National Basketball Association
Colorado 87, Washington 69
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 5, 2012
Where: Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials:
# Michael Reed, # Rick Batsell, # Bobby McRoy
Attendance:
7110
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Carlon Brown scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half as Colorado took control late in the opening period to defeat visiting Washington 87-69 on Thursday for its fifth straight victory.
Andre Roberson had 12 rebounds for the Buffaloes (10-4), who have won their first two Pac-12 games after joining the conference this season. Roberson is fourth in the country and leads the Pac-12 in rebounding at 12.0 per game.
Freshman guards Spencer Dinwiddie and Askia Booker added 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Colorado, which was 8-for-14 from 3-point range.
Tony Wroten had 21 points and seven steals for the Huskies (8-6, 2-1), who have lost all five of their games outside Seattle this season. Wroten, the reigning Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, entered the game as the second-leading scorer in the Pac-12 at 16.8 per game.
C.J. Wilcox added 19 points and Terrence Ross scored 13, but they were a combined 12-of-31 from the field as Washington shot 37.5 percent from the floor.
Brown put the Buffaloes ahead for good 23-22 with 6:16 left in the first half when he made a pass to himself off the backboard and drove the lane and scored with the shot clock winding down.
Colorado enjoyed a 40-30 halftime lead after Washington scored the game's first seven points.
The Buffaloes steadily increased their lead in the second half and went ahead 63-43 on Askia Booker's basket with 11:21 remaining. Colorado eventually led by as many as 25 en route to a 49.1 percent shooting night from the field.
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Colorado |
|
Tony Wroten Jr. 21 |
Scoring |
Carlon Brown 18 |
|
Tony Wroten Jr. 3 |
Assists |
Spencer Dinwiddie 5 |
|
Terrence Ross 10 |
Rebounds |
Andre Roberson 12 |
|
C.J. Wilcox 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Spencer Dinwiddie 8 |
|
Tony Wroten Jr. 7 |
Steals |
Austin Dufault 2 |
|
Abdul Gaddy 1 |
Blocks |
Shane Harris-Tunks 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington
|
69 |
37.5 |
4-20 |
11-16 |
7 |
34 |
3 |
9 |
15 |
| Colorado
|
87 |
49.1 |
8-14 |
25-28 |
12 |
32 |
4 |
8 |
17 |