{"id":84089,"date":"2026-02-03T14:47:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=84089"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:49:51","slug":"kansas-falls-to-colorado-in-69-66-overtime-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2026\/02\/03\/kansas-falls-to-colorado-in-69-66-overtime-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas falls to Colorado in 69-66 overtime game"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jimmy Adeniran<\/em><\/p>\n

Kansas fought back late but couldn\u2019t overcome a turnover-plagued performance, falling to Colorado, 69\u201366, in overtime in a gritty, defense-heavy matchup.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Jayhawks entered the game 3\u20137 in conference play and coming off a narrow 79\u201377 loss to TCU, while Colorado came in with momentum after a 56\u201347 road win over Kansas State to improve to 5\u20134 in the league. Early on, neither side looked comfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sloppy Start Sets the Tone<\/span><\/h3>\n

Through the first five minutes, the score was tied just 2\u20132 as both teams struggled with ball security and shot making. Kansas committed a turnover on an inbound play that led directly to a Colorado bucket, foreshadowing a long night of miscues. By the end of the first quarter, Colorado held a slim 7\u20134 lead in a period defined by missed shots and giveaways. Erianna Gooden led all scorers at that point with just three points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jayhawks Take Control Before Half<\/span><\/h3>\n

The offense picked up slightly in the second quarter. S\u2019Mya Nichols got going early, and Elle Evans knocked down Kansas\u2019 first three-pointer of the game, giving the Jayhawks a 12\u201311 lead. Even as scoring improved, the mistakes didn\u2019t stop \u2014 both teams had already committed 10 turnovers with two minutes left in the half.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite 14 first-half turnovers, Kansas carried a 21\u201319 lead into the break. Nichols led all scorers with seven points at halftime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Third Quarter Battle<\/span><\/h3>\n

Colorado responded after halftime, attacking inside and getting to its mid-range game. At the 4:59 media timeout in the third, the Buffaloes held a 31\u201329 lead and had already racked up five team fouls. Zyanna Walker took over offensively, scoring efficiently from the mid-range and emerging as the game\u2019s top scorer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kansas regained control late in the quarter, entering the fourth with a 43\u201339 advantage. Turnovers remained nearly even Colorado with 17, Kansas with 16, but neither team could fully capitalize.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wild Fourth Quarter Swing<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Jayhawks quickly got into foul trouble, committing three fouls in the first two minutes of the fourth. Still, Colorado struggled to convert opportunities, and Kansas led 48\u201342 at the 4:58 media timeout.<\/span><\/p>\n

Momentum flipped when Desiree Wooten buried a clutch three-pointer to cut the deficit to three with four minutes left. Colorado continued its surge, taking a 52\u201350 lead with 2:23 remaining as part of a 14\u20132 run. Kansas had nine team fouls and 23 turnovers at that point.<\/span><\/p>\n

Davis hit two free throws with 40 seconds left to make it 54\u201352, then came up with a huge steal. Nichols attacked the rim on the next possession but couldn\u2019t finish while looking for a foul call. Colorado missed both free throws on the other end, giving Kansas life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nichols delivered under pressure, sinking two free throws with nine seconds left to tie the game. A putback attempt by Masogayo at the buzzer was not in time, sending the game to overtime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overtime Execution<\/span><\/h3>\n

Nichols opened overtime with a bucket, but Colorado answered. Betson hit a key three to give the Buffaloes a 59\u201356 lead, and Walker followed with another jumper to push the lead to 64\u201358 at the 1:37 media timeout.<\/span><\/p>\n

Betson later fouled out on a moving screen, but Colorado maintained control. Masogayo knocked down two free throws to make it 66\u201361 with 18 seconds left. Walker added one more at the line.<\/span><\/p>\n

Evans drained a late three to cut the deficit to one, but Wooten calmly hit two free throws to make it a three-point game. Conesa\u2019s final three-point attempt at the buzzer missed, sealing the 69\u201366 Colorado win.<\/span><\/p>\n

By the Numbers<\/span><\/h3>\n

Nichols led Kansas with 22 points, while Walker topped all scorers with 24 for Colorado.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kansas\u2019 biggest issue was ball security. The Jayhawks finished with 25 turnovers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c[Kansas] made some ill-advised plays and didn\u2019t read the defense like they should,\u201d Kansas head coach Brandon Schneider said when asked about the miscues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kansas will look to bounce back Wednesday in its next matchup against BYU.<\/span><\/p>\n

This article was edited by sports writing editor Eric Lucio. Contact him at ericlucio12@ku.edu for feedback or errors.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Jimmy Adeniran Kansas fought back late but couldn\u2019t overcome a turnover-plagued performance, falling to Colorado, 69\u201366, in overtime in a gritty, defense-heavy matchup. The Jayhawks entered the game 3\u20137 in conference play and coming off a narrow 79\u201377 loss to TCU, while Colorado came in with momentum after a 56\u201347 road win over Kansas State to improve to 5\u20134 in the league. Early on, neither side looked comfortable. Sloppy Start Sets the Tone Through the first five minutes, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,8721,3262,610],"tags":[127,2532,256],"class_list":["post-84089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-on-kjhk","category-more-from-kjhk-sports","category-sports","category-sports-articles","tag-basketball","tag-colorado","tag-sports-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84089"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84090,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84089\/revisions\/84090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}