Assane Diop scores 15 points and Colorado breezes past Bellarmine 79-55
Bellarmine Knights vs. Colorado Buffaloes: Game Highlights
Bellarmine Knights vs. Colorado Buffaloes: Game Highlights
BOULDER, Colo. -- — Assane Diop scored 15 points and Colorado built a 29-point halftime lead before cruising past Bellarmine 79-55 on Saturday for its fourth straight win.
Bellarmine led 6-4 three minutes into the game, but Colorado allowed just 10 points the rest of the half. Diop scored seven points in a 15-0 run that gave the Buffaloes a 29-10 lead with about 5 minutes left and they took a 45-16 lead at halftime.
Bellarmine made 1 of 14 3-pointers and was 5 for 27 overall in the first half for 18.5%. Colorado shot 52%, led by Diop who made 6 of 8 and scored 13 points.
Colorado cooled off to 42% in the second half and was outscored 39-34. Bellarmine shot 61.5% in the second half.
Colorado led 60-23 before the Lions chipped away with five 3-pointers in their next six made shots but it only got them within 70-41 with 7 minutes remaining.
RJ Smith scored 11 points and Julian Hammond III had 10 points for Colorado (9-2), which is 8-0 at home.
Dezmond McKinney scored 12 points for Bellarmine (3-10).
Colorado makes its Big 12 debut on Dec. 30 with a home game against Iowa State.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Kipp Kissinger
- Grant Jeffres
- Wacey Lym
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|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-2 | - | 13-10 |
| North Alabama | 7-3 | 1 | 15-8 |
| Lipscomb | 7-3 | 1 | 15-8 |
| Queens University | 7-3 | 1 | 14-9 |
| Jacksonville | 7-3 | 1 | 13-9 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 6-4 | 2 | 12-11 |
| North Florida | 5-5 | 3 | 12-11 |
| Stetson | 5-5 | 3 | 7-16 |
| Austin Peay | 4-6 | 4 | 9-14 |
| Central Arkansas | 2-8 | 6 | 6-17 |
| West Georgia | 2-8 | 6 | 4-19 |
| Bellarmine | 0-10 | 8 | 3-20 |
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| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 10-1 | - | 18-4 |
| Arizona | 10-1 | - | 16-6 |
| Texas Tech | 9-2 | 1 | 18-4 |
| Iowa State | 7-4 | 3 | 17-5 |
| Kansas | 7-4 | 3 | 16-6 |
| BYU | 6-5 | 4 | 15-7 |
| Baylor | 6-5 | 4 | 14-8 |
| West Virginia | 5-5 | 4.5 | 14-7 |
| Kansas State | 5-6 | 5 | 11-11 |
| UCF | 4-6 | 5.5 | 13-8 |
| Utah | 4-6 | 5.5 | 12-9 |
| TCU | 4-6 | 5.5 | 11-10 |
| Arizona State | 3-8 | 7 | 12-10 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-8 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Cincinnati | 2-8 | 7.5 | 12-9 |
| Colorado | 0-10 | 9.5 | 9-12 |
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