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Simpson scores 22 points to lead Colorado past Towson
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) KJ Simpson scored 22 points on 7-for-9 shooting and Colorado distanced itself from Towson after halftime to beat the Tigers 75-57 on Monday night in a season opener for the teams.
The Buffaloes built an 8-0 lead and extended it to 16-4 and went up 24-11 on Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s layup with 6:40 before halftime. Towson then outscored Colorado 13-4 to close within 28-24 to end the half.
Colorado finally created safe distance and made a double-digit lead last the rest of the way when Simpson and Tristan da Silva each made a pair of 3-pointers and Luke O'Brien added another as part of a 15-0 outburst to start the second half.
da Silva scored 15 points for Colorado and Jvonne Hadley 13.
Reserve Dylan Williamson scored 15 points for Towson and Charles Thompson 13.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Charles Thompson vs. Tristan da Silva (Buffaloes gains possession) | Â |
| 19:42 | | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point layup (J'Vonne Hadley assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:21 |  | Â | Charles Thompson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:19 | | Â | KJ Simpson defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:14 | | Â | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:12 | | Â | Tyler Tejada defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:55 | | Â | Tyler Tejada turnover (bad pass) (Luke O'Brien steals) | Â |
| 18:48 | | +2 | J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Cody Williams assists) | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | | Â | Tyler Tejada shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:48 | | +1 | J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | | Â | Cody Williams blocks Rahdir Hicks's two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:17 | | Â | Buffaloes defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:03 | | Â | Messiah Jones personal foul (Cody Williams draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:55 | | +2 | Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists) | 0-7 |
| 17:31 | | Â | Messiah Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:29 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Christian May shooting foul (Cody Williams draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:24 | | +1 | Cody Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-8 |
| 17:24 | | Â | Cody Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Christian May defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:04 | | +2 | Dylan Williamson makes two point layup | 2-8 |
| 16:49 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley turnover (lost ball) (Christian May steals) | Â |
| 16:28 | | Â | Christian May misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:26 | | Â | Cody Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:21 | | Â | Cody Williams misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:19 | | Â | Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:05 | | +2 | Charles Thompson makes two point hook shot | 4-8 |
| 15:50 | | Â | Tristan da Silva turnover (bad pass) (Charles Thompson steals) | Â |
| 15:46 | | Â | Charles Thompson offensive foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:46 | | Â | Charles Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 15:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:22 | | +2 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point hook shot | 4-10 |
| 15:04 | | Â | Rahdir Hicks turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 14:47 | | Â | Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:45 | | Â | Mekhi Lowery defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:22 | | Â | Christian May misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:20 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | Rahdir Hicks shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:15 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-11 |
| 14:15 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-12 |
| 13:46 | | Â | Tyler Tejada misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:44 | | Â | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:39 | | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point layup (Julian Hammond III assists) | 4-14 |
| 13:16 | | Â | Julian Hammond III personal foul (Charles Thompson draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:02 | | Â | Dylan Williamson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:00 | | Â | RJ Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:35 | | Â | Charles Thompson blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point hook shot | Â |
| 12:33 | | Â | Julian Hammond III offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:30 | | Â | Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:28 | | Â | Assane Diop offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:28 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 12:21 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Messiah Jones steals) | Â |
| 11:57 | | Â | Rahdir Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:55 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Buffaloes turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 11:13 | | Â | Messiah Jones turnover (lost ball) (Luke O'Brien steals) | Â |
| 11:10 | | +2 | Julian Hammond III makes two point layup (RJ Smith assists) | 4-16 |
| 11:10 | | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 10:46 | | Â | Messiah Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:44 | | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Tyler Tejada misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:28 | | Â | Luke O'Brien defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:21 | | Â | Assane Diop misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:19 | | Â | Buffaloes offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:08 | | Â | Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:06 | | Â | Dylan Williamson defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:53 | | Â | Tomiwa Sulaiman misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:51 | | Â | Charles Thompson offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:50 | | +2 | Charles Thompson makes two point layup | 6-16 |
| 9:24 | | Â | Assane Diop turnover (lost ball) (Charles Thompson steals) | Â |
| 9:19 | | +2 | Charles Thompson makes two point layup | 8-16 |
| 9:06 | | Â | Mekhi Lowery shooting foul (Cody Williams draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:06 | | +1 | Cody Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-17 |
| 9:06 | | Â | Cody Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 9:06 | | Â | Christian May defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:50 | | Â | Cody Williams personal foul (Mekhi Lowery draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:43 | | Â | Christian May misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Mekhi Lowery blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup | Â |
| 8:31 | | Â | Luke O'Brien offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Luke O'Brien makes two point layup | 8-19 |
| 8:03 | | Â | Charles Thompson misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Charles Thompson offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Charles Thompson draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:59 | | +1 | Charles Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-19 |
| 7:59 | | Â | Charles Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | Cody Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | KJ Simpson misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Charles Thompson defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:30 | | +2 | Dylan Williamson makes two point layup | 11-19 |
| 7:05 | | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point layup | 11-21 |
| 7:05 | | Â | Mekhi Lowery shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:05 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-22 |
| 6:51 | | Â | Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:39 | | +2 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists) | 11-24 |
| 6:19 | | Â | Chase Paar misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 6:17 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:54 | | Â | Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:52 | | Â | Rahdir Hicks defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:33 | | +3 | Dylan Williamson makes three point jump shot (Rahdir Hicks assists) | 14-24 |
| 5:16 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Christian May misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:54 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:46 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 4:23 | | +2 | Tyler Tejada makes two point layup | 16-24 |
| 4:23 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. shooting foul (Tyler Tejada draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:23 | | +1 | Tyler Tejada makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-24 |
| 3:54 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Buffaloes offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:50 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 3:28 | | Â | Dylan Williamson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:26 | | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:23 | | Â | Christian May misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:21 | | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley personal foul (Rahdir Hicks draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:29 | | +2 | Tomiwa Sulaiman makes two point jump shot | 19-24 |
| 2:17 | | +2 | Cody Williams makes two point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists) | 19-26 |
| 1:55 | | Â | Charles Thompson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:35 | | +3 | Messiah Jones makes three point jump shot (Christian May assists) | 22-26 |
| 1:19 | | Â | Cody Williams misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:17 | | Â | Messiah Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Tristan da Silva shooting foul (Christian May draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Christian May misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Christian May misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | KJ Simpson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:47 | | Â | Buffaloes 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Rahdir Hicks personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:42 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-27 |
| 0:42 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-28 |
| 0:26 | | +2 | Charles Thompson makes two point layup | 24-28 |
| 0:01 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |