Carlson, Anthony guide Utah to 73-62 victory over Colorado
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Branden Carlson and Marco Anthony scored 17 points apiece and Utah cruised to a 73-62 victory over Colorado on Saturday night.
Carlson sank 7 of 13 shots from the floor for the Utes (17-9, 10-5 Pac-12 Conference). He added four rebounds and blocked three shots. Anthony hit 6 of 13 shots with a 3-pointer and grabbed eight rebounds. Ben Carlson had 10 points and eight rebounds.
KJ Simpson totaled 14 points, five rebounds and five assists to pace the Buffaloes (14-12, 6-9). Julian Hammond III scored 11 points off the bench and fellow reserve Luke O'Brien totaled 10 points, six rebounds and three assists.
Branden Carlson had eight points to lead a balanced attack in the first half and Utah led 38-32 at intermission. The Utes jumped out to a 7-0 lead and pushed their advantage to 21-10 on a dunk by Carlson at the 10:52 mark. Hammond scored seven to help Colorado get within six at halftime. Utah shot 52% overall and made 5 of its 9 3-pointers. The Buffaloes stayed within striking distance by scoring 10 points off of six Utah turnovers.
Colorado's Lawson Lovering scored the first basket of the second half. Branden Carlson answered with a three-point play, a dunk and a jumper before finishing off a 12-2 run with a 3-pointer to put the Utes up 50-36 with 14:28 left to play. The Buffaloes got no closer than 10 from there.
Utah shot 49% overall to Colorado's 37%. The Utes, who entered play having hit double-digit 3-pointers in back-to-back games for the first time since the 2018-19 season, sank 6 of 17 against the Buffaloes, who made 4 of 18.
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Utah: The Utes travel to play No. 4 Arizona on Thursday.
Colorado: The Buffaloes travel to play Arizona State on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Lawson Lovering vs. Branden Carlson (Utes gains possession) | Â |
| 19:39 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point hook shot | 0-2 |
| 19:15 |  | Â | Ben Carlson blocks Jalen Gabbidon's two point layup | Â |
| 19:13 | | Â | Ben Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:51 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:49 | | Â | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:41 | | Â | Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:39 | | Â | Ben Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:16 | | Â | Lazar Stefanovic turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 18:00 | | Â | Jalen Gabbidon misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:58 | | Â | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:58 | | Â | Lawson Lovering personal foul | Â |
| 17:34 | | +2 | Marco Anthony makes two point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists) | 0-4 |
| 17:21 | | Â | Lawson Lovering misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 17:19 | | Â | Ben Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:57 | | +3 | Rollie Worster makes three point jump shot (Branden Carlson assists) | 0-7 |
| 16:36 | | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point layup | 2-7 |
| 16:19 | | Â | Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:17 | | Â | Lawson Lovering defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:09 | | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point layup | 4-7 |
| 15:48 | | Â | Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | Tristan da Silva turnover (Marco Anthony steals) | Â |
| 15:11 | | Â | Rollie Worster misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:03 | | +3 | KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot | 7-7 |
| 14:40 | | +3 | Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists) | 7-10 |
| 14:22 | | Â | KJ Simpson misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:20 | | Â | Ben Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:03 | | +2 | Ben Carlson makes two point jump shot (Marco Anthony assists) | 7-12 |
| 13:49 | | Â | Lawson Lovering offensive foul | Â |
| 13:49 | | Â | Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 13:38 | | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:36 | | Â | Keba Keita offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:32 | | Â | Keba Keita misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:30 | | Â | Utes offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:30 | | Â | Ethan Wright personal foul | Â |
| 13:24 | | Â | Jalen Gabbidon blocks Keba Keita's two point layup | Â |
| 13:22 | | Â | Utes offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:12 | | +2 | Marco Anthony makes two point layup | 7-14 |
| 12:52 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:50 | | Â | Luke O'Brien offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:44 | | Â | Luke O'Brien misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:42 | | Â | Marco Anthony defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte turnover (Luke O'Brien steals) | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Marco Anthony personal foul | Â |
| 12:18 | | +3 | Julian Hammond III makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gabbidon assists) | 10-14 |
| 11:58 | | +2 | Keba Keita makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists) | 10-16 |
| 11:43 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:34 | | +3 | Marco Anthony makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists) | 10-19 |
| 11:12 | | Â | Ben Carlson personal foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:07 | | Â | Branden Carlson blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:51 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Wilguens Jr. Exacte assists) | 10-21 |
| 10:23 | | Â | Branden Carlson blocks Tristan da Silva's two point layup | Â |
| 10:21 | | Â | Tristan da Silva offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:21 | | Â | Rollie Worster personal foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:16 | | Â | Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:14 | | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | Rollie Worster turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 9:39 | | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point layup | 12-21 |
| 9:39 | | Â | Luka Tarlac shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:39 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-21 |
| 9:11 | | Â | Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:09 | | Â | Lawson Lovering defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:55 | | Â | Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | Lawson Lovering offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:39 | | Â | Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:28 | | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point layup | 13-23 |
| 8:17 | | +2 | Javon Ruffin makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists) | 15-23 |
| 7:54 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point hook shot | 15-25 |
| 7:42 | | +2 | Ethan Wright makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists) | 17-25 |
| 7:24 | | Â | Branden Carlson turnover (KJ Simpson steals) | Â |
| 7:18 | | +2 | Ethan Wright makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists) | 19-25 |
| 7:15 | | Â | Utes 30 second timeout | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:58 | | +3 | Lazar Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists) | 19-28 |
| 6:42 | | Â | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:40 | | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:26 | | +2 | Keba Keita makes two point hook shot (Marco Anthony assists) | 19-30 |
| 6:11 | | +3 | Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (Javon Ruffin assists) | 22-30 |
| 5:39 | | Â | Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | KJ Simpson defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:17 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists) | 24-30 |
| 4:44 | | Â | Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:42 | | Â | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:36 | | Â | Lazar Stefanovic personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:24 | | Â | Jalen Gabbidon misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:22 | | Â | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | Marco Anthony offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | KJ Simpson shooting foul (Lazar Stefanovic draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:45 | | +1 | Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 24-31 |
| 3:45 | | +1 | Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 24-32 |
| 3:45 | | +1 | Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 24-33 |
| 3:22 | | Â | KJ Simpson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:20 | | Â | Marco Anthony defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:15 | | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 3:06 | | +2 | Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists) | 26-33 |
| 2:51 | | +3 | Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes three point jump shot (Ben Carlson assists) | 26-36 |
| 2:36 | | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point layup (Luke O'Brien assists) | 28-36 |
| 2:16 | | Â | KJ Simpson blocks Marco Anthony's two point layup | Â |
| 2:14 | | Â | Marco Anthony offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | KJ Simpson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Ben Carlson personal foul | Â |
| 1:49 | | Â | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:47 | | Â | Marco Anthony defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:33 | | Â | KJ Simpson personal foul | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | Marco Anthony misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:17 | | Â | Jalen Gabbidon defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Bostyn Holt shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:08 | | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-36 |
| 1:08 | | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-36 |
| 0:53 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:51 | | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:32 | | Â | Bostyn Holt shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:32 | | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-36 |
| 0:32 | | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-36 |
| 0:09 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists) | 32-38 |
| 0:00 | | Â | Jalen Gabbidon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |