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Colorado wins 3rd straight, beats Cal 88-78 behind Simpson's 27 points and Da Silva's 22

AP
Feb 28, 2024

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) KJ Simpson scored 27 points, Tristan da Silva added 22 and Colorado Buffaloes beat California Golden Bears 88-78 on Wednesday night for its third straight win.

Colorado (19-9, 10-7) avenged an 82-78 loss at Cal in January, and the win keeps the Buffaloes in contention for a top-four conference finish and a first-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament. The Buffs entered in a fourth-place tie with UCLA, which plays at Washington on Thursday.

Simpson and da Silva were a combined 15-of-28 shooting and 16 of 18 from the free-throw line. The pair also had 14 of Colorado's 18 assists.

J’Vonne Hadley added 13 points and Eddie Lampkin Jr. had 12 for the Buffaloes, who shot 50% (29 of 58) from the floor.

Jaylon Tyson scored 25 points to lead Cal (13-16, 9-9), which had its three-game win streak snapped.

Colorado took the lead for good three minutes into the game and ended the first half on a 12-6 surge for a 45-31 halftime advantage. Da Silva scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting and made all five of his free throws. Hadley and Lampkin combined for 15 first-half points. Jalen Celestine scored nine of his 11 points in the first half for the Bears.

Tyson's 3-pointer pulled Cal to 58-53 with 13 minutes to play, but the Bears didn't get closer. Simpson scored 18 points in the second half.

Cal plays at Utah on Saturday. Colorado hosts Stanford on Sunday.

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1st Half
CAL
Golden Bears
31
COLO
Buffaloes
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Fardaws Aimaq vs. Tristan da Silva (Buffaloes gains possession)
19:53		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Celestine steals)
19:35		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
19:33		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
19:23		Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Celestine steals)
19:17		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
19:15		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
19:09		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
19:07		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
18:45		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (lost ball) (Eddie Lampkin Jr. steals)
18:40	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk	0-2
18:21		Fardaws Aimaq misses three point jump shot
18:19		Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound
18:12	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	3-2
17:43		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
17:41		Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
17:30	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Fardaws Aimaq assists)	6-2
17:12	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	6-4
17:12		Jaylon Tyson shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-5
16:56		Tristan da Silva blocks Jalen Celestine's two point layup
16:54		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
16:50		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
16:48		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
16:41	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)	6-8
16:13		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
16:11		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
16:06	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	6-10
16:06		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
16:05		TV timeout
15:41	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Keonte Kennedy assists)	9-10
15:16		Gus Larson shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
15:16		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:16		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:16		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
15:01		Jaylon Tyson misses two point layup
14:59		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
14:44	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point hook shot (KJ Simpson assists)	9-12
14:21		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
14:19		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
14:13		Gus Larson shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
14:13	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-13
14:13	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-14
13:56		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
13:54		Golden Bears offensive rebound
13:52		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
13:50		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
13:46		Jaylon Tyson shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
13:46	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-15
13:46	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-16
13:31	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cone assists)	12-16
13:19		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Devin Curtis steals)
13:07		Devin Curtis turnover (bad pass) (Tristan da Silva steals)
12:57	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	12-18
12:32		Tristan da Silva personal foul
12:24		Assane Diop shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
12:24	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-18
12:24		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:24		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
12:12		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
12:10		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
12:02	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot	16-18
11:42		Jalen Cone shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
11:42		TV timeout
11:42		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:42	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-19
11:27		Grant Newell turnover (traveling)
11:07	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot	16-21
10:47		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:45		Assane Diop defensive rebound
10:30		Fardaws Aimaq blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point layup
10:28		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
10:21		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
10:19		Assane Diop defensive rebound
9:58	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	16-23
9:40		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
9:38		Golden Bears offensive rebound
9:29	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup	18-23
9:29		Eddie Lampkin Jr. technical foul
9:29	+1	Jalen Cone makes technical free throw 1 of 1	19-23
9:15		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
9:13		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
8:50		Fardaws Aimaq misses three point jump shot
8:48		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
8:38		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
8:36		Grant Newell defensive rebound
8:31		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (lost ball) (Tristan da Silva steals)
8:23	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup	19-25
8:03		Jalen Cone misses two point layup
8:01		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
7:56		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
7:54		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
7:39		Fardaws Aimaq misses three point jump shot
7:37		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
7:23	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	19-28
6:58		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
6:56		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
6:52	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point dunk (KJ Simpson assists)	19-30
6:47		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
6:47		TV timeout
6:35		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
6:33		Assane Diop defensive rebound
6:10	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	19-33
5:47		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup
5:45		Devin Curtis offensive rebound
5:42	+2	Devin Curtis makes two point layup	21-33
5:38		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
5:36		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
5:31		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
5:09		Assane Diop turnover (bad pass) (Devin Curtis steals)
5:01	+3	Keonte Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cone assists)	24-33
4:25	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists)	24-36
4:02		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
4:00		Assane Diop defensive rebound
3:46		Assane Diop misses two point jump shot
3:44		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
3:42	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	24-38
3:42		Rodney Brown Jr. shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
3:42		TV timeout
3:42	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-39
3:32	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	26-39
3:32		Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-39
3:13		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
3:11		Grant Newell defensive rebound
3:06		Grant Newell turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
3:01	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	27-41
2:50		Jaylon Tyson turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
2:40		Fardaws Aimaq shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
2:40	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-42
2:40	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-43
2:24	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	29-43
2:06		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
2:05		Golden Bears defensive rebound
2:05		Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul
1:52		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point hook shot
1:50		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
1:41		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
1:39		Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
1:23		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
1:21		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
1:13	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	29-45
0:43	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point jump shot	31-45
0:33		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
0:11		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
0:09		Jalen Cone defensive rebound
0:05		KJ Simpson personal foul
0:03		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
0:01		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CAL
Golden Bears
47
COLO
Buffaloes
43

