National Basketball Association
Washington 85, Colorado 83
When: 11:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Deron White, # Tom O'Neill, # Kevin Brill
Attendance:
6416
By The Sports Xchange
Freshman sensation Markelle Fultz turned in his finest performance yet as Washington stormed back from a big deficit to beat Colorado 85-83 in overtime Wednesday night at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.
Fultz posted a career-high 37 points, eight assists, five rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots for Washington (9-9, 2-4 Pac-12). David Crisp scored 14 points, including a big 3-pointer in the waning moments.
Xavier Johnson posted 24 points and 11 rebounds for Colorado (10-9, 0-6). Derrick White recorded 23 points and eight assists. Wesley Gordon tallied 11 rebounds and five blocked shots.
Colorado went up by 17 early in the second half. Washington responded with a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 10 on a 3-pointer by Dominic Green. The Huskies got within nine on another 3-pointer by Green and reduced the deficit to seven on a 3-pointer by Crisp.
The Buffaloes briefly re-established a double-digit lead, but the Huskies staged an 11-3 run to get within two on a layup by Matisse Thybulle with just over five minutes remaining. Fultz put the Huskies up by two in the final minute, but Johnson made a layup with 11 seconds remaining to force overtime at 67-67.
Two free throws by Fultz put Washington ahead 80-79 with 45 seconds left in the extra session. Colorado went up 81-80 on a basket by Johnson, but the Huskies prevailed after Crisp made a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left.
Washington trailed 18-17 following a dunk by Matthew Atewe midway through the first half, but then Colorado opened up a big lead. The Buffaloes went up by 10 on a layup by Tory Miller and carried a 39-24 advantage into the break after Fortune made a 3-pointer late in the half.
Top Game Performances
| Colorado |
|
Washington |
|
Xavier Johnson 24 |
Scoring |
Markelle Fultz 37 |
|
Derrick White 8 |
Assists |
Markelle Fultz 8 |
|
Wesley Gordon 11 |
Rebounds |
Noah Dickerson 7 |
|
Derrick White 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Markelle Fultz 11 |
|
Derrick White 2 |
Steals |
Markelle Fultz 3 |
|
Wesley Gordon 5 |
Blocks |
Markelle Fultz 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Colorado
|
83 |
44.6 |
6-18 |
11-17 |
17 |
40 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
| Washington
|
85 |
44.3 |
8-25 |
15-23 |
13 |
32 |
13 |
6 |
10 |
For more information, contact us