National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado 75, Pacific 66
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 2, 2024
Where: CU Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials: # Tony Padilla, # Kipp Kissinger, # Brooks Wells
Attendance: 5235

Andrej Jakimovski scored 17 points, Trevor Baskin had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Colorado rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat Pacific 75-66 on Monday in Boulder, Colo.

Bangot Dak had seven points and four blocked shots for the Buffaloes (6-2), who remained perfect in five home games.

Elias Ralph scored a game-high 24 points, Elijah Fisher contributed 17 points and Petar Krivokapic scored 10 points for Pacific. The Tigers (5-5) had their two-game winning streak end.

Colorado led by four early in the game but then missed 10 consecutive field-goal attempts just as Pacific heated up. The Tigers made six in a row, two from 3-point range, during a 15-0 run that gave them a 19-8 lead.

Sebastian Rancik hit a 3-pointer to end Colorado's scoring drought that lasted 5:41.

Ralph's three-point play restored the Tigers' 11-point lead before Baskin had a tip-in, sank a 3-pointer from the top of the arc and split a pair of free throws, and Julian Hammond III made two foul shots to pull the Buffaloes within 26-21 with 6:11 left in the half.

Jakimovski's 3-pointer cut the gap to 33-29 with 3:01 to go before intermission, but Pacific scored the last five points of the half to lead 38-29 at the break.

The Tigers quickly extended the lead to 10 early in the second half, but the Buffaloes clawed within 43-38 before Krivokapic hit a 3-pointer and Washington sank two free throws to make it 48-38.

RJ Smith scored eight points, hitting a pair of 3-pointers, to spark a 17-4 run that gave Colorado a 55-52 lead with 9:30 left.

The Buffaloes stretched the advantage to 64-56 after three free throws by Baskin during a stretch in which Pacific missed eight straight shots and committed three turnovers.

Dak dunked and soon after knocked down 1 of 2 free throws to make it 67-56 with 2:57 left. The Tigers could never get closer than seven the rest of the way.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Pacific   Colorado
Elias Ralph 24 Scoring Andrej Jakimovski 17
Lamar Washington 7 Assists Trevor Baskin 7
Jazz Gardner 9 Rebounds Trevor Baskin 10
Elijah Fisher 7 Free Throws Made Trevor Baskin 6
Jazz Gardner 1 Steals Trevor Baskin 2
Elias Ralph 2 Blocks Bangot Dak 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Pacific 66 36.5 4-16 16-24 8 37 2 4 11
Colorado 75 42.4 9-21 16-21 20 39 7 7 10