Freeman leads Arizona State dismantling of Colorado in 81-61 win
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) BJ Freeman scored 19 points and Jayden Quaintance recorded a double-double and Arizona State seized control early and cruised to an 81-61 win over Colorado on Saturday.
Quaintance scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Basheer Jihad scored 17 points and reserve Amier Ali scored 10 points shooting 7 for 7 from the foul line.
Arizona State (10-3, 1-1) won its first-ever Big 12 Conference game shooting 51.9% (28 of 54) including 46.4% (13 for 28) from 3-point range.
Colorado reserve Trevor Baskin scored 23 points and outscored the Buffaloes’ starters by two points.
Alston Mason's 3-pointer just under two minutes in put Arizona State ahead 8-6 and the basket ignited a 14-2 Sun Devils run over the next six minutes for a 19-8 lead.
Colorado's Harrison Carrington stopped the hemorrhaging briefly with a 3 with 10:43 left before halftime, but a 13-0 ASU outburst in a little more than two minutes made it 32-11 with 7:52 left before intermission. Ali made three foul shots, Mason made a jump shot, Quaintance made a 3 and a jumper and Jihad made a 3 during the run.
Arizona State led 40-27 at the break on the strength of 51.7% shooting (15 for 29) to the Buffaloes' 34.3% (12 for 34) including 2 for 14 from 3-point range.
Colorado continues its road trip as it heads to Central Florida on Wednesday. Arizona State travels to face seventh-ranked Kansas on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Elijah Malone vs. Jayden Quaintance (Buffaloes gains possession) | Â | |
19:44 | +2 | Elijah Malone makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
19:28 | +3 | Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (BJ Freeman assists) | 2-3 | |
19:09 | +2 | Assane Diop makes two point jump shot (RJ Smith assists) | 4-3 | |
18:44 | Â | Jayden Quaintance misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:42 | Â | Basheer Jihad offensive rebound | Â | |
18:37 | +2 | Basheer Jihad makes two point layup | 4-5 | |
18:15 | +2 | Elijah Malone makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists) | 6-5 | |
18:01 | +3 | Alston Mason makes three point pullup jump shot | 6-8 | |
17:34 | Â | Assane Diop misses two point hook shot | Â | |
17:32 | Â | Basheer Jihad defensive rebound | Â | |
17:26 | +2 | Jayden Quaintance makes two point layup (BJ Freeman assists) | 6-10 | |
17:11 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | Â | |
17:00 | Â | BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:58 | Â | RJ Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Elijah Malone offensive foul | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Elijah Malone turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
16:33 | Â | Elijah Malone blocks Basheer Jihad's two point layup | Â | |
16:31 | Â | Elijah Malone defensive rebound | Â | |
16:27 | Â | Jayden Quaintance personal foul | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:06 | Â | Basheer Jihad defensive rebound | Â | |
15:55 | +3 | Basheer Jihad makes three point jump shot (BJ Freeman assists) | 6-13 | |
15:42 | Â | Assane Diop misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:40 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound | Â | |
15:30 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup | Â | |
15:28 | Â | Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Shawn Phillips Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â | |
15:23 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:06 | Â | Shawn Phillips Jr. blocks Bangot Dak's two point layup | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Alston Mason defensive rebound | Â | |
14:44 | Â | Alston Mason misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:42 | Â | Trevor Baskin defensive rebound | Â | |
14:35 | Â | Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Basheer Jihad steals) | Â | |
14:25 | Â | Basheer Jihad turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
14:09 | Â | Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:52 | Â | Bangot Dak shooting foul (Shawn Phillips Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
13:52 | Â | Shawn Phillips Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:52 | +1 | Shawn Phillips Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-14 | |
13:37 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Alston Mason defensive rebound | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Amier Ali turnover (bad pass) (Bangot Dak steals) | Â | |
13:12 | +2 | Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists) | 8-14 | |
12:56 | +3 | BJ Freeman makes three point jump shot (Alston Mason assists) | 8-17 | |
12:35 | Â | Jayden Quaintance blocks Andrej Jakimovski's three point jump shot | Â | |
12:33 | Â | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
12:33 | Â | Amier Ali misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:31 | Â | Sun Devils offensive rebound | Â | |
12:31 | Â | Julian Hammond III personal foul | Â | |
12:13 | Â | BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:11 | Â | Shawn Phillips Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
12:05 | +2 | Shawn Phillips Jr. makes two point layup | 8-19 | |
11:53 | Â | Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:51 | Â | Buffaloes offensive rebound | Â | |
11:51 | Â | Amier Ali personal foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul) | Â | |
11:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:42 | Â | Trevor Baskin misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â | |
11:40 | Â | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | Â | |
11:14 | Â | Amier Ali misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:12 | Â | Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:56 | Â | RJ Smith offensive rebound | Â | |
10:41 | +3 | Harrison Carrington makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists) | 11-19 | |
10:15 | Â | Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Amier Ali draws the foul) | Â | |
10:15 | +1 | Amier Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 11-20 | |
10:15 | +1 | Amier Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 11-21 | |
10:15 | +1 | Amier Ali makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 11-22 | |
9:59 | Â | Sebastian Rancik misses two point layup | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Amier Ali defensive rebound | Â | |
9:35 | +2 | Alston Mason makes two point driving floating jump shot | 11-24 | |
9:24 | Â | Amier Ali personal foul | Â | |
9:16 | Â | Basheer Jihad blocks Elijah Malone's two point layup | Â | |
9:14 | Â | Basheer Jihad defensive rebound | Â | |
9:05 | +3 | Jayden Quaintance makes three point jump shot (Adam Miller assists) | 11-27 | |
8:47 | Â | Elijah Malone misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Assane Diop offensive rebound | Â | |
8:44 | Â | BJ Freeman personal foul (Assane Diop draws the foul) | Â | |
8:40 | Â | Elijah Malone misses two point dunk | Â | |
8:38 | Â | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
8:27 | +2 | Jayden Quaintance makes two point pullup jump shot (BJ Freeman assists) | 11-29 | |
8:02 | Â | RJ Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:00 | Â | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | Â | |
7:54 | +3 | Basheer Jihad makes three point jump shot (Alston Mason assists) | 11-32 | |
7:49 | Â | Buffaloes 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:49 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:31 | Â | Assane Diop turnover (bad pass) (Alston Mason steals) | Â | |
7:18 | Â | Adam Miller misses two point layup | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
7:11 | Â | BJ Freeman blocks Elijah Malone's two point layup | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Assane Diop offensive rebound | Â | |
6:56 | +2 | Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (RJ Smith assists) | 13-32 | |
6:37 | Â | BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:35 | Â | RJ Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
6:19 | Â | Elijah Malone offensive foul | Â | |
6:19 | Â | Elijah Malone turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:59 | Â | Basheer Jihad turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals) | Â | |
5:49 | Â | Trevor Baskin misses two point driving hook shot | Â | |
5:47 | Â | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Trevor Baskin defensive rebound | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Julian Hammond III turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Quaintance steals) | Â | |
5:29 | Â | Adam Miller misses two point dunk | Â | |
5:27 | Â | Buffaloes defensive rebound | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Amier Ali defensive rebound | Â | |
5:04 | +2 | BJ Freeman makes two point layup (Adam Miller assists) | 13-34 | |
4:42 | Â | Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Trevor Baskin offensive rebound | Â | |
4:28 | +2 | Trevor Baskin makes two point putback layup | 15-34 | |
4:06 | +2 | Basheer Jihad makes two point layup | 15-36 | |
3:53 | +2 | Trevor Baskin makes two point dunk (Julian Hammond III assists) | 17-36 | |
3:33 | +2 | Shawn Phillips Jr. makes two point reverse dunk (Basheer Jihad assists) | 17-38 | |
3:15 | Â | Basheer Jihad personal foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul) | Â | |
3:15 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
2:49 | +2 | BJ Freeman makes two point layup | 17-40 | |
2:36 | +3 | Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Trevor Baskin assists) | 20-40 | |
2:10 | Â | Alston Mason misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:08 | Â | Javon Ruffin defensive rebound | Â | |
2:00 | +2 | Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists) | 22-40 | |
1:51 | Â | Shawn Phillips Jr. offensive foul | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Shawn Phillips Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
1:37 | +2 | Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Sebastian Rancik assists) | 24-40 | |
1:37 | Â | BJ Freeman shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul) | Â | |
1:37 | +1 | Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-40 | |
1:23 | Â | Basheer Jihad turnover (bad pass) (Trevor Baskin steals) | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:10 | Â | Basheer Jihad defensive rebound | Â | |
0:50 | Â | Amier Ali misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
0:43 | +2 | RJ Smith makes two point reverse layup (Andrej Jakimovski assists) | 27-40 | |
0:43 | Â | Sun Devils 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:25 | Â | Javon Ruffin personal foul | Â | |
0:13 | Â | Alston Mason misses two point layup | Â | |
0:11 | Â | Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound | Â | |
0:03 | Â | RJ Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Sun Devils defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |