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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 85, Colorado 83
When: 11:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # Deron White, # Tom O'Neill, # Kevin Brill
Attendance: 6416

Freshman sensation Markelle Fultz turned in his finest performance yet as Washington stormed back from a big deficit to beat Colorado 85-83 in overtime Wednesday night at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.

Fultz posted a career-high 37 points, eight assists, five rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots for Washington (9-9, 2-4 Pac-12). David Crisp scored 14 points, including a big 3-pointer in the waning moments.

Xavier Johnson posted 24 points and 11 rebounds for Colorado (10-9, 0-6). Derrick White recorded 23 points and eight assists. Wesley Gordon tallied 11 rebounds and five blocked shots.

Colorado went up by 17 early in the second half. Washington responded with a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 10 on a 3-pointer by Dominic Green. The Huskies got within nine on another 3-pointer by Green and reduced the deficit to seven on a 3-pointer by Crisp.

The Buffaloes briefly re-established a double-digit lead, but the Huskies staged an 11-3 run to get within two on a layup by Matisse Thybulle with just over five minutes remaining. Fultz put the Huskies up by two in the final minute, but Johnson made a layup with 11 seconds remaining to force overtime at 67-67.

Two free throws by Fultz put Washington ahead 80-79 with 45 seconds left in the extra session. Colorado went up 81-80 on a basket by Johnson, but the Huskies prevailed after Crisp made a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left.

Washington trailed 18-17 following a dunk by Matthew Atewe midway through the first half, but then Colorado opened up a big lead. The Buffaloes went up by 10 on a layup by Tory Miller and carried a 39-24 advantage into the break after Fortune made a 3-pointer late in the half.
Top Game Performances
 
Colorado   Washington
Xavier Johnson 24 Scoring Markelle Fultz 37
Derrick White 8 Assists Markelle Fultz 8
Wesley Gordon 11 Rebounds Noah Dickerson 7
Derrick White 5 Free Throws Made Markelle Fultz 11
Derrick White 2 Steals Markelle Fultz 3
Wesley Gordon 5 Blocks Markelle Fultz 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Colorado 83 44.6 6-18 11-17 17 40 6 3 15
Washington 85 44.3 8-25 15-23 13 32 13 6 10