UTAH

COLO

Simpson and Lampkin have double-doubles, Colorado beats Utah 72-58 in Pac-12 Tournament

AP
Mar 15, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) KJ Simpson scored 18 points and tied his career high with 10 rebounds, Eddie Lampkin added 17 points and 12 boards and No. 3 seed Colorado Buffaloes beat Utah Utes 72-58 Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament.

Colorado (23-9), which has won seven in a row since losing four of five to close January and open February, plays second-seeded Washington State in the semifinals on Friday. The Buffaloes and the No. 22 Cougars split the regular season series with each team winning on its home court.

Simpson hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range and had six assists and Tristan da Silva scored 14 points for the Buffaloes.

Cody Williams, who hadn't played since injuring his ankle in a win over Utah on Feb. 24, returned from a four-game absence and finished with six points on 3-of-9 shooting and three rebounds in 24 minutes. The 6-foot-8 freshman - a projected lottery pick in the 2024 NBA draft and the younger brother of Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder - has missed 13 games due to multiple injuries this season.

Branden Carlson and Hunter Erickson scored 13 points apiece and Cole Bajema added 10 for No. 6 seed Utah (19-14).

Carlson made two free throws and followed with a basket in the paint to cut the deficit to five points with 9 minutes to play. Simpson sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around a layup by Utah's Deivon Smith to spark a 16-5 run that gave the Buffaloes a 68-52 lead when J'Vonne Hadley converted a three-point play to cap the spurt with 3:48 to play.

The Utes shot 33% (21 of 64) from the field, 27% (8 of 30) from 3-point range and 57% (8 of 14) from the free-throw line.

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1st Half
UTAH
Utes
30
COLO
Buffaloes
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lawson Lovering vs. Tristan da Silva (Utes gains possession)
19:39		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
19:37		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
19:27		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
19:25		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
19:14		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
19:12		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
19:04		Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot
19:02		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
18:47	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Lawson Lovering assists)	2-0
18:28	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	2-2
18:06		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
18:04		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
17:57		Lawson Lovering shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
17:57	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
17:57	+1	Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
17:32	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	5-4
17:14	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	5-6
17:14	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	5-6
16:51		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
16:48		Keba Keita offensive rebound
16:47		Keba Keita misses two point layup
16:46		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
16:45		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
16:41		Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
16:38	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	5-8
16:19		Gabe Madsen misses two point layup
16:17		Keba Keita offensive rebound
16:17		Keba Keita misses two point layup
16:16		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
16:12	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point layup	7-8
15:58	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot	7-10
15:32		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
15:29		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
15:22		Keba Keita shooting foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
15:22		TV timeout
15:22	+1	Luke O'Brien makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-11
15:22	+1	Luke O'Brien makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-12
15:02		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
15:00		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point jump shot	7-14
14:07		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
14:05		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
13:59	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Luke O'Brien assists)	7-16
13:41		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
13:39		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
13:34	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	7-19
13:26		Utes 30 second timeout
13:03		Lawson Lovering misses two point dunk
13:01		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
12:48		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
12:46		Cody Williams defensive rebound
12:37	+2	Cody Williams makes two point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	7-21
12:09		Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
12:07		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
12:02		Assane Diop turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Erickson steals)
11:50	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	10-21
11:28		TV timeout
11:18		Cody Williams misses two point jump shot
11:16		Buffaloes offensive rebound
11:12	+3	Javon Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists)	10-24
10:53	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	13-24
10:36	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists)	13-27
10:18	+3	Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	16-27
9:53		Keba Keita blocks Luke O'Brien's two point jump shot
9:51		Buffaloes offensive rebound
9:45		KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Keba Keita steals)
9:32		Keba Keita misses two point layup
9:30		Utes offensive rebound
9:13	+2	Keba Keita makes two point jump shot	18-27
8:40		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
8:38		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
8:14		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
8:12		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
8:05		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
8:03		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
7:43		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43	+1	Cole Bajema makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-27
7:43	+1	Cole Bajema makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
7:19		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
7:17		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
7:08	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot	23-27
6:46		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
6:44		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
6:27		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
6:25		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
6:20		Cole Bajema personal foul
6:10		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
6:08		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
6:00		Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot
5:58		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
5:49	+3	Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot (Cole Bajema assists)	26-27
5:24		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
5:22		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
5:14		Cole Bajema misses two point layup
5:12		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
5:08	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup (Ben Carlson assists)	28-27
5:08		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
4:49	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	28-29
4:47		Cole Bajema shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
4:47		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:43		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
4:26		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
4:21		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
4:11		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
4:09		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
4:03		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
4:01		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
3:54		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
3:51		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
3:48		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
3:38		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
3:21		Gabe Madsen turnover (out of bounds)
3:21		TV timeout
2:58		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Erickson steals)
2:49	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Hunter Erickson assists)	30-29
2:29		J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot
2:27		Cody Williams offensive rebound
2:16	+2	Cody Williams makes two point jump shot	30-31
2:03		Hunter Erickson misses two point layup
2:01		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
1:45		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
1:43		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
1:34		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
1:32		Buffaloes defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	30-33
0:43		Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
0:41		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
0:27		Gabe Madsen personal foul
0:19		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
0:17		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
0:02		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
0:00		Cody Williams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTAH
Utes
28
COLO
Buffaloes
39

Time		Play	Score
19:30		Lawson Lovering blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point layup
19:28		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
19:14		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
19:12		Buffaloes defensive rebound
19:06		KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot
19:04		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
18:51		Branden Carlson shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
18:51	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-34
18:51	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-35
18:26		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
18:26		Gabe Madsen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:26	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-35
18:12	+2	Cody Williams makes two point jump shot	31-37
17:49		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
17:47		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
17:33	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point jump shot	31-39
17:14	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	33-39
17:14		Tristan da Silva shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
17:14	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-39
16:48		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
16:46		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
16:40		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
16:38		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
16:31		KJ Simpson misses two point layup
16:29		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
16:22		Lawson Lovering turnover (lost ball) (KJ Simpson steals)
16:14		Gabe Madsen shooting foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
16:14	+1	Luke O'Brien makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-40
16:14		Luke O'Brien misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:14		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	36-40
15:35	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point dunk (Luke O'Brien assists)	36-42
15:16		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
15:14		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
15:09		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
15:07		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
15:00		Cody Williams misses two point layup
14:58		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
14:54		Lawson Lovering personal foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
14:54		TV timeout
14:43		Keba Keita blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup
14:41		Utes defensive rebound
14:31		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
14:29		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
14:10		J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot
14:08		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
14:01		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
13:59		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
13:44		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
13:42		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	36-44
13:21		Keba Keita shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
13:21	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-45
12:59	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point layup	38-45
12:41	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	38-48
12:23	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup (Lawson Lovering assists)	40-48
11:55		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:53		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
11:42		Jump ball. (Utes gains possession)
11:42		TV timeout
11:34		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
11:32		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
11:20		Cody Williams misses two point jump shot
11:18		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
10:54		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
10:54	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-48
10:54		Gabe Madsen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:54		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point dunk (KJ Simpson assists)	41-50
10:17	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point jump shot	43-50
10:08	+2	KJ Simpson makes two point layup	43-52
9:59		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
9:59	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-52
9:59	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-52
9:40		KJ Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Ben Carlson steals)
9:31	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	47-52
9:14		Tristan da Silva misses two point layup
9:12		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
9:03		Tristan da Silva blocks Branden Carlson's two point layup
9:01		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
9:01		Tristan da Silva personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
8:59		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
8:57		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
8:43		Gabe Madsen personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
8:39	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot	47-55
8:17		Gabe Madsen turnover (bad pass)
8:07		KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot
8:05		Utes defensive rebound
8:05		Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul
7:47	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	49-55
7:24		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot
7:22		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
7:17	+3	KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	49-58
6:59		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
6:57		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
6:43		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
6:41		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
6:41		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
6:39		Utes defensive rebound
6:39		TV timeout
6:14		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
6:12		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
6:06	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	49-60
5:45	+3	Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	52-60
5:17		Lawson Lovering personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
5:15		Cody Williams misses two point layup
5:13		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
5:13		Cody Williams personal foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
5:13		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:13		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
5:01	+3	Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	52-63
4:46		KJ Simpson shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
4:46		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:46		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:46		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
4:24	+2	Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot	52-65
3:57		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
3:55		KJ Simpson defensive rebound
3:48	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists)	52-67
3:48		Branden Carlson shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:48	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-68
3:32		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
3:30		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
3:13		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
3:13		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
3:07		Eddie Lampkin Jr. shooting foul (Hunter Erickson draws the foul)
3:07	+1	Hunter Erickson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-68
3:07		Hunter Erickson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:07		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
2:51		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
2:49		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
2:40		Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
2:38		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
2:30		Cody Williams misses three point jump shot
2:28		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
2:21	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	53-70
2:15	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point layup	55-70
2:15		Utes 30 second timeout
2:15		TV timeout
1:50	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	55-72
1:27		Gabe Madsen turnover (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
1:20		Cody Williams misses two point layup
1:18		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
1:18		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
1:16		Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
1:10		Ben Carlson shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul)
1:10		Tristan da Silva misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:10		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
0:56		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
0:54		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
0:27		Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:17	+3	Jake Wahlin makes three point jump shot (Luka Tarlac assists)	58-72
0:00		End of period

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Jake Wahlin makes three point jump shot (Luka Tarlac assists)