Colorado cruises past Harvard, moves to 4-0

Andrej Jakimovski scored a game-high 20 points to help unbeaten Colorado defeat Harvard 88-66 on Sunday in nonconference action in Boulder, Colo.Jakimovski, a Washington State transfer, made 7-of-14 field-goal attempts and grabbed five rebounds for the Buffaloes (4-0).Elijah Malone (16), Javon Ruffin (15) and Trevor Baskin (13) also scored in double figures for Colorado, which held a 43-30 rebounding edge. Malone and Baskin each had a game-high seven boards.Harvard’s Evan Nelson and Chandler Pigge each tossed in 11 points, while Dutch Dowdell and Tey Barbour both finished with 10.The Crimson’ Robert Hinton, who entered Sunday averaging a team-high 20 points, was held to eight points on 3-of-13 shooting from the floor in 26 minutes.Harvard (1-4) shot just 37 percent from the floor (24 of 65) and fell to 0-4 on the road.Colorado used a 9-0 run to take a 14-6 advantage and had its first double-digit lead, 31-21, following a Baskin layup with 5:21 left. Colorado’s 46-34 halftime lead was its largest lead in the first 20 minutes.