Eastern Washington Eagles at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Colorado uses balanced attack, depth to subdue Eastern Washington 76-56
Javon Ruffin added 12 points for Colorado and Andrej Jakimovski 11.
Nic McClain scored 16 points for the Eagles and Vice Zanki scored 12 shooting 4 of 8 from 3-point range.
Eastern Washington led 31-25 at halftime, and with 13:51 remaining, the Eagles' Mason Williams made a 3-pointer to make it 42-35 in favor of EWU. But Colorado turned the momentum and over the next eight minutes outscored the Eagles 23-5. Trevor Baskin's layup with 5:55 remaining gave Colorado its first double-digit lead at t 58-47.
The Eagles raced to a 21-6 lead as Vice Zanki made three 3s before the midway mark of the first half.
Colorado overcame its 18 turnovers with the help of a 43-24 rebounding advantage.
The Buffs moved their all-time record to 5-0 against Eastern Washington.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Andrew Cook made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Stockton. | 56 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Shaumba Ngoyi Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Javon Ruffin missed Jumper. | 54 - 76 |
Statistics
 EWU |
 COLO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-58 | FG | 27-59 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 9-14 | FT | 13-17 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 5,679 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-2 |
| 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 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |