Harvard Crimson at Colorado Buffaloes

Grad transfers Jakimovski, Moore lead Colorado to 4th straight win, 88-66 over Harvard

The Buffaloes won their seventh straight home game dating back to last season and now have won 20 of their last 21 at home since the beginning of the 2023-24 season.

Evan Nelson hit a 3 to pull Harvard within five, 31-26 with four minutes left in the first half, but Javon Ruffin hit two 3-pointers and Jakimovski turned a three-point play to give Colorado a 46-34 lead at the break.

Malone hit two from the line and Trevor Baskin hit a 3 to push the Colorado lead to 51-34 less than two minutes into the second half.

Colorado shot 51.8% from the field (29 of 56) and knocked down 9 of 19 from behind the arc.

Three of the Buffaloes' four double-figure scorers are newcomers to the program. Jakimovski, a graduate transfer from Washington State, was 7 of 14, including 2 of 6 from deep. Moore, a grad transfer from NAIA member Grace College, was 6-of-6 from the line and grabbed seven rebounds. Baskin, a grad transfer from Division II Colorado Mesa, had 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Junior Javon Ruffin added 15 points and four assists while going 5-for-5 from the line.

Chandler Pigge and Nelson each scored 11 points to lead Harvard (1-4), which lost its fourth straight road game to start the season. Dutch Dowdell and Tey Barbour each added 10 points off the bench.

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