Pepperdine Waves at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's BasketballTristan da Silva has a perfect shooting day, leads Colorado past Pepperdine, 91-66
Da Silva went 5-for-5 from the field, hit both of his 3-point attempts and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line.
Williams' layup opened the scoring for Colorado (6-2) and had eight points in an opening sprint over the first nine minutes that resulted in a 28-12 lead. The Buffaloes took a 52-28 lead at the break and cruised to the win by shooting 31 of 54 from the field (57.4%), including 7 of 13 from deep (53.8%), and converting 22 of 28 at the free throw line (78.6%).
Williams was 9 of 13 shooting, hitting both of his 3-point attempts. KJ Simpson hit 6 of 7 from the floor, knocked down both of his 3-point attempts and his lone free throw attempt. Julian Hammond III came off the Colorado bench to hit 4 of 6 shots and adding four assists.
Michael Ajayi came into the game averaging just under 19 points per game to lead Pepperdine, but was held to 4 of 18 shooting from the field and finished with 13 points. Houston Mallette, averaging more than 18 points per game, led the Waves (4-6) with 15 points. Nils Cooper had 10 points and five rebounds off the bench.
Colorado travels to New York to play Miami in the NABC Brooklyn Showcase at the Barclays Center on Sunday. Pepperdine plays host to Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Curtis Williams made Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Bangot Dak made Free Throw. | 63 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Bangot Dak made Free Throw. | 63 - 90 |
Statistics
PEPP |
COLO |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-64 | FG | 31-54 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 7-13 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 54 |
| 11-17 | FT | 22-28 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Assists | 22 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 7,231 | Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Seattle U | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Pacific | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Portland | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| San Diego | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| Washington State | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |


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