UTAH

COLO

Simpson scores 28, Hadley 20 and Colorado blows past Utah 89-65

AP
Feb 24, 2024

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) KJ Simpson scored 28 points, J'Vonne Hadley added 20 and Colorado Buffaloes poured it on in the second half to defeat Utah Utes 89-65 on Saturday night.

After leading by nine points at halftime, Colorado turned it into a rout with runs of 9-0 and 7-0 midway through the second half. The Buffaloes led 75-51 after the 7-0 run, then four minutes later a 3-pointer by Simpson put them up by 28. The lead peaked at 31 on a 3-pointer by Luke O'Brien before Utah scored the final seven points.

Simpson made 10 of 15 shots, including 5 of 8 3-pointers. Hadley shot 7 of 10 and grabbed nine rebounds. Eddie Lampkin scored 13 points and Tristan da Silva added 12 for Colorado (18-9, 9-7 Pac-12).

Gabe Madsen scored 18 points and Deivon Smith had 15 for Utah (16-11, 7-9). The Utes made only 4 of 23 3-point tries.

Hadley scored 17 points in the first half and Colorado took the momentum from an early 12-0 run to build a 43-34 halftime lead. The Buffaloes shot 52% in the first half, slightly better than Utah's 50%. Madsen scored 16 in the first half for Utah.

Up next for Colorado is a home game against California on Wednesday. Utah hosts Stanford on Thursday.

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1st Half
UTAH
Utes
34
COLO
Buffaloes
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Branden Carlson vs. Tristan da Silva (Deivon Smith gains possession)
19:46	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup	2-0
19:46		Cody Williams shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
19:46	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-0
19:24	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	3-2
18:55		Gabe Madsen turnover (traveling)
18:44		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
18:42		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
18:34		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
18:32		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
18:11		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
18:09		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
17:56		Gabe Madsen turnover (out of bounds)
17:38	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point dunk (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	3-4
17:17		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
17:15		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
17:06	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point jump shot	3-6
16:45		Cole Bajema misses two point jump shot
16:43		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
16:11	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)	3-9
16:02		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
16:00		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
15:50		Keba Keita shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
15:48		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:48	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-10
15:43		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
15:41		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
15:36	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	3-12
15:28	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk (Gabe Madsen assists)	5-12
14:54	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	5-14
14:42		Lawson Lovering turnover (traveling)
14:42		TV timeout
14:31		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
14:29		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
14:16	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup	7-14
14:02	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	7-16
13:45	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	10-16
13:22		Cody Williams misses three point jump shot
13:20		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
12:34	+3	J'Vonne Hadley makes three point jump shot	10-19
12:27	+2	Ben Carlson makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	12-19
12:15		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
12:13		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
12:03		Deivon Smith turnover
11:58		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
11:56		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
11:49		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
11:49		TV timeout
11:37		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
11:35		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
11:27	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	12-21
11:27		Hunter Erickson personal foul
11:24		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
11:22		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
11:09		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
11:07		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
10:53		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
10:51		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
10:48	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	14-21
10:25	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists)	14-24
10:05		KJ Simpson personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
9:54	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point jump shot	16-24
9:33		Keba Keita personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
9:24	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	16-27
9:08		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
9:06		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
8:53		Lawson Lovering personal foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
8:44	+2	Assane Diop makes two point jump shot (Cody Williams assists)	16-29
8:17		Lawson Lovering turnover (bad pass)
8:04		Branden Carlson blocks Assane Diop's two point layup
8:02		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
7:55		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
7:53		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
7:52		TV timeout
7:39	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	16-31
7:22		Branden Carlson misses two point layup
7:20		Utes offensive rebound
7:17		Jake Wahlin offensive foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
7:17		Jake Wahlin turnover (offensive foul)
7:05	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	16-33
6:55		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
6:53		Assane Diop defensive rebound
6:43		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass)
6:24		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
6:22		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
6:04		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:02		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Ben Carlson makes two point layup (Branden Carlson assists)	18-33
5:35	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	18-35
5:13	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)	20-35
4:52		Deivon Smith shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
4:52	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-36
4:52	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-37
4:33		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
4:31		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
4:24		KJ Simpson personal foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
4:21		Tristan da Silva personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
4:02	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point jump shot	22-37
3:48		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
3:46		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
3:39	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	25-37
3:31		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
3:31		TV timeout
3:08		J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot
3:06		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
3:04	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup	25-39
2:51		Gabe Madsen turnover (bad pass) (KJ Simpson steals)
2:46		Deivon Smith shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
2:46	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-40
2:46	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-41
2:33	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	27-41
2:07		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
2:05		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
2:00	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot	30-41
1:31		Deivon Smith personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
1:31	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-42
1:31	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-43
1:18		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
1:16		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
1:15	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup	32-43
1:15		Eddie Lampkin Jr. shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
1:15		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:15		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
1:03		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
1:01		Utes defensive rebound
0:46		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
0:44		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
0:27		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
0:25		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
0:03	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point layup	34-43
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTAH
Utes
31
COLO
Buffaloes
46

Time		Play	Score
19:52	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	34-45
19:38	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup (Keba Keita assists)	36-45
19:11		Keba Keita blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup
19:09		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
18:54		KJ Simpson personal foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
18:51		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
18:49		Buffaloes defensive rebound
18:29	+2	Cody Williams makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	36-47
18:13		Tristan da Silva blocks Keba Keita's two point layup
18:11		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
18:04	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot	36-50
17:51		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
17:49		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
17:43	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot	38-50
17:25	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Cody Williams assists)	38-53
16:55		Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
16:51	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Keba Keita assists)	41-53
16:26	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	41-55
16:19	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point layup	43-55
15:58		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
15:56		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
15:48	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Cole Bajema assists)	45-55
15:18		Tristan da Silva turnover (bad pass) (Keba Keita steals)
15:11		Keba Keita misses two point layup
15:09		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Cody Williams makes two point jump shot	45-57
14:32		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
14:30		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
14:18		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Deivon Smith steals)
14:12	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	47-57
13:49		Cole Bajema shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
13:49		TV timeout
13:49	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-58
13:49	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-59
13:29		Assane Diop blocks Lawson Lovering's two point layup
13:27		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
13:19		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
13:17		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
13:17		Lawson Lovering personal foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
13:01	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup (Assane Diop assists)	47-61
12:44		Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Luke O'Brien steals)
12:22		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
12:20		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
12:08		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
12:06		Assane Diop offensive rebound
12:05	+2	Assane Diop makes two point layup	47-63
12:05		Utes 30 second timeout
12:05		TV timeout
11:56		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
11:54		Buffaloes defensive rebound
11:53		TV timeout
11:23	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	47-66
11:07		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
11:07	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-66
11:07	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-66
10:49		Gabe Madsen personal foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
10:42	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk (KJ Simpson assists)	49-68
10:22		Keba Keita misses two point layup
10:20		Keba Keita offensive rebound
10:15		Keba Keita misses two point layup
10:13		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
10:08		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
10:06		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
10:03	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	51-68
9:45		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
9:43		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
9:38		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
9:36		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
9:16		Keba Keita shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
9:16	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-69
9:16	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-70
8:56		Jake Wahlin misses two point jump shot
8:54		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
8:47	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	51-72
8:47		Jake Wahlin shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
8:47	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-73
8:32		Cole Bajema turnover (bad pass)
7:59	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	51-75
7:30	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point jump shot	53-75
7:03		Cody Williams misses two point jump shot
7:02		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
7:02		J'Vonne Hadley personal foul (Jake Wahlin draws the foul)
7:01		TV timeout
6:44		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
6:42		Cody Williams defensive rebound
6:24	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	53-78
5:53		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
5:51		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
5:39	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk (KJ Simpson assists)	53-80
5:18		Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
5:15		Branden Carlson turnover (bad pass) (Tristan da Silva steals)
4:53		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
4:51		Utes defensive rebound
4:42	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot	55-80
4:41		Utes 30 second timeout
4:19		Branden Carlson blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup
4:17		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
4:05		Branden Carlson misses two point layup
4:03		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
3:51	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	55-83
3:41		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
3:39		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
3:39	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup	57-83
3:39		Utes 60 second timeout
3:39		TV timeout
3:15		Cole Bajema personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
3:15	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-84
3:06		J'Vonne Hadley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:06		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
3:06		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
3:04		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
2:38		Cole Bajema personal foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
2:38	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-85
2:38	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-86
2:20		Deivon Smith misses two point dunk
2:18		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
2:13		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
2:11		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
2:08		Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
2:08		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:08	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-86
1:42	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	58-89
1:28		Assane Diop shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
1:28		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:28		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:28		Keba Keita offensive rebound
1:24	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	60-89
1:24		Assane Diop shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-89
1:10		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
1:08		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
0:55		Hunter Erickson misses two point jump shot
0:53		Keba Keita offensive rebound
0:53		Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
0:53		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:53	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-89
0:38		Keba Keita blocks Joe Hurlburt's three point jump shot
0:36		Keba Keita defensive rebound
0:36		Joe Hurlburt personal foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-89
0:36		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:36		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
0:27	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Hunter Erickson assists)	65-89
0:00		End of period

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Keba Keita makes two point layup (Hunter Erickson assists)