Simpson scores 23, makes key plays in Colorado's 64-59 victory over Richmond at Sunshine Slam
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) KJ Simpson scored 23 points and made a number of key plays in the second half, leading No. 18 Colorado to a 64-59 victory over Richmond at the Sunshine Slam on Monday night.
In a game that was already low-scoring, the Spiders managed just two points in a stretch of 3 minutes, 40 seconds after Simpson made two free throws that gave Colorado a 54-51 lead with four minutes remaining. The Buffaloes extended their lead to 62-53 before Isaiah Bigelow hit a 3-pointer for Richmond with 19 seconds left.
J'Vonne Hadley made two foul shots for Colorado with 12 seconds to go for a 64-56 lead and Richmond's Jordan King wrapped up the scoring with a 3-pointer.
The game had been tight throughout, with Colorado's 62-53 advantage the largest lead of the second half. Richmond led twice in the second half, the second time when King made two free throws for a 44-42 lead near the nine-minute mark. Simpson made one free throw on Colorado's next possession and his 3-pointer seconds later gave Colorado the lead for good.
Simpson made 6 of 11 field goals and 9 of 10 from the line for Colorado (4-0). Tristan da Silva added 15 points with eight rebounds.
King had 20 points and seven rebounds and Dji Bailey scored 11 points off the bench for Richmond (2-2).
Colorado scored the first six points of the game, but Richmond tied it at 13 on a 3-pointer by Bigelow at the midway point. Simpson followed with a 3-pointer and the Buffaloes went up 22-15 on the way to a 28-25 halftime advantage.
Colorado will play Florida State for the championship on Tuesday and Richmond will face UNLV for third place.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Tristan da Silva vs. Neal Quinn (Eddie Lampkin Jr. gains possession) | Â | |
19:42 | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
19:15 | Â | Neal Quinn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:13 | Â | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | Â | |
18:45 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:43 | Â | Isaiah Bigelow defensive rebound | Â | |
18:36 | Â | Tristan da Silva personal foul | Â | |
18:29 | Â | Jordan King misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:27 | Â | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | Â | |
18:17 | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot | 4-0 | |
17:54 | Â | Isaiah Bigelow misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:52 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
17:42 | Â | KJ Simpson misses two point layup | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Isaiah Bigelow defensive rebound | Â | |
17:19 | Â | DeLonnie Hunt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:17 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:05 | Â | Tristan da Silva offensive rebound | Â | |
16:44 | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot | 6-0 | |
16:31 | Â | Isaiah Bigelow turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:19 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:43 | +2 | Jordan King makes two point jump shot | 6-2 | |
15:25 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Neal Quinn defensive rebound | Â | |
15:08 | Â | KJ Simpson shooting foul (DeLonnie Hunt draws the foul) | Â | |
15:08 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:08 | +1 | DeLonnie Hunt makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-3 | |
15:08 | +1 | DeLonnie Hunt makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-4 | |
14:54 | Â | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:52 | Â | Jordan King defensive rebound | Â | |
14:35 | +2 | Neal Quinn makes two point layup (Dji Bailey assists) | 6-6 | |
14:18 | Â | Tristan da Silva turnover (traveling) | Â | |
13:57 | +2 | DeLonnie Hunt makes two point layup | 6-8 | |
13:37 | Â | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Jordan King defensive rebound | Â | |
13:02 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Julian Hammond III blocks DeLonnie Hunt's two point layup | Â | |
12:59 | Â | Mike Walz offensive rebound | Â | |
12:43 | Â | Mike Walz misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | Â | |
12:35 | +2 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point jump shot | 8-8 | |
12:21 | Â | DeLonnie Hunt misses two point layup | Â | |
12:19 | Â | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | Â | |
12:01 | Â | Mike Walz personal foul | Â | |
11:50 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Bigelow steals) | Â | |
11:46 | Â | RJ Smith shooting foul (Isaiah Bigelow draws the foul) | Â | |
11:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:46 | Â | Isaiah Bigelow misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
11:46 | Â | Isaiah Bigelow misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
11:46 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
11:20 | +3 | RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists) | 11-8 | |
11:06 | +2 | Jordan King makes two point layup | 11-10 | |
10:59 | Â | Jordan King personal foul | Â | |
10:46 | Â | KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Neal Quinn steals) | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Mikkel Tyne misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:30 | Â | KJ Simpson defensive rebound | Â | |
