |
12:38 | Â | Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul) | Â | |
12:38 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-10 | |
12:38 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-10 | |
12:22 | Â | Toby Okani personal foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul) | Â | |
12:03 | +3 | Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists) | 17-13 | |
11:45 | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point hook shot | 19-13 | |
11:33 | Â | Sencire Harris personal foul | Â | |
11:33 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:17 | +2 | Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Bangot Dak assists) | 19-15 | |
10:53 | Â | Bangot Dak personal foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul) | Â | |
10:39 | Â | Javon Small misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:37 | Â | RJ Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
10:27 | Â | Amani Hansberry personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul) | Â | |
10:19 | Â | Assane Diop turnover (traveling) | Â | |
10:16 | Â | Toby Okani turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Jakimovski steals) | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Javon Small defensive rebound | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:56 | Â | Trevor Baskin defensive rebound | Â | |
9:45 | Â | Elijah Malone turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
9:28 | Â | Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul) | Â | |
9:28 | +1 | Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-15 | |
9:28 | +1 | Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-15 | |
9:18 | Â | Elijah Malone offensive foul | Â | |
9:18 | Â | Elijah Malone turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
9:05 | +2 | Eduardo Andre makes two point layup (Javon Small assists) | 23-15 | |
9:05 | Â | Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul) | Â | |
9:05 | +1 | Eduardo Andre makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-15 | |
8:48 | Â | RJ Smith turnover (lost ball) (Eduardo Andre steals) | Â | |
8:41 | Â | Javon Small misses two point layup | Â | |
8:39 | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â | |
8:33 | Â | Javon Small blocks RJ Smith's three point jump shot | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Assane Diop offensive rebound | Â | |
8:24 | +3 | Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Assane Diop assists) | 24-18 | |
8:10 | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point jump shot | 26-18 | |
7:54 | +3 | Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Assane Diop assists) | 26-21 | |
7:25 | +2 | Eduardo Andre makes two point layup (Javon Small assists) | 28-21 | |
6:55 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:53 | Â | Eduardo Andre defensive rebound | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Buffaloes defensive rebound | Â | |
6:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:12 | Â | Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:10 | Â | Amani Hansberry defensive rebound | Â | |
6:03 | +3 | Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 31-21 | |
5:38 | Â | Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â | |
5:14 | Â | Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â | |
4:58 | +2 | Bangot Dak makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists) | 31-23 | |
4:38 | +2 | Joseph Yesufu makes two point layup | 33-23 | |
4:21 | Â | Joseph Yesufu shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul) | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Bangot Dak misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Bangot Dak misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Jake Auer defensive rebound | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
3:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:39 | Â | RJ Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Javon Small defensive rebound | Â | |
3:29 | Â | Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:27 | Â | Javon Ruffin defensive rebound | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Trevor Baskin turnover (lost ball) (Javon Small steals) | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Mountaineers 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:59 | Â | Jonathan Powell turnover (bad pass) (Javon Ruffin steals) | Â | |
2:57 | Â | Javon Ruffin turnover (lost ball) (Eduardo Andre steals) | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Jump ball. (Mountaineers gains possession) | Â | |
2:38 | +2 | Eduardo Andre makes two point layup | 35-23 | |
2:38 | Â | Harrison Carrington shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul) | Â | |
2:38 | +1 | Eduardo Andre makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-23 | |
2:25 | +2 | Trevor Baskin makes two point dunk (Javon Ruffin assists) | 36-25 | |
2:01 | +2 | Javon Small makes two point jump shot | 38-25 | |
1:44 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:42 | Â | Jonathan Powell defensive rebound | Â | |
1:19 | Â | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:17 | Â | Javon Ruffin defensive rebound | Â | |
1:07 | +2 | Harrison Carrington makes two point layup (Trevor Baskin assists) | 38-27 | |
0:49 | Â | Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Trevor Baskin steals) | Â | |
0:42 | Â | Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass) (Joseph Yesufu steals) | Â | |
0:31 | Â | Joseph Yesufu misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Javon Ruffin defensive rebound | Â | |
0:25 | +2 | Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists) | 38-29 | |
0:00 | +2 | Eduardo Andre makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists) | 40-29 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |