Walker keys 2nd half, Colorado rolls past California, 70-62
AP
Feb 18, 2022
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Jabari Walker had 19 points and 15 rebounds and Colorado Buffaloes used a big second half to earn its fourth straight win, knocking off California Golden Bears, 70-62, on Thursday night.
The Golden Bears, who swept a road trip to Oregon State and Oregon last week, built a 35-28 lead at intermission, but it disappeared in a hurry with Walker scoring 13 points and pulling down 11 rebounds in the second half.
Colorado opened the second half on a 14-1 run capped by back-to-back 3s by Evan Battey and Keeshawn Barthelemy, to take a 42-36 lead less than five minutes into the period. After Cal pulled within four at 46-42, the Buffaloes went on an 15-1 run to push their lead into double digits, 58-43 with 6:44 left.
Colorado (17-9, 9-7 Pac-12) dominated on the boards, holding a 43-28 advantage, while shooting 22 of 51 from the floor (43.1%), including 5 of 12 from long range.
Battey finished with 18 points and six rebounds and KJ Simpson added a career-high 19 points off the bench.
Grant Anticevich and Jalen Celestine each had 11 points to lead California (11-16, 4-12). Kauny Kauny finished with 10 points, six boards and six blocked shots.
Colorado's road trip continues at Stanford on Saturday. California plays host to Utah Saturday.
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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
28
CAL
Golden Bears
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jabari Walker vs. Lars Thiemann (Joel Brown gains possession)
19:40
+2
Joel Brown makes two point driving layup
0-2
19:40
Keeshawn Barthelemy shooting foul (Joel Brown draws the foul)
19:40
Joel Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:40
Jabari Walker defensive rebound
19:18
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point driving jump shot
19:15
Golden Bears defensive rebound
18:48
Lars Thiemann misses two point hook shot
18:46
Grant Anticevich offensive rebound
18:30
+2
Grant Anticevich makes two point step back jump shot
0-4
18:05
Lars Thiemann blocks Tristan da Silva's two point driving layup
18:03
Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
17:57
+2
Evan Battey makes two point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
2-4
17:28
Joel Brown misses three point jump shot
17:26
Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
17:15
Jordan Shepherd blocks Jabari Walker's two point layup
17:13
Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
17:05
Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
17:03
Evan Battey defensive rebound
16:57
Evan Battey offensive foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
16:57
Evan Battey turnover
16:42
+2
Grant Anticevich makes two point pullup jump shot
2-6
16:31
Lars Thiemann personal foul (Evan Battey draws the foul)
16:25
Jabari Walker misses two point pullup jump shot
16:23
Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
16:09
Jalen Celestine misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:07
Jabari Walker defensive rebound
15:51
+2
Evan Battey makes two point turnaround jump shot
4-6
15:20
+2
Lars Thiemann makes two point finger roll layup (Jordan Shepherd assists)
4-8
15:03
Joel Brown shooting foul (Keeshawn Barthelemy draws the foul)
15:04
TV timeout
15:04
+1
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-8
15:04
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:04
Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
14:41
+2
Jalen Celestine makes two point driving layup
5-10
14:25
+2
Jabari Walker makes two point layup
7-10
14:02
Jalen Celestine turnover (bad pass)
13:45
+2
KJ Simpson makes two point turnaround jump shot
9-10
13:20
Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
13:18
Jabari Walker defensive rebound
13:12
Sam Alajiki personal foul (Evan Battey draws the foul)
13:03
+3
KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Evan Battey assists)
12-10
12:47
+3
Jordan Shepherd makes three point jump shot
12-13
12:25
+2
Jabari Walker makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)
14-13
12:05
Jabari Walker personal foul (Jalen Celestine draws the foul)
11:51
+3
Sam Alajiki makes three point jump shot (Jordan Shepherd assists)
14-16
11:33
Evan Battey misses two point driving layup
11:31
Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
11:14
Jordan Shepherd turnover (lost ball)
11:15
TV timeout
10:54
Nique Clifford misses two point floating jump shot
10:52
Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
10:23
Joel Brown misses two point jump shot
10:21
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
10:16
Luke O'Brien misses two point layup
10:14
Sam Alajiki defensive rebound
10:00
+2
Makale Foreman makes two point pullup jump shot
14-18
9:49
Evan Battey misses two point layup
9:47
Joel Brown defensive rebound
9:29
+2
Kuany Kuany makes two point layup (Lars Thiemann assists)
14-20
9:13
KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
9:11
Nique Clifford offensive rebound
9:10
Kuany Kuany blocks Nique Clifford's two point putback layup
9:08
Makale Foreman defensive rebound
8:53
+3
Kuany Kuany makes three point jump shot (Joel Brown assists)
14-23
8:50
Buffaloes 30 second timeout
8:27
Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot
8:25
Joel Brown defensive rebound
8:20
Nique Clifford blocks Joel Brown's two point driving layup
8:18
Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
8:12
Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
8:10
Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
7:46
Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
7:44
Julian Hammond III defensive rebound
7:36
Kuany Kuany blocks Julian Hammond III's two point driving layup
7:34
Obinna Anyanwu defensive rebound
7:17
Grant Anticevich offensive foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
7:17
Grant Anticevich turnover
7:17
TV timeout
7:06
+2
Jabari Walker makes two point layup
16-23
6:45
Grant Anticevich misses two point step back jump shot
6:43
Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
6:29
Nique Clifford turnover (traveling)
6:06
Jordan Shepherd misses two point pullup jump shot
6:04
Grant Anticevich offensive rebound
6:04
+2
Grant Anticevich makes two point tip shot
16-25
5:46
+2
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point pullup jump shot
18-25
5:26
+3
Jordan Shepherd makes three point jump shot (Joel Brown assists)
18-28
5:06
+3
Evan Battey makes three point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
21-28
4:39
+3
Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Jordan Shepherd assists)
21-31
4:20
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point pullup jump shot
4:18
Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
4:09
Lars Thiemann turnover (bad pass)
3:56
Jordan Shepherd shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
4:00
TV timeout
4:00
KJ Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:00
+1
KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-31
3:37
+2
Grant Anticevich makes two point pullup jump shot (Joel Brown assists)
22-33
3:21
KJ Simpson turnover (lost ball)
2:55
Lars Thiemann turnover (3-second violation)
2:43
Jordan Shepherd shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul)
2:43
+1
KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-33
2:43
+1
KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-33
2:21
Sam Alajiki misses three point jump shot
2:19
Jabari Walker defensive rebound
1:56
+2
KJ Simpson makes two point pullup jump shot
26-33
1:26
Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
1:24
Buffaloes defensive rebound
1:07
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point pullup jump shot
1:05
Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
0:57
+2
Joel Brown makes two point driving layup
26-35
0:45
Kuany Kuany personal foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
0:46
+1
Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-35
0:46
+1
Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-35
0:19
Makale Foreman misses three point jump shot
0:17
KJ Simpson defensive rebound
0:05
Tristan da Silva turnover (bad pass) (Makale Foreman steals)
0:00
Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
0:00
Golden Bears offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
42
CAL
Golden Bears
27
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:35
Grant Anticevich shooting foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul)
19:36
+1
Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-35
19:36
+1
Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-35
19:23
Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
19:21
Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
19:11
Jordan Shepherd misses two point driving layup
19:09
Evan Battey defensive rebound
19:04
+2
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point driving layup
32-35
18:41
Jordan Shepherd misses two point jump shot
18:39
Evan Battey defensive rebound
18:28
+2
Tristan da Silva makes two point finger roll layup (Evan Battey assists)
34-35
18:03
Nique Clifford blocks Jordan Shepherd's two point driving layup
18:02
Nique Clifford defensive rebound
18:02
Tristan da Silva personal foul (Jalen Celestine draws the foul)
17:47
Grant Anticevich misses two point step back jump shot
17:45
Jabari Walker defensive rebound
17:38
Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot
17:36
Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
17:15
Jalen Celestine misses two point driving layup
17:13
Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
17:03
Joel Brown personal foul (Keeshawn Barthelemy draws the foul)
16:56
Evan Battey misses two point driving layup
16:54
Evan Battey offensive rebound
16:53
+2
Evan Battey makes two point putback layup
36-35
16:28
Evan Battey shooting foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
16:28
Lars Thiemann misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:28
+1
Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-36
16:15
+3
Evan Battey makes three point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
39-36
15:58
Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot
15:56
Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
15:38
+3
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot (Evan Battey assists)
42-36
15:31
Golden Bears 30 second timeout
15:31
TV timeout
15:10
Makale Foreman misses two point pullup jump shot
15:08
Jabari Walker defensive rebound
14:52
Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
14:50
Sam Alajiki defensive rebound
14:39
+3
Makale Foreman makes three point jump shot (Sam Alajiki assists)
