BOULDER, Colo. — Freshman Cody Williams scored a season-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting Thursday night, KJ Simpson added 22 points and Colorado beat Oregon 86-70, snapping the Ducks’ six-game win streak.
Williams — Colorado’s first 5-star recruit since David Harrison in 2001 — hit three 3-pointers, one from NBA range, and consistently scored at the rim, including a two-hand dunk and layup through heavy contact. The 6-foot-8, 180-pound forward was active on the defensive end and finished with a career-high tying two blocks and a steal.
Tristan da Silva had 13 points and eight rebounds for Colorado (13-5, 4-3). J’Vonne Hadley scored 11 points and Luke O’Brien 10.
Da Silva hit a 3-pointer to give Colorado the lead for good with 10:26 to play and spark a 17-2 run, capped by a Williams 3, that made it 73-61 about five minutes later.
Jadrian Tracey led Oregon (13-4, 5-1 Pac-12) with 14 points and Jermaine Couisnard scored 11. Jackson Shelstad — who had scored 10-plus points in 11 consecutive games, the longest streak by an Oregon freshman since Tyler Dorsey (11) in 2015-16 — finished with nine points.
Williams scored 14 first-half points, the last of which sparked an 8-2 spurt that gave the Buffaloes a 43-29 lead after da Silva grabbed a rebound and went coast to coast for a dunk with 1:25 left until halftime.
Keeshawn Barthelemy answered with a jumper before Sheltad hit a 3 to cut the deficit to single digits at intermission.
Shelstad, Couisnard and Barthelemy each made a 3-pointer as Oregon scored 15 of the first 21 second-half points to take a one-point lead about five minutes into the period and Tracey’s layup with 11:20 left gave the Ducks a 57-56 lead.
Williams is the younger brother of former Santa Clara star and current Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen (J-Dub) Williams — the No. 12 pick in the 2022 draft.
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Oregon plays at Utah on Sunday. Colorado wraps up a three-game home stand Sunday when the Buffs play host to Oregon State.
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Colorado 86, Oregon 70
OREGON (13-4) — Evans 1-3 0-0 3, Dante 3-6 1-3 7, Couisnard 3-8 3-5 11, Rigsby 4-8 0-0 8, Shelstad 3-8 0-0 9, Barthelemy 4-8 0-0 9, Tracey 5-10 3-3 14, Diawara 1-2 1-2 3, Oquendo 2-3 2-4 6, Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Bittle 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-56 10-17 70.
COLORADO (13-5) — Williams 10-13 0-1 23, da Silva 4-13 4-4 13, Lampkin 1-2 3-4 5, Hadley 2-4 6-6 11, Simpson 7-15 5-5 22, O’Brien 5-8 0-1 10, Hammond 0-3 0-0 0, Diop 1-1 0-0 2, Ruffin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-59 18-21 86.
Halftime—Colorado 43-34. 3-Point Goals—Oregon 8-22 (Shelstad 3-7, Couisnard 2-6, Evans 1-1, Barthelemy 1-2, Tracey 1-4, Oquendo 0-1, Rigsby 0-1), Colorado 8-19 (Williams 3-4, Simpson 3-5, Hadley 1-2, da Silva 1-5, O’Brien 0-3). Fouled Out—Diawara. Rebounds—Oregon 22 (Dante 5), Colorado 32 (da Silva 8). Assists—Oregon 9 (Couisnard, Shelstad, Barthelemy, Tracey 2), Colorado 16 (Simpson 5). Total Fouls—Oregon 20, Colorado 13. A—8,177 (11,064).
