Gueye leads Washington State against Colorado after 20-point game

Published Jan. 22, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Washington State Cougars (9-11, 4-5 Pac-12) at Colorado Buffaloes (11-9, 3-6 Pac-12)

Boulder, Colorado; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colorado -5; over/under is 136.5

BOTTOM LINE: Washington State faces the Colorado Buffaloes after Mouhamed Gueye scored 20 points in Washington State's 77-63 loss to the Utah Utes.

The Buffaloes have gone 8-2 at home. Colorado averages 13.7 turnovers per game and is 5- when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Cougars are 4-5 in Pac-12 play. Washington State is third in the Pac-12 allowing 65.5 points while holding opponents to 44.8% shooting.

The Buffaloes and Cougars face off Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: KJ Simpson is scoring 17.4 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Buffaloes. Tristan da Silva is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Colorado.

TJ Bamba is scoring 15.1 points per game with 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Cougars. Gueye is averaging 14.0 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting 49.3% over the last 10 games for Washington State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Buffaloes: 6-4, averaging 72.4 points, 34.4 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.9 points per game.

Cougars: 5-5, averaging 67.1 points, 31.6 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 4.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.