
Bellarmine Knights at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's BasketballAssane Diop scores 15 points and Colorado breezes past Bellarmine 79-55

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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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 79 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 79 |
2nd 0:00 | Courtney Anderson Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 79 |
2nd 0:00 | Dezmond McKinney missed Jumper. | 55 - 79 |
2nd 0:09 | Nick Randall made Jumper. | 55 - 79 |
Statistics
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21-53 | FG | 29-62 |
39.6 | Field Goal % | 46.8 |
7-26 | 3PT | 6-24 |
26.9 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
6-9 | FT | 15-19 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 78.9 |
30 | Rebounds | 38 |
4 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
11 | Assists | 22 |
9 | Steals | 15 |
3 | Blocks | 3 |
18 | Turnovers | 10 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
18 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
11 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
5 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
28 | Points in Paint | 44 |
19 | Fouls | 8 |
2 | Largest Lead | 37 |
Game Information

Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 7,684 | Capacity:
2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Lipscomb | 14-4 | - | 25-10 |
North Alabama | 14-4 | - | 24-11 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 13-5 | 1 | 19-15 |
Jacksonville | 12-6 | 2 | 19-14 |
Eastern Kentucky | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
Queens University | 11-7 | 3 | 20-15 |
North Florida | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
Austin Peay | 8-10 | 6 | 14-19 |
Stetson | 6-12 | 8 | 8-24 |
Central Arkansas | 4-14 | 10 | 9-24 |
West Georgia | 4-14 | 10 | 6-25 |
Bellarmine | 2-16 | 12 | 5-26 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |