Madsen, Smith help Utah remain unbeaten at home, beat Colorado 73-68
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Gabe Madsen scored 21 points and Deivon Smith came up an assist shy of his second career triple-double as Utah held off a late Colorado rally to earn a 73-68 victory to remain undefeated at home on Saturday.
Utah (15-7, 6-5) is 12-0 at the Huntsman Center, but has lost nine straight Pac-12 Conference road games dating back to last season.
After playing to a 31-31 draw at intermission, Madsen hit a 3-pointer and turned a four-point play to put Utah up, 42-37 three minutes into the second half. Smith scored the first five points in a 6-0 run that gave the Utes a 10-point lead, 48-38 with more than 12 minutes left. Utah held a double-digit lead until KJ Simpson scored at the basket with 2:51 left to make it 62-54.
After Lawson Lovering's layup at the 2:00 mark, Simpson had a layup, then sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around a dunk by Smith to get Colorado within 66-63 with a minute left. Madsen and Smith each hit two free throws while Simpson dunked to make it 70-65. Simpson missed a 3-pointer, but Tristan da Silva hit the second of two free throws to get the Buffaloes within four but Utah hit 3 of 6 from the line to close out the win.
Madsen hit 7 of 12 from the field and was 5 of 6 from the free throw line to lead Utah. Smith posted a triple-double in his first career start against Stanford on Jan. 14, scoring 16 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing 11 assists. He nearly matched that feat against Colorado, finishing with 17 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.
Simpson led Colorado (15-7, 6-5) with 25 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals. J'Vonne Hadley scored 15 points, Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and da Silva added 10 points and grabbed seven boards.
Utah will play host to No. 11 Arizona on Thursday. Colorado will host Arizona State on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Tristan da Silva vs. Branden Carlson (Julian Hammond III gains possession) | Â |
| 19:42 |  | +2 | Julian Hammond III makes two point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists) | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | | Â | Keba Keita misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:21 | | Â | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:13 | | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:06 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | | Â | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:38 | | Â | KJ Simpson offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:31 | | Â | Tristan da Silva offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:22 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:20 | | Â | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:15 | | +2 | Gabe Madsen makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists) | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:56 | | Â | Buffaloes offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:49 | | Â | Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:47 | | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:22 | | +3 | Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists) | 2-7 |
| 17:04 | | Â | Gabe Madsen shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:04 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-7 |
| 17:04 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-7 |
| 16:52 | | +2 | Gabe Madsen makes two point jump shot | 4-9 |
| 16:31 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley turnover (Gabe Madsen steals) | Â |
| 16:21 | | Â | Cole Bajema misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:19 | | Â | KJ Simpson defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:15 | | Â | Branden Carlson blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 16:13 | | Â | Buffaloes offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:02 | | +2 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup | 6-9 |
| 15:46 | | Â | Tristan da Silva blocks Branden Carlson's three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:44 | | Â | Deivon Smith offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:37 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:28 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:26 | | +2 | J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists) | 8-9 |
| 14:59 | | +2 | Gabe Madsen makes two point layup | 8-11 |
| 14:38 | | Â | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:36 | | Â | Ben Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:29 | | +2 | Ben Carlson makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists) | 8-13 |
| 14:16 | | Â | Ben Carlson shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:16 | | +1 | J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-13 |
| 14:16 | | +1 | J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-13 |
| 13:58 | | Â | Lawson Lovering turnover (Tristan da Silva steals) | Â |
| 13:49 | | Â | Tristan da Silva turnover (Deivon Smith steals) | Â |
| 13:42 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup (Hunter Erickson assists) | 10-15 |
| 13:34 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 13:05 | | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:03 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:03 | | Â | Lawson Lovering personal foul | Â |
| 12:49 | | +2 | J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup | 12-15 |
| 12:33 | | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:31 | | Â | Javon Ruffin defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:08 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists) | 14-15 |
| 11:54 | | Â | Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Assane Diop defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:42 | | Â | KJ Simpson turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 11:42 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | Branden Carlson turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 11:03 | | +2 | J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists) | 16-15 |
| 10:48 | | Â | Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:48 | | Â | Cole Bajema misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 10:48 | | +1 | Cole Bajema makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-16 |
| 10:28 | | +2 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists) | 18-16 |
| 10:15 | | +3 | Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot | 18-19 |
| 9:54 | | Â | Branden Carlson shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:54 | | +1 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-19 |
| 9:54 | | +1 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-19 |
| 9:41 | | Â | Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:39 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:27 | | Â | Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:25 | | Â | Ben Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:16 | | Â | Assane Diop personal foul | Â |
| 9:04 | | Â | Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:02 | | Â | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Jake Wahlin personal foul | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:44 | | Â | Gabe Madsen defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:35 | | +3 | Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists) | 20-22 |
| 8:22 | | Â | Gabe Madsen personal foul | Â |
| 8:07 | | Â | Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | Julian Hammond III personal foul | Â |
| 7:51 | | Â | Deivon Smith turnover (KJ Simpson steals) | Â |
| 7:45 | | +2 | J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (KJ Simpson assists) | 22-22 |
| 7:26 | | Â | KJ Simpson shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:26 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:26 | | +1 | Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-23 |
| 7:26 | | +1 | Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-24 |
| 7:06 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:04 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:59 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:41 | | Â | Jake Wahlin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | KJ Simpson defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:32 | | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot | 24-24 |
| 6:21 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:19 | | Â | KJ Simpson defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:01 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:59 | | Â | Julian Hammond III offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:44 | | +3 | KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists) | 27-24 |
| 5:26 | | Â | Branden Carlson turnover (Julian Hammond III steals) | Â |
| 5:17 | | Â | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:15 | | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:10 | | Â | Utes 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:54 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive foul | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 4:21 | | Â | Deivon Smith turnover (Eddie Lampkin Jr. steals) | Â |
| 4:18 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover | Â |
| 4:15 | | Â | Deivon Smith turnover (Tristan da Silva steals) | Â |
| 4:15 | | Â | Branden Carlson personal foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:15 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:54 | | +3 | Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists) | 27-27 |
| 3:39 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:36 | | Â | Cole Bajema defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:28 | | Â | Keba Keita misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:26 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:08 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:58 | | Â | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:56 | | Â | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:47 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup | 27-29 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point jump shot | 29-29 |
| 2:06 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:04 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive foul | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 1:40 | | +2 | Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk | 29-31 |
| 1:26 | | Â | Hunter Erickson blocks KJ Simpson's two point layup | Â |
| 1:24 | | Â | Buffaloes offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:04 | | Â | Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:02 | | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:51 | | Â | KJ Simpson misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:49 | | Â | Hunter Erickson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:43 | | Â | Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:22 | | +2 | J'Vonne Hadley makes two point jump shot | 31-31 |
| 0:07 | | Â | Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | Julian Hammond III defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |