Carlon Brown scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half as Colorado took control late in the opening period to defeat visiting Washington 87-69 on Thursday for its fifth straight victory.

Andre Roberson had 12 rebounds for the Buffaloes (10-4), who have won their first two Pac-12 games after joining the conference this season. Roberson is fourth in the country and leads the Pac-12 in rebounding at 12.0 per game.

Freshman guards Spencer Dinwiddie and Askia Booker added 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Colorado, which was 8-for-14 from 3-point range.

Tony Wroten had 21 points and seven steals for the Huskies (8-6, 2-1), who have lost all five of their games outside Seattle this season. Wroten, the reigning Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, entered the game as the second-leading scorer in the Pac-12 at 16.8 per game.

C.J. Wilcox added 19 points and Terrence Ross scored 13, but they were a combined 12-of-31 from the field as Washington shot 37.5 percent from the floor.

Brown put the Buffaloes ahead for good 23-22 with 6:16 left in the first half when he made a pass to himself off the backboard and drove the lane and scored with the shot clock winding down.

Colorado enjoyed a 40-30 halftime lead after Washington scored the game's first seven points.

The Buffaloes steadily increased their lead in the second half and went ahead 63-43 on Askia Booker's basket with 11:21 remaining. Colorado eventually led by as many as 25 en route to a 49.1 percent shooting night from the field.