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
19:40		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
19:36		Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
19:34		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
19:33		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
19:31		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
19:22		Keonte Kennedy personal foul
19:21		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Jaylon Tyson steals)
19:15	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists)	33-45
19:00		Fardaws Aimaq blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup
18:58		Buffaloes offensive rebound
18:51		Fardaws Aimaq blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup
18:49		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
18:42	+3	Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot	36-45
18:23	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk (Tristan da Silva assists)	36-47
17:57	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)	38-47
17:27	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	38-49
17:27		Jalen Cone shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
17:27	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-50
17:04		Jalen Celestine misses two point layup
17:02		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
16:52		Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Celestine steals)
16:46	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point dunk (Keonte Kennedy assists)	40-50
16:25		Fardaws Aimaq blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point layup
16:23		Buffaloes offensive rebound
16:17	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	40-52
15:59	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point dunk	42-52
15:59		Eddie Lampkin Jr. technical foul
15:59		Fardaws Aimaq technical foul
15:59		Fardaws Aimaq turnover
15:59		TV timeout
15:59		Fardaws Aimaq misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:59		Assane Diop defensive rebound
15:45	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	42-54
15:28	+2	Jalen Cone makes two point layup	44-54
14:59		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (lost ball) (Grant Newell steals)
14:54	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point layup (Fardaws Aimaq assists)	46-54
14:40	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	46-56
14:14	+3	Grant Newell makes three point jump shot	49-56
13:57		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
13:55		Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
13:44		Assane Diop shooting foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
13:44		Fardaws Aimaq misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:44	+1	Fardaws Aimaq makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-56
13:27	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	50-58
13:07		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
13:05		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
12:57	+3	Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot	53-58
12:36		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
12:35		Assane Diop offensive rebound
12:35		Grant Newell personal foul
12:28	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)	53-61
12:08	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point jump shot	55-61
11:51		Gus Larson personal foul
11:51		TV timeout
11:46		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
11:44		Assane Diop offensive rebound
11:27		Rodney Brown Jr. shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
11:27	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-62
11:27	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-63
11:12		Luke O'Brien personal foul
11:08		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
11:06		Jalen Celestine offensive rebound
11:02	+2	Jalen Celestine makes two point layup	57-63
10:40		Tristan da Silva turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Celestine steals)
10:35		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (traveling)
10:23		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
10:21		Grant Newell defensive rebound
9:58		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
9:56		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
9:52	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point dunk (KJ Simpson assists)	57-65
9:32		KJ Simpson personal foul
9:27		Jalen Cone misses two point jump shot
9:25		Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound
9:21	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	59-65
9:07		Jalen Cone personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
9:07	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-66
9:07	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-67
9:05		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (bad pass) (KJ Simpson steals)
9:00	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	59-70
9:00		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
9:00		TV timeout
8:40		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul)
8:40	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-70
8:40	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-70
8:24	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	61-73
8:09		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
8:08		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
8:08		Jaylon Tyson flagrant 1
8:08		J'Vonne Hadley flagrant 1
8:08		TV timeout
8:08	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	61-74
8:08		J'Vonne Hadley misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
8:08	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	62-74
8:08	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	63-74
8:05		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Jalen Cone draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Jalen Cone makes regular free throw 1 of 3	64-74
8:05	+1	Jalen Cone makes regular free throw 2 of 3	65-74
8:05	+1	Jalen Cone makes regular free throw 3 of 3	66-74
7:55		Jalen Celestine personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
7:55	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-75
7:54		J'Vonne Hadley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:54		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
7:45		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (lost ball) (Javon Ruffin steals)
7:28		Keonte Kennedy shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
7:28	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-76
7:28	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-77
7:16	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)	68-77
6:53	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	68-79
6:36		Jalen Cone misses two point layup
6:34		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
6:27		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
6:25		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
6:18		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
6:16		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
6:11		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
6:09		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
6:00		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
5:58		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
5:50		Keonte Kennedy personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
5:50	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-80
5:50	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-81
5:36		Jalen Celestine misses two point layup
5:34		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
5:29		Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Celestine steals)
5:21		Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass)
5:02		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:00		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
4:50		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
4:48		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
4:42	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	68-83
4:23		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
4:21		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
4:16		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
4:14		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
4:14	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup	70-83
4:14		TV timeout
3:55		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (lost ball) (Fardaws Aimaq steals)
3:41		Keonte Kennedy misses two point layup
3:39		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
3:36	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point layup	72-83
3:32	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	72-85
3:23	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point dunk	74-85
2:58		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
2:56		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
2:48		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
2:46		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
2:26		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point hook shot
2:24		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
2:18	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point jump shot	76-85
2:04		Fardaws Aimaq shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-86
2:04	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-87
1:52		Golden Bears 60 second timeout
1:51		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
1:49		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
1:30		Jalen Cone personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
1:30		KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:30	+1	KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-88
1:14		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
1:12		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
0:41		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:34	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	78-88
0:03		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:02		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
0:01		Buffaloes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Buffaloes defensive rebound