King helps Colorado beat Washington St. 88-81 in double OT
(AP) — George King's teammates razzed him about having a blank stare on his face as he let go of a last-gasp, long-range jumper.
Blank stare?
Try picture of calm in a chaotic moment.
King scored 21 points, none bigger than his buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the first overtime, and grabbed a pivotal rebound late in the second OT to help Colorado hold off Washington State 88-81 on Thursday night.
People keep saying that.
Xavier Talton sealed the win with four straight free throws over the last 30 seconds, sending the Cougars to their 10th straight loss.
Que Johnson scored a career-high 25 points and had the Cougars on the verge of their first road win of the season, converting a go-ahead three-point play with 22.4 seconds left in the first OT.
Credit to him credit and to Colorado — they didn't stop fighting even when we had the lead in overtime.
In the second overtime, Miller hit a layup with 2:05 remaining and the Buffaloes never trailed again.
Washington State had a chance to tie the game late, but Ike Iroegbu missed a jumper and King grabbed the rebound.
Kent on being hit by an object: I thought it was an incredible college basketball game — all until someone threw something out of the stands.