Colorado Buffaloes at Washington State Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Washington St. doubles down with Wells and Jones and surging Cougars top Colorado 78-69
Washington State now has won five of six and sit just a half-game removed from atop the Pac-12.
Wells scored 17 points and pulled 10 rebounds, Jones scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Myles Rice scored 17 points and Andrej Jakimovski barely missed a double-double scoring 11 points and grabbing nine rebounds for Washington State (15-6, 6-4).
KJ Simpson scored a game-high 25 points on 7-for-11 shooting, Tristan da Silva scored 16 and Eddie Lampkin Jr. and reserve Julian Hammond III each scored 10 for Colorado (15-6, 6-4).
Lampkin's layup with 1:33 left brought Colorado to within 67-64 before Rice sealed it with consecutive layups in a 25-second span. Washington State led 36-30 at halftime and extended its lead to 59-46 when Isaiah Watts made a 3-pointer with 8:46 remaining.
Prior to Wednesday's win over Washington, Colorado had lost 13 of 15 true road games going back to the start of the 2022-23 season. Now in its 13th and final season in the Pac-12, Colorado has only swept three times on the road in 48 prior conference road trips.
The Cougars entered holding the opposition to 40.2% shooting, tops in the Pac-12 and 40th overall at the Division I level. WSU held the Buffs to 22-for-57 shooting (38.6%).
Colorado will continue its three-game road trip on Feb. 3 when it faces Utah.
The Cougars start the first of their three-game road trip against Washington on Feb. 3.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Andrej Jakimovski Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | KJ Simpson missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Isaac Jones made Free Throw. | 69 - 78 |
Statistics
 COLO |
 WSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-57 | FG | 28-62 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 18-22 | FT | 16-21 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 6 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Pullman, WA
Attendance: 3,273 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |