National Basketball Association
Colorado 76, Texas Christian 56
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 8, 2025
Where: CU Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials:
# Rick Crawford, # James Ford, # Tyler Kumpf
Attendance:
7057
By Field Level Media
Julian Hammond III scored 19 points in his return to the lineup after a one-game absence, RJ Smith added 12 and the Colorado Buffaloes beat the TCU Horned Frogs 76-56 in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday afternoon.
Bangot Dak added 10 points and Trevor Baskin had a season-high 16 rebounds for Colorado (12-19, 3-17 Big 12 Conference), which snapped a three-game skid.
Trazarien White had 21 points and Noah Reynolds contributed 12 for TCU (16-15, 9-11).
Javon Ruffin opened the second half with a long 3-pointer to push Colorado's lead to 40-31 before immediately picking up his third foul.
The Horned Frogs cut the deficit to 44-39 on White's layup but Elijah Malone then had two dunks and Hammond drained a 3-pointer to give the Buffaloes a 51-39 lead.
TCU answered with a rally to get within a possession. White made four free throws and Malick Diallo, Micah Robinson and Reynolds hit layups during an 11-0 run to pull within 51-50 with 10:11 left.
Colorado recovered to retake control. Smith hit a jumper, Baskin tipped in a rebound and Smith had a steal that led to a three-point play and a 58-50 lead.
Reynolds had a layup wiped away by a moving screen and Vasean Allette was called for a technical foul. Hammond made the two free throws and Dak drained a short jumper to give the Buffaloes a 62-50 lead.
David Punch made a layup but Hammond hit a jumper and Baskin split a pair of free throws to increase the advantage to 65-52.
The Horned Frogs went ice cold, missing nine shots in a row, and went without a field goal for the final 6:43. Hammond's two free throws and his third 3-pointer pushed the lead to 73-54 with 2:07 left on the clock before the Buffaloes closed it out.
Colorado led by as many as nine points in the first half but didn't make a field goal for the final 4:18. They held the Horned Frogs to one basket in the last 5:23 of the period and took a 37-31 lead into intermission.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Texas Christian |
|
Colorado |
|
Trazarien White 21 |
Scoring |
Julian Hammond III 19 |
|
Vasean Allette 4 |
Assists |
Julian Hammond III 7 |
|
Malick Diallo 5 |
Rebounds |
Trevor Baskin 16 |
|
Trazarien White 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Julian Hammond III 6 |
|
Vasean Allette 2 |
Steals |
RJ Smith 2 |
|
Malick Diallo 1 |
Blocks |
Trevor Baskin 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Christian
|
56 |
31.6 |
4-18 |
16-24 |
6 |
26 |
3 |
10 |
9 |
| Colorado
|
76 |
45.6 |
8-21 |
16-20 |
17 |
45 |
4 |
3 |
14 |