10:07 | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point layup | 13-10 | |
10:00 | +3 | Isaiah Bigelow makes three point jump shot | 13-13 | |
9:44 | Â | KJ Simpson misses two point layup | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Jordan King defensive rebound | Â | |
9:33 | Â | Jordan King turnover (bad pass) (Luke O'Brien steals) | Â | |
9:25 | +3 | KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (RJ Smith assists) | 16-13 | |
9:13 | Â | KJ Simpson personal foul | Â | |
9:07 | +2 | Jordan King makes two point jump shot | 16-15 | |
8:36 | Â | Assane Diop turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Jordan King misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | Â | |
8:04 | Â | Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:02 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound | Â | |
8:02 | Â | Isaiah Bigelow personal foul | Â | |
8:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:49 | Â | Isaiah Bigelow personal foul | Â | |
7:33 | Â | Aidan Noyes shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul) | Â | |
7:33 | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-15 | |
7:33 | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-15 | |
7:08 | Â | Dji Bailey turnover (bad pass) (Cody Williams steals) | Â | |
7:02 | +2 | Cody Williams makes two point layup | 20-15 | |
6:44 | Â | Aidan Noyes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:42 | Â | Cody Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
6:28 | +2 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup | 22-15 | |
6:08 | +2 | Dji Bailey makes two point layup | 22-17 | |
5:55 | Â | Tristan da Silva misses two point layup | Â | |
5:53 | Â | DeLonnie Hunt defensive rebound | Â | |
5:46 | Â | Julian Hammond III shooting foul (Jordan King draws the foul) | Â | |
5:46 | +1 | Jordan King makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-18 | |
5:46 | +1 | Jordan King makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-19 | |
5:32 | Â | Dji Bailey shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
5:32 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:32 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
5:32 | Â | Jason Roche defensive rebound | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Jason Roche misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:17 | Â | Buffaloes defensive rebound | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Dji Bailey shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul) | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Tristan da Silva misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:04 | +1 | Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-19 | |
4:50 | Â | Jason Roche misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Mike Walz offensive rebound | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Spiders turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
4:20 | Â | KJ Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Harris steals) | Â | |
4:09 | Â | Tyler Harris offensive foul | Â | |
4:09 | Â | Tyler Harris turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:56 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Neal Quinn defensive rebound | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Cody Williams shooting foul | Â | |
3:43 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:43 | +1 | Jordan King makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-20 | |
3:43 | +1 | Jordan King makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-21 | |
3:28 | Â | Cody Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:26 | Â | DeLonnie Hunt defensive rebound | Â | |
3:03 | Â | Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:01 | Â | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | Â | |
2:44 | Â | Tristan da Silva misses two point layup | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Buffaloes offensive rebound | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:23 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
2:16 | +2 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (J'Vonne Hadley assists) | 25-21 | |
1:46 | +2 | Jordan King makes two point jump shot | 25-23 | |
1:34 | Â | Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (Jordan King steals) | Â | |
1:19 | Â | Jordan King turnover (lost ball) (J'Vonne Hadley steals) | Â | |
1:09 | Â | Neal Quinn blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Tyler Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
0:53 | Â | Neal Quinn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Neal Quinn offensive rebound | Â | |
0:42 | Â | Neal Quinn turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
0:42 | Â | Buffaloes 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:26 | Â | Jordan King shooting foul (Julian Hammond III draws the foul) | Â | |
0:26 | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 26-23 | |
0:26 | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 27-23 | |
0:26 | +1 | Julian Hammond III makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 28-23 | |
0:00 | +2 | Neal Quinn makes two point jump shot | 28-25 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |