Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona State Sun Devils
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Freeman leads Arizona State dismantling of Colorado in 81-61 win
Quaintance scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Basheer Jihad scored 17 points and reserve Amier Ali scored 10 points shooting 7 for 7 from the foul line.
Arizona State (10-3, 1-1) won its first-ever Big 12 Conference game shooting 51.9% (28 of 54) including 46.4% (13 for 28) from 3-point range.
Colorado reserve Trevor Baskin scored 23 points and outscored the Buffaloes’ starters by two points.
Alston Mason's 3-pointer just under two minutes in put Arizona State ahead 8-6 and the basket ignited a 14-2 Sun Devils run over the next six minutes for a 19-8 lead.
Colorado's Harrison Carrington stopped the hemorrhaging briefly with a 3 with 10:43 left before halftime, but a 13-0 ASU outburst in a little more than two minutes made it 32-11 with 7:52 left before intermission. Ali made three foul shots, Mason made a jump shot, Quaintance made a 3 and a jumper and Jihad made a 3 during the run.
Arizona State led 40-27 at the break on the strength of 51.7% shooting (15 for 29) to the Buffaloes' 34.3% (12 for 34) including 2 for 14 from 3-point range.
Colorado continues its road trip as it heads to Central Florida on Wednesday. Arizona State travels to face seventh-ranked Kansas on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Arizona State Turnover. | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Sebastian Rancik made Layup. Assisted by Javon Ruffin. | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Amier Ali made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Quaintance. | 59 - 81 |
Statistics
 COLO |
 ASU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-66 | FG | 28-54 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 3-24 | 3PT | 13-28 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 12-15 | FT | 12-19 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Tempe, AZ
Attendance: 7,998 | Capacity:
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 | 19-14 |
| 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 | 17-